Nigerians displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States have been given the assurance that government is doing everything possible to ensure they return to their homes as soon as possible. President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB), who gave the assurance on Friday when he visited the Makhio Internally Displaced Persons’ camp in Yola, Adamawa State, said “My government is doing everything possible to rebuild your homes, schools hospitals and roads to enable you go back to your homes”. He further assured them that “Boko Haram will soon be a thing of the past”. “I know that most…
Author: Wale Adebayo
Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola said on Friday that his administration would not be deterred in its resolve to take education in the state to greater heights. He stated this in Ede during the second phase of the flag-off and distribution of tablets of knowledge across public secondary schools in the state. Represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Lawrence Oyeniran, the governor described the intervention of the e-stand-alone tablet of knowledge as a fundamental breakthrough in education in the state. According to Aregbesola, “Opon Imo” is a serious achievement by his administration in education intervention and…
The atmosphere in Plateau State was charged on Friday as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last gubernatorial elections in the state, late Senator Gyang Nyam Shum Pwajok, was committed to mother earth. Pwajok passed on in an Indian hospital about three weeks ago. The former senator, no doubt was a man of the people and this much was confirmed when they trooped out in their numbers to bid him farewell to his final resting place. From the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) mortuary where his remains was carried as early as 8am to the Church of…
The newly appointed Minister of Defence, Brig.-Gen. Monsur Dan-Ali (retd.), on Friday recalled the controversy that surrounded President Muhammadu Buhari’s secondary school certificate during the political campaigns and berated the then leadership of the Nigerian Army under Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah. Dan-Ali said he could not understand how the former Chief of Army Staff could come out to say that Buhari, who was a former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, did not have the requisite West African School Certificate to contest the last presidential election. The minister made the comment on the first day of his assumption of office as…
Nigerians have been urged to exercise more patience with the All Progressives Congress-led government over its campaign promises. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, who made the plea in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Turaki Hassan, was reacting to the worry expressed in some quarters over the pace at which the present administration is going. Dogara made the appeal at a thanksgiving Church service of Rep. Austine Chukwukere, (APC) member representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo. According to the Speaker, there is the need…
Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) says its attention has been drawn to alleged surreptitious and illegal attempts by the annulled Rivers State Government led by Governor Nyesom Wike to obtain another 10billion naira loan from banks under the false pretense of using such a loan to provide infrastructure. The Rivers APC in a statement signed by its Spokesman, Mr. Chris Finebone said: “This development was brought to the attention of the APC by the Rivers Progressive Forum [RPF], an organisation that pursues the advancement of Good Governance in Rivers State and the advancement of the welfare of…
The Jigawa State Independent Electoral Commission (JISIEC) has fixed February 13,2016 for the conduct of Council polls in the state. Chairman of the Commission, Alhaji Muhammad Ahmad, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Saturday. He explained that the election would hold in all the 27 Local Government areas of the state. According him, 27 political parties in the state have indicated interest to participate in the election. Ahmad added that the sales of nomination forms would commence November 18 and end on the 29th, 2015 while verification of candidates sponsored by…
The Defence Headquarters has dismissed reports that the Boko Haram sect was planning to attack some South-Western states of Nigeria. This is contained in a statement released to newsmen in Abuja on Saturday by the acting Director of Defence Information, Col. Rabe Abubakar. Abubakar said the report was baseless, unfounded and urged the public to disregard such reports. He said the military in recent operations in the North-East had degraded the insurgents, stressing that it was not possible for the insurgents to coordinate attacks in any part of the country. He said the Armed Forces are using this medium to…
Senior Prophet of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, TB Joshua, has revealed that he prophesied Friday’s tragic terrorist attacks in Paris, France, over two years ago, precisely on January 19, 2013. Prophet Joshua was reacting to the killing of at least 130 people in almost coordinated attacks by gunmen and suicide bombers in the French capital. Posting on his Facebook page on Saturday, the controversial prophet recalled warning the nation, France, during a live Sunday church service on January 19, 2013 that “there is a strange thing they have to pray about”, which is in their country. “There…
Ekiti State chapter of Inter Party Advisory Council of Nigeria (IPAC) has commended the state governor, Ayodele Fayose, for his prudent management of the state resources and restoring peace in the state. The umbrella body of all registered political parties that participated in the 2015 general elections, in a statement issued yesterday and signed by its chairman and secretary, Dr. Dele Ekunola and Mr. Jimoh Saheed respectively, called on all residents of the state to join hands with the state governor for the sustenance of the prevailing peace in Ekiti. The council, which also noted the prompt payment of compensation…
