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Group Demands Malami’s Investigation Over N1bn Car Gifts To Kebbi Supporters
A civil society organisation, Human and Environmental Agenda, has demanded a “thorough, immediate and urgent investigation” into the alleged N1bn car gifts by the immediate-past Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to his supporters in Kebbi State. The anti-corruption group, in a petition to the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, also demanded...
Power Minister Counters Construction Of 4,800MW Nuclear Power Plants
Adebayo Adelabu, the Minister of Power, has cautioned the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission against the proposal to construct four nuclear power plants with a combined 1,200 megawatts of electricity. The minister made known his advice during a meeting with the commission, according to a statement by his media aide, Bolaji Tunji, on Wednesday. Adelabu received the acting Chairman of the Commission,...
NANS Seeks Long-Term Solutions To Borno Flooding
The NANs' Senate President, Afeez Akinteye, sent his sincere condolences to the victims devastated by the recent floods in Maiduguri, Borno State. The group also called for long-term solutions to this crisis as it implored the federal government to create a comprehensive plan that will address the immediate needs of the displaced. In a statement on Wednesday, Akinteye conveyed heartfelt sympathy...
Igbo Youth Leaders Urge Sen. Kalu To Teach His Colleagues From South East How To Attract Projects
Igbo youth leaders under the aegis of Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, the apex socio-political youth group in the South East geopolitical zone has appealed to the Senator representing Abia North, Sen Orji Uzor Kalu to organise a course on how to attract projects for his colleagues from South East region. In a statement on Tuesday titled, "COSEYL...
Boko Haram target Christians to trigger religious war, Lai Mohammed reveals
The minister of information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Thursday, said that Boko Haram terrorists are now targeting Christians and Christian villages to trigger a religious war and throw the nation into chaos. He said the group has realised how emotive and divisive religion can be when exploited by unscrupulous persons. While addressing a press conference, the minister said although Boko...
Why Kaduna Gov Is Yet To Appoint Commissioners – Aide
Dahiru Ahmed, the Kaduna State Governor’s Senior Special Adviser (SSA) on Electronic Media, has stated that Governor Uba Sani has yet to appoint commissioners as part of a deliberate strategy to ensure that individuals with integrity and impeccable character are brought on board. During an interview on a private radio station in the state yesterday, he urged the people to include the...
“Netanyahu Must Go” – Former Israeli PM Bennett
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must leave office, his predecessor Naftali Bennett has told a televised interview, refusing to say whether he intends to challenge the country’s longest-serving leader in an election. In an interview with Israel’s Channel 12 that aired on Saturday, former prime minister Bennett said Netanyahu “has been in power for 20 years… that’s too much, it’s...
Kano Govt Suspends Two School Principals
The Kano State government has suspended two principals for negligence of duty. They include principals of the French Bilingual College and Chinese Bilingual College in Kwankwaso, Madobi Local Government Area of the State. Umar Haruna, the State Commissioner for Education, in a statement by the Ministry’s Director Public Enlightenment, Balarabe Kiru, explained that the suspended principals were not at their respective...
Tinubu Greets Oshiomhole At 70, Extols His Contributions In Democracy, Governance
A National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, has facilitated a former National Chairman of the party, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, on his 70th birthday celebrations. Tinubu, in a statement issued in Lagos on Monday, congratulated Oshiomhole for his immense contributions to democracy, good governance, and the development of an egalitarian society through his legendary advocacy of workers’...
Owo Killings: I Know A Name That Can Change Nigeria’s Story For for Good — Adeboye
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, says he knows a name that could change Nigeria for good. He said this on his Facebook page, attaching an image of himself with a text – Jesus. “I know a name th...
