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Bola Tinubu Should Retire From Politics, Can’t Cope With Nigerian Presidency – Arewa Forum

17Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Bola Tinubu Should Retire From Politics, Can’t Cope With Nigerian Presidency – Arewa Forum

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum has said the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, should retire from politics because of his old age as he may not cope with the complexities and challenges of leading a country such as Nigeria. The AYCF National leader, Yerima Shettima, stated this in an interview with SaharaReporters on Sunday. Shettima added that Tinubu should be contented with the role of grooming young brilliant minds to take over the affairs of the country as Nigeria needed to be forward-looking, not to “recycle old hands.” The Arewa leader said, "Well, I'm not in a position to say exactly how old Tinubu is, because his age has been the subject of controversy for many years. However, going by the latest trends on the global democratic space, I doub...

2023: PDP Governors Meet In Port Harcourt To Consider Presidential Candidate

17Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: PDP Governors Meet In Port Harcourt To Consider Presidential Candidate

Governors who are members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are to meet today in Port Harcourt, Rivers State to strategise on how the party can reclaim power in 2023. The Director-General of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Cyril Maduabum, who announced this on Sunday, said the first meeting in the new year would review the state of the states, nation and the leading opposition. He said all the PDP governors are expected to attend the meeting to be presided over by the Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. Read Also: 2023: Our choices have consequences — Seyi Makinde Maduabum said the meeting would be preceded by a gala night by the Chief Host and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. He said the PDP governors were working in concert and consu...

Obi Cubana To Sponsor Ekuma Jeremiah, Hawker To University

16Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Obi Cubana To Sponsor Ekuma Jeremiah, Hawker To University

Luck found Ekuma Jeremiah, the young hawker, who was caught on camera in the Ajah area of Lagos, earlier in the week, giving money to persons who were being transported to prison in a Nigerian Correctional Service van when billionaire entrepreneur, businessman and popular socialite, Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, who chairs the Cubana Group, on Saturday, in an interview with a broadcaster and radio talk show host, Ifedayo Olarinde, popularly known as Daddy Freeze, made known his intention to sponsor the young boy’s tertiary education in any institution of his chosen. See Also: DSS Did Not Invite Bishop Kukah – Sokoto Catholic Diocese Speaking during the short Instagram live interview, Obi Cubana said; “Love should be shown in our actions and not just in our words. I want...

How Police Sergeant’s ‘Accidental Discharge’ Killed Colleague While On Patrol

16Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Security

How Police Sergeant’s ‘Accidental Discharge’ Killed Colleague While On Patrol

Tragedy struck at the Cross River Police Command, when the riffle of a policeman, Sergeant Ubi Arikpo, accidentally went off and killed his colleague, Sergeant Francis Agube. A police source at the Atakpa Police Station in Calabar South narrated that the incident took place in front of the station, while the pick-up van carrying the team of policemen on patrol was passing through the gate of the station. On the accidental discahrge, the source said: “The team was from the State CID unit at the Police headquarters on Diamond Hill. “They were on patrol duty and they were passing through this road (Calabar Road, Watt Market). “They were driving from Effigy Roundabout, towards the station. When they got in front of the station Sergeant Ubi wanted to adjust his gun. “It discharge...

NDLEA Intercepts 1.5million Tramadol Tablets, Arms & Ammunition Across 7 States

16Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Crime, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria

NDLEA Intercepts 1.5million Tramadol Tablets, Arms & Ammunition Across 7 States

About one million, five hundred thousand tablets and capsules of pharmaceutical opioids such as Tramadol, Exol-5 and Diazepam loaded in Onitsha, Anambra state and heading to Yauri, Kebbi state have been intercepted in Edo state by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Friday 14th January, same day 425,000 Diazepam tablets were recovered at Segemu, Kano. In addition, a total of One Million Four Hundred and Thirteen Thousand, Three Hundred and Forty Four Naira (N1, 413,344) was seized along with arms and ammunition from a suspected bandit and a drug kingpin in Plateau state while over 137.754 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs were recovered during interdiction operations across seven states in the past week. Acting on credible intelligence, operatives in E...

