FG Urges Nigerians Living Along River Benue Basin To Relocate

NewsNigeriaFG Urges Nigerians Living Along River Benue Basin To Relocate

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 18, 2024

Nigerians living along the River Benue Basin have been urged to quickly locate from the river banks as increased water on the River Benue has reached the flooding level due to increased rainfall. Umar Mohammed, Director-General of Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, also urged those along the River Niger to move to a safer ground as the management of Kainji and Jebba Dams are working to control...

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Inter Party Advisory Council Calls For Scrapping State Independent Electoral Commissions

NewsNigeriaPoliticsInter Party Advisory Council Calls For Scrapping State Independent Electoral Commissions

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 18, 2024

The National Chairman of Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Alhaji Yusuf Dantalle has called for scrapping State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs), saying, “the sham called elections they conduct are deliberate assault on the nation’s democracy. Dantalle spoke Thursday at the quarterly consultative meeting organized by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. “Council will not fold its hand and allow this glaring perversion  of the democratic process to continue. It is not just a coronation...

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PTDF Screen Over 400 Candidates For Scholarship

EducationNewsNigeriaPTDF Screen Over 400 Candidates For Scholarship

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 18, 2024

No fewer than 403 candidates from the Northwest zone have so far been screened for both masters and PhD candidates by the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) for its In-Country Scholarship Scheme. The screening is being conducted at the College of Petroleum Studies in Kaduna. The programme aims to develop local capacity in the oil and gas industry by providing scholarships in fields like Engineering, Computing, Geo Sciences, Environmental Studies and Management. Saratu Abdullahi Idris,...

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Former President Jonathan Criticizes Judiciary Over Judgements

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFormer President Jonathan Criticizes Judiciary Over Judgements

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 18, 2024

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has criticized the judiciary over judgements, saying they were capable of derailing the nation’s democracy. The former president while reacting to judgements emanating from various courts  in recent times, on Thursday at the 67th birthday celebration of a legal luminary, Prof. Mike Ozekhome, SAN, in Abuja. He noted that judgements, especially on political cases, were worrisome, particular judgement that Supreme Court’s decision that a ward chairman of a political party could suspend its national...

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LG Election: Kogi Govt Restricts Vehicular Movement On Saturday, October 19

NewsNigeriaPoliticsLG Election: Kogi Govt Restricts Vehicular Movement On Saturday, October 19

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)October 18, 2024

The Kogi State Government has announced the restriction of vehicular movement between the hours of 7am to 4pm on Saturday 19th October, 2024. Hon. Kingsley Femi Fanwo, Commissioner for Information and Communications, in a press statement on Thursday noted that the decision is to ensure a hitch-free council poll in the state and to guarantee the security of voters and citizens across the 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The statement read, “The State...

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Tinubu’s Economic Reforms Fall Short as 14 Million More Nigerians Slip into Poverty

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu’s Economic Reforms Fall Short as 14 Million More Nigerians Slip into Poverty

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 18, 2024

The World Bank has disclosed that over 129 million Nigerians, representing 56 per cent of the population, now live below the national poverty line. This is a sharp rise from 40.1 per cent in 2018, according to its Nigeria Development Update report released on Thursday in Abuja. The report attributes the worsening poverty to sluggish economic growth, inflation, and several external shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters. “With growth proving too slow...

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Impeachment: Northern Senators Pass Vote Of Confidence In Akpabio 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsImpeachment: Northern Senators Pass Vote Of Confidence In Akpabio 

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)October 18, 2024

A majority of the northern Senators on Thursday passed a vote of confidence in Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The senators who distanced themselves from the reported move to impeach the Senate President pledged their total support and cooperation to the leadership of the Senate It will be recalled that the Senate earlier in the day passed a vote of confidence on the President of the Senate, and the entire leadership of the Senate. While moving...

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NAF Airlifts Relief Materials Donated By Nigeria’s First Lady To Borno Flood Victims

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNAF Airlifts Relief Materials Donated By Nigeria’s First Lady To Borno Flood Victims

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)October 18, 2024

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has continued to demonstrate its commitment to providing Aid to Civil Authority when it successfully completed the airlift of relief materials donated by Nigeria’s first lady, Oluremi Tinubu to Borno State flood victims. Olusola F Akinboyewa, Air Commodore, Director Public Relations and Information, in a press statement on Thursday, noted that NAF had on Wednesday October 16 completed an airlift mission to deliver essential relief materials to flood victims in...

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NAF Chief Reaffirms Loyalty To President Tinubu

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNAF Chief Reaffirms Loyalty To President Tinubu

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)October 18, 2024

…Supports Senior Leaders On NAF Transformation The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has reaffirmed the loyalty of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The NAF chief also expressed strong confidence in the capabilities of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Senior Leadership to spearhead the ongoing transformation for greater agility and resilience, towards more effective airpower delivery in pursuit of Nigeria’s national defence and security imperatives. This...

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Soludo’s broadcast on LG Autonomy Confronts the President and Supreme Court

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsSoludo’s broadcast on LG Autonomy Confronts the President and Supreme Court

PilotnewsOctober 18, 2024

“Soludo’s position conflicts with President Tinubu’s legacy of restoring the quintessence of the local government system in Nigeria’s federalism.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu On Tuesday, the Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, held a press conference to address concerns over the Anambra State Local Government Administration Law 2024, recently passed by the Anambra State House of Assembly. Only two weeks ago, the Governor superintended over a sham local government election in which he used the illegal...

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