By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto, April 27, 2022 Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, on Wednesday, accepted the resignation of his Deputy, Alhaji Manir Dan’iya, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Malam Saidu Umar, and 11 other key political office holders in the state. This is contained in a statement issued …
Read More »Senate amends Terrorism Act, prohibits payment of ransom to kidnappers
…adjourns plenary till May 10 The Senate has passed a bill seeking to amend the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2013, and to prohibit the payment of ransom to kidnappers in Nigeria. The passage of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2013 (Amendment) Bill, 2022, followed the consideration of a report by the Committee …
Read More »Let’s join hands to defeat insecurity, Buhari urges political party leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja urged all political parties in the country to keep elections and election-related differences aside and join the administration’s drive to defeat insecurity in the country. Speaking at an Iftar dinner with members of the business community and the leadership of political parties, the …
Read More »2023: I’ve capacity to fix Nigeria’s challenges – Peter Obi
By Akeem Abas Ibadan, April 26, 2022 Former Gov. Peter Obi, a presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says he has the capacity to fix the political and socioeconomic challenges of Nigeria. Obi made the declaration at a meeting with the PDP stakeholders in Oyo …
Read More »We have not resumed suspended Continuous Voters Registration in parts of Imo State – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed as untrue a report credited to the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma to the effect that the Commission has resumed the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in places where the exercise was earlier suspended in the State. Speaking on Sunday at …
Read More »Afenifere leader urges Southern political leaders to unite for South East Presidency • As Obi promises to turn Nigeria from sharing to production economy
Southern Political leaders have been urged to resist the divisive tendency of any part of the country and unite for a South-East Presidency in 2023. The leader of the Pan Yoruba group, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo sent out the strong message in Abuja while speaking at the Greater Nigeria Conference …
Read More »696 Ghanaian peacekeepers receive UN medals for outstanding service
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, April 25, 2022 No fewer than 696 Ghanaian peacekeepers have received UN medals for their outstanding services while serving in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), based in the notoriously challenging environment of the Unity State. UNIMISS, in a statement, noted that 594 …
Read More »2023 Presidency: I neither blasted Northern Elders nor rejected PDP consensus candidacy – Obi
Former Governor Peter Obi has dismissed a viral story where it was alleged that he blasted the Northern Elders and also rejected Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) consensus candidacy for the 2023 presidential election. Obi has denied such news, saying it was false and cheap propaganda. A statement on Sunday from …
Read More »France’s Macron beats Le Pen to win 2nd term
Paris, April 24, 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron defeated his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Sunday by a comfortable margin, securing a second term and heading off what would have been a political earthquake. Cheers of joy erupted as the results appeared on a giant screen at the Champ …
Read More »Police dismiss report that Imo tragedy was an explosion; Govt. commiserates with families of victims
By Peter Okolie Owerri, April 23, 2022 The Police Command in Imo state has dismissed reports that the fire incident at an illegal oil bunkering site located in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of the state in which more than 100 people perished was as a result of an explosion. …
Read More »Alleged owner of illegal refinery gutted by fire in Imo State declared wanted
The alleged owner of the illegal refinery that was gutted by fire resulting in the death of many men, women and children in Egbema, Imo State, one Okenze Onyewoke, has been declared wanted by the government of Imo State. This is according to a report credited to the Imo …
Read More »Nigeria may implode, needs urgent rescue, Obi tells former ministers
“If Nigeria is not urgently rescued from the dangerous path she appears to be inexorably marching towards, we may not be able to contain the inevitable implosion, which all patriotic Nigerians, including all of you gathered here and my humble self, pray against every day.” The above were the words …
Read More »Cleric, Apostle Okoriko, abducted in A/Ibom regains freedom
By Sunday Bassey Mkpat Enin (Akwa Ibom) April 23, 2022 Founder of Solid Rock Kingdom Church, Mkpat Enin, Akwa Ibom, John Okoriko, who was abducted on Tuesday has regained his freedom. Assailants abducted Okoriko from his church premises on the day in question. Police spokesman in Akwa Ibom, SP Odiko …
