Bandits terrorists have abducted four female students of the College of Health Sciences and Technology, Tsafe in Zamfara, the state Police Command have confirmed. The spokesperson, SP Muhammad Shehu who made this known on Wednesday, said that the students were kidnapped on Tuesday night. “The suspected bandits invaded the off-campus students hostel, a rented house in Tsafe town. “Receiving the report, security operatives chased the kidnappers, one of the five abducted students escaped from the bandits but the kidnappers fled with the other four victims,” Shehu said. The PPRO said the police has deployed search and rescue team that was…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday published the personal particulars and list of candidates (Form EC9) for the Osun State Governorship election. The commission in a statement by Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in Abuja said the list was published at INEC State and Local Government offices in Osun State as required by law. Okoye said that the list was published in compliance with the Electoral Act 2022, following the close of nominations by political parties. According to the published particular of the 15 candidates, while none of the governorship candidates was…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed the six years jail term imposed on a former Director of Pensions, Mr John Yakubu Yusuf. The apex court also ordered him to refund N22.9 billion to federal government. The N22.9 billion was part of the police pension fund, which Yusuf admitted before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory FCT to have been misappropriated. Justice Tijjani Abubakar in a judgment on Wednesday, in an appeal filed by Yusuf, upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal which in 2018 sent him to six years imprisonment, in addition to the refund of…
Nigeria’s Senate President Ahmad Lawan, has cautioned Multichoice Nigeria not to dare Nigeria by going ahead to hike the tariff on its products while the matter is being investigated. He gave the warning on Tuesday in Abuja while inaugurating a seven-member Ad hoc Committee of the Senate headed by the Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Sen. Sabi Abdullahi, investigate circumstances around the proposed hike. Lawan urged the Pay-TV to stay action by not increasing the tariff. “No increase. And that is to say don’t dare our country. No increase in tariffs,” Lawan cautioned. He cautioned that no foreign operators in the…
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday, received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari making requests for additional N182.45 billion for the police and approval for adjustments to the 2022 fiscal framework. The President in a letter dated April 5, 2022 and read during plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, explained that an adjustment to the 2022 became imperative in view of new developments in both the global and domestic economies. According to him, the developments were occasioned by spikes in the market price of crude oil, which were a fallout of the Russian-Ukraine war. “As you are aware, there have…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Abdullahi Adamu has bade farewell to the upper chamber of the National Assembly (NASS), the Senate. Adamu, in his letters read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan on the floor, said his action became necessary following his emergence as National Chairman of the APC. Senator Adamu, until his emergency as the National Chairman of the APC, was the chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. “It is with utmost respect and appreciation I inform you that consequent upon my victory as National Chairman at the just concluded convention of…
A Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Barau Jibrin has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the establishment of a federal polytechnic in Kano. A representative of Kano North in the nation’s National Assembly (NASS), Jibrin in a statement issued on Tuesday, said the establishment of the polytechnic would in no small measure improve access to tertiary education in the state and create more employment opportunities. ‘’Kano as a centre of excellence, the establishment of the Federal Polytechnic in the state would boost industrialization and qualified manpower with technology driven skill to…
Nigeria’s lower chamber of the National Assembly (NASS), the House of Representatives has resolved to investigate alleged disappearance of 10,000 public transit busses provided by the federal government for transport service within the FCT. The motion by Rep. Ikenna Elezieanya (PDP-Imo) moved at the plenary on Tuesday, was adopted by the House. Moving the motion, he noted that the provision of long buses in Abuja, apart from creating jobs and generating revenue, was targeted at alleviating the sufferings of the citizens. Elezieanya added that the provision of the busses were designed to ease the commuting challenges of civil and public…
Zamfara Coalition of Youth Political Group has called on Sanusi Mai-Tuta to declare to contest as governor of the state in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. The group coordinator, Mannir Hashim Zurmi made the call while briefing journalists in Gusau, the state capital on Tuesday. According to him, the group which is comprised of 18,000 youths arrived at the decision to call on Mai-Tuta to contest after carefully comparing his pedigree with others and found him worthy. “After series of consultations and review of our political leaders by the group’s research arm, we have decided to call in Mai-Tuta to…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won 31 out of the 34 local government areas of Katsina state, the state Independent Electoral Commission (KTSIEC) has declared. The Secretary of the commission, Lawal Faskari who made the announcement on Tuesday, said the election was not completed in Daura and Funtua LGAs. He also said that election was cancelled in Dutsin-Ma LGA due to some challenges, saying that the exercise was peaceful in all other areas. He added that “the exercise was peaceful, and no fewer than 12 registered political parties participated, except in Dutsin-Ma, where challenges forced the commission to use…