A Catholic Priest in Enugu, Rev Fr. Ejike Mbaka has condemned the recent agitation and protests for Biafra nation describing the action as ‘evil’. Mbaka made the condemnation in Enugu on Saturday in a sermon at his weekly Adoration Ministry. The cleric urged youths in the South East and South-South to go back to their business as the protest could lead to their death. “Locking up your shops and disrupting economic activities will not add any naira to your pocket, whatever grievance you have could be resolved through dialogue”, the cleric said. He lambasted those leaders that were behind the…
The pan-northern socio-cultural group, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has reacted to the fresh agitation for Biafra, saying Nigeria can ill-afford another civil war. The forum, therefore, told the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) to desist from the cause as Biafra was dead and buried. The ACF was reacting to Tuesday’s fracas between members of Arewa community and MASSOB in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. A statement on Thursday by ACF’s Publicity Secretary Muhammad Ibrahim reads: “The attention of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has been drawn to the Tuesday, November 10, fracas between some members of…
The Apapa Area 1 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it generated N23.3 billion revenue in October 2015. It said that the amount was the same as it collected in September. This is contained in the revenue report of the command made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Emmanuel Ekpa. The report showed that N12. 2 billion was generated through the Federation Account comprising import duty, Common External Tariffs (CET) and other fees. The document also showed that N11.1 billion came from Non-Federation Account –…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the December 5 governorship election in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, on Thursday asked the state Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson, to pack his belongings and get ready to quit the Government House. Sylva took Dickson, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the election to the cleaners, describing his policies and programmes as anti-people, wicked and painful. The former Governor, who spoke through his campaign outfit, Sylva-Igiri Campaign Organisation (SICO), said the present PDP-led administration in the state in the last three years, introduced unpopular initiatives to inflict pains on the citizens. Sylva…
“Have you congratulated our new Ministers?” “I am still thinking about it, actually. I don’t know whether to congratulate them or to commiserate or to pity some of them. They have merged Ministries that need not be merged. Some Perm Secs are now floating. Six months and this is it?” “What kind of talk is that? You have come again oh”. “I wonder too. At least you can see that round pegs have been put in round holes, and shame on all you doubting Thomases, our government is good to go.” “”Who is talking politics? Can we discuss Nigeria and…
The statement given by former Governor of Taraba State, Rev. Jolly Nyame, was not obtained under duress, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on Thursday. The EFCC stated this at the resumed trial of Nyame on alleged stealing of N1.64 billion before an FCT High Court presided by Adebukola Banjoko. According to a statement issued by the EFCC spokesman Wilson Uwujaren, an operative of the commission, Ishaq Salihu, disclosed this before the court. Mr. Uwujaren said Mr. Salihu, a prosecution witness, who was led in evidence by EFCC lawyer, Adebisi Adeniyi from Rotimi Jacob (SAN) chambers, told…
Four members of a gang have been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command with explosive devices and cables in Ayepe town of the state. The gang members were said to have traveled all the way from Delta State to Ogun to meet their ring leader for an operation. Parading the four suspects on Thursday at Eleweran Police Headquarters, Abeokuta, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Celestine Okoye, said the suspects included Gelebele Aitlabor, Moses Demene, Mohammed Kaidiri and Friday Saborom. But for the vigilance of the people of Ayepe town, who informed the police that they sighted some strange looking people…
As Nigerians wait with bated breath the promised change by the All Progressives Congress-led federal government, the newly sworn-in Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, has declared his resolve to be one of the shining lights in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet. Mr. Onu, who spoke on Wednesday night in Abuja at a reception organised in his honour by Concerned Ebonyi State Indigenes, pledged to work assiduously to emerge as the best minister the country ever produced. “One assurance that I will always give you and I have said it repeatedly, is that as your son, I will never do…
The agenda for the new Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has been set for him by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in his home state of Rivers – revive the aviation, rail and maritime sectors as soon as possible. Amaechi, a former Rivers State governor and director-general of the APC presidential campaign organization, was sworn-in as minister on Wednesday alongside 35 others by President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB). The former governor, who visited the ministry immediately after the inaugural meeting of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, said he would formally assume duties on November 17. In a statement Thursday congratulating the new…
A daring attempt by Boko Haram terrorists to attack military positions in Gwoza, Borno State on Friday morning, was successfully repelled by troops, the Nigeria army has said. A statement by army spokesman, Colonel Sani Usman said: “Boko Haram terrorists despite their obvious losses have made a desperate but costly attempt to attack Nigerian Army’s blocking position early this morning in Gwoza. “The encounter which started at about 5.00am today lasted for almost two hours. Although details are still being collated, suffice to state that 7 terrorists were gunned down”. The army spokesman said weapons recovered include 1 Toyota Hilux…