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•Okays $968,818 for emergency restoration of Lagos power line •Moves to address rising food prices The federal government has explained why the $3.1 billion contract for complete automation of the Nigeria Custom Service (NCS) approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in 2020 was reversed. It said disagreement among partners that formed consortium for the project delayed its take off …

Drivers, security officials and supporters of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday exchanged blows at the party secretariat over a cash gift from Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi. Umahi had breezed into the Secretariat to see the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, two days after he was screened by the John Odigie-led presidential screening committee in Abuja. After the closed …

Governor Nyesom Wike, who picked reasonable votes from Lagos, won Oyo and Ekiti, where he got the backing of Governor Seyi Makinde and former Governor Ayodele Fayose respectively. But Atiku won overall. Premium Times has obtained details of how the various state delegates voted at Saturday’s Special National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja. The primary produced …

Former Imo state governor, Emeka Ihedioha has been tipped to be Atiku Abubakar’s running mate in the 2023 presidential election, a close source has revealed. When contacted, Media aide to the former Imo state governor, AIC Akwarandu told Vanguard that Emeka Ihedioha’s name is among other names being considered by the former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. He said, “Ihedioha …

Bruce Fein, a United States-based lawyer of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has written a letter to the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, disclosing that there are plans by the Nigerian government to imprison the IPOB leader without trial. The letter, dated may 11, 2022, which is addressed to the President …

There were strong indications on Wednesday that the All Progressives Congress national officials were divided over a plan by the President, Major General Muhammadu (retd.), to pick his preferred presidential candidate for the party. Earlier on Wednesday, the APC National Vice Chairman (North-West), Mallam Salihu Lukman, in an open letter to Buhari, warned that picking a successor would be costly …

The police sffairs minister says the approvals also covered supply of drugs and medical equipment for police hospitals. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N8.3 billion for the purchase of operational vehicles and equipment for the Nigeria Police Force. The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided …

Anambra State governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has ordered all landlords in the state to proceed on what he called “Operation Know Your Tenant” as part of measures to fight insecurity in the state. Essentially, the governor directed the landlords to keep appropriate records of such tenants and report anyone suspected of be involved in criminal activities to security operatives. Soludo, …

A former member of the board of trustees (BoT) of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Buba Galadima has decried the approach of President Muhammadu Buhari towards nipping corruption in the bud in his administration. Galadima, while giving his assessment of the fight against corruption in Nigeria, said the arrest of the former Accountant-General of the federation, Ahmed Idris did not …

For much of the past decade, Ansaru has largely been an outlier on the terrorism threat landscape. But the group is making a comeback in Nigeria – and is more dangerous than ever. Ansaru claims to defend the interests of Islam in communities where its presence has largely been contained. It was formed in 2012 as a breakaway Boko Haram faction after …