Seven soldiers of the Nigerian Army were killed and two others missing in an ambush by gunmen while on patrol in the eastern state of Taraba, two military sources told Reuters on Wednesday. The attack was reported to have occurred Tuesday night when troops from the 93 Battalion came under heavy gun fire in Tati village in the Takum local government area of Taraba. A brigadier general and his aide were missing after the attack, the sources further told Reuters. “Right now a search and rescue operation is ongoing,” said an army source from the 93 battalion who declined to…
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I don’t like what is happening but it looks like those of us that supported PMB and are still supporting him, would need to buy and keep in reserve, more anti hypertensive drugs, as the dying days of the regime draws nearer. And the office of Malami, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice would be the principal cause of the catastrophe. Yes catastrophe, because as the Minister of Justice and legal Adviser to the President, Malami is fast turning into a menace. Any person that is likely to cause harm or threat to the system is fit to be…
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked all members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) who have shown interest to contest elective positions in 2023 to Resign by May 16. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed made the announcement while briefing State House correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council meeting held on Wednesday. According to him, ministers have been given up till May 16, 2023 to quit the cabinet. Ministers among who have shown interest in elective positions are Rotimi Amaechi (Transportation), Chris Ngige (Labour), Abubakar Malami (Justice), Godswill Akpabio (Niger Delta). Details to follow…
India’s Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended nine pilots and 32 cabin crew members for testing positive during their pre-flight alcohol tests. The tests were conducted between January 1 and April 30. According to India’s civil aviation watchdog breather analyzer data, the affected personnel include one pilot and five cabin crew members of Go Air, four pilots and 10 cabin crew members of IndiGo. It said one pilot and six cabin crew members of Spice Jet, one pilot of Air India Express, four crew members of Air Asia, failed the pre-flight alcohol tests. It listed others as one pilot…
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) in collaboration with Norwegian Journalists have restated the need to enhance gender balance and equity in the society. The National President of NAWOJ, Comrade Ladi Bala, made the remarks on Tuesday in Abakaliki during a three-day Training for Female Journalists on Gender Equality and Safety in Workplaces. Bala emphasised that allowing more women in positions would add value to governance and promote national development. She also stated that intensive training and continuous sensitisation of the general public toward tackling stereotypes in the society would change negative orientations and enhanced development. Bala encouraged all…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday, set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court in Umuahia which voided the provision of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022. Delivering judgement, the three-member panel of the court led by Justice Hamma Akawu- Barka held that the Federal High Court Umuahia had no jurisdiction to have entertained the case. This according to them was because the plaintiff, Mr Nduka Edede did not have the legal right to have filed the suit in the first place. The appellate court said that Edede did not establish any cause of action to…
By Fadhlillah Abdallah The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the funds being used by individual politicians to purchase the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential nomination forms were being withdrawn from Ministries, Agencies and Parastatals (MDAs) by serving appointees of President Muhammadu Buhari. A statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba on Tuesday, also accused the Presidency of allegedly allowing the mass looting of public funds to corruptly create a war chest for the APC in the 2023 general elections. “Our party has information of how public funds are being withdrawn from Ministries, Agencies and Parastatals of…
… Returns nomination forms The Chairman of Blueprint Newspapers Limited and frontline gubernatorial aspirant of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger state, Mohammed Idris Malagi has said he would work from his first hour in office as Governor to achieve his agenda of a greater Niger state if given the mandate to fly the flag of his party in the forthcoming governorship election in the state. Malagi who addressed the media while submitting his nomination and expression of interest forms to APC executives on Tuesday at the International Conference Centre, Abuja said his roadmap for the development of…
By Justina Auta Minister of Women Affairs Pauline Tallen on Tuesday, said that the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDG) could not be achieved if women were neglected. Tallen said this in a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson Director, Mr Oluujimi Oyetomi in Abuja after a meeting with teams from Pathfinder International. According to her, the ministry will have made faster progress at advocacy and economic services intervention on behalf of women if it had budgetary provisions. “Dearth of financial provisions to address issues such as economic empowerment of women, Gender-mainstreaming and Sexual and Gender-based violence (SGBV) is hindering…
By Justina Auta The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) visited the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs to assess its partnership on prevention, response to violence against children by terrorist and violent extremist groups. Information about the assessment visit is in a statement signed by the ministry’s Director, Press and Public Relations, Mr Olujimi Oyetomi on Tuesday in Abuja, after a meeting between UNODC and the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Mr Olufunso Adebiyi and others. The UNODC team was led by Ms Alexandra Martins, the Head, Global Programme to End Violence Against Children. The assessment was programmed to be done…