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For approving the purchase of 10 Toyota Land Cruiser V8 sport utility vans (SUVs) worth N1.145 billion for the Niger Republic to tackle insecurity at a time the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is on a protracted strike, the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) and New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) have …

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, said Nigeria would continue to grapple with its current challenges unless it was restructured. Atiku stated this at the 64th Annual Bible Study Conference of the National Council of Anglican Youth Fellowship (AYF) of Nigeria held at the Ekiti Diocesan Camp Ground, Iyin-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Represented by his running mate …

Theepicentre of terrorism in Kaduna State, Birnin Gwari, is beginning to witness mass exodus following intensified attempts by warring factions to seize control of the territory. It will be recalled that after  the Ansaru terrorists, a faction of Boko Haram, annexed the area and instituted a kind of local authority, the locals had some relief going by report that the …

His Highness, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, CON, Mohammadu Sanusi II, the Khalifa of the Tijanniyah Sufi Order of Nigeria, yesterday, expressed his angst at the current situation Nigeria has found herself, insisting that the country is in a deeper hole and a bigger mess now, than it was in 2015. He also warned that 2023 will be worse, compared to what …

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, has issued a 30-day ultimatum to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State to stop its Salary Subvention Policy in the state-owned polytechnics. The union gave the order, yesterday, at a news conference organised by its local chapter at the Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku. ASUP Zonal Coordinator (South-South and South-East), Precious Nwakodo, said the …

The problem between the two camps started after Atiku defeated Mr Wike to emerge the party’s flagbearer. As part of the process of reconciling aggrieved party members, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, met with Nyesom Wike, the Rivers State governor. The meeting which held behind closed doors, took place at the Abuja …

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar, has assured the 2022 Batch ‘B’ Stream 11 corps members in Sokoto State that the Shari’a Law is not binding on non-Muslims in the state. The Sultan gave the assurance on Thursday in his palace when the NYSC management team in the state led by the state coordinator and some selected corps members …

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Thursday unveiled the state’s security outfit known as Community Volunteer Guards. He pledged that his administration would legally procure AK-47, AK-49 and other sophisticated weapons for the group. Ortom said that 500 personnel drawn from the 23 local government areas of the state were recruited in the first batch. According to report by PUNCH, …

About two months after the presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party, aggrieved Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, and the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday met behind closed doors in Abuja. Although the details of the meeting were still sketchy as of the time of this report, sources in the PDP said the meeting between Atiku and …

Akwa Ibom State High Court, sitting in Uyo, the state capital, has sentenced a 21-year-old Uduak Akpan to death by hanging for the murder of Akwa Ibom job seeker, Iniubong Umoren. The court also found the accused guilty of rape and accordingly sentenced him to life imprisonment for having carnal knowledge of the deceased whom he lured to his father’s …