Tinubu Appoints Masari, Wamakko As Campaign SAs
Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has appointed Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina, as an adviser for the party’s campaign council. The former Lagos state governor also appointed Aliyu Wamakko, former governor of Sokoto, as a senior adviser on special duties for the presidential campaign council. Tinubu stated that appointing Masari and Wamakko to the campaign...
Scrap Senate To Reduce Cost Of Governance – Edo lawmaker
The member representing Ovia Federal Constituency in Edo State, Mr Denis Idahosa, on Sunday, called for the scrapping of the Senate and the introduction of a unicameral legislature to reduce cost. Idahosa of the All Progressives Congress said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja. He said the Senate, one of the two houses of the...
Minister of Education Doesn’t Deserve A National Honour – NANS
The National Association of Nigerian Students has kicked against the move by President Buhari, to confer National Honours Award on the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu. ABN TV had reported that Buhari listed 437 names of notable individuals to be honoured on October 11, of which Adamu was among. Reacting in a statement by its National Public Relations Officer, Giwa Temitope, on Monday,...
2023 Election: How Peter Obi May Help Tinubu Win The Race – Reno Omokri
Ahead of the 2023 presidential race, a socio-political activist, Reno Omokri, has suggested how the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate Peter Obi would help his All Progressives Congress, APC, counterpart, Bola Tinubu. Omokri said Obi has helped Tinubu gain a chance at winning the 2023 presidency. He pointed out that Obi will split the votes meant for the Peoples Democratic Party,...
2023 Election: IGP Approves Training Of Police Pilots, Drones Squad
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, at the weekend, approved the training of police air wing aircraft maintenance engineers comprising 17 officers, whose training was expected to improve the technical expertise of the aircraft maintenance unit of the police air wing and prevent operational mishaps during aerial surveillance operations. Similarly, the IGP approved the training of...
Man Kills Sibling While Testing Fortification Charm In Kwara
One Abubakar Abubakar has shot dead his 12-year-old younger brother, Yusuf Abubakar, in Kwara State. The incident happened on Sunday in Dutse Dogo, Kaiama council of the state, while the brothers were allegedly testing the efficacy of a supposed gunshot protective charm they newly acquired. The siblings’ father, Abubakar Abubakar, is a known hunter in the community. Spokesperson of the state police...
FG Warns Nigerians Against Fake Recruitment Links And Websites Relating To Nigeria Air
Management of Nigeria Air Limited has raised alarm over fake websites and links used for advertisement and recruitment of unsuspecting members of the public. The Special Assistant (Public Affairs) to the Minister of Aviation, James Odaudu, in a statement, on Tuesday, advised Nigerians to dismiss such notifications or invitations as nothing of such exercise is currently ongoing. He, however, advised those...
Over 5000 APC Members Defect To PDP In Kogi
Over 5000 members of Kogi State’s ruling All Progressives Congress have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party. On Sunday, APC members defected to the PDP in Avrugo and a neighbouring ward in Kogi State’s Igalamela/Odolu Local Government Area. Honourable Collins Adama, the former vice chairman of the LGA who led other party members to defect to the PDP, said the APC had...
ASUU Strike: FG To Issue Registration Certificate To Factional Varsity Union, CONUA
The federal government is set to issue a certificate of recognition to a factional trade union in the university system, the Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA). The move may not be unconnected to the decision of the federal government to clip the wing of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and checkmate it. Recall that the union has been on...
I’m Still Kano LP Gubernatorial Candidate – Engr. Bashir
Engr. Bashir I. Bashir, governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Kano State, has debunked claims he has dumped the party to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Engr. Muazu Magaji, a former Works Commissioner in the government of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje in Kano State, had circulated on his Facebook page, that he, Bashir, and some others had returned...
