30 persons Killed, Several Houses Razed Down In Kaduna, Gov El-Rufai Reacts

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has condemned a fresh attack by bandits on Runji Village in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, resulting in the death of no fewer than 30 persons and several houses razed. Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan stated the Governor’s feelings in a statement. “The military has informed the Kaduna State Government of an attack in Runji village, Zangon Kataf LGA, in which...

Bayelsa: Sylva emerges APC governorship candidate

…Defeats David Lyon, other The immediate-past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva has emerged the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Bayelsa State governorship election slated to hold on November 11, 2023. He scored a total of 52, 061 votes to defeat five other contenders to pick the governorship ticket in the party’s primary election which was conducted on Friday and Saturday. The APC adopted the Option A4 electoral system...

Man 35, In Prison Custody For Allegedly Raping Two Year Old Baby

Children, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Magistrate court in Awka has remanded one Joseph Egwuatu, a 35 year old man who allegedly raped a 2 year old baby in Anambra West Local Government Area. Joseph who hails from Nzam in Anambra West LGA was arraigned before the Children, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Magistrate court in Awka on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 on a two count charge bothering on rape. Though the charge was read...

Chikun Local Government Council Set To Bury 49 Unclaimed Corpses

  Authorities of Chikun Local Government Council of Kaduna State have given families of the 49 unidentified and unclaimed corpses deposited at the morgue of Sabon Tasha General Hospital five days to claim their corpses. The chairman of the local government, Salasi Nuhu Musa, who disclosed this in Kaduna on Thursday, said after expiration of the deadline the corpses would be given a mass burial, explained that the corpses were deposited at different times by...

Bayelsa Govt takes over two uncompleted bridge projects from NDDC

Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) located at Akenfa and Polaku in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state has handed over two uncompleted bridge projects to the Bayelsa State government Samuel Ogbuku, managing director of the NDDC, handed over documents of the projects to Governor Douye Diri during a courtesy visit to him at Government House, Yenagoa, on Thursday. According to reports, the Polaku bridge connects communities in Yenagoa LGA with Sabagreia in Kolokuma/Opokuma...

FCT 25% Status: Okowa’s aide faults INEC

…Says 25% votes in FCT compulsory to declare President-Elect The Executive Assistant on Communications to Delta State Governor and PDP Vice Presidential Candidate, Olorogun Barr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe has said that 25 percent votes in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja is compulsory for a president-elect to be declared. Oghenesivbe accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of playing the devil’s advocate by deliberately and willfully misinterpreting relevant sections of the Constitution of the Federal Republic...

Tinubu is having a ‘working rest’ in Europe, there will be ‘no dulling’ once he returns – APC

The All Progressives Congress, APC, says the President-elect, Bola Tinubu will swing into action immediately after he returns from Europe. Felix Morka, the national publicity secretary of the party, said this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday. The West African Pilot News had reported that Tinubu left the country three days after the 2023 general election with his spokesperson, Tunde Rahman saying that the President-elect travelled to Paris “to rest...

Journalist ‘locks’ Twitter account over backlash by Nigerians for feature story on Tinubu

For her commentary on Nigeria’s president-elect Bola Tinubu as one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2023, Astha Rajvanshi, Time’s staff writer has locked her Twitter account because of heavy criticisms from Nigerians. Tinubu was listed among Time’s 100 most influential people of 2023 on Thursday. He made the “leaders” category alongside Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine; Joe Biden, President of the United States; Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia, among others....

Ugochinyere files contempt of court against Imo CP over plot to frame him for murder, others

Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, House of Representatives member elect, has filed for contempt of court against the Imo State Commissioner of Police. According to our source, a High Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), which commences contempt proceedings against the Imo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mohammed Ahmed Barde, has approved service of contempt proceedings on him for flouting court order. Recall that an Abuja High Court had earlier in the year granted an order...

I will renounce my Nigerian citizenship as soon as Tinubu becomes president – Lagos Ex-Deputy Gov

…Says her life is no longer safe The former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, and first elected female Deputy Governor in Nigeria, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu has said that she will renounce her citizenship of Nigeria as soon as Aswijau Bola Tinubu becomes President. Ojikutu went further to say that she has already told her lawyers to start working on her plan ahead of May 29. The former Deputy Governor lamented the deplorable state of the...

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