2023: Kwankwaso Appoints Campaign Spokespersons
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has named Abdulmumin Jibrin and Ladipo Johnson as the spokespersons of his campaign. The appointment of the duo was announced late Wednesday through Kwankwaso’s Twitter handle. In his post, the former governor of Kano State said he approved the appointment of Messrs Jibrin and Johnson due to their...
APC Reacts To Purported Plot By Party Members To Remove Abdullahi Adamu
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to reports that there are cracks in the wall of the ruling party owing to the continued stay in office by Abdullahi Adamu as its national chairman. Some media reports have it that some of the party stakeholders are plotting to oust Adamu as chairman of the APC. The ruling has, however, described the reports...
Don’t Vote Politicians Whose Children Are Studying Abroad – ASUU President
Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has asked Nigerians not to vote for politicians who have their children studying in institutions outside the country. This was made known by the ASUU president while speaking on a Twitter Space Webinar, organized by Premium Times and tagged, ‘ASUU strike, Revitalisation Fund and the Way Forward.’ Speaking on some...
Ondo Government Places N50,000 Bounty On Kidnappers
The government of Ondo State has placed fifty thousand naira (N50000) as a reward for anyone who exposes or reports incidents leading to the arrest of kidnappers or other criminals in the state. This was announced by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation in the state, Mrs. Bamidele Ademola-Olateju after a weekly state executive council meeting in Akure on Wednesday,...
Ekiti Poll: Oni Threatens To Sue INEC Over Refusal To Obey Tribunal Order
The Social Democratic Party governorship candidate in the June 18 Ekiti poll, Segun Oni, has threatened to institute legal action against the Independent National Electoral Commission in court. Oni vows to file a contempt suit against INEC for allegedly defying a tribunal’s order to allow him access to materials used for the election. Former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Owoseni...
Osun Guber Poll: Court Dismisses Suit Seeking To Nullify Ademola Adeleke’s Candidacy
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has dismissed a suit seeking cancellation of submission of the name of Ademola Adeleke as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last July 26 election. The presiding judge, Justice Obiora Egwuatu, on Thursday struck down the suit on the ground that the plaintiff lacked locus standi to institute the case. The...
Prophet Jailed For Defiling Teenage Girl In Ekiti
One Prophet Adeleye Akingbaso has been remanded in the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Ado Ekiti, for allegedly defiling a teenager. An order to remand the 45-year-old man was granted by Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court, sitting in Ado Ekiti. According to the charge, Prophet Adeleye Akingbaso was reasonably suspected to have committed the offence of rape on a thirteen-year-old girl, at Ajowa Area...
Nigerians To Access ENaira Through USSD – CBN
Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria has disclosed that from next week, Nigerians would be able to transact on eNaira wallet through the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data code on mobile phones. The eNaira is a central bank digital currency backed by law and issued by the CBN as a legal tender. It is the digital form of...
Zone 9 AIG Umuahia, Akimoyede Decorates Newly Promoted Superintendents of Police (Photos)
The Assistant Inspector General of Police AIG Zone 9, AIG Isaac Akimoyede on Thursday decorated the 11 newly promoted Deputy Superintendents of Police who are now Superintendents. He also charged the officers to be of good conduct and ensure they respect code of policing and maintain good relationships with their communities. At the decoration which took place at the Zone 9...
Banditry: Zamfara Govt Establishes Emergency Call Centre
Zamfara State government has said that in its efforts to address the teething insecurity situation ravaging the State, it has established an emergency call centre for the general public. This was contained in a press statement issued to newsmen in Gusau, the State capital, by the Commissioner for information, Hon. Ibrahim Magaji Dosara. According to the statement, the emergency call centre,...
