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.…
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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…
Concerned Kogi Citizens Forum has petitioned the National Assembly, and called for the replacements of Professors with traditionalists retired soldiers, pastors, and Imams in the conduct of the country’s elections. The leaders of the group, Isaiah Ijele and Abdullahi Hamza stated this while addressing a press conference on Thursday in Abuja. The group in a letter dated June 4, 2024 and addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas pointed out that their reason was premised the fact that the have lost hope in Professors conducting elections, adding that the…
The immediate-past former Director General of National Inland Waterways (NIWA), Chief George Moghalu, in this interview, bears his mind on arrays of issues including the recent social media reports that he has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Labour Party. He also said he was still consulting ahead of the governorship 2025 election in Anambra state. How would you describe life outside active politics? It has been very interesting. The problem people have is not being able to tell themselves the truth that whatever has a beginning must have an end. When you are given a letter of…
There was confusion on Wednesday following the decision of the National leadership of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to disown its national leader, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso over the letter he wrote to the members of the party in the National Assembly. TheHintsNews reports that Kwankwaso had written a letter signed by one Dr. Ajuji Ahmed, directing the party’s lawmakers to start criticising President Bola Tinubu and the federal government over the ongoing Kano Emirate crisis. However, the party in a statement jointly signed by its National Chairman, Agbo Gilbert Major and National Secretary, Comrade Oginni Olaposi Sunday addressed to…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that 300 ballot boxes, 270 voting cubicles and 10 generators set were burnt on Wednesday when protesting Benue youths set the commission’s office ablaze. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun in a statement issued Wednesday said its Local Government Area office in Sankara, headquarters of Ukum Local Government Area of Benue state was attacked at exactly 2pm. He explained that the incident occurred at 2pm when the youths in the area said to be protesting against the activities of bandits attacked facilities of government agencies, including…
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has revealed that he received the sum of N25 million as monthly allowance when he was a presiding officer. TheHintsNews reports that the jombo salaries of the members of the National Assembly has been a recurrent topic of discussion. However, Dogara while speaking on Tuesday in Abuja at the open week of the House of Representatives, further revealed that as Speaker of the House, he earned N400,000 as monthly salary. He stressed the earnings of members of the National Assembly have been on the front burner for a while…