Read More »We’re tackling challenges undermining businesses, investments – Buhari says as he receives Dangote Group
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, April 22, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has urged entrepreneurs and investors to channel ideas and resources into areas of the economy that stimulate growth, with long-term effect on job creation and poverty reduction. The president, who stated this when he received Chairman of Dangote Industries Ltd, …
Read More »N100 million presidential nomination forms: Osinbajo’s supporters ready to pay; VP’s Campaign Council to be announced soon
Some staunch supporters of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s Presidential ambition have indicated interest in paying for his Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for participation in the 2023 race to Aso Villa to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. A source close to the presidency, who pleaded anonymity told GPNews that “we already …
Read More »Buhari summons Security Chiefs, others over nation’s security challenges
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, April 21, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned a security meeting sequel to the recommendations by the Council of State over the security challenges facing some parts of the country. Gov. Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa had on April 14 briefed State House correspondents on the outcome …
Read More »ISWAP/Boko Haram terrorists massacre club goers
Terrorists suspected to either be members of ISWAP or Boko Haram have massacred scores of party goers in Gaidam Local Government of Yobe State. PRNigeria gathered that the terrorists sneaked into the town and stormed a local joint where they sell alcohol and dog meat. In a deliberate effort to …
Read More »2023: Anambra stakeholders endorse Obi for President . . . I need only four years to reposition Nigeria, says Obi
Prominent stakeholders in Anambra State, on Wednesday, endorsed the former governor of the state, Mr Peter Obi, for President. They said that their support for his presidential aspiration was based on his impressive performance in the state while in office. Obi’s endorsement took place in Awka, the state capital, during …
Read More »Singer, Osinachi’s death: Police boss tells Women Affairs Minister why husband has not been charged to court
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, on Wednesday April 20, 2022, received the Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Kedem Tallen, who paid a courtesy visit on him in his office at the Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja and told her why the husband of celebrity gospel …
Read More »Nobody will be allowed to destabilise Nigeria – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja urged Nigerians to resist agents bent on causing breakdown of law and order in the country, assuring that no individual or group will be allowed to destabilise Nigeria. ‘‘We have the land, we have the resources, and we have the people. But I …
Read More »Nigeria needs “problem solver” as president, not consensus candidate – Peter Obi
Nigerians should stop looking for consensus candidate and look for “problem solvers” as presidential materials for 2023. Mr. Peter Obi, Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential aspirant made the declaration at Abakaliki on Tuesday, while addressing newsmen during his consultation with PDP faithful in Ebonyi. “Nigerians want a person who will …
Read More »Suspend 2023 elections, install interim government after Buhari’s tenure – Afe Babalola
By Yinusa Ishola Ado-Ekiti, April 18, 2022 Legal icon and elder statesman, Chief Afe Babalola, says an interim government should replace the current administration at the expiration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure in 2023. Babalola told a news conference in Ado-Ekiti on Monday that the interim government should be in …
Read More »Presidential pardon: Disband anti-corruption agencies instead of embarrassing them – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says the presidential pardon for persons prosecuted on corruption charges by the federal government only suggests that there is no need to have anti-corruption agencies in the country. Governor Wike wondered how to explain the embarrassment that the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) …
Read More »Police investigate alleged viral Chrisland School rape video
By Moses Omorogieva Lagos, April 18, 2022 The Police Command in Lagos State said on Monday that it had begun investigation into the alleged viral rape video purportedly depicting students of Chrisland School, Lagos. Spokesman for the command, SP Benjamin Hundey, said in a statement that the Commissioner of Police …
Read More »2023: We need someone who can fix our broken nation – Bishop Kukah; Says: Only corruption is alive and well
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has said that if genuine and urgent steps to halt the ever-increasing level of insecurity in the country are not taken, the nation might slip into total anarchy. Bishop Kukah, who spoke at the Homily Family Cathedral, …
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