The Life Patron of Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigerian, NPAN, Alhaji Smaila Isa Funtua, has advised the Igbos to play inclusive politics if they want the presidency in 2023. He noted that the media currently promotes the clamour for Igbo presidency. Isa Funtua said this yesterday as a guest of Arise Television’s The Morning Show. … Read more
The All Progressive Congress APC, Edo state chapter has inaugurated a 41-member mobilization committee ahead of the 2020 gubernatorial poll in the state. The state chairman of the party Anselm Ojezua, noted the committee consists of high-value politicians in an organised, systemic fashion that would swell the membership of the party ahead of the 2020 … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigerians must stopped the habit of seeking medical treatment in UK, US and host of other developed nations in the world. Buhari disclosed this during the inauguration and handover of completed projects to the management of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, over the weekend. Buhari who was … Read more
Hundreds of residents of Gajiganna town in Borno State have fled their home due to the fear that Boko Haram terrorists could lunch attack following the withdrawal of Chadian soldiers from Nigeria. Chadian Army Spokesperson, Colonel Azem Bermandoa, told AFP on Saturday that Chad has ended a months-long mission fighting Boko Haram in Nigeria and … Read more
A mother and daughter have been reportedly abducted by some unknown kidnappers while the father of the daughter was shot, the police announced. The police confirmed that the incident happened at a village, Nuku village in Rubocii, in Abaji Area Council of Abuja, on Saturday. The abducted mother and daughter were identified as Agmada Anyinu … Read more
The victims that were allegedly kidnapped by some suspected herdsmen in Kwara state have regained their freedom from the captivity of their abductors. It was gathered that the kidnapped persons were released on friday night following the frantic effort of the local hunters. It could be recalled that the kidnapped persons include one lady and … Read more
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has shut down flying operations in the Port Harcourt airport due to bush fire close to the runway. FAAN disclosed this on Saturday through its General Manager, Corporate Affairs Unit, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, in Lagos, adding that the shut down of the airport was temporary to ensure safety … Read more
The House of Representative committee on Air Force, has applauded the Nigerian Air Force For destroying the logistics command center of the deadly terrorist group Boko Haram in Born state. It was gathered the logistics facility which was located at Gujeri area of Borno State was destroyed on December 31 during a coordinated air strkie … Read more
The Federal Government has announced that it has taken over the surgical bill of the conjoined twins delivered in Bayelsa state. It was gathered that the conjoined twins were delivered on December 12 at the Nembe-City General Hospital in Bayelsa State, and have been transfered to an hospital in Yobe state where the separation surgery … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed that his adminstration was not in a hurry to withdraw troops from conflict zones across the country. The President in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said the withdrawal of the military from areas where peace had been restored would not be … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the invasion of the Tawari community in Kogi Local Government Area, Kogi State where 19 people were reportedly killed by unknown gunmen. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, to the President, Malam Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. He advised the communities involved … Read more
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has berated the British government stressing that the government of Britain was the worst enemy of Nigeria. The IPOB leader also berated those asking the group to seek the independence of the Biafra through appropriate channels, he described them as hypocrites. Kanu also … Read more
The Special Adviser on Political Matters to the Governor of Edo State, Chief Osaro Idah, has revealed the cause of the ongoing feud between Governor Obaseki and the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress APC, Adams Oshiomhole. Idah revealed that Oshiomhole denied his boss the opportunity to nominate a federal appointees from Edo State … Read more
The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress APC, Adams Oshiomhole, has alleged that the opposition People Democratic Party PDP was the mastermind behind the purported third agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari. It could be recalled that President Buhari had in his new year message reinstated his resolve to withdraw from political activities at the … Read more
The People Democratic Party PDP, has berated the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress APC, Adams Oshiomhole, describing him as a broken brass. PDP urged Oshiomhole to stop canvassing for the impossible and face the tangling suspension on his political career as well as the unavoidable prosecution for the mismanagement of public funds while … Read more
The Executive Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has set up a transition committee for 20 local government areas of the state. It could be recalled that the Elected chairmen completed their tenures in October 2019. The transition committees will be in place until the Ogun State Electoral Commission (OGSEIC) conducts an election to … Read more
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has promised that the electioneering process in the nation would be improved upon. Yakubu disclosed this in statement recently. He said “The Commission will continue to improve on our processes in spite of the extremely challenging environment created by the action and inaction … Read more
Nineteen people are feared dead while houses have been razed by fire as some unknown gunmen invaded a community in Kogi state. It was gathered that the unknown gunmen invaded the Tawari community in the Kogi Local Government Area of Kogi State on Friday and reportedly left after causing so much havoc. The Public Relations … Read more
The House of Representatives Ad hoc committee on crude oil theft’s investigative report has indicted the nation’s service Chiefs, in the continuing theft of crude oil in the Niger Delta according to a member of the Committee. The source, who pleaded anonymity, also revealed that the long-awaited Petroleum Industry Governance Bill will be passed by … Read more
The Attorney General of the Federal, Abubakar Malami, has defended the federal government action to having detained the concerned of the RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore and the former National Security Adviser to the former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Sambo Dasuki by the DSS against the court orders that granted him bail. The minster of Justice … Read more