The National Chairman of APC Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee and Yobe Governor, Mai Mala Buni on Tuesday, named Gov. Bello Muhammad of Zamfara as the new APC leader in the state, in line with the party’s constitution. Buni made the announcement while handing over the party’s flag to Gov. Muhammad who was received into the APC at a rally in Gusau. Before Muhammad’s defection, former governor Abdulaziz Yari was the party’s leader in the state. “This is as provided by our party’s constitution and so l am mandated to inform you that as from today, Gov. Bello Muhammad is the…
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Two students of Cross River University of Technology have emerged winners of the Science and Technology Innovation Challenge, organised by Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in partnership with Enactus Nigeria. The duo of Victoria Effiong and Paul Agbor from the university emerged winners after defeating contestants from five other universities to win a trophy and N10 million cash prize on Tuesday. This is the first edition of the challenge and six universities made it to the finals of the Nigerian Content Science and Technology Innovation Challenge (STIC) The second position went to the University of His, with a…
The Police Command in Kogi have killed two kidnappers who were at the verge of collecting ransom in Abobo area of Okehi local government area of the state. Mr Onogwu Muhammed, the Chief Press Secretary to the Kogi governor confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to Muhammed, the two kidnappers were gunned down in the early hours of Tuesday while collecting the ransom representatives of their victims from one of the neighbouring states. He said the police were able to ambush and kill the kidnappers following intelligent reports from professional hunters in the area. “Following actionable intelligence report, professional…
The Elites Network for Sustainable Development (ENetSuD), a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), says only 11 out of the 24 lawmakers in the Kwara House of Assembly sponsored motions during the second year of the 9th Assembly. ENetSuD is an anti-corruption CSO. The Coordinator of the group, Dr Abdullateef Alagbonsi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Ilorin as part of the KwaraBillsTracker report. The report revealed that 17 motions were presented by the 9th Assembly in its second year, and that all motions were sponsored by 11 lawmakers. ENetSuD went further by giving details of the 17 motions sponsored…
The Oyo State Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday announced the dissolution of the state’s executive council. The recalls that the governor constituted the cabinet on August 14, 2019. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Taiwo Adisa made this known in a statement on Tuesday night in Ibadan. Adisa said that Makinde announced dissolution of the state executive council at the end of its weekly meeting, which lasted about five hours. According to him, the Governor’s Chief of Staff, Chief Bisi Ilaka and 17 commissioners were affected. “The council members, who were not affected, include the Secretary to the…
The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has posited that the arrest of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu should not be assumed as ending the Biafran agitation. The Group also stated that Kanu “must now face additional charges of incitement to violence and killings of people of other ethnicities particularly northerners, security personnel as a result of his open incitement.” This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the group, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman made available to ASHENEWS on Tuesday. “The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, received the news of the arrest and repatriation…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has disclosed how the federal government intercepted the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu and returned him back to Nigeria. The minister at a press conference on Tuesday said the arrest of the “self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed secessionist Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been through the collaborative efforts of Nigerian intelligence and security services. “He has been brought back to Nigeria in order to continue facing trial after disappearing while on bail regarding 11 count charge against him. “Recent…
Nigeria’s security service has arrested the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr Nnamdi Kanu. The arrest of Kanu, who has been on the run since he jumped bail, was announced by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami on Tuesday in Details later…
The federal government has approved the extension of the deadline for the National Identification Number -Subscriber Identity Module (NIN-SIM) data verification until July, 26, 2021. This is contained in a statement signed by the spokesperson of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr IKechukwu Adinde on Tuesday. The statement co-signed by Mr Kayode Adegoke, Head of Corporate Communications, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), said the extension followed requests made by stakeholders. The federal government also approved the increase in enrolment system to 5, 410. “The decision to extend the deadline was made after a request by stakeholders on the need to consolidate the enrolment…
At the risk of sounding like an incurable believer of one Nation, Nigeria, I am obliged to air my view on the restructuring of Nigeria. This will at least allow eagle-eyed minds to critique my thoughts to find solutions to our beleaguered nationhood. Truly, Nigeria was created as an “accident” of history orchestrated by British colonists whose main aim was to maximally exploit both the human and natural resources for the benefit of their nation, the British Empire. This kind of historical antecedent was not unique to Nigeria as many countries went through a similar “accidental” trend before they became…