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Zamfara Rep dumps PDP for APC

NewsDeskNgOct 30, 2024October 30, 20240

Suleiman Abubakar Gummi, who represents Gummi/Bukkuyum federal constituency of Zamfara State in the House of Representatives, has joined the All Progressives Congress, APC. Gummi was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He cited the unresolved internal crisis in the PDP as reason for his detection. Gummi’s...

Makinde qualified to run for President – PDP chieftain, Okai

NewsDeskNgOct 30, 2024October 30, 20240

Comrade Usman Okai Austin, a former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for Dekina/Bassa Federal House of Representatives and national coordinator of the National Youths Frontier, has said Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State is “overwhelmingly qualified” to pursue the Nigerian presidency. Okai said Makinde’s two-term leadership in Oyo State and...

NRM drags OGSIEC to court over imposition of N250,000 fee on candidates

NewsDeskNgOct 30, 2024October 30, 20240

The National Rescue Movement (NRM) has dragged the Ogun State Independent Election Commission (OGSIEC) to court over the required administrative charges imposed on all candidates in the November 16 local government election. According to reports, the Chairman of the Commission, Babatunde Osibodu had announced a N250,000 charge on each chairmanship...

Senate begins screening of ministerial nominees

NewsDeskNgOct 30, 2024October 30, 20240

The Nigerian Senate has commenced the screening of ministerial nominees which were forwarded to the upper legislative chamber by President Bola Tinubu. The nominees were to be screened on Tuesday, but the exercise was postponed till Wednesday for adequate preparation. Meanwhile the Senate commenced the screening at exactly 1:10 pm...

Don’t lose guard in defence of democracy – Information Minister Idris tells Nigerian media

NewsDeskNgOct 30, 2024October 30, 20240

Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, has said that it is imperative for the media to not lose guard in the defence of Nigeria’s 24 years of unbroken democratic experience. He said this when the Executive Council of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), paid him a courtesy visit as part...

No judge defied Federal High Court Chief Judge’s order on transfer

NewsDeskNgOct 30, 2024October 30, 20240

The Federal High Court of Nigeria has clarified that the order of the Chief Judge of the Court, Justice John Tsoho, was not defied by any of the judges on the bench of the court across the country. Rather, the court said that the earlier transfer order made by the...

Anti-people policies: Don’t do everything IMF, World Bank ask you to – Jega tells Tinubu

NewsDeskNgOct 30, 2024October 30, 20240

An erstwhile Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has urged the Nigerian government not to take every advice offered by the Bretton Woods institutions – the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, IMF. Jega said while it is good and useful to engage with...

Maduforo reveals importance of Rangers draw against Kwara United

NewsDeskNgOct 30, 2024October 30, 20240

Rangers midfielder, Kingsley Maduforo says the point gained in the clash against Kwara United was a reward for hard work. The Flying Antelopes held Kwara United to a 1-1 draw in a matchday nine fixture in Ilorin on Monday. Maduforo’s goal rescued a point for Rangers in the game. He...

Fuel Subsidy: NNPCL Have No Justification Importing More Fuel Into Nigeria – APC Group

NewsDeskNgOct 30, 2024October 30, 20240

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has no justification for continuing to import fuel into Nigeria despite Dangote Refinery’s capacity to meet local demand, the APC Prosperity Group has stated. According to a statement signed by Usman Abubakar, this continued importation perpetuates Nigeria’s reliance on foreign fuel, exacerbating foreign...

EFCC arrests four ‘bank hackers’ in Abuja

NewsDeskNgOct 30, 2024October 30, 20240

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says its operatives have arrested about four suspected bank hackers in Abuja. A statement issued on Tuesday by the spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Dele Oyewale said they were nabbed for alleged conspiracy, unauthorised access to banks’ computer systems and fraudulent withdrawal of...

Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed Laments Removal Of Railway Sleepers In Alkaleri, Tafawa Balewa

Amnesty International Reports 1,100 Kidnappings In Nigeria In Three Months

FG Unlocks $200 Million AfDB Funding To Boost National Fibre Infrastructure

Zamfara Rep dumps PDP for APC

Makinde qualified to run for President – PDP chieftain, Okai

NRM drags OGSIEC to court over imposition of N250,000 fee on candidates

Senate begins screening of ministerial nominees

Don’t lose guard in defence of democracy – Information Minister Idris tells Nigerian media

No judge defied Federal High Court Chief Judge’s order on transfer

Anti-people policies: Don’t do everything IMF, World Bank ask you to – Jega tells Tinubu

Maduforo reveals importance of Rangers draw against Kwara United

Fuel Subsidy: NNPCL Have No Justification Importing More Fuel Into Nigeria – APC Group

EFCC arrests four ‘bank hackers’ in Abuja