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UK, US Terror Alert Needless – NSA
News, Nigeria, Security

UK, US Terror Alert Needless – NSA

The Federal Government has said that Nigeria is not precarious to prompt the travel advisory issued by the United States and United Kingdom governments as well as other countries. Recall that the counties had warned their citizens to avoid travelling to Nigeria, Abuja particularly, due to a likely terror attack. President Muhammadu Buhari had on his return from a visit to South Korea over the weekend, dismissed the terror alert, noting that it would not be the first time the western countries will issue such an advisory to their citizens in foreign countries and that of Nigeria not be different.   The advisory by the UK and US had generated so much panic among Abuja residents after staff of the embassy and High Commission and other citizens of both countries were advised to ...
13 Passengers Burnt To Death In Enugu Auto Crash  
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13 Passengers Burnt To Death In Enugu Auto Crash  

No fewer than 13 passengers were torched beyond recognition in an auto crash close to the Four-Corners Enugu around 9 pm on Sunday. The road mishap occurred when a 14-seater bus which was traveling from Imo State to Adamawa, ran into a trainer before catching fire. See Also: Fire Guts WAEC National Office Reports say all the passengers except one were burnt beyond recognition in the road mishap which took place at the Enugu axis of the Enugu/Port Harcourt expressway.   It was gathered that only one passenger survived the accident, with different accounts of how he survived. While one version has it that he was rescued by sympathizers, another said he escaped through the window. The survivor is receiving treatment at the Emergency Unit of the University of Nigeria T...
Why Ayu Doesn’t Want To Quit – Wike
Elections, News, Nigeria

Why Ayu Doesn’t Want To Quit – Wike

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has alleged that the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, is clinging on to his position because he wants to continue being in charge of the party’s funds. The Rivers State governor disclosed this during an interaction with the media in Port Harcourt, Rivers State over the weekend. Wike along with four other governors of the PDP have been clamouring for the resignation of Ayu, arguing that his continued stay in office violates the zoning formular of the party. The governors are against the national chairman and the presidential candidate of the party coming from the same region. According to Wike, Ayu who is from Benue (North Central), is very corrupt and not accountable for how the revenue of the party is ...
Colleagues Rally Around As Abductors of Ex-UI DVC Demand 50m
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Colleagues Rally Around As Abductors of Ex-UI DVC Demand 50m

The kidnappers of Adigun Agbaje, a former deputy vice-chancellor academics of the University of Ibadan, UI, have asked for a N50 million ransom to free him. Agbaje was taken into captive on Saturday along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway after a gun duel between men of the Nigeria police and the kidnappers. Agbaje was taken into captive on Saturday along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway after a gun duel between men of the Nigeria police and the kidnappers. The incident was confirmed by the Oyo police spokesperson, Adewale Osifeso. According to the police spokesperson, one officer was killed during the attack while another was severely injured. Reports say the abductor are demanding N50 million ransom from the family of the academic in order to free him.   Collogues of the...
PDP Crisis: I Can Stop Ortom, Others From Contesting – Ayu
Elections, News, Nigeria

PDP Crisis: I Can Stop Ortom, Others From Contesting – Ayu

Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that although he has the power to stop Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State and others calling for his resignation from contesting election under the PDP, he has chosen not to do so. He said that his decision not to tow the path was to avoid a crack in the party. Ayu disclosed this while speaking to his supporters at his countryside in Gboko on Friday. Governor Ortom along with four other governors had called on Ayu to resign his position after Atiku Abubakar emerged as the party’s presidential candidate. The governors are against the North occupying the position of the party’s National Chairman and presidential candidate. See Also: Nigeria Will Break Up If APC Wins 2023 Election – Obasek...
Ohanaeze Reacts To Kidnappings In Enugu, Indicts Army, Police
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Ohanaeze Reacts To Kidnappings In Enugu, Indicts Army, Police

Apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has demanded an elaborate investigation into the circumstances surrounding the spate of abduction incidents along the Enugu-Ugwuogo Nike-Nsukka road by gunmen. Several commuters had been abducted while plying the road, some of whom are students of the University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, and high-profile dignitaries in the State.   There have been speculations that the perpetrators are aided by insiders among security agencies. Reacting to the development, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide said information gotten from one of the victims suggests that there is a chain of communication between the gunmen and the security personnel stationed at checkpoints on the road. Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, the National President of t...
FG Set To Create 21 Million Jobs By 2025
Employment, News, Nigeria, Transportation

FG Set To Create 21 Million Jobs By 2025

Mu’azu Sambo, the Minister of Transportation, has revealed that the Federal Government is poised to create 21 million full-time jobs and lift 35 million Nigerians out of poverty by the year 2025. This was contained in a statement issued by the minister’s Special Assistant on media and publicity, Sam Idiagbonya, on Friday, during the ongoing 2022 Ministerial Retreat at Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. The Minister stated that the transportation sector is setting the stage for achieving the government’s determination to ensure the creation of 100 million opportunities for poor Nigerians in 10 years. Mu’azu Sambo He noted that gaps in transportation infrastructure prompted the development of the National Development Plans; Medium-Term Development Plans 2021-2025 and a Long-Term ...
Terror Alert: Remain Vigilant – IGP Asks Citizens
News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism, United States of America

Terror Alert: Remain Vigilant – IGP Asks Citizens

In response to the terror alert issued by the US, Usman Baba, the Inspector-General of Police, has assured residents across the country of the commitment of the force to ensure the safety of lives and properties in collaboration with other security agencies. Baba gave this assurance while directing all strategic police managers in charge of police commands and tactical formations within the country to step up security alertness in their different controls, especially in the FCT. The IGP’s directive was contained in a statement issued by Force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement issued on Thursday. Adejobi said, “He similarly directed that all emergency numbers across the country should be activated to full capacity for a 24/7 prompt response with combatant off...
Why FG Is Yet To Release Nnamdi Kanu Despite Court Order – Malami
Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Why FG Is Yet To Release Nnamdi Kanu Despite Court Order – Malami

Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation, has stated that the Federal Government is not convinced to free the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, despite a court judgment that acquitted and discharged him. Malami in an interview with Vanguard on Thursday said that Kanu’s rendition from Kenya cannot be used as the only yardstick to clear him of other crimes he has allegedly committed. According to the Justice Minister, the President Muhammadu Buhari administration was yet to free Kanu on account of four other offences which reportedly took place before the rendition matter for which the IPOB leader was discharged of. He said, “To release or not to release Nnamdi Kanu is a function of law and the rule of law for that matter. In arri...
How INEC Officials Tried To Enrol Fake Voters 40 Times – Yakubu
Elections, News, Nigeria

How INEC Officials Tried To Enrol Fake Voters 40 Times – Yakubu

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has stated that about 23 of its personnel tried to register some fake voters 40 times. INEC National Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this yesterday during the third quarterly meeting with political parties in Abuja. The electoral body also stated that at least 93.5 million Nigerians are eligible to vote in the 2023 general election, adding that 12.29 million Nigerians successfully completed their registrations as new voters in the just concluded Continuous Voter Registration CVR. INEC noted that not less than 2.78 million were identified and removed from the database as ineligible registrants through Automated Biometric Identification System, ABIS. Yakubu said 23 of the commission’s registration officers have b...