Replicate your Pinnacle miracle in Enugu, Igwesi charges Mbah, PDP guber candidate …as Nkanu West targets highest votes in 2023 elections The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu State, Barr. Peter Mbah has been charged to replicate his giant strides in the private sector in Enugu State if elected governor in … [Read more…]
In an effort to reposition the Nigerian Army (NA) for operational efficiency and proficiency, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has approved the posting and appointment of some senior officers of the Nigerian Army to command, instructional and staff appointments across NA formations and units. A statement from the Spokesman of the … [Read more…]
A viral voice note allegedly from one of the soldiers in the Presidential Guards Brigade who were ambushed by terrorists has explained how some officers and men of the Brigade were killed by Boko Haram insurgents in the operation at Bwari/Kubwa road in Abuja. But Defence Headquarters in a swift reaction yesterday, debunked the voice … [Read more…]
There is heavy security in Abuja with the presence of soldiers who have mounted various security checkpoint in and around the Federal Capital Territory. This is coming just as the 102 Guards Battalion came under attack late Thursday evening. Daily Sun gathered that Soldiers from the Guards Brigade, Army Headquarters Garrison, Defence Headquarters Garrison, Nigerian … [Read more…]
An unknown number of soldiers were said to have been killed on Thursday night by Boko Haram terrorists who stormed an Army checkpoint around Zuma Rock, the border between FCT and Niger State. Sources said the terrorists arrived Zuma Rock on the axis of Madalla and Suleija along the Abuja-Kaduna highway, at about 8.30p.m., and … [Read more…]
The immediate past Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, and a group, Incorporated Trustees of Rights for All International, have filed an originating summons before a Federal High Court in Abuja seeking an order declaring Nwajiuba as the authentic Presidential candidate of the APC. The plaintiffs are also praying for the cancellation of the … [Read more…]
A Kano State High Court sitting at Audu Bako presided over by Justice Usman Na’abba has sentenced a school proprietor, Abdulmalik Tanko, to death by hanging for the kidnap and killing of five-year-old Hanifa Abubakar. Isyaku Hashim, his conspirator, was also sentenced to death by hanging for concealment and kidnapping of the five- year-old. The … [Read more…]
The Federal Government says it will sanction Trust TV, a television owned by Media Trust Group, and the BBC over their stories on bandits in the North. In separate documentaries, Trust TV and BBC Africa Eye exposed the activities of the gangs making life difficult for Nigerians. Speaking with journalists on Thursday, Minister of Information … [Read more…]
President Muhamadu Buhari is currently chairing the third National Security Council (NSC) meeting within three weeks at the State House, Abuja. The NSC meeting at the Council Chambers is being attended by Secretary to the Government of the Federation; Boss Mustapha; the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari and the National Security … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s oil production may have suffered further decline of not less than 22,000 barrel per day, as employees of Addax Petroleum Development Nigeria, APN, have downed tools over perceived anti-labour practices. Addax, owned by China’s Sinopec Group, has four Oil Mining Licences, OML 123, 124, 126 and 137, operating the assets in Production Sharing Contract … [Read more…]
The People’s Democratic Party caucus of the House of Representatives has backed their colleagues in the Senate over the call for the impeachment of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Retd.). In a joint meeting on Thursday, the PDP lawmakers said the state of the country was appalling and therefore issued a six to eight … [Read more…]
The Peoples Democratic Party has made a bold move to woo former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Nicholas Felix, to join the PDP with the promise to ensure that he clinches the Edo State governorship ticket ahead of the 2024 election. The development is coming barely a month after the APC youngest … [Read more…]