Tag: local updates

Following the controversial Edo State governorship election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has offered bribes of N10 million each to agents of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to prevent them from testifying at the election petition tribunal. Multiple sources within the PDP have confirmed that APC agents have approached their counterparts in the PDP with…

President Dangote Group Aliko Dangote has called on the federal government to end fuel subsidies completely. In an interview with Bloomberg Television in New York, Monday, Dangote insisted that now is the right time to end the subsidy regime as trillions of naira had been spent by the government to subsidise the product. But a former…

It has come to light that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) manipulated the election results of the just concluded Edo governorship election. Evidence from INEC’s own INEC Result Viewing (IREV) platform, designed to ensure transparency, shows discrepancies between the actual results recorded on the platform and the final results announced by the electoral commission.…

The deliberate efforts of Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto to rehabilitate the state, using his 9-point agenda has engendered silent revolution of the Seat of the Caliphate, Hon Sambo Bello Danchadi, the state’s information commissioner, has said. Hon Danchadi, in company of Mr Emmanuel Ado, a media consultant, and Louis Achi, also a media veteran,…

The National Peace Committee (NPC) with a former head of state, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) as chairman and Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah as convener has said it would convene a national stakeholders meeting in Abuja as part of measures to tackle the multiple challenges facing the country. This is contained in a co-signed statement by…

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in Rivers State have announced that they will not participate in the upcoming local government elections scheduled for October 5. Aaron Chukwuemeka, the state party Chairman, disclosed this after a stakeholders ‘ meeting at the PDP secretariat in Port Harcourt. He urged members of the party to stay away from…

Ekpo Nta The Federal Government has approved the revision of the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure, CONPSS, with effect from July 24. The Chairman, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, NSIWC, Ekpo Nta, said this during a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. Mr Nta said that President Bola Tinubu assented to the Act after…

President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The request was communicated through a letter, read Tuesday at plenary by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The letter reads in part: “Pursuant to 231(1) of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria of 1999…

Bandit banditry Turji Accomplice: Zamfara Vigilantes Eliminate Kachalla Sani Black, Sons A notorious bandit leader in Zamfara state, Kachalla Sani Black, has been eliminated. The vigilantes who “finished” the terror merchant also recovered two AK-47 rifles, an undisclosed amount of cash and a PKT machine gun. PRNigeria further gathered that local vigilantes killed Kachalla and two…

A non-governmental organisation, FAME Foundation, has sounded the alarm on the escalating cases of femicide in Nigeria, calling for swift and collective action. Speaking during a press conference in Abuja, Executive Director of the Foundation, Arabinrin Aderonke Atoyebi said, “Femicide has become a pandemic, and it’s imperative we declare a state of emergency.” Aderonke noted…

Founder of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Aliko Dangote, says this is the right time for the Federal Government to stop subsidy payment on Premium Motor Spirit. Dangote who spoke during an interview with Bloomberg TV on Monday, said subsidy is a sensitive issue, adding that once a country subsidises the product, people would increase the price.…

 The federal government Monday demanded a permanent United Nations Security Council seat after contributing to 41 peacekeeping missions and deploying over 200,000 troops. Addressing the 79th United Nations General Assembly, Minister of Defence, Mohammed Abubakar Badaru, called for reform of the UN Security Council to ensure Africa is represented with permanent seats to enhance global stability.…

 The Acting National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Amb. Umar Iliya Damagum, has restated the party’s readiness to legally retrieve its ‘stolen mandate’ in the just concluded Edo state governorship election.   At the end of the election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress(APC)…

  The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has said its annual conference, this year, will be held from November 7 to 9 in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state. In a statement, Monday, signed by its President, Mr. Eze Anaba and the General Secretary, Dr Iyobosa Uwugiaren, the professional body of the editors/media executives in Nigeria said the All…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate release of 100 trailers of rice, 50 trailers of maize, 30 trailers of sorghum and 20 trailers of millet. Addressing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Abubakar Kyari said half of…

Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed eight notorious terrorists and rescued 16  hostages in sweeping operations against terrorists and insurgents in different parts of the country. The Army, in a post on its official X handle on Monday, said the troops recovered a haul of firearms during the operations. The post said troops had…

After diligent follow-up operations and exploitation of vast human intelligence networks, the notorious bandit commander Kachalla Tukur Sharme, and other bandits, have been killed in a fratricidal clash. Samuel Aruwan, Overseeing Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State, told journalists that aside from Sharme, two other bandits from a rival group were…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kaduna State on Monday suffered a major set back as thousands of supporters of former Senator Shehu Sani defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The defection of Sani’s supporters came on the heels of the PDP State Congress held last Saturday in Kaduna. The decamping PDP members were…

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Sunday announced Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC)  as  Edo state governor-elect, following his victory in  Saturday’s gubernatorial election. Okpbholo won 11 out of the 18 local government areas of the state polling 291,667 votes, with Asue Ighodalo of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) coming second with 247,274 votes,…

17 The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) Sunday raised concerns over rising water levels along the River Benue Basin, warning of potential widespread flooding of the area any time soon. Data released by the agency to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) revealed a steady increase in water levels, approaching the flood threshold. “Water levels…