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“Misplaced priority” – Obi Questions Lagos-Calabar Super Highway Project
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has expressed concern about the Lagos-Calabar Super highway Project. Obi said there is pressing issue of numerous uncompleted roads scattered across the country, many of which, according to him, have become hazardous death traps and security risks. He maintained that embarking on another huge project that will not be completed...
Banditry: Chief Army Staff Vows Sustained Operation In Zamfara
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has assured that the military will in a few weeks launch an aggressive operation against recalcitrant bandits in the North-West. Lagbaja, who gave the assurance on Monday during a visit to the Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, said the activities of bandits could no longer be tolerated, adding that enough...
Insecurity: FG Issues New Directive In Response To Fresh Borno, Benue Attacks
The Federal Government has called for an overhaul of military tactics to address Nigeria’s worsening insecurity. This, it said the country needed rather than a security summit. The Senate on Tuesday resolved to hold a two-day national security summit to brainstorm a solution to the rising wave of killings and other forms of insecurity in the country. The decision followed a motion...
NAFDAC Seals Abuja Shops For Selling Unregistered Sex Enhancers
On Wednesday in Abuja, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control closed two shops for allegedly selling unapproved products to Nigerians. The shops are in the Zuba Central motor park and the Utako main market. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, some of the unregistered aphrodisiac products are: “Hajiya Ayesha Snuff, AK47, Bulletproof, and Hajiya Aysha Maisanda.” According...
FG Disagrees With Reps, Senate On Proposed Security Summit
The federal government has refuted claims made by members of the House of Representatives that Boko Haram insurgents are better armed than the Nigerian military. Speaking during a ministerial briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, Minister of Defence Mohammed Badaru said:“Yesterday (Tuesday), the House of Representatives said terrorists have better weapons than us. That is absolutely not true. We have much...
Tinubu Condemns Plateau Travellers Killings, Orders Perpetrators’ Arrest
President Bola Tinubu has condemned the recent killing of travellers in Plateau State, describing the attack as “unacceptable and barbaric.” This was just as he directed security agencies to ensure the perpetrators are swiftly apprehended and brought to justice. This was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President (Information and Strategy), Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday. The statement read,...
Bauchi Senator Dumps NNPP For PDP After Failed Re-Election Bid
Senator representing Bauchi South senatorial district under the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), Lawal Yahaya Gumau, has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) days after the Presidential and National Assembly election was conducted. Gumau, a former member of the House of Representatives representing Toro Federal Constituency, contested and won the senate seat under the All Progressives Congress (APC). However, after...
Customs Intercepts Petroleum Products Worth N181.6m in Adamawa
The Nigeria Customs Service, under Operation Whirlwind, has seized petroleum products valued at N181.6m in eight weeks between the Nigeria and Cameroon borders. The National Coordinator of Operation Whirlwind, ACG Kolapo Oladeji, disclosed this at a news conference on Thursday in Yola. He said the seizures were made across various smuggling flashpoints in Adamawa during 55 operations. “This operation is geared towards...
Revenue Falls By N1.89tn, Nigerians Facing Tougher Times
Amid a projection by the Federal Government to spend a whopping sum of N6.7tn on fuel subsidy next year and a major shortfall in government oil revenue this year, economic and energy experts have predicted tougher days ahead for the economy, states a...
Kano Hires 70 Lawyers To Boost Legal Sector
70 attorneys have been hired by the Kano State Government as part of its efforts to boost employment prospects and fortify the legal industry in the state. A statement on Friday by the Director of Public Enlightenment, Office of the Head of Civil Service, Aliyu Yusuf, said the initiative is aimed at improving service delivery within the judiciary while addressing...
