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Peoples Democratic Party The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has pledged to continue to work with the Federal Government and security agencies in addressing insecurity in the country. The Chairman of the forum and Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja said that PDP governors would continue…
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has confirmed that the club are interested in signing Valencia striker Rodrigo, guaranteeing that a new forward will join the club in the near future. La Blaugrana have been searching for a new striker all season, but their plans have been accelerated after Luis Suárez was sidelined for four months…
The absence of a principal witness by the prosecuting team on Tuesday stalled the continuation of hearing in the case of Offa bank robbery going on before a Kwara High Court sitting in Ilorin. The leader of the Prosecution, Razaq Gold, informed the court that the continuation of hearing would not be able to go…
Shina Abubakar – Osogbo A 58-year-old man, Michael Alao, was on Tuesday arraigned at the Osogbo Magistrate Court for alleged theft of N205,000. The defendant allegedly obtained the money from one Adegboyega Ademola under the guise of giving him a plot of land. The offence was allegedly committed between February and April 2019 at the…
Seme Border Operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Seme Border Control Post and Mazanya Border Patrol, have arrested four suspected human traffickers with four victims respectively. The Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Sunday James disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. James said that three of the suspected human traffickers and three…
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected results of Saturday’s rerun election in Essien Udim Local Government Area (LGA) of Akwa-Ibom, where its officials were abducted and forced to compromise the processes. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman,…
Federal Government has assured Nigerians of its readiness to strengthening surveillance at five international airports in the country to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. The five international airports are in Enugu, Lagos, Rivers, Kano and the FCT. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, who disclosed this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja,…
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru SPONSOR of the National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speech (Establishment) Bill 2019 and Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, has assured that the death penalty will now be expunged from it. The bill prescribes death penalty for anyone found guilty of spreading a falsehood that leads to the…
President Muhammadu Buhari By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday said his administration is committed to providing an enabling environment for businesses to succeed in Nigeria. President Buhari said the partnerships between the public and private sectors remained the most viable means of bringing prosperity to the masses. The President gave the assurance when he…
Lassa Fever By Luminous Jannamike Federal Government has expressed its resolve to tackle the spread of Lassa fever disease which has claimed 41 lives in parts of the country since the beginning of 2020. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, who spoke at press briefing in Abuja, gave an update on the raging outbreak of…