The Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caretaker Committee in the Southwest, Mr. Dayo Ogungbenro, has dismissed insinuations in political quarters that some governors elected on the platform of the party are supporting the candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr. Agboola Ajayi. Ajayi, the deputy governor, defected to the PDP from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of its primaries, but promptly dumped the party (PDP) after being defeated by Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), in a primary adjudged as credible and fair. In a statement issued on Sunday in Ibadan, Oyo State, the PDP bigwig challenged the writers of…
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Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai has commended the Nigerian Air Force for the deployment its Special Forces to the Southern Kaduna area of the state. This was contained in a statement issued by the state commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, on Sunday. The statement noted that the deployment of the Nigerian Air Force Special Forces is coming after its Nigerian Army counterparts arrived Kafanchan at the weekend. “The Governor received the news of the deployment of Special Forces of the Nigerian Air Force to Southern Kaduna with joy and appreciation. “It’s a demonstration of…
The Ghanaian Ministry of Trades has insisted that Nigerian traders must pay taxes and other fees imposed on them. It rejected claims of unfair treatment by the traders in the enforcement of the Ghana Investment Promotion Council regulations. This is happening despite the intervention of the presidents of Ghana and Nigeria through the Economic Community of West African States. A Nigerian trader whose shop was locked up by the Ghanaian security officials had recorded a video of the incident in which they asked him to pay $1m registration fee. The victim had shown the officials his business registration certificate and…
Nigerian Army has described Sunday’s publication by Sahara Reporters in which it claimed that three soldiers were killed in a fresh attack launched on Borno community by Boko Haram fighters as fake and mischievous. According to the official twitter handle of Nigerian Army, Sahara Reporters also falsely claimed that several weapons and ammunitions were stolen during the attack that lasted for two hours. It may not be surprising after all, that Sahara Reporters had published the apparently mischievous news because of its clearly demonstrated sympathy for the Boko Haram terror group.
The Ondo State governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has received the Outline Business Case (OBC) for establishing a seaport in the state. OBC is one of the critical requirements preceding port declaration and showcases the project as a multipurpose deep seaport. At the occasion in Akure, Governor Akeredolu expressed satisfaction with the level of cooperation by his administration at establishing Port Ondo, saying that the confidence of the consulting firm on the viability of the project is a pointer to its eventual success. The governor said the avalanche of resources the state is blessed with, within its riverine communities coupled with the…
As part of preparations towards the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states as well as efforts by the police high command to curb the proliferation of prohibited firearms in the country, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered Commissioners of Police across the country to immediately initiate appropriate actions to identify, arrest and prosecute any individual(s) or group(s) in possession of prohibited firearms. In a statement, Force spokesperson, Frank Mba, said that the directive had become necessary following the need to curb the spread of dangerous weapons in the country. The statement reads, “In addition, the directive is…
The National leader of the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, Olusegun Mimiko, has slammed Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state over attacks launched on his personality. Recall that Akeredolu had condemned his predecessor for abandoning projects started by late the former governor of the state, Olusegun Agagu. But Mimiko, who spoke while receiving the state Deputy Governor, Hon Agboola Ajayi, at his Ondo town residence on Saturday, described the governor as a joker, noting that what his administration achieved in eight years, the APC government in the state has not attained the feat in one year. He also berated Akeredolu for…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Saturday said that the Air Component of Operation THUNDER STRIKE has neutralized several armed bandits at their camp in the Kuduru Forest area of Kaduna State. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the coordinator, Defence Media Operations (DMO), Major General John Eneche. He disclosed that this was achieved through airstrikes carried out on Thursday following the intelligence reports indicating the convergence of members of an Ansaru Terrorist Sect-linked bandits group, led by one Mallam Abba, at the location. He added that the aerial surveillance missions conducted over the…
Lagos State Governor and Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) National Campaign Council for Ondo State Governorship Election, Mr. Babajide Sanwoolu, said the ruling party’s victory in the October 10 poll would be a landslide and that the party’s flag bearer, Governor Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, enjoys the endorsement of the party’s National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the blessings of the entire party structure, from the national to the state level. He spoke with newsmen yesterday at the party’s national Secretariat in Abuja after the inauguration of the 104-member National Campaign Council for the Ondo State governorship election by…
The National Association of Nigerians Students (NANS) Joint Campus Committee(JCC) and National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS) on Saturday gave Governor Dapo Abiodun 21 – day ultimatum to appoint a substantive Commissioner for the state’s ministry of Education, Science and Technology to arrest the drift in the sector. The students expressed worry that this key sector of the state should not be left without a Commissioner, urging Abiodun to urgently appoint a seasoned and tested Educationist and administrator of the status of a professor as Commissioner to man the education ministry. In a joint pressing briefing in Abeokuta, the…