Enugu 2023: Zoning tears traditional rulers, PGs apart

…moves to acquire Chinese Juncao technology to produce food By Gabriel Ewepu The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, Thursday, boosted that if China can feed itself with over 1 billion people, Nigeria can also feed herself. Abubakar stated this during a courtesy visit by the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, […]

By Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja A former local government chairman in Bayelsa state, Pastor Donald Daunemigha, has obtained the expression of interest and nomination forms to contest the Bayelsa West Senatorial seat against former governor, Seriake Dickson, in the 2023 election. This is even as the PDP chieftain accused Dickson of going against the zoning formula […]

The aftermath of the Presidential directive to the Service Chiefs to go after the terrorists that attacked and bombed the rail track and the train ferrying hundreds of passengers on the Kaduna-Abuja line, Nigerian Airforce attack aircraft on Wednesday neutralized more than 30 of the terrorists in a forest between Kaduna and Niger States.

One person killed as gunmen set LG hqts ablaze in Anambra

Delta politician and businessman Hon James Onwordi Popularly known as Ibori Ubulu has lambasted Nigeria Actress Annie Idibia for allegedly abandoning his brother Wisdom Macauley. James Onwordi noted that Wisdom Macauley is Annie’s elder brother and there is no reason Annie should be coming online to list some of the Assistants she has rendered to […]

By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi A member representing Birnin Kebbi, Kalgo and Bunza federal constituency, Honourable Bello Yakub Rilisco, has on Thursday defected from the ruling All progressives Congress (APC) to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kebbi state. Confirming his defection, his senior legislative aide on politics, Hussaini Shehu, said that he left […]

By Kingsley Omonobi, Abuja Unknown gunmen suspected to be armed bandits/terrorists have kidnapped the traditional ruler, Monarch of Bukpe Community in Kwali Area Council of the FCT. According to sources, the suspected kidnappers invaded the community in large numbers and abducted His Royal Highness, Alhaji Hassan Shamidozhi after shooting sporadically to scare away members of […]

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory FCT Ministerial Task Team on City Sanitation, on Thursday, launched an onslaught on a “colony” inhabited by scavengers and miscreants in Nyanya, pulling down several illegal structures. Head, Monitoring and Enforcement, Abuja Environmental Protection Board AEPB, Kaka Bello, led the demolition team. Bello explained that the removal […]

Lagos State government has said that of the about 25 million people in the state, only 4.2 million are ‘active taxpayers’, calling on citizens to be more responsible. The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotosho, said this at a meeting the government held with stakeholders to explain the need to begin tolling […]

By Marie-Therese Nanlong Jos – Plateau State Deputy Governor, Professor Sonni Tyoden has declared his intention to take over from his Principal, Governor Simon Lalong, as Governor in 2023. Tyoden who has been the State Deputy Governor since 2015 said he is the best candidate to succeed Governor Lalong as he has the experience and […]

FG providing reliable electricity to 12,000 shops, says REA

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By Ozioruva Aliu, Benin City The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday reversed itself as it declared that it would participate in the local government area election in the state fixed for April 15. Addressing a press conference at the end of a meeting at the State Secretariat of the […]