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Pantami withdraws Radical Comments on Terrorists

17Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Boko Haram, Communication, News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

Pantami withdraws Radical Comments on Terrorists

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Pantami has renounced his radical comments on terrorist groups including Taliban and Al-Qaeda. The Minister said he was young when he made the radical comments, adding he is mature and knows better. He spoke while answering questions during his daily Ramadan lecture at Annor Mosque in Abuja on Saturday. Daily Trust quoted him to have said: “For 15 years, I have moved round the country while educating people about the dangers of terrorism. I have traveled to Katsina, Gombe, Borno, Kano states and Difa in Niger Republic to preach against terrorism. “I have engaged those with Boko Haram ideologies in different places. I have been writing pamphlets in Hausa, English and Arabic. I have managed to bring back several young persons who...

Customs Intercepts Contraband Goods Worth N786m in Kano, Jigawa

11Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Safety

Customs Intercepts Contraband Goods Worth N786m in Kano, Jigawa

Officials of the Nigeria Customs Service, Zone ‘B,’ have intercepted contraband goods worth Duty Paid Value (DPV) of over N786 million in Kano/Jigawa axis. While displaying the intercepted items, the Coordinator of the Strike Force, Deputy Comptroller Osseini Olorukoba, said the seizures were made in the months of January, February and March. The seizures include two exotic vehicles, a N63m 2021 Mercedes Benz turbo 4Matic jeep. Customs said two suspects were arrested in connection to the smuggled goods. The suspects attempted to use a diplomatic plate number to trick Customs officers but ran out of luck, it was learnt. Olorukoba said they were arrested following intelligence reports. He vowed to crack down on smugglers whose activities he said were sabotaging the efforts of the...

Polytechnic Lecturers begin Indefinite Strike

6Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Polytechnic Lecturers begin Indefinite Strike

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has commenced an indefinite strike with effect from today. The union said this followed the failure of the government to address the sorry state of polytechnics and monotechnics and the expiration of the ultimatum issued since March 2020. The action is coming less than a week after resident doctors embarked on a nationwide strike over non-payment of allowances and other issues. Announcing this at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, the ASUP President, Anderson Ezeibe, said academic activities had been shut shown in all polytechnics and like institutions nationwide with effect from 12am, April 6. According to him, the union’s demands were communicated to the ministries of education, labour and others as well as to state governors but ...

PDP endorses Nasarawa Governor for Second Term

5Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

PDP endorses Nasarawa Governor for Second Term

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwanga LGA of Nasarawa State has endorsed Governor Abdullahi Sule for second term. Member representing Akwanga South in Nasarawa Assembly on the platform of the PDP, Hon Samuel Tsebe, announced this at the weekend in Akwanga LG during a critical stakeholders meeting of leaders of various political parties and religious groups in the council. Tsebe said his decision to ensure the Governor’s success in 2023 is based on his assessment of his achievements, particularly in Akwanga LG. He commended Sule’s remarkable and exemplary leadership as well as the monumental infrastructural development evident in numerous road construction across the state, especially in Akwanga LG. The PDP member also expressed full satisfaction with the prudent manner ...

MTN snubs Banks, links 77 Million Subscribers to Fintech Platforms

4Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Communication, Information Technology, Interview, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

MTN snubs Banks, links 77 Million Subscribers to Fintech Platforms

MTN customers in Nigeria now have alternative electronic payment platforms to recharge their phones as the mobile network operator on Saturday announced that customers can recharge airtime through payment solutions platforms such as Flutterwave, Jumia Pay, OPay, Kuda, Carbon and BillsnPay. MTN in a statement on Saturday by its Senior Manager, External Relations, Funso Aina, also said customers could recharge airtime by dialing *904# and *606# This is coming barely 24 hours after commercial banks on Friday disconnected MTN customers from banking channels including the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data and banking apps, leaving millions of MTN subscribers frustrated as they were unable to recharge airtime via USSD amid the Easter celebrations. MTN, with about 77 million subscr...

BREAKING: Afenifere Spokesman, Yinka Odumakin, is Dead

3Apr

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Breaking News, Life, News, Nigeria

BREAKING: Afenifere Spokesman, Yinka Odumakin, is Dead

The National Publicity Secretary of the pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin is dead. According to a report by The Punch, he died at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital after a brief illness. His wife, Mrs Joe Okei-Odumakin, confirmed this to newsmen on Saturday. The Afenifere spokesman died at LASUTH Covid Isolation Centre. Married to a fellow rights activist, Joe, in 1997, Odumakin’s voice was heard through the dark years of military despotism. He played a major role in the National Democratic Coalition that fought the regime of late military head of state, General Sani Abacha, after the annulment of the June 12, 1993 election. As Afenifere spokesman, Odumakin spoke tenaciously for the rights of the Yoruba and the people of the South-West geopolitical zo...

Midnight Fire razes Popular Ibadan Auto Parts Market

3Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Breaking News, News, Nigeria

Midnight Fire razes Popular Ibadan Auto Parts Market

Popular Araromi auto spare parts market in Agodi-Gate, Ibadan has been razed by a midnight fire. The areas most affected are the tyre and car engine sections of the market. The fire, which is still being battled by a combined team of firefighters and some traders, has led to the loss of goods valued at hundreds of millions. The fire was said to have started around 11 pm around the tyre section and spread to other parts of the nearby shops where trailer engines were sold. Sources said the fire was caused by a power surge, which was escalated by nylon used to wrap tyres. Firefighters couldn’t gain quick access to the market owing to vehicles parked indiscriminately by the roadside. It also led to difficulty in salvaging goods and wares. The fire trucks parked a distance ...

2Apr

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Lifestyle, News, Nigeria, Youths

Chioma Deletes All Davido’s Pictures

Chef, model and estranged girlfriend/fiancée of Davido, Chioma Avril Rowland, popularly known as Chef Chi or Chioma, has finally removed all the pictures of her baby’s daddy from her Instagram page. Davido is rumoured to have ditched Chioma and was spotted kissing Mya Yafai in viral pictures last week. Mama Ifeanyi decided to take a big step by ridding her Instagram wall of all of Davido’s pictures. However, she graciously left one, which is the picture displaying the DMW boss with their son, Ifeanyi. The picture was used as the cover photo for the singer’s album “A better time.”

BREAKING: NAF fighter Jet loses Radar Contact in Borno, Whereabouts Unknown

1Apr

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Aviation, Breaking News, News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Security

BREAKING: NAF fighter Jet loses Radar Contact in Borno, Whereabouts Unknown

A Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet involved in the anti-terror war against Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province has lost radar contact in Borno State. NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, in a statement on Thursday, said the incident happened on Wednesday evening. The statement was titled, ‘Nigerian Air Force Alpha-Jet Loses Radar Contact’. Gabkwet said though the whereabouts of the attack jet was unknown as of the time of filing this report, search and rescue efforts were ongoing. The NAF spokesman, however, did not disclose the number of officers onboard the yet-to-be-found jet. The statement read, “A Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet has lost contact with radar in Borno State, while on interdiction mission in support of ground troops. The mission was part ...

Rivers House of Assembly Confirms Second Most Senior Judge as Chief Judge

31Mar

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Judiciary, Justice, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Rivers House of Assembly Confirms Second Most Senior Judge as Chief Judge

The Rivers State House of Assembly has confirmed Justice Simeon Amadi as the Chief Judge. He is the second most senior judge of the state High Court. Following a letter from Governor Nyesom Wike that sought Amadi’s confirmation and approval based on the National Judicial Council (NJC) recommendation. The Speaker, Ikwuinyi Owaji-Ibani, said the incumbent Chief Judge, Justice Adama Iyaye Laminkara, will retire on May 25. Part of the governor’s letter reads: “The NJC has recommended Simeon C. Amadi for appointment as Chief Judge of Rivers State following the imminent retirement of the incumbent CJ, Justice A. I. Laminkara, from service on 25, May 2021.” “I have considered NJC’s recommendation as well as qualification, character and service experience of Justice Simeon Chibuzor ...