The Nigerian Police Force said it has upgraded its Crime and Incident Database (NPC&IDB) Centre, to aid operatives facilitate easy identification of suspects, crime location, modus operandi, Global Positioning System (GPS) to geolocate crimes. The upgraded database, the police said, would provide baseline data, using ICT and biometrics, stimulate digital crime-fighting techniques, and accessibility to … [Read more…]
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, yesterday, declared that it was the turn of the South to produce president in 2023 and so would be disingenuous for anyone to oppose power shift to the region. Akeredolu, chairman, South West Governors Forum, stated this in a statement tagged: ‘Our party, APC, must tread the path of equity’ … [Read more…]
The hope of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to hold a crisis-free presidential primary appear to have been threatened as the party and one of its presidential aspirants, Cosmos Ndukwe lock horn in court. Mindful of the consequences of allowing the hearing of a suit filed by Ndukwe in a Federal High Court in Abuja … [Read more…]
Igbo Presidency: Crucial to Nigeria’s survival beyond 2023 [Viewpoint] …Focus On The Return Of Democracy In Nigeria from 1999 By Nnamani Arinze Darlington In 1998, PDP conducted her first presidential primary election which was held in Jos, Plateau State, North Central. During the primary election, Nigerians nominated former military leader, Olusegun Obasanjo who had just … [Read more…]
We have evidence Nigerian soldiers work with bandits, terrorists: CDS Irabor The Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor, says there is evidence that Nigerian soldiers are colluding with bandits and terrorists to wreak havoc on the country. In a letter published by Sahara Reporters, the CDS cited several incidents of soldiers arrested in connection with … [Read more…]
Geometric Power Completes Retrofitting of Power Turbine in US, Returns Equipment to Nigeria Hope for the inauguration of the Aba Power Project later this year has been rekindled as the last of the three Geometric Power Company’s thermal turbines sent to Houston, Texas, in the United States for periodic retrofitting is back in the country. … [Read more…]
Ramadan: Tinubu Distributes Bags of Rice, Sugar to over 50,000 Families Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the spirit of charitable giving that accompanies the Ramadan season, has distributed bags of Rice and Sugar to over 50,000 families across Nigeria. The distribution of these items which began last week, put smiles on the faces of beneficiaries … [Read more…]
PDP announces new date for NEC meeting, presidential screening appeal The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, which was originally set for May 5, has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 10. Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, the party’s National Secretary, made the announcement late Monday night in Abuja. He said that the earlier date … [Read more…]
2023 elections set to be Nigeria’s most expensive, as INEC increases spending plan by N104bn The 2023 general elections are set to be Nigeria’s most expensive polls in history. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has earmarked to spend N239 billion for conduct of 2023 general elections, this is higher than N188.93 in 2019, N116.40 … [Read more…]
Abia PDP zoning not recipe for anarchy – Senator Abaribe The Senator representing Abia South at the National Assembly, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has said the Peoples Democratic Party zoning arrangement in Abia was not a recipe for anarchy. Abaribe was speaking on the occasion of the 10th Synod of the Church of Nigeria, Diocese of Umuahia, … [Read more…]
PDP Screens 56 South-South Governorship Aspirants The South-South Screening Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by the Chairman and Governor of Bayelsa, Senator Douye Diri had concluded the screening of 56 governorship aspirants from four States in the zone. The exercise which started on Thursday with expectation to screen 57 ended yesterday with … [Read more…]
Enugu Legislative Summit: 260 Ward Councillors blow hot on rotation of power, set to resist attempt to truncate zoning Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu The ward councillors representing the 260 wards of the 17 LGAs in Enugu State have reiterated their support to the governor and his right to choose his successor in what they described as … [Read more…]