INEC Does More Than Conducting Elections –Yakubu

16Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

INEC Does More Than Conducting Elections –Yakubu

The Independent National Electoral Commission has raised concerns over what it described as huge responsibilities involved in conducting elections in Nigeria. The commission also observed that conducting elections in Nigeria was similar to holding one in the entire West African region. The INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, according to a bulletin circulated by the commission on Saturday, stated these when the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Dasuki Arabi, led a team from the BPSR on a courtesy visit to the INEC Headquarters in Abuja. According to him, there were a very few agencies in Nigeria like INEC, considering the kind of extensive responsibilities being performed by the commission. Read Also: 2023: Time Running Out For New Electoral Bill, Says ...

Nollywood Actress Laments Nigeria’s Insecurity After Attack By Bandits On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

16Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Nollywood Actress Laments Nigeria’s Insecurity After Attack By Bandits On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

A Nollywood actress, Bimpe Akintunde, has lamented the rate of insecurity in the country after she escaped an attack by suspected bandits at Onigari along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Akintunde on Saturday took to her Instagram handle to issue a warning to other drivers along the road. According to her, the bandits numbering about 10, were all dressed in military uniform, shooting directly at all vehicles coming to Lagos from Ibadan. The actress, who was reportedly in the car with her daughter, escaped death narrowly. She wrote on Instagram, "Let's be careful on Ibadan Express Road, I escaped bandit attack at around after 5:00pm this evening after Oni-Garri on my way to Lagos. "They were shooting at all of vehicles coming from Ibadan. They were like 10 in army uniform shooti...

Linking Me To Drug Peddling Very Repulsive, Obi Cubana Says

16Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria

Linking Me To Drug Peddling Very Repulsive, Obi Cubana Says

Nigerian socialite, Obi Iyiegbu popularly known as Obi Cubana, has spoken about his recent invitation to the office of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for questioning. The anti-narcotic agency questioned the businessman over alleged ties to some drug traffickers. In an interview with media personality, Ifedayo Olarinde popularly known as Daddy Freeze, Iyiegbu said the thought alone of drug links was very repulsive, adding that he had never felt so low in his life. Read Also: Obi Cubana Spends Second Day With EFCC, Passport Seized According to him, he had made a covenant with God never to involve in such or sponsor such business as anyone can be a victim, including his children. He, however, expressed confidence in the ability of the NDLEA to carry out a thorough inv...

Nigeria Lost N10.72trillion To Twitter Ban — LCCI

15Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Communication, Finance, Information Technology, News, Nigeria

Nigeria Lost N10.72trillion To Twitter Ban — LCCI

The Nigerian economy lost N10.72trillion to the suspension of microblogging platform, Twitter, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry said. The figures were disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by Chinyere Almona, Director-General, LCCI. “In business terms, the cost of the seven-month shutdown of Twitter operations in Nigeria is estimated to be N10.72trillion ($26.1billion) according to Netblock’s Cost of Shutdown Tool,” Almona said. This is a huge loss to Nigeria as it represents about 63% of Nigeria's N17.1trillion budgeted for 2022. Recall that on June 4, the Nigeriag Government announced the suspension of Twitter after the social media platform deleted a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari. Read Also: Twitter Reacts To Lifting Of Ban In Nigeria After Over 200 Da...

I Hope God Listens To Our Prayers On Insecurity –Buhari

15Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

I Hope God Listens To Our Prayers On Insecurity –Buhari

The President, Muhammadu Buhari, has expressed hope that God will listen to Nigeria’s prayers on insecurity, insisting that his administration has done its best on security and will continue to do more by pursuing policies to deal with terrorism. This was as he urged Nigerians to be fair to his government in assessing the insecurity in the country by reflecting on what obtained when he took over in 2015. He said the North-West which had given the nation some “headache” would experience a turnaround for the better. Buhari spoke on Friday during a visit by the Grand Khalifa of the Tijjaniyya Islamic Movement World-Wide, Tidjani Ali Bin Arabi, to the State House, Abuja. The President urged citizens to show interest in their safety and complement what the government was doing. He a...