Terrorists on Saturday reportedly prevented an AZMAN aircraft from taking off at Kaduna airport. A source confirmed to Solacebase that the terrorists also killed a staff of he Nigerian Aviation Management Agency (NAMA) at the runway area of the airport. According to the source the AZMAN aircraft, scheduled to take off to Lagos at about 12.30pm, could not because of the presence of the bandits by the runways of the airport. “As I speak to you now, there is already military presence to beef up security , though most of the staff are scared with the killing of the NAMA…
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Following the party’s agreement for consensus candidates for the national chairmanship of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as well as unity list for all other positions, six chairmanship aspirants have withdrawn their contest against Saturday’s national convention of the party. Sen. George Akume who signed the letter dated March 25 2022 on behalf of other aspirants, said their decision followed President Muhammadu Buhari’s preference for Sen. Abdullahi Adamu. “May I kindly refer to the appeal by Mr. President for the Chairmanship aspirants of our great party to agree to a consensus arrangement wherein our colleague, H.E. Sen. Abdullahi Adamu is…
Ahead of its national convention, which holds on Saturday (today), the All Progressives Congress, APC has finally disclosed its consensus candidate for the national chairman of the party. Nasarawa state governor, Abdullahi Sule confirmed on ChannelsTV’s Politics Today programme on Friday that the party has chosen former governor, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu as its consensus candidate for the position of party chairman. “Consensus is one of the requirements. It is provided in our constitution and it is not against the Electoral Act,” Sule said while defending the move. Senate President Ahmed Lawan had announced that the APC had agreed to produce…
Barely a week after terrorists killed 37 people at Agban Kagoro Chiefdom in Kaura local government area of Kaduna state, 50 persons reportedly been killed and several others kidnapped bandits in similar attack in Giwa local government area of the state. ChannelsTV reports that although the state Police Command say it is still investigating the fresh attack and compiling the actual number of casualties, a community leader in Giwa local government, Musa Ahmed said that six villages were attacked by the terrorists between Thursday night and early hours of Friday morning. He named the affected villages as Dillalai, Barebari, Dokan…
Just as the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, in Nigeria prepares to conduct its national convention to elect the national officers of the party, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday, approached the Federal High Court in Abuja with prayers to annul the outcome of the convention. Marked FHC/ABJ/CR/389/2022, the suit equally urged the court to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from recognizing, communicating or dealing with and not to have anything to do with the APC in the name of a registered political party. Defendants in the suit were named as INEC, APC, Registered Trustees of…
Russian President Vladimir Putin should be encouraged to make an honorable exit to settle the conflict in Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a release on Friday. “We need to tell Putin now; he should be the architect of a step for peace. “We should seek to settle this conflict by encouraging an honourable exit,” Erdogan said on his return flight from a Brussels after meeting with NATO leaders. Erdogan plans talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Putin to assess details of his NATO meeting. Ankara sees itself as a mediator in the Ukraine conflict and has…
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has announced traffic diversions ahead of the March 26, APC National Convention slated to hold at the Eagle Square, Abuja. The FTC spokesperson, DSP Josephine Adeh in a statement in Abuja on Friday said the diversion was to ensure safety at the convention and continuation of economic activities that largely depended on road traffic. She said the command had drafted an operational order to maximise the deployment of human and material resources for the success of the convention. The spokesperson said areas to be closed to traffic included; Goodluck Ebele Jonathan…
A Constitutional Lawyer, Dr Kayode Ajulo, says the consensus arrangement by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for its national executive officers is a violation of the Electoral Act 2022. He made this assertion while making reference to Section 82(3) of the Electoral Act, 2022 in an interview in Abuja on Friday. “It provides that the election of members of the executive committee or other governing body of a political party, including the election to fill a vacant position shall be conducted democratically.” He said the section further allowed members of the party or duly elected delegates to vote in support…
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said his country was ready to supply Lebanon with wheat and other food products amid a possible shortage that may be caused by the Ukraine-Russia conflict. “I suggest holding bilateral meetings between the relevant ministers in both countries to discuss details and work mechanisms in this regard,” Amir-Abdollahian, said during his meeting with Lebanese President Michel Aoun, on Friday. The Iranian foreign minister reiterated his country’s readiness to support Lebanon in all fields, saying he had discussed with Lebanese officials potential cooperation opportunities. Amir-Abdollahian also conveyed to Aoun the Iranian president’s appreciation for the efforts…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja admonished the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to avoid being used for partisan politics or to settle personal disputes. The President, who gave the warning at the unveiling of EFCC’s Standard Operating Procedures, Policies and Manuals, at the State House, urged the Commission to focus on serving the nation and entrenching good governance. He advised leaders and all operatives of the commission to resist the temptation of being influenced by political actors for personal gains. “I must advise the leadership and operatives of this Commission to resist the temptation of being used…