The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday evening said he was still searching for his running mate. He spoke at the presentation of the book “Mr Speaker” and unveiling of the Legislative Mentorship Initiative to mark the 60 birthday of Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila in Abuja. Tinubu lauded the good working relationship between Gbajabiamila and his deputy, Hon Ahmed Wase. Tinubu said he needed to learn from the duo about the way they worked seamlessly together as he continues his search for a running mate. He described Gbajabiamila as a symbol of…
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ABUJA–THE Federal Gocernment, Sunday, said that the meeting it convened on Thursday was only for the government team involved in the resolution of the face-off with the university-based unions that led to the ongoing strike. Recall that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige had on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting said that the government team involved in the industrial dispute with the university-based unions would be meeting the next day (Thursday) for progress report on efforts so far made towards finding a truce. But…
The Defence headquarters said on Sunday that troops of Operation Whirl Stroke killed three armed bandits, arrested four and rescued a blindfolded kidnapped victim in the Katsina-Ala area of Benue State. A statement by Major Gen Bernard Onyeuko, Director of Defence Media Operations said, “Notably on 24 June 2024, troops on clearance patrol acting on credible information arrested Four (4) suspected kidnappers at Igumale Council Ward of Ado LGA Benue State namely: Alhaji Abdullahi (18yrs), Sale Hassan (22yrs), Usman Abdullahi (20yrs), Ibrahim Iliyasu (23yrs). “All arrested criminals have been handed over to the Police for further necessary action. “Furthermore,…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday afternoon returned to Abuja after attending the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in the capital of Rwanda, Kigali. Buhari, who traveled on Wednesday, June 22, arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja around 1:04pm, where he was received by senior government officials. While in Kigali, the President attended the official opening ceremony on June 24, followed by high-level meetings of Heads of State and Government on Friday 24 and Saturday 25 June. He also held high-level bilateral discussions with other Commonwealth leaders, including the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and met with…
Some members of the Ondo State chapter of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) have staged a peaceful protest over alleged illegal evacuation of diesel, kerosene and premium motor spirit(PMS) from the NNPC depot in Ore, Odigbo local government area of the state. The protesters said petroleum products from the NNPC Ore depot were meant to be distributed to Ondo and Ekiti States They said the products were being diverted to other parts of the country on the excuses of shortages especially in the northern parts. Salisu Ojo, who spoke on Sunday, on behalf of…
The Nigerian Immigration Service(NIS) has clarified the man at the centre of the alleged transplant saga involving former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, Nwamini David Ukpo, is actually 21 and not 15 as alleged in many media reports. The Comptroller General of NIS, Isa Jere, stated this in an ongoing engagement with editors. Ekweremadu and his wife were arrested by The Metropolitan Police at the Heathrow Airports for alleged human trafficking and organ harvesting on Tuesday. They were arraigned on Thursday Uxbridge Magistrates Court, which ordered their remand in police custody until July 7. Many media…
The Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has signed an executive order for the compulsory installation and use of close circuit television devices in all public and private institutions in the state. This was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Richard Olatunde, on Saturday. According to the statement, the order became imperative in the light of the increased spate of insecurity in the country and the need to ensure the security of lives and properties in all public and private institutions and centres throughout the state. Scores of worshippers were killed during a…
Nigerians displaced from the North-East who are still in Cameroon will be coming home soon as the Presidential Committee on the Repatriation, Returns and Resettlement of Displaced Persons in the North-East has ordered the immediate resumption of their repatriation. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, who is chairman of the Committee gave the directive at the Presidential Villa during a meeting of the Committee where the report of the Technical Working Group (TWG) on repatriation of Nigerians displaced from the North-East was presented by Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, who is the vice chairman of the committee. According…
The Ondo State House of Assembly says it has commenced the process of amending the law that established the State Security Network Agency code-named Amotekun to deal with the rising insecurity in the state. Gbenga Omole, the Assembly’s spokesperson, said this on the sidelines of the Oka Security Summit organised by Oka community in Akoko South-West Local Government area on Saturday. Omole, who is a member of the House Committee on Security, said the law after the review, would give the Amotekun corps power to have access to improved technology and more sophisticated weapons to tackle security challenges.…
The Apapa Area Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), said it seized 19,703.25 kgs of hard drugs, worth over N6 billion between January and June 20. Its Commander, Mr Ameh Inalegwu, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ) in Lagos on Saturday. He said that the command was ready to curb the menace of illegal drug dealers in the nation’s maritime space. ” This is already validated by the numerous seizures recorded in few months,” Inalegwu said. The drugs seized within seven days included 1,518kgs of Tafrodol and Tramadol weighing 3,553 kilograms. …