A former National Vice Chairman North-west of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman has lamented that against every expectation that President Bola Tinubu would reignite the Lagos success story at national level, his government has created doubts about the prospect of resolving the country’s challenges. This, he said, was evident with incidences of policy missteps and reversals. Lukman in a statement issued Tuesday titled, “Illusive Politics: What is to be Done”, said the failure of APC and its leadership since the time of former President Muhammadu Buhari to meet the expectations of Nigerians by delivering on campaign promises…
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Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army have on Monday neutralised seven terrorists in Kaduna. According to a statement by the army authority, the inargensta engaged the troops in a gun duel It said: ‘Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army deployed at a blocking position at Udawa carried out a fighting patrol along Udawa – Kurebe road on 19 May 2024. “During the aggressive patrol, troops made contact with insurgents and terrorist elements and engaged them with a heavy volume of fire leading to the annihilation of 5 terrorists /insurgent and violent extremists.” Items recovered during the encounter include one pump…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has lamented that inexperienced lawmakers representing the North-west region are not making an impact in the 10th House unlike in the 9th Assembly. Abbas in a statement issued Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, Musa Krishi said the National Assembly is an institution where the older you are in the system, the better you become. Speaking at the APC stakeholders’ meeting for the Northwest in Kaduna on Sunday urged the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje to ensure that…
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted two parcels, containing Cocaine and Amphetamine concealed in steel bolts and shea butter. The NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigations (DOGI) attached to a courier firm in Lagos made the Wednesday 15th May, 2024. Its Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a statement issued Sunday revealed that the cocaine weighing 587 grams, was concealed in eight steel bolt screws going to China, while the Amphetamine consignment packed in vape pens and hidden in shea butter was going to the United Kingdom. He added…
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has called on the federal government to initiate a process of restructuring the country without further delay. It added that the burden of leadership and development was too concentrated at the centre, saying true federalism was essential for the prosperity of the nation. The council made the call in a communique issued Sunday at the end of a one-day peace and security summit convened by the IYC with leaders of various youth bodies from different ethnic nationalities in the Niger Delta held on May 17, 2023. The communique jointly signed by IYC National President,…
The China Civil Construction Company (CCECC) has handed over phase one of $50 million dollars worth Federal University of Transportation Daura, Katsina State to the Nigerian government. The Chairman of CCECC, Jason Zhang said the completion of the University marked a significant milestone in the realisation and dedication through deliverance of long-expected vision. He noted that the existence of the university would strengthen the relationship between Nigeria and the Republic of China. Zhang: “Federal University of Transportation, Daura is an investment by CCECC with the total amount of $50 million dollars as one of the ways in given back to…
Nigeria has cruised to the final round of the African qualification series for this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals after a 6-0 defeat of Burkina Faso at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Saturday evening. The victory earned Nigeria a 7-1 aggregate win. Flamingo striker, Harmony Chidi, who netted six of Nigeria’s dozen goals in the 12-0 annihilation of Central African Republic in the first round and also got the team’s goal in the 1-1 draw away in Bamako last week Saturday, came up big again with a hat-trick in front of delighted spectators in Nigeria’s administrative…
Troops of Operation Udo Ka on Friday 17 May, 2024 foiled an attempted kidnap of another law-abiding South Easterner (names withheld) at Umuaka in Njaba LGA of Imo State. In a statement issued Saturday by Lt-Col, Jonah Unuakhalu, said the troops while on routine patrol at Umuaka, along Road Orlu-Owerri, were alerted of the kidnap incident and the escape route of the kidnappers. He added that the troops swiftly pursued the kidnappers and made contact with them. Unuakhalu noted: “In the fire fight that ensued, the troops professionally neutralised one of the kidnappers and injured two others despite their attempts…
No fewer than 47 individuals associated with Boko Haram and the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) have surrendered to troops of 403 Amphibious Brigade of MNJTF Sector 3, Nigeria on Friday May15, 2024. Chief Military Public Information Officer, N’djamena, Chad, Lt-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi in a statement issued Saturday said the group includes 7 men, 9 women, and 31 children, who turned themselves in at Kwatan Turare and Doron Baga, Kukawa LGA Borno State Nigeria. He said during the initial investigation conducted, it was revealed that these individuals managed to escape from Sharama, located in the Lake Chad Islands. Abdullahi said…
A group, the National Progressive Hub has said that no amount of political alignment or strategies can vote us out in 2027 if we are united. TheHintsNews reports the Presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, his New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) counterpart, Rabiu Kwankwaso and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recently met, which many people have said might not be unconnected witg the 2027 elections. Its National Coordinator, Hon. Bukie Okangbe, stated at a press conference on Friday in Abuja while appraising the performance of President Bola Tinubu’s one…