AGGRIEVED governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) known as the G5 or the Integrity Group on Thursday stormed the ancient city of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, for the campaign flag-off for the reelection of Governor Seyi Makinde. Makinde’s allies including Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Samuel Ortom of Benue, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu attended the event at the Mapo Hall in Ibadan. The PDP Deputy National Chairman in the South-West, Taofeek Arapaja; the party’s Chairman in Oyo, Bayo Ogungbenro; amongst other party faithful were also in attendance. Decked in traditional attire synonymous with Yorubaland,…
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AN Abuja High Court has stopped an application seeking to remove the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu from office over alleged false asset declaration. Justice M. A. Hassan on Wednesday refused the application alongside the 14 reliefs brought by the claimants. The judge held that Prof Yakubu’s asset declaration was was lawful, valid and in compliance with the law. The presiding judge barred the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Police, and the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) from arresting Yakubu. In an Originating Summons filed by one Somadina Uzoamaka against the Attorney…
HEALTHCARE providers and the general public have been notified by the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) that the Indonesian authorities have revoked the licenses of two pharmaceutical companies (PT Yarindo Farmatama and PT Universal Pharmaceutical industries) to prevent them from producing syrup-type medicines following the death of 159 children under-5 years, due to acute kidney injury. In the alert, posted on the Agency’s website, it explained that the two companies used propylene glycol as a raw material in the production of medicinal syrups. “The syrups, often used by children, contained excessive amounts of ethylene glycol…
THE Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday, said it arrested the mastermind of a December 29, 2022 explosion near the Palace of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in the Okene area of Kogi State. The secret police said the suspect, Abdulmumin Otaru aka Abu Mikdad and one of his associates, Saidu Suleiman were arrested on January 3, 2023. The DSS identified Otaru as a high commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) who had carried out many attacks in the North-Central and other parts of Nigeria. “Otaru operated terrorist cells in and around Kogi State. Similarly, he and…
FORMER Nigerian Ambassador to Jordan, Amb. Farouk Malami Yabo today dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Amb. Yabo announced his defection on Wednesday at Yabo town of Yabo local government area of Sokoto at the venue of the statewide PDP electioneering campaign. He was received into the PDP by the state Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the party’s gubernatorial candidate, Mallam Saidu Umar (Mallam Ubandoman Sokoto) and other party bigwigs. Details soon.
GOVERNOR Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has been commended for churning out sound policies, programmes and projects that have direct bearing geared on the life of a common man. This is even as the Governor’s reelection bid received an overwhelming boost with support of community leaders and critical stakeholders. The commendation was made by the Emir of Nafada, His Royal Highness, Muhammad Dadum Hamza as Gombe APC campaign team paid him a courtesy call at his palace in Nafada. The Emir expressed delight over the visit, describing it as historic and home-coming. He applauded the governor’s concern over the plights of the…
TROOPS of Operation Forest Sanity have eliminated four terrorists and recovered arms and ammunition as well as other items in two encounters in Kaduna State. Maj-Gen. Musa Danmadami, Director, Defence Media Operations, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Danmadami said the troops had on Sunday and Monday responded to distress calls of bandits’ attacks at Rafin Sarki village in Giwa Local Government Area, Kaduna State. He said the troops engaged the terrorists in a gunfight and neutralised two , recovering one AK 47 rifle. He added that troops had also on Tuesday, carried out an ambush…
THE Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has raised the alarm over the killing of Muslims in the South East by some non-Muslims. The council under the leadership of the President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, also called on security agencies to do more to protect the lives and property of Muslims and bring the perpetrators of such killings to justice. The NSCIA further urged Muslims to collect their permanent voter cards (PVCs) because evidence revealed that many registered Muslims were yet to do so. These are contained in a communique issued after the special…
A FORMER Nigeria’s Ambassador to South Africa, and former Niger State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Musa Ibeto, has resigned his membership of All Progressives Congress (APC) and the party presidential campaign council. News Point Nigeria gathered that Ibeto, in his letter of resignation dated 3rd January ,2023 and addressed to his Ibelu Central ward Chairman, in Magama Local Government of Niger State on Tuesday, said he took the decision to dump the party for several reasons. It could be recalled that Alhaji Ahmed Musa Ibeto dumped the APC for PDP in July, 2018 to contest the party governorship primaries returned…
THE deputy governor of Borno State, Hon. Umar Usman Kadafur, on Thursday, presided over the swearing-in of the newly appointed 27 local government transition caretaker chairmen of the state on behalf of Governor Babagana Zulum. Kadafur, in the company of the All Progressive Congress (APC) state chairman, Ali Bukar Dalori, presided over the swearing-in ceremony, as the governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, was out of the country on official engagements. The State Chief Judge, Justice Kashim Zannah, performed the oath of office and allegiance to the new appointees, at the International Conference Centre of the Musa Usman Secretariat in Maiduguri.…
