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CAN Donates Relief Items To Victims Of Plateau Attacks
Relief supplies have been given to survivors of the recent attacks in Plateau State's Bokkos and Bassa local government areas by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) leadership. On Thursday, the Vice President of CAN, Rev. Stephen Panya, led the CAN delegation to visit the people, convey condolence messages, and offer material support to those affected by the separate incidents. Speaking,...
Deputy Senate President Scores Tinubu High On Security
Senator Barau Jibrin, the Senate's deputy president, has praised President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Army for drastically lowering kidnapping and insurgent activity. He claimed that the president has established a solid basis for the country's prosperity. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, Barau highlighted Tinubu’s success in...
FG To Clear N2tn Gencos Debt By December
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, announced that the government has laid out plans to pay off N2 trillion of the N4 trillion in debt owed to power generation companies by the end of this year. He said the amount to be paid in cash and promissory notes is an attempt to pacify the electricity generation companies from shutting down...
Gani Adams, Others Reject South-West Sharia Panels
Yoruba One Voice, a Yoruba self-determination organisation led by Iba Gani Adams, the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, has opposed the effort to impose Sharia law in some parts of the Southwest. The group warns that such a move could destabilise the region and jeopardise Nigeria's already precarious pluralism. This position was articulated in a communique issued at the end of YOV’s...
Miyetti Allah Seeks Presidential Approval To Protect Herders
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria has requested a presidential directive to security agencies to guarantee efficient security for pastoralist communities throughout the nation. The National Secretary-General of MACBAN, Alhaji Bello Gotomo, appealed in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He also called on the Federal Government to end all forms of alleged discriminatory practices against pastoralists in the...
I Won’t Take Instructions From A Sole Administrator — Ex-Rivers Magistrate
The former chief magistrate in Rivers State, Ejike George, has defended his recent departure from the state judiciary by arguing that he is unable to function under the authority of a sole administrator. George made the disclosure on Thursday night during a live interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. Recall that President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers...
Natasha Urges Police To Restore Security As Gunmen Raid Home
On Thursday, Kogi Central senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who is currently suspended, expressed concern about a suspected gunman's attack on her family's Kogi State home. She called on the Inspector-General of Police to reinstate her withdrawn security aides. In a statement released by her media office, Akpoti-Uduaghan said the attack occurred during a visit by her younger brother, who was in town...
”Tinubu Working Remotely From Overseas, Returns After Easter” – Presidency
President Bola Tinubu has been abroad for almost two weeks, but the presidency has stated that he is still in charge of state affairs from Europe. It also said the President will return on Monday, April 21, after the Easter holidays. In a statement signed Thursday, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, explained that the President, who travelled...
FG To Inject 1,900MW Solar Power Into Grid
The federal government has announced plans to build modular solar power plants with a combined capacity of 1,900 megawatts for the 19 northern states. This is in an effort to increase the use of renewable energy sources and broaden the national grid. It also disclosed its target to generate and distribute about 8,000MW of electricity before the end of President Bola...
Tinubu Still In Charge, To Return After Easter – Presidency
Despite his ongoing stay in Europe, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains actively involved in the governance of Nigeria, according to a statement from the Presidency. The statement, issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, clarified that the President’s absence is temporary and within the previously communicated two-week timeframe. “President Tinubu left Paris for London over...
