2027: Ganduje Denies Presidential Ambition, Restates Loyalty To Tinubu 

Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied any presidential ambition in 2027. The former Kano State Governor had on Sunday restated his loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu amid posters currently circulating on social media that claimed he would contest the presidency in 2027, and urged the general public to disregard the posters. A press statement signed by Mr. Edwin Olofu, the Chief Press Secretary to the APC National...

President Tinubu Reduces Nigeria’s Delegation to UN General Assembly

President Bola Tinubu has directed a reduction in the size of Nigeria’s official delegation to the upcoming United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, meetings in New York, United States. Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, disclosed this during a one-day retreat organised by the State House management for heads of government agencies under its supervision in Abuja. He explained that the decision was part of the administration’s commitment to ensure prudent management of resources...

Chinese Firm Agrees to Release Seized Presidential Jet for Tinubu’s Trip

Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd, a Chinese company, has agreed to release one of the three presidential jets seized over a contract dispute with the Ogun State government. According to a spokesperson for the company, “Zhongshan has consistently sought to act reasonably and fairly in the course of a legal dispute with Nigeria which was not of its making.” The company’s gesture comes after a French court ordered the seizure of the jets as...

Ohanaeze Hails Obasanjo’s Position On #IgboMustGo

…Seeks Punishment For Those Promoting Ethnic Profiling Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the Igbo socio-cultural and political organisation has hailed former President Olusegun Obasanjo for his position on the #IgboMustGo, noting that the former president’s disposition to equity and fairness in national issues is legendary. A press statement on Sunday signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the organisation, Dr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, noted that it has observed with grave concern the orchestrated ethnic profiling, hate speech,...

APGA Frowns at Purported Plan by ANSIEC to Exclude it in LG Election

The leadership of the All Progressives Grand Alliance – APGA, has expressed disappointment over the alleged plan by the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission – ANSIEC, to exclude it from participating in the September 28, 2024, Local Government Election. APGA under the leadership of Chief Edozie Njoku has been in a loggerhead with Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, who is the only APGA governor and also the National Leader of the party. Soludo who has refused to...

Two Brothers Bury Their Sibling Alive In Zaria

The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested two brothers in the Zaria area of the state for burying their sibling alive over an allegation of stealing a cell phone worth N35,000,00. According to ASP Mansir Hassan, Police Public Relations Officer, Kaduna State Police Command, the victim, 20 years old, Abubakar Aliyu of Gauraki village under Kufena ward, Zaria in Kaduna State was working as a laborer at a building construction site in Abuja when the cell phone...

Gunmen Kidnap Over 20 University Students from Two Universities

Over 20 Medical and Dental students and a House Officer from the University of Maiduguri and University of Jos have been kidnapped by gunmen on Friday around 5:30 p.m. in the Otukpo area of Benue state. The students were en route to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention in Enugu. The spokesperson for the Benue State Police Command, SP Catherine Anene, who confirmed the incident, said an investigation had been launched...

Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Drops to 33.40% in July

The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has announced a decline in Nigeria’s headline inflation rate to 33.40 per cent in July, representing a 0.8 per cent point decrease from the 34.19 per cent recorded in June. According to the NBS Consumer Price Index and Inflation Report for July, released on Thursday in Abuja, the year-on-year inflation rate in July 2024 was 9.32 per cent higher than the rate recorded in July 2023, which stood at...

Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea Sign Historic Gas Pipeline Agreement

President Bola Tinubu and his Equatorial Guinea counterpart, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, yesterday signed a landmark agreement on the Gulf of Guinea Pipeline Project. Speaking at the signing ceremony, President Tinubu, who is on a three-day official visit to Equatorial Guinea, said that the agreement will open up new opportunities for gas exploration and employment. He added that they both discussed the “various areas of conflicts and what we can do to promote peace”...

Governor’s Eno’s WhatsApp Account hacked by fraudsters

The WhatsApp number of Akwa-Ibom State, Governor Umo Eno has been hacked by fraudsters who asked for money from his contacts. Many of Mr Eno’s phone contacts have received messages from his WhatsApp number on Tuesday asking them to transfer a specified amount of money to an account and promising reimbursement later. While alerting the public in a statement on Wednesday, the Press Secretary to the Governor Ekerete Udon said law enforcement agents are on...

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