GOVERNOR Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has pardoned 11 convicts in an exercise of the prerogative of mercy powers conferred on him by Section 212 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended. A statement from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House said that the governor, who acted on the recommendation of the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, released the convicts on Sunday. The statement added that it was customary to extend a gesture of compassion on New Year day by granting pardon to deserving prisoners within the jurisdiction of the state. The Kaduna State Advisory…
Nigeria’s First Baby Of 2023 A BABY boy named, Chimemla Testimony Uchenna has been named Nigeria’s First Baby Of The Year 2023, Uchenna dropped at exactly 12:04am at the Kubwa General Hospital in Abuja, Sunday. The Minister of Women Affairs Mrs Pauline Tallen, says the Federal Government would sustain the reward given to every first baby of the year and also monitor their development. Tallen, represented by Mr Ali Madugu, Director Child Development Department in the ministry said the tradition of rewarding the baby of the year had been sustained since 2012. Also, Mrs Aisha Buhari, Wife of the President,…
IN an interesting twist to the Emefiele and DSS saga, a constitutional lawyer, Peter O. Abang, Esq, has petitioned the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), seeking commencement of criminal inquiry, arrest and prosecution of the DG of SSS over his alleged role in the plot to frame CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, for terrorism financing. The lawyer’s petition was sequel to the Court’s clearance of the CBN Governor, which described the plot as baseless and oppressive. In the petition dated December 30, 2022, addressed to the AGF and made available to News Point…
A WANTED bandit kingpin, Gwoska Dankarami, on New Year eve, escaped death by the whiskers when air strikes of the Nigerian military targeted his hideout, along Kaura Namoda Road in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. PRNigeria however gathered that several of his foot-soldiers were not so lucky, as they were eliminated by the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, jets’ rockets. The well-planned and coordinated air operations carried out in the early hours of Saturday, targeted Dankarami’s hideout with the intent of eliminating the terrorist, but he escaped with serious injuries, a military intelligence operative told PRNigeria. Speaking to PRNigeria,…
THE All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, says reports linking him with a meeting with the five governors of the People’s Democratic Party popularly known as G-5 were unsubstantiated and ‘evil intentioned.’ There had been media reports of Tinubu’s purported marathon meeting with the PDP governors in London, United Kingdom, on Tuesday. He was said to have met with Governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), and Samuel Ortom (Benue), an allegation the Rivers State governor denied on Friday in Port Harcourt. Reacting to the news three days after it broke, Tinubu, in…
GOVERNOR Ademola Adeleke of Osun has approved the immediate suspension of Dr Niyi Oginni, Executive Secretary, Osun Health Insurance Agency (OHIS) and Dr Adebukola Olujide, the Head of the Primary HealthCare Development Board in the State. This is contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Malam Olawale Rasheed, on Saturday in Osogbo. Adeleke also directed the Public Procurement Agency and other relevant government agency to immediately commence the process of recovering all outstanding tender fees on contract awards, Joint Venture Agreements (JVAs), Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs), among others to which the state government is a party to, in…
THE immediate past Kano State Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Dr Muhammad Tahar Adam has said he resigned his appointment voluntarily denying report that he was sacked by Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje. It could be recalled that Kano State Commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba had issued a statement on Saturday announcing the sacking of Dr Muhammad Tahar Adam, popularly called “Baba Impossible” as Commissioner for Religious Affairs. In an interview with Freedom Radio on Saturday, “Baba Impossible” expressed surprise over the news of his sacking noting that he submitted his letter of resignation on Friday, December, 30th 2022, to Secretary to the…
THE expectations of a salary increase for civil and public servants have been dashed by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige. In a clarification by the Head, Press and Public Relations unit of the ministry, Olajide Oshundun in Abuja last night, Ngige said he was misquoted by State House Correspondents on the issue. Ngige pointed out that what he referred to was remunerations and emoluments of the affected workers, especially the civil servants. “The Presidential Committee on Salaries (PCS) through the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) received recommendations for review of…
MIYETTI Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) said it had not endorsed any presidential candidate or political party in the 2023 general elections. The National President of MACBAN, Alhaji Baba Usman-Ngelzarma, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Abuja. He said: “First of all I will have to make clarification because there are two Miyetti Allah groups. We have the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore and the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), which is the one I represent as the National President. ” As far as my association,…
CENTER for information technology and development (CITAD), has charged the Nigeria Police, to avoid unlawful detention of citizens, and ensure that every arrest made, is with an order of a competent court. CITAD digital rights program officer, Ali Sabo made the call during a press briefing ,held in Kano. According to him, the media parley was organized, to draw the attention of the Nigerian authorities, and other stakeholders to bring to an end to the continued harassment and detention of citizens online. He stressed that, harassments and continued detention of citizens, without following due process ,is negating the principles of…