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BREAKING: Governor Bala Mohammed hospitalised in London
Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Muhammed has been hospitalized in London for an undisclosed illness. A statement signed by Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Governor, Mukhtar Gidado and made available to newsmen yesterday in Bauchi, quoted a special message sent to the people of the state by the governor from his hospital bed in London ahead of...
Instead Of Lifting 100m Persons Out Of Poverty As Promised, Buhari Threw 133m Into Poverty — Shehu Sani
Senator Shehu Sani has mocked the present administration for failing to lift one million Nigerians out of poverty instead threw 133 millions into abject poverty. President Muhammadu Buhari had unveiled government’s plans to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty by 2030. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ms Kachollum Daju, had told newsmen in September that the Federal...
LG Autonomy: FG Plans Sanction Against Defaulting States
FG examines state laws on the conduct of LG polls, scrutinises why some state governments have delayed the conduct of their LG elections. The Attorney General of the Federation, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, who disclosed this in Ekiti on Tuesday, said there was no going back on the Federal Government’s plan to implement the Supreme Court ruling on LG autonomy. Currently, no...
Crisis Hits Nigerian Aviation Sector As Arik Airline Grounded
Following the recent grounding of all Arik Air’s fleets over $2.5 million debts, two government agencies clashed in Nigeria’s aviation sector. This comes after the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo announced the grounding of all the fleet of Arik Airline. In a follow-up to the Minister’s announcement, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency explained that the Keyamo decision is...
COVID-19 Positive Almajiri Kids Need Care Not Publicity – Ganduje
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has called on his counterparts in the north to avoid ‘making noise’ about COVID-19 positive Almajiri kids and rather give them necessary care. ABN TV reports that the governor who was speaking at a media briefing on Sunday said the fact that he is not making noise doesn’t mean all Almajiri brought back to Kano...
Police Arrest 11 Kidnap, Robbery Suspects In Bayelsa
11 suspected kidnappers and armed robbers wreaking havoc in different parts of Bayelsa state have been arrested. Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa State, Mr. Romokere Ibani, made this known on Tuesday. Speaking while parading the suspects at the police headquarters in Yenagoa, Ibani said the command strategies have helped in achieving results in fighting crime in the state. He said the commendable successes in...
Boko Haram kill five, abduct dozens in Maiduguri
Gunmen from the Boko Haram jihadist group killed five people and abducted several others as they collected firewood in restive northeast Nigeria, security sources said Friday. Fighters opened fire on the group as they fetched wood on Thursday outside the town of Dikwa, 90 kilometres (55 miles) from the regional capital Maiduguri, an anti-jihadist militia leader, Babakura Kolo, told AFP. "A group...
No Enthronement Of Fulani Emirate In Igbo Land, IPOB Vows
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said it will fight against any plot to enthrone Fulani emirates in the South-East region of Nigeria. IPOB, further, said that any politician or political party that is nursing the agenda should discard it because it will not see the light of day. The group made this known in a statement by its Media...
Music Star, Brymo Says He Has No Regret For Saying Igbo Presidency Will Remain A Pipe Dream
Nigerian singer, Olawale Olofooro, better known as Brymo, has insisted that he was not sorry over his comments regarding the possibility of an easterner becoming president of the country. The singer had come under fire for stating that an Igbo presidency would only be a “pipe dream” due to the agitation for Biafra. “As long as there (are) talks by prominent...
Niger: Junta Leader, General Tchiani Finally Agrees To Dialogue With ECOWAS
Following a meeting between Nigerian Islamic Scholars led by the national leader of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS), Sheikh Abdullahi Bala Lau and General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the coup leader in Niger has agreed to a dialogue with regional bloc, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). According to Niger Republic’s Prime Minister, Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, General Tchiani...
