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Army Dismisses Pictures, Videos Of Mass Burials In Zamfara

13Sep

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Security

Army Dismisses Pictures, Videos Of Mass Burials In Zamfara

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed viral images and videos that show the dumping of dead bodies into mass graves, ostensibly from military operations. Maj-Gen. Benjamin Sawyerr, Director of Defence Information, issued a statement on Sunday in Abuja dismissing the images and videos. According to Sawyer, a picture with the message "Alhamdulillah, Zamfara Must Secure" and other viral horrific pictures and videos allegedly came from current military operations in the country's north-west and north-central regions. According to him, it is important to state that the allegation is false and malicious and has no link whatsoever with the operations being conducted by troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN). “However, it is true that the AFN are presently conducting successful...

5Sep

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

FUOYE Appoints Foluso Ogunmodede PRO

The Federal University Oye Ekiti has appointed Foluso Ogunmodede as the institution’s public relations officer. Ogunmodede, who was until the appointment the Chief Information Officer to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, replaced the erstwhile PRO, Yinka Ademuyiwa. A statement from FUOYE on Sunday titled, ‘FUOYE gets new PRO,’ stated that the appointment was effective from September 1. Ogunmodede, a seasoned journalist, worked with The Comet, The Nation and The Compass newspapers and lately New Telegraph where he resigned as Deputy Editor (News) on April 1, 2021, to join FUOYE. See Also: NUC Accredits FUOYE For Six Academic Programmes The statement said that his appointment was contained in a letter dated 1st September 2021 and signed by the university’s Actin...

Nigeria Needs a Leader With a Broad World View – Tambuwal

24Aug

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Nigeria Needs a Leader With a Broad World View – Tambuwal

Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum, Governor Aminu Tambuwal, has said Nigeria needs a leader with a broad world view and not a provincial politician. He equally noted that the leader must be incorruptible, must be a person who understands that the best way to fight corruption is by personal example and building strong institutions capable of withstanding shocks and manipulations. Tambuwal, who is the governor of Sokoto State, said this in a statement titled, ‘2023 election: The leader Nigeria needs, by Tambuwal,’ made available to newsmen, in Abuja, on Monday, by his Media Office. He explained that there was no magic wand to curtailing insecurity other than the deployment of relevant tools of good governance, proper technology, necessary military and police equ...

Oshiomhole Denies Plotting To Return As APC National Chairman

12Aug

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Oshiomhole Denies Plotting To Return As APC National Chairman

Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has dismissed insinuation that he was plotting to return to office. Oshiomhole, who distanced himself from the leadership crisis rocking the APC, in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday by his Media Aide, Victor Oshioke, described the speculation as false. He said: “Our attention has been drawn to a statement credited to Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, a former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who is now a member of the APC and self-styled aide of Minister of Transportation, Chief Rotimi Amaechi. “In the said statement widely reported in the media, Chief Eze was quoted as saying that Mr. Festus Keyamo SAN, Hon. Minister of State for Labour and Emp...

11Aug

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

WAEC Announces Date For 2021 WASSCE

The head of the Nigeria national office, West African Examination Council, WAEC, Mr. Patrick Areghan has on Tuesday announced the timetable for the conduct of this West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE for school candidates. According to the body, the examination will run from Monday, August 16 to Friday October 8 across the sub-regions, with Nigeria concluding her examination on September 30. Mr. Areghan also announced the launch of WAEC request management system/ chatbot at a press briefing held at WAEC national office, Yaba, Lagos. He said:” We have invited you here today to acquaint you with the preparations we have made for the smooth and successful conduct of the WASSCE (SC) 2021 as well as to witness the official launch of our newest product – REQUEST M...

Buhari Arrives Abuja After 8-day Working Visit to Katsina

24Jul

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Buhari Arrives Abuja After 8-day Working Visit to Katsina

President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Abuja at 5.40 pm yesterday after eight days working visit to Katsina, spending the Eid-el-Kabir celebration in his country home in Daura. A statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, recapped his activities in Daura during the visit. During the visit, the President commissioned Zobe Regional Water project, which will provide 50 million litres of water to the state, and the first NALDA Integrated Farm Estate that will create job opportunities for families and equip many with modern farming techniques for crops and livestock. He also commissioned a 50km Dutsin-ma-Tsaskiya Road in Dutsin-ma Council. On Sallah day, the President met with NYSC members serving in Daura, and gave them two cows, one million n...

NDU Suspends Uniform for Undergraduates, Bans Indecent Dressing

9Jul

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Youths

NDU Suspends Uniform for Undergraduates, Bans Indecent Dressing

The Bayelsa State Government has resolved the conflict between the students and management of the state-owned Niger Delta University over some policies that resulted in two days of a demonstration by the students. The resolution followed a mediatory meeting held on Wednesday at the instance of the state government, which had in attendance members of the Governing Council of the NDU and students’ representatives as well as other stakeholders. The students had marched round the university’s main campus at Amassoma to demand the reversal of the compulsory wearing of uniforms, closure of the fees payment portal and the ban on Students’ Union Government activities by the management. The unrest forced the management to announce the suspension of academic activities and shutdown of the u...

BREAKING: Court Ruling has Vindicated Me – Ex-Finance Minister Adeosun

7Jul

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Finance, Judiciary, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

BREAKING: Court Ruling has Vindicated Me – Ex-Finance Minister Adeosun

A former Minister of Finance Mrs. Kemi Adeosun said she has been vindicated by a Federal High Court in Abuja. She however admitted that she had traumatic spell on the certificate forgery allegation against her. She said the judgement of Justice Taiwo Taiwo was not only a personal victory for her but for all Nigerians in the Diaspora. She said she will take further steps at the appropriate time to protect her reputation. Following allegation of presenting a forged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate to the Department of State Services (DSS) and the National Assembly for clearance, the ex-Minister on September 14, 2018 resigned her appointment But she engaged lawyers to fight her battle in a Federal High Court, Abuja. The court on Wednesday said the ex-Minister ...

IPOB Reacts To Reports Linking Governor Wike, Senator Uba With Arrest Of Nnamdi Kanu

6Jul

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, Kenya, News, Press Statement

IPOB Reacts To Reports Linking Governor Wike, Senator Uba With Arrest Of Nnamdi Kanu

The media and publicity secretary of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says he or the group has not accused Senator Ifeanyi Uba and Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike of being involved in the arrest of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Powerful, in a statement signed by himself and obtained by SaharaReporters on Monday, warned those who used his name to issue a statement which linked Uba and Wike to the betrayal of the IPOB leader to desist from such. He reiterated that the group does not work on speculations as it does not have evidence that the two politicians were involved in the abduction of Kanu in Kenya. IPOB spokesman, however, said the group would not hesitate to disclose it to the public if it had any proof against them, adding that those who participated in the abduction and ...

15Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Economy, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

PDP Govs Lampoon Buhari Over Huge Debt Profile, CBN’s Operations

The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum on Monday rose from a meeting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, condemning the rising debt profile of the country. The forum said over 80 percent of the budget was being spent on serving debts. The body also accused the Central Bank of Nigeria of operating as an independent government within a government. The forum in a communique which was read by its Chairman and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, lamented that all the gains of the PDP-led government, when the country exited its debts obligations had been destroyed by the APC-led administration. ‘The communiqué reads in part, “The PDP frowns at the rising and seemingly uncontrollable debt profile of Nigeria with over 80 percent of normal Appropriation spent on debt servicing. “All...