Due to renewed activities of insurgencies across parts of Nigeria, the leadership of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday has called on the Federal Government to convert forests to military bases as a measure to prevent further insurgents’ occupation and improve national security in the country. Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of APC, made the call in Damaturu, the Yobe state capital during a condolence visit to the state over...
Six American citizens, including several public officials, have been arrested in connection with alleged election fraud in Texas. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton disclosed this Wednesday via a post on his official X handle, explained that individuals were implicated in election-related offences linked to a vote-harvesting scheme in Frio County, Texas. Those arrested include Frio County Judge Rochelle Camacho, former Frio County Elections Administrator Carlos Segura, and Pearsall City Council Member Ramiro Trevino. Also arrested...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has reaffirmed that the law enacted by the State House of Assembly banning the sale of alcohol is still enforce. The governor restated this yesterday (Wednesday) at the council chambers of the Government House in Maiduguri while inaugurating the reconstituted committee on “revocation of illegal hotels, brothels, shanties, and criminal hideouts and curbing the menace of antisocial vices”. The governor co-opted the military, police, civil defence, and several other...
Prof. Patrick Utomi, the convener of Big Tent has said that the Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government is set to deepen Nigeria’s democracy, and ensure that the emphasis of governance returns to the people. He stated this in his remarks at the inauguration of the Big Tent coalition Shadow Government in Lagos yesterday, stressing that much seems rooted in politics and positioning for elections that service to the people seems to be a forgotten proposition....
Dr. Pearse Adetokunbo Pearse, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and member board of Governors of Peoples Democratic Institute (PDI) has said that President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Nigeria First policy is a political statement designed to divert attention from the challenges in the country. It will be recalled that the President has approved the Renewed Hope Nigeria First policy that mandates all federal ministries, departments and agencies to give absolute priority to Nigerian goods, services in respect to spending...
The Media Office of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that the popularity of the national coalition led by its principal is causing ripples in the presidency. The media office has in a press statement on Tuesday expressed displeasure over what it described as utter contempt, the disparaging remarks made by Mr. Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Policy Communication, during a recent interview on TVC. The statement reads, “It’s...
The presidency has faulted the claim by the AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita in 1960 was better than that of today, and that Nigerians today are worse off. The presidency in a press statement on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, noted that GDP per capita is not the only criterion used to determine whether people live better lives now than in the...
The success of the non-kinetic approach in tackling insecurity in Kaduna State has been attributed to sharing intelligence with security agencies by traditional leaders. Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani who spoke at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, where 23 vehicles were distributed to traditional leaders on Sunday, noted that his administration holds the royal fathers in high esteem. “The vehicles are to motivate you because we cannot achieve much without synergy between the traditional institution, religious...
Dele Farotimi, a lawyer and an activist has said that he will demand justice concerning his incarceration for 21 days, stressing that those who sent him to prison for an offence that is not known in law in Lagos or Ekiti States must account for their action. The activist who spoke on Sunday night on Channels TV said that whoever is responsible, whether the police, the magistrate or even private individuals, he would demand an...
Prominent leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South East have called on the people of the region, particularly Igbo indigenes, to increase their participation in the party, stressing that stronger involvement would enhance the region’s access to the centre of national decision-making. This appeal came at the APC South East Select Leaders Consultative Meeting held in Enugu on Saturday. The leaders emphasised the strategic importance of aligning with the party currently in...
