The National Executive Council (NEC) of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has announced the dissolution of the National Working Committee (NWC) led by Mr. Ajuji Ahmed and Mr. Dipo Olayokun as Acting National Chairman and National Secretary. Ahmed and Olayokun led NWC are loyal to Gov. Abah Yusuf of Kano State and the national leader of the party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. The NEC also affirmed the six months suspension of Yusuf and the expulsion of Kwankwaso from the party. The party noted that the decision of its Board of Trustees to call to order the erring National Officers of…
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday 3rd July arrested a youth corps member, Yusuf Abdulrahman, 25, at Corpers Lodge, Sumaila area of Kano state with 1.250kg of Loud. In Osun state, the agency also arrested the head of Akarabata community in Ile-Ife, Baale Ige Babatunde, 50, on Friday 5th July with fresh cannabis plants that weighed 5kg. Its Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi in a statement issued Sunday said NDLEA operatives also raided the Lagos base of a high-profile cocaine syndicate headed by a couple: Agbakoba Mmadu, and Agbakoba IChinwe as well as their…
The federal government has resolved to sue Media Trust Limited, publishers of Daily Trust Newspapers over a “misleading” report on the Somoa agreement. TheHintsNews reports that on Thursday, Daily Trust reported concerns by sections of the Nigerian religious and civil society communities over clauses that mandate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) rights in the $150 billion Samoa Agreement signed by the Nigerian government on 28 June. Checks revealed that contrary to the report, there were no LGBT clauses in the new Samoa Agreement recently signed by Nigeria. However, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, while addressing…
All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Kaduna state, as well as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen Saturday appeared to have taken sides in the ongoing political war between former Governor of the state, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai and his successor, Senator Uba Sani after passing a vote of confidence on the governor. TheHintsNews reports that both Sani and el-Rufai had been engaged in a cold war leading to the recent probe of the el-Rufai administration by the Kaduna state House of Assembly. However, at the Kaduna State APC Executive Committee meeting held at the Umaru Musa…
The moment of respite enjoyed by the people of Garam, a community in Niger state was brought to an end early Saturday morning when bandits attacked the community, kidnapping a pregnant woman and four other persons. Garam, which shares boundary with the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was thrown into turmoil between December 2023 and February 2024 when the community was attacked more than four times by bandits kidnapping scores. While the community appeared to be enjoying some respite, the bandits struck again. A resident of the community told TheHintsNews that the bandits arrived at 3:00am…
Vice President Kashim Shettima Friday received the second batch of Nigerian railway engineering graduates trained in China under the Chinese Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) social responsibility programme. Receiving the graduates on behalf of the Nigerian government, Shettima noted that the renewed hope agenda was targeting the transportation initiative, one of which the country has its highest Gross Domestic Products (GDP). The vice president, represented by Hon. Ibrahim Hadeija, said the federal government targets 40 percent of its GDP from the transportation sector to fully utilise the nation’s population of over 200 million, hence the ongoing railway sector reformation programme.…
Following the increase in the spate of kidnapping, banditry, attacks on security officers and continuous herders/farmers clashes, the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has called for a review of the country’s security architecture. While acknowledging that the army was mounting counter-terrorism measures, “maintained that it is high time a serious review of the country’s security architecture is carried out.”. Afenifere, therefore, demanded that immediate constitution of state and local government police; engagement with local communities; deployment of modern technologies to combat crimes and forestall terrorism. Its National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi in a statement issued on Friday said the…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Women Leader, Dr Mary Alile-Idele has commended Benue State Governor, Fr. Hyacinth Alia for his effort towards enhancing women participation in politics. The women leader stated this in Makurdi, the Benue State capital during the flagg off of the pilot scheme of “Project 774 Explode Initiative” for women in politics. Alile-Idele in a statement issued Friday said the project’s primary objective was to enhance gender space in politics by ensuring that the APC’s female constituents are actively engaged in the political activities and decision-making processes. She added that the initiative was a nationwide campaign…
A total of 1,702 murder cases were recorded across the country in 2023, Statisense has revealed. Quoting the Ministry of Police Affairs in a post on its verified X account, Statisense said the North Central had the highest number of murder cases with 436, followed by the North West with 417. Also, the North East had 345 murder cases, while the South West had 174. Similarly, the South East had 169, while the South south had 161. It said: “Murder cases in Nigeria by zone — 2023: North Central — 436; North West — 417; North East — 345; South…
Despite the Appeal court ruling nullifying the expulsion of Martin Amaewhule and 24 other lawmakers from the Rivers State House of Assembly, opposition lawmakers insisted that they remained sack. Recall that Justice Charles Wali of the Rivers State High Court had on May 10, issued an interim injunction that restrained the sacked lawmakers loyal to the immediate past Governor of the state and the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, from parading themselves as members of the Assembly, having decamped from the political party that sponsored their elections. The Spokesperson G60 lawmakers, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere while addressing a…