Category: News
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Governor Sule, Dr. Akabe, and APC Chairman Welcome Newly Elected Nasarawa Speaker Abdullahi and Deputy to Government House Lafia
….Symbolic meeting paves the way for collaboration between executive and legislative branches In a gesture of unity and cooperation, Governor Abdullahi Sule, Deputy Governor Emmanuel Akabe, and the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State extended a warm reception to the newly elected Speaker of the 7th Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe…
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Balarabe Abdullahi Re-elected 3rd time as Speaker of the 7th Assembly in Nasarawa State
… as Hon. Jecob Kudu of Nasarawa Eggon East elected Deputy Speaker In a significant development in the political landscape of Nasarawa State, the immediate past Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, has been re-elected to serve as the Speaker of the 7th Assembly. The election took place amidst…
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Gov Zulum Orders Reopening Of Ngomari Airport Highway ***Decries Rate of Accidents Over Closure
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has visited the Ngomari airport section of the Maiduguri – Damaturu expressway, which has become notorious for multiple accidents allegedly caused by closure of one lane by the Nigerian airforce more than seven years ago. The Air Force closed the road at the times Boko Haram fighters were attacking…
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Ashiru, PDP To Call 25 Witnesses Against Uba Sani At Tribunal
By Lateef Taiwo The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its gubernatorial candidate, Hon. Isa Ashiru Kudan, have told the gubernatorial election petition court (Tribunal) that they will call no fewer than 25 witnesses in their petition. Counsel to the petitioners, Samuel Atung (SAN) disclosed this during the proceedings of the pre-hearing phase before the court’s…
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Ggbaja, Akume , APC Chieftain Gololo Commends President Tinubu, warn Against Emergence Of Yari, Orji as National Assembly Leaders
By Abdulateef Bamgbose Dr. Haruna Garus Gololo, an All Progressive Congress ( APC), Chieftain has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the appointment of Goerge Akume, as the Secretary to Government of the Federation ( SGF), Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives as Chief of Staff and Senator Hadeza Ibrahim as Chief…
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Kwara: 20 in EFCC net for alleged internet fraud
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 20 suspects for offences bordering on cybercrime. A statement by the anti graft agency in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, on Tuesday, said: “The arrest is the second of such operation within the last…
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Outcry as Benue govt okays launch of Fulani security outfit in the state
By Abdulateef Bamgbose There is growing public outcry over the Benue State Government’s commissioning of a security outfit in Makurdi on Saturday June 3, 2023. The security organization known as Al-Tershak Global Security Ltd was established by Alhaji Aliyu Tershaku, who had in the past been arrested over alleged links with Boko Haram. An online…
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Usman Jidda Shuwa: REQUIEM TO AN ICON
By: Inuwa Bwala It was like an April Fool joke in June. Most of those who received the news might have felt like coming out of a terrible nightmare. Yet it was true. It was a combination of shock, disbelief, loss, and grief, immediately the death of Usman Jidda Shuwa, erstwhile Secretary to the Borno…
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United Youth Group throws weight behind removal of fuel subsidy
… faults NLC’s proposed strike action … hails the nomination of Sen. Akpabio as Senate President By Lubem Gena, Abuja A rights group, Rising -up for a United Nigeria, an umbrella body for all youths groups and middle aged citizens has thrown their weights behind the decision by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to remove fuel…
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Coalition condemns campaign of calumny against FFS management
Coalition of Arewa Initiative (AI), Coalition of Youth Against Corruption (COYAC) and Good Governance Initiative (GGI) have descended heavily on agent provocateurs, fifth columnists, disgruntled staff, unregistered NGOs, and mischief makers for peddling falsehood, circulating fake news and writing petitions without facts and empirical evidence; writing ill motivated petitions against the management of the Federal…