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An historic mega party alliance in the mode of a movement, to chat a fresh alternative in politics is in the offing. The National Consultative Front said on Wednesday measures had been put in place to form a mega political party in July 2021 top save Nigerians from the “disaster” the ruling All Progressives Congress brought upon the country. The ...
March, 2021
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25 March
Why Tinubu is not a constant face in Aso Rock – Presidency
The Presidency has said that President Muhammadu Buhari and strong ally, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scarce in Aso Rock. “If the Asiwaju is not a frequent face in the Aso Rock Villa, it is on account of the fact that he is not a cabinet member of this government. The fact that he is not every day around the ...
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25 March
Presidency denies rift between Buhari & Tinubu; handiwork of cynics
The Presidency wishes to make it clear that there is no rift between President Muhammadu Buhari and his strong ally, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The President and the Asiwaju have a very strong commitment to the All Progressives Congress, APC towards bringing CHANGE and this is a commitment they have made to the Nigerian people. Recent reports of a rift ...
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25 March
Benue Gov Samuel Ortom, petition IG on Saturday’s assassination attempt
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday formally presented to the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, a petition on Saturday’s assassination attempt on him. The governor presented the petition to the police boss at an early morning meeting the two of them had in Abuja. Recall that Ortom and his aides were attacked on Saturday on his way to ...
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25 March
Custom officer attempting to intercept smuggled goods drowns in Lagos
An Assistant Inspector of Customs, Aliyu A A, drowned while attempting to intercept suspected smuggled goods. The Nigerian Customs Service, Western Marine Command made this known in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Idaho Sulaiman, on Wednesday. The agency said the incident happened about 06.10pm on Monday, while operatives of the command, Akere Surveillance/Monitoring team under Idiroko Outstation, were ...
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25 March
FIFA banned its former president Sepp Blatter until 2028 on Wednesday after handing him a new suspension of six years and eight months for receiving huge bonuses. Former FIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke also had his existing suspension extended by the same amount. The new bans will only come into force when the current bans on Blatter and Valcke for corruption, ...
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25 March
MTN Nigeria Unveils Customer Engagement Platform
MTN Nigeria has unveiled a new unified customer engagement platform, EnGauge, designed to enable small-to-medium enterprise business owners seamlessly administer transactions with customers, potentially increasing their productivity significantly.Developed in partnership with Ajua, an African start-up, MTN EnGauge is an agile application that offers innovative customer management solutions, including digital payments using a unique Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) code; Customer ...
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25 March
Flood Alerts, FG Warns States, Others
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency has warned states and other stakeholders in the building and environment sectors to play their roles well to mitigate flooding this year. The Director-General of the agency, Clement Nze, who gave the warning in Abuja yesterday, said previous attempts to get the state government along in its flood forecast efforts had not yielded the desire ...
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25 March
Abductors Of Birnin Gwari Teachers Demand N15m
The abductors of three teachers from the UBE Primary School, Rama in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have demanded N15million for their release. The gunmen had on Monday, March 15, 2021, stormed the school and abducted three teachers and three boys from primary 3, shortly after the school assembly. Teachers from the school later told our correspondent ...
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25 March
Senate Moves To Whittle Down IGP’s Powers, Decentralises Police Structure
Senate Moves To WhittlThe Senate yesterday introduced a bill seeking to amend the Police Act, 2020. The new bill titled ‘The Nigeria Police Act 2020 (Amendment) Bill, 2021’, was sponsored by Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru (APC, Osun). According to the sponsor, the bill seeks to enhance the operational capacity of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) through the removal of constraints ...
