The President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged the police to investigate the controversies that trailed the Adamawa State supplementary governorship election, which saw the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmadu Fintiri returned as the winner. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State also urged aggrieved candidates who lost out in the election to adopt legitimate means of addressing their grievances. In a statement he personally signed on Wednesday, Tinubu congratulated winners of the elections and asked them to work with him to deliver good governance to the people. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State had announced…
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President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday mocked the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom for failing to win his election to go to the Senate, claiming that the people of the state rejected him because of his alleged woeful performance in eight years. The President also accused the outgoing governor of frustrating all peaceful efforts made towards solving the security situation in the state, adding that instead of embracing the government efforts, the governor was busy politicising everything thing. President Buhari via a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said that the Benue people would heave…
DMO has debunked a report that Nigeria is in arrears on its loan repayment to China and faces an N41.31 billion fine.
House of Representatives Adhoc Committee investigating the sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil amounting to over $2.4 billion and crude oil export to China from 2014 to date has said that it has uncovered payment of $200 million allegedly made as consultancy fees in whistleblower recoveries by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami within statutory approvals. Chairman of the committee, Hon. Mark Gbillah who made the disclosure at the resumed public hearing also said that Malami and the minister of finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed have not been cooperating with the committee in terms of appearing…
By Kabir Abdulsalam The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday decorated 12 Master Warrant Officers (MWOs) with the rank of Lieutenant after granting them Presidential Concessional Commission by the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo. Speaking during the ceremony, Gambo said the initiative was to reward personnel, in fulfilment of his resolve to encourage hard work, commitment and integrity, which would portray the Nigerian Navy in good light. According to him, “man” remains the most critical and important factor for any organisation to succeed, adding that the Nigerian navy under his watch will stop at nothing to ensure personnel…
The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 21 and Monday, April 24, 2023, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. According to a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Shuaib Belgore, obtained on Wednesday. He congratulated all Muslims for the successful completion of the holy month of Ramadan. Ogbeni Aregbesola called on all Muslims to imbibe and practise the virtues of kindness, love, tolerance, peace, self-denial, sacrifice and good neighbourliness, as exemplified by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him).…
About 467 ad hoc staff of the National Population Commission in Bauchi State have taken to the streets to protest their alleged unpaid allowances. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the protest was carried out on Wunti Street in the Bauchi metropolis on Tuesday. The ad hoc staff workers carried placards with inscriptions such as “No pay, no work,” and “We demand our allowances from NPC office.” The spokesman for the ad hoc staff, Abbas Adamu, while addressing the state Director of the NPC and staff in Bauchi, said, “We have done our job but yet to receive our…
An unidentified commercial bus driver died on Wednesday in an accident involving his bus and a Bus Rapid Transit vehicle in Ogudu, along the Oworonshoki Expressway, in Lagos. Newsmen gathered that the commercial bus was coming from Lagos Island and heading to the Ojodu Berger area of the state when the accident occurred. According to eyewitnesses, the commercial bus was at top speed when it lost control along the Ifako Bridge and collided with the BRT. In the process, the bus was said to have somersaulted twice while the driver died on the spot. So This Happened (202) Reviews…
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, in Abuja, approved an e-Customs modernisation project worth at least N142.24bn amid reports of an existing court order restraining it from proceeding with the project. The Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, who said he was unaware of any court order on the project, disclosed this to State House correspondents shortly after this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting, presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The concessionaire includes Bergman Securities Consultant and Suppliers Limited as the project sponsor, Africa Finance Corporation UFC as…
Premier League giants Manchester City set up a tantalizing UEFA Champions League semi-final clash against reigning holders Real Madrid, following a 1-1 draw with German Bundesliga outfit Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night. The home side understandably pressed to get on the scoresheet as early as possible, and had a great chance to do so in the 20th minute through Leroy Sane but the German placed his effort wide. Soon after, City thought they had the numerical advantage when Bayern defender Dayot Upamecano was shown a straight red card for obstructing a clear scoring opportunity, only for…
Two person is suspected to have died after a building collapsed Wednesday at Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja. It was learnt that rescue operators led by NEMA, FEMA, Federal Fire Service and other volunteers mobilized to the scene and rescued four injured persons from the collapsed building. Search is still intensified for others believed to be trapped in the rubble. Details later…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi said he has never violated any law in relation to his alleged detention by the UK Immigration Service. The Labour Party presidential candidate stated this in a statement vis his verified Twitter handle. Obi’s comment comes following his reported detention at the London’s Heathrow Airport by UK immigration early April. The former governor of Anambra said he has lived all his life in the most law-abiding manner, and he will “never knowingly break any law.” Recall that the Labour Party, had in a statement last Wednesday, said Oni was detained…