Kaduna Rally: Blame Your Rented Crowd For Disruption, APC Tells PDP
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has informed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to blame itself for the disruption of its rally in Kaduna on Monday. The ruling party while distancing itself from the said incident accused the rented crowd of causing the violence. This was contained in a statement released on Wednesday by APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka in Abuja. He said the violence...
FG Reveals Real Cause Of Devastating Flood In Nigeria
The federal government has said claims that the flood ravaging many states of the federation is caused by Cameroon’s Lagdo dam are false. On September 20, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said the release of the Lagdo dam will cascade down to Nigeria and cause heavy flooding in 13 states. But speaking During the ministry’s 2023 budget defence in Abuja...
Villarreal Vice-President Jose Llaneza Passes Away At 74
Villarreal vice-president Jose Manuel Llaneza, a figure who has played a big part in the club’s success over nearly three decades, died on Thursday at the age of 74 years after a battle with leukaemia. “The club wishes to manifest its profound and immense pain, sadness and dismay for the irreparable loss and our most sincere love and care to...
Lady’s Body Missing After She Jumped Into Osun River
A yet-to-be-identified young lady was said to have jumped into the Osun river around the Gbodofon area of the state capital on Thursday. It was gathered that the lady was walking on the Gbodofon bridge and after receiving a call, dropped her wallet and jumped into the river. Passersby who saw her jump into the river quickly alerted the state fire...
National Grid Yet To Collapse In 2022 – Minister
Goddy Jedy-Agba, the Minister of State for Power revealed the national grid has not collapsed this year. He claimed that rather than collapsing, there had just been disruptions. This was said by Mr. Jedy-Agba on Thursday when he testified before the House of Representatives Committee on Power regarding the ongoing investigation into the frequent national grid failures. According to reports, the system meltdown caused...
Allegation Of N480b Fraud False And Baseless – Minister Of Niger Delta Says
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs Umana Okon Umana has dismissed allegations against him, including an imaginary and libelous claim of N480 billion fraud as false and baseless. In rejecting the false allegations made by professional petition writers to the National Assembly, Umana said no fraud has been committed under his watch in the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. He so...
Use Technology To Fight Insecurity – Pantami Tells Governors
Minister of communications and digital economy, Isa Pantami has stated that the inclusion of technology into sub-national security systems will help to curb insecurity. This was made known on Thursday by Pantami at the broadband technical awareness forum for governors organized by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in Abuja. While addressing the governors, the minister said access to broadband, simplified as high-speed internet,...
We Have Put Policies In Place To Tackle Naira Depreciation, Says CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that it has established policies to address the persistent depreciation of the naira. The local currency currently exchanges N440/$1 at the official market but N751/1$ at the parallel market. This was made known on Thursday by Osita Nwanisobi, director of the apex bank’s corporate communications during a virtual media briefing at the end of...
Lagos Was Bankrupt When Tinubu Took Over In 1999 – Gov. Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, revived the economy of the state from bankruptcy in 1999. Sanwo-Olu stated this while speaking at the closing ceremony of the 22nd National Women’s Conference of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO). The governor called on women in the...
2022 Hajj: NAHCON Restates Readiness To Refund Pilgrims
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has reiterated its readiness to refund the Hajj fares of the 2022 Hajj pilgrims who were unable to perform the pilgrimage. The Assistant Director, Public Affairs Unit of NAHCON, Fatima Usara, gave the assurance in a statement issued Friday in Abuja. Usara explained that the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NAHCON, Alhaji...
