AIDS-Related Deaths Decline From 264,463 To 51,000 – FG
Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation has disclosed that AIDS-related deaths had declined from an estimated 264,463 persons in 2015 to about 51,000 as of October this year. According to Boss Mustapha, this was due to the ongoing efforts by present the administration to improve access to HIV services. He spoke in Abuja during the commemoration of...
Kano Govt. Warns Politicians Against Campaigns At Religious Centers
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has cautioned political parties against whipping up religious sentiments during campaigns while canvassing for votes from the electorate ahead of the 2023 general elections. Ganduje made the call on Thursday in Kano while declaring open the fourth National Inter-Religious Conference organized by the state government. He also urged strict adherence to a directive issued by the Independent...
NCS Intercepts Container Load Of Tramadol Worth N1.5bn From India
The Nigeria Customs Service Apapa Command apprehended a 40-foot container from India containing twenty cartons of tapentadol drugs, a new variant of tramadol worth N1,560,000,000. Yusuf Malanta, the controller in charge of the Command Comptroller, revealed this information during a press briefing on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at Classic Terminal Festival Town in Lagos. According to him, the cargo arrived at...
Hoodlums Attack And Set Iree’s Palace On Fire
There is Palpable tension Iree community, Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State as hoodlums attacked and razed the palace of Aree of Iree, Oba Ponle Ademola days after the state government ordered him to the palace. It was gathered that the hoodlums attacked the palace after security operatives allegedly stormed the community and arrested one of the kingmakers. The was...
Insecurity: Anambra Govt Budgets N1.3bn For Vigilante Groups
The Anambra state Government says it has earmarked N1.3 billion in its 2023 budget to fund the operations of vigilante groups in the state. Mr. Chikodi Anara, Commissioner of Homeland Affairs, disclosed this on Thursday in Awka while defending the ministry’s budget before the State House of Assembly Committee on Police, Security, and Boundary matters. Anara said the vigilante groups have...
Gov. Uzodimma Promises Free, Fair Election In Imo
Governor Hope Uzodimma has reaffirmed his dedication to a free and fair election process in Imo State. The Governor made this commitment while presenting a paper at the Inter-Party Advisory Council of Nigeria (IPAC)-hosted conference for political stakeholders in 2022 in Abuja. The Governor’s paper presentation, “My Good Works are Speaking for Me,” took the time to demonstrate his tenacity in...
2023 Election: Sen. Ahmed Lawan Cautions Against Vote-Trading
Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has cautioned Nigerians against vote trading in the 2023 general election. Lawan said this when he received members of an election observation group, Polling Unit Ambassadors of Nigerian (PUAN) on a sensitization road walk at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. The Senate President, who was presented with a red flag against vote-buying and selling, called on...
Compare PDP Regime With APC, Make No Mistake In 2023 – Atiku Tells Youths
Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged young people to compare the administrations of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) before voting in 2023. Atiku claimed that the APC is unconcerned about the future of young people and that the party should be expelled for the country’s regressive policies over the last eight years since...
Court Orders Arrest, Imprisonment Of Chief Of Army Staff
A Minna, Niger State High Court has issued a warrant of arrest for General Faruk Yahaya, Chief of Army Staff for contempt. Justice Halima Abdulmalik, who presided over the case, said the order followed notice brought before the court in pursuant of order 42 rule 10 of the Niger State High Court Civil Procedure 2018. He also issued a warrant of...
I Have Fears Over Positive Outcome Of 2023 Election – Former INEC Boss
A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has raised concerns over the current developments in the political space. According to Jega, he has palpable fears about the outcome of the 2023 general elections. He stated this while speaking at a colloquium organized by the Electoral Hub in Abuja on Wednesday. Jega, however, expressed optimism that Nigeria...
