Suspected thugs on Thursday attacked some protesting members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the North Central who stormed the national secretariat of the party in Abuja to demand the resignation of the Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje. The protesters under the aegis of North Central APC Stakeholder were with various placards with inscriptions like: ‘Dr. Ganduje, kindly resign to face your prosecution in Kano’ ‘Return APC National Chairmanship to North