Former governor of Niger state and leader of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, Mu’azu Aliyu has on members not to be intimidated into leaving the party. Aliyu was last seen in the state during the last Eid el Kabir celebrations where he hosted a cultural extravaganza in his Minna resident. The former governor, who was besieged by a mammoth crowd of party members, loyalists and admirers when he arrived Paiko area from Abuja, later addressed the crowd in his residence. According to him, the state congress held by a faction of the party penultimate week, was…
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…Intercepts 69kg cocaine, others going to UK …Arrests ex-military officer, fake soldier, others for drug trafficking Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested an Italy-bound woman, Mrs Nnadi Chinyere with 100 wraps of heroin and two parcels of same substance at the departure hall of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos. A statement by the spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi on Sunday said, Nnadi was arrested on Tuesday 3rd August, 2021, during an outward clearance of passengers on Qatar Airways flight to Florentine, Italy. “The drugs found on her were concealed in five…
Following the security situation in Jos, the Management of the University of Jos has suspended the ongoing second semester examination for the 2019/2020 academic session. Mr Abdullahi Abdullahi, the Deputy Registrar, Information and Publications of the university, who announced this in a statement on Sunday, in Jos, explained that the examinations, slated for Aug. 16 to Aug. 21, have been suspended till further notice. “Following the unfortunate security breach that occurred in some parts of Jos which has made government to impose a 24-hour curfew in Jos North, Management of the University of Jos has approved the suspension of the…
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it will continue to strive to meet its objective of becoming a world class oil and gas company of global repute. The corporation demonstrated this by beginning its week with redeployment of some management staff to ensure effective operations and to attain global excellence and profitability. It appointed Mr Billy Okoye as the new Group Executive Director, Ventures & Business Development while Mrs Aisha Ahmadu-Katagum was promoted to the position of Group Executive Director, Corporate Services. Until their new appointments, Okoye and Ahmadu-Katagum were Group General Managers, Crude Oil Marketing Division (COMD) and…
There is light on the horizon for Nigeria. The fight against insurgency in the North East is now succeeding since the change of military chiefs and the acquisition of new weapons. We can also say this for the fight against the bandits in the North West. The South West is calming down since Sunday Igboho’s disappearing charm failed him in Cotonou. From all indications the South East too will normalise since the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, their enfant terrible. However, North Central is now in turmoil as schools are being closed, some indefinitely, by governments because of the escalating activities…
Worried by the imminent food crisis predicted by agriculture experts, some stakeholders from the North-Central have urged the federal government to start importing food to avert the catastrophe. Already, as a result of the current scarcity and high prices of foodstuff in the country, some of the stakeholders in the zone are taking measures to avert the crisis. A survey conducted by NAN revealed such measures to include provision of farm inputs such as fertilizers and seeds, as well as implements to farmers to enable them grow more food crops. They said that these steps would go a long way…
Katsina state governor, Aminu Masari has dismissed speculations that he may seek another political office at the end of his second term in 2023. The governor spoke when he appeared at NAN Forum, the flagship interview programme of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said having served the people in various capacities, he would not seek political office again but support the younger generation to assume leadership positions. ”I am not going to contest for any office either in the party or in government. ”I was in the National Assembly as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, so…
Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Saturday revealed how he became a friend with the 14 Fulani Emir of Kano and Khalifa Tijjaniyya sect in Nigeria, Muhammadu Sanusi II. He spoke on Saturday at the maiden edition of the annual Muhammadu Sanusi II Colloquium, which held at the Yar’Adua Hall Kaduna to mark Sanusi’s 60th birthday. While the governor delivered the lecture virtually, his deputy, Dr Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe was physically present as chief host. Read El-Rufai’s colloquium message below: I have the great pleasure to wish His Highness, Muhammadu Sanusi II, a happy birthday. He has accomplished much in…
A group of women, known as “Able Women”, have taken up the repair of the dilapidating access road to their community, Byazhin- Across, a community in Kubwa, a suburb of Abuja. The access road leading to the community has been in a bad state, causing accidents for the residents. Mrs Khadijat Kosoko, a member of the group, said the project started in 2019, as an act of love for the society and humanity. “Seeing how pregnant women were having miscarriages, students falling from bike, made us to come up with an idea to help the community fix the deplorable road.”…
Katsina state governor, Aminu Masari has given an insight into how cattle rustling snowballed into the current spate of kidnapping and banditry in the North West Zone of the country. The governor spoke in Katsina when he appeared on NAN Forum, the flagship interview programme of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The governor attributed part of the security challenges the region is facing to lack of education as well as influx of criminals from some North African countries. Masari, who said there were ongoing efforts to tackle insecurity in the state, lamented that the current situation had prevented farmers from…