Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the gruesome killing of A member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly representing Dass constituency, Musa Mante Baraza. The police through the PPRO, DSP Ahmed Wakili confirmed through the telephone on Friday morning that the member was attacked and killed by the yet to be identified suspected gunmen late Thursday night at his residence in Dass. Though the aim of the attack is yet to be ascertained, the gunmen are suspected to be armed robbers who invaded his house at the wee hours of the Thursday night. Ahmed Wakili added that his two…
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THE Federal Government on Thursday disclosed that it had expended N1.57 trillion on debt servicing and N1.61 trillion on personnel and pensions in the current year. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, made the statement on debt servicing and others expenses during the presentation of the 2021-2023 Medium-term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) to the joint House of Representatives on Finance, Aids, Loans and Debt Management and appropriations and observed that capital expenditure increased to about N1 trillion by July 2020 against N444.75 billion released as of June 2020 (largely due to…
Governor Nasir-El-Rufai has accused some religious leaders of fanning the flames that cause the violence in Kaduna State. He made this known when receiving a delegation led by Primate of the Anglican Church of Nigeria, Most Reverend Henry Ndukuba. El-Rufai said “the main drivers of this violence are a few clerics that use their platforms, not to preach peaceful co-existence or promote our common humanity. “Rather, they use their platforms and revered positions to divide and incite violence.” Speaking earlier, Most Rev. Ndukuba called on both Christians and Muslims to work to make the nation better. “I believe that if Christians will…
The High Command of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN), on Thursday, said that special operations forces have been deployed to curb the incessant attacks and killings in Southern part of Kaduna state. Addressing journalists in Abuja, at a press briefing, Major General John Enenche, Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, (CDMO), said, “in a bid to curb the recent attacks and isolated killings in Southern Kaduna, troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN have continued to intensify efforts aimed at securing the lives and property in the general area. “Particularly, Special Operations Forces have been deployed to the Joint Operations Area covering…
The Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu has advised citizens and residents of the state to avoid fighting over any politician as the state governorship election draws near. He specifically urged members of the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress to close ranks because even aspirants who contested against him during the party primary are now united in their support for the party and his candidature. Akeredolu said this during the inauguration of the construction of 45.6KM water rising mains and pipe laying along Igbokoda-Ugbonla Road, in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of the state, on Thursday. He said…
The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajuiba, has disclosed that the current ASUU strike will not hinder the reopening of tertiary institutions. ASUU has been on strike since March, 2020 over lingering issues including an attempt to force the lecturers to enrol on the Federal Government Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) platform. Nwajiuba stated this while speaking at the daily briefing of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 in Abuja, on Thursday. The Minister noted that the PTF would release directive on when the universities would be reopened, saying he was also in consultation with proprietors of private universities…
NIGERIA risks a return to recession — the second in four years — unless there is a strong third quarter economic performance, the Federal Government has warned. It explained that another recession will come with grave consequences. The government also warned that Nigeria faces significant medium-term fiscal challenges, especially in revenue generation, which if not immediately addressed, could snowball into a debt sustainability crisis. Minister of State for Finance, Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba spoke yesterday at an interactive session organised by the House of Representatives Joint Committees on Finance, Appropriation, Budget and Economic Development as well as Loans…
By Damilola Balogun About some days ago, a rumour about a relaxation centre located in Akure, Sunbeth Star Hotel and suites raided by EFCC has been spread widely on social media. YemieFash medium has learnt. However, the management of Sunbeth Hotel and Suites has contacted a source from YemieFash medium to disregard this information. It was clearly stated that nothing of such ever happened in the organization. In addition, the organization however pleaded to everyone to as well disregard every information that has to do with harassment of guests which is totally false. In regards to this, the objective…
He is not just an accomplished entrepreneur, industrialist and prolific go-getter, he is a politician with a human face, whose humanitarian efforts and achievements speak volumes. His name is Prince Dapo Adelegan, the Chairman/CEO, Celtron Group as well as President of PR African International Limited. Adelegan has not only distinguished himself in the area of public relations, marketing and events promotion in the last 20 years, including the smooth organisation of the highly successful Lekki Sunsplash Concert in the 1990s, he has affected the lives everyone who has crossed his path, and justifiably craves for the governorship seat of Ondo State.…
Aspirants that contested at the primary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are jostling to be named as running mate to Eyitayo Jegede for the October 10 governorship election. Jegede clinched the PDP ticket by polling 888 to defeat his closest rival, Hon Agboola Ajayi, who got 657 votes. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Tuesday August 18, as the deadline for the substitution of names of governorship candidates and deputies for Ondo governorship election. Jegede had earlier dropped the name of one of his aides, Olumide Ogunje, as his running mate but pressure is on him to…