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Presidential Primaries: Intrigues As PDP Loses Eagle Square To APC

18May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Photos

Presidential Primaries: Intrigues As PDP Loses Eagle Square To APC

With the presidential, governorship and National Assembly primaries of both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) close by, the intense intrigues and political maneuverings by the parties have pushed the opposition PDP away from the Eagle Square to the MKO Abiola Stadium on the outskirts of the Abuja City Centre. The PDP presidential primary is scheduled for May 28. It was learnt that the ruling party used the influence of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Muhammed Musa Bello, to quickly reserve the Eagles Square for its presidential primary scheduled to hold between May 30 and June 1. The PDP, which had slated its presidential primary to end a day earlier on May 29, was stopped from holding it at the Eagle Square. The PDP Convention ...

Bandits Abduct Motorists On Abuja – Kaduna Highway

18May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Transportation

Bandits Abduct Motorists On Abuja – Kaduna Highway

Several passengers were feared abducted Tuesday evening after bandits attacked motorists on Abuja – Kaduna highway. A motorist, who escaped being abducted, told BBC Hausa that the bandits struck around Katari axis some minutes after 4 p.m. “The bandits blocked both lanes and started shooting in the air to force drivers to stop,” he said. The anonymous source said he saw several empty vehicles, especially on the Kaduna-bound Lane of the road. Asked if there were efforts from security agents to repel the attack, the source said a team of security agents only got to the scene after the attackers had left with their captives. Another witness, Muhammad Ibrahim, told HumanAngle that the terrorists attacked an 18 seater bus belonging to the Zamfara State Transport Authority, o...

2022 UTME: JAMB Reacts To Alleged Errors In Scoring System

17May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

2022 UTME: JAMB Reacts To Alleged Errors In Scoring System

Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said there is no error in its scoring system with regards to the just concluded 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. It warned the general public, particularly candidates to be wary of the guile and other unsavory activities of fraudsters who are making false claims of errors in the scoring of candidates in the 2022 UTME. JAMB maintained that the UTME is a computer-based test that is scored electronically with no human mediation whatsoever. It said this in a statement issued by its Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, JAMB, Fabian Benjamin, on Tuesday in Abuja. The statement reads: “Consequently, the unfounded rumours making the rounds are nothing but the products of the deceitful brain...

Timetable: INEC Talks Tough As 18 Parties Fail To Conduct Primaries

17May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Timetable: INEC Talks Tough As 18 Parties Fail To Conduct Primaries

INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission has vowed not to extend the June 3, 2022 deadline for primaries even as an observation on Monday showed that none of the 18 political parties had conducted their presidential primaries three weeks to the deadline. A document obtained from INEC on Monday showed that the Accord Party scheduled its primaries for June 2 while the Action Alliance fixed its own for June 3. The African Action Congress is also expected to hold its own on June 3 while the African Democratic Congress and the Action Democratic Party will hold theirs on June 1 and May 30 respectively. The All Progressives Congress will complete its presidential primary on June 1; the All Progressives Grand Alliance will conduct its primary on June 1 while the Allied Peop...

EFCC Arrests Accountant General, Idris For Alleged N80b Fraud

17May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, Finance, News, Nigeria

EFCC Arrests Accountant General, Idris For Alleged N80b Fraud

EFCC Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested serving Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, in connection with diversion of funds and money laundering activities to the tune of N80 billion. He was arrested yesterday in Kano State and was immediately moved to Abuja last night. EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the arrest in a statement. He said the funds were allegedly laundered through real estate investments in Kano and Abuja. “The Commission’s verified intelligence showed that the AGF raked off the funds through bogus consultancies and other illegal activities using proxies, family members and close associates,” Uwujaren said. According to sources, after progress was made in the investigation, Idris was su...

Super Eagles New Coach Peseiro Gets One-Year Short-Term Contract With Performance-Related Clauses

16May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Sports

Super Eagles New Coach Peseiro Gets One-Year Short-Term Contract With Performance-Related Clauses

Super Eagles Newly-appointed coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Jose Peseiro, has been handed a one-year short term contract, as he begins his reign as the head coach of Nigeria’s Senior Men’s National team. Contrary to speculations, the Portuguese coach was only handed a 12 months deal, which is subject to renewal based on performance-related clauses. With the NFF facing a legal battle on payments for the erstwhile coach of the team, Gernot Rohr, all pointers are the Federation are wary of allowing thunder strike in the same spot. Peseiro will lead the Eagles in the United States when the team faces Mexico and Ecuador in international friendly games. He will be assisted by Ex-Eagles winger Finidi George, Salisu Yusuf and Usman Abdallah. Read Also: Dare Regrets Super Eagles’...

Strike: Minister Reveals Why ASUU, FG Are Yet To Reach Agreement

16May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

Strike: Minister Reveals Why ASUU, FG Are Yet To Reach Agreement

ASUU on Monday resolved to continue its ongoing nationwide strike for another three months. The strike started on February 14, 2022, after several reconciliation meetings between both parties proved abortive. Speaking in Ilorin at a press conference to herald a year-long activity to mark the 40years anniversary of the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Keyamo, who was represented by the Director-General of MINILS, Comrade Isa Aremu, said the issue had to do with two dispute of rights and interests. According to him, the ASUU strike had turned into strife that had worsened the education sector in Nigeria. He said, “Labour disputes are highly technical issues and need the relevant technical requirements and knowledge to interrogate. Read Also: ...

Northern Governors, Gumi Condemn Murder of Deborah, Appeal for Calm

16May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion, Security

Northern Governors, Gumi Condemn Murder of Deborah, Appeal for Calm

Deborah Samuel Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) and Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, yesterday, joined the growing number of groups and individuals that have condemned last Thursday’s mob killing of Deborah Samuel, a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, for alleged blasphemy against Prophet Mohammed. Chairman of the forum and governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, in a statement signed by his media aid, Macham Makut, said the governors were concerned about the development, which they described as clearly an extra-judicial measure of addressing perceived infraction.The statement came as Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Archdiocese, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, said Nigerians should not succumb to the machinations of the evil ones by halting t...

International Day of Families: Mrs Soludo Calls For Re-assessment Of Family Orientations

15May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

International Day of Families: Mrs Soludo Calls For Re-assessment Of Family Orientations

Nonye Soludo The wife of the Governor of Anambra State, Mrs Nonye Soludo has called for a review of family orientations in view of the rising societal ills. Mrs Soludo, who was speaking in commemoration of this year's International Day of Families, noted that one of the causes of rising moral decadence which has given birth to issues of societal concern is wrong family orientation. According to the governor's wife, family as the cradle of socialization has an important role to play in the way society is driven, and if it fails in its cardinal responsibilities, then the society's pillar has lost strength. She noted that the current moral free fall witnessed across cultural, social and religious borders of the society is mostly as a result of family failures in the face of righ...

What Nnamdi Kanu Told Me When I Visited Him -Soludo

15May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

What Nnamdi Kanu Told Me When I Visited Him -Soludo

Gov Soludo and Nnamdi Kanu Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has visited the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The governor quoted the IPOB leader as saying that he would preach peace when released. Soludo made this known in a post on his Facebook page on Saturday night after visiting the IPOB leader. He posted, “I visited Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, yesterday, (Friday, 13th May, 2022) to felicitate with him and also as part of the wider consultations with critical stakeholders in search of lasting peace and security in the South East. “He was in very high spirits and we had quality and frank discussion in a very convivial atmosphere. He expressed sadness over what he described as “sacrilegious killings” of innocent persons, kidnappings ...