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Zamfara APC Sets Up 11-Man Committee To Investigate Anti-Party Activities
Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has constituted an 11-man committee to investigate allegations committed by some of its members who engaged in anti-party activities during the 2023 general elections in the State. The committee, which is headed by the party’s State Publicly Secretary, Mallam Yusuf Idris Gusau was inaugurated by the state chairman of the party,...
FG Approves Development Of Platform For Birth, Death Registrations
The Federal Government has approved the development of an Electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System (eCRVS), a platform that will effectively keep electronic records of birth and death registrations. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Ifeanyi Nwoko, Acting Head of Media and Publicity, of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) in Abuja. The commission said N5.3 billion...
We Will Help Nigeria Apprehend Killers Of Embassy Officials, Policemen – US Govt
The United States Government has promised to help Nigeria apprehend the killers of its officials and two police officers in Anambra. A gang of unknown assailants on Tuesday attacked a motorcade of two U.S. government vehicles in the Ogbaru Local Government Area. The convoy was carrying 9 Nigerian nationals, five employees of the U.S. Mission, and four members of the Nigeria...
Sen. Kalu Saddened Over Death Of His Eminence, Sunday Mbang
Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Kalu has expressed sadness over the passing of the First Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, His Eminence Sunday Mbang. Describing the demise of the Emeritus Eminence as a huge loss to the Christian community and Nigeria at large, the former Governor acknowledged the immense contributions...
Why We Set IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu Free – A’Court Judge Reveals
One of the three-member panel of justices of the Appeal Court that set free leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, of the treasonable felony charges preferred against him by the Federal Government has revealed reasons behind their verdict. The retired judge, Oludotun Adefope-Okojie, stated this during the valedictory court session organised in her honour by the court in...
Customs Intercepts Fake Drugs At Seme Border, Arrest Four
The Seme Border Area Command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a large quantity of suspected adulterated drugs smuggled into the country. Four suspects were also arrested including drivers of the truck which smuggled the drugs into the country. The drugs including Morphin and Diclofenac, according to the Area Controller, Dera Nnadi, were seized on May 9, by operatives...
APC Should Have Better Presented Osinbajo As Presidential Candidate — Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, said the All Progressives Congress would have succeeded in moving Nigeria forward if it had chosen Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as its candidate. Obi said this while exchanging pleasantries with some guests at Dele Momodu’s 63rd birthday in London. In the 52-second video that went...
President Buhari Appoints New Rector For Bida Poly
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Baba Haruna as the Rector, of Federal Polytechnic, Bida. This is contained in a letter signed by the Minister of Education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu, and made available to newsmen in Bida on Wednesday. The appointment, which took effect on May 2, is for five years. READ ALSO: Lagos Came Out Of EndSARS Protest Stronger,...
Lagos Came Out Of EndSARS Protest Stronger, Says Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the state withstood the aftermath of the EndSARS protest and came out stronger. He stated this yesterday at the roundtable discussion at the 2023 induction for re-elected and elected governors with the theme: Governing for Impact (Building Sub-national Governance), organized by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him,...
Presidential Election Tribunal Adjourns Peter Obi’s Pre-Hearing Against Tinubu
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja on Wednesday adjourned to Friday, May 19, for a continuation of pre-hearing in the petition by Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, against the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. The court presided over by Justice Haruna Tsammani, set the date after the petition’s parties failed to agree on documents, among other things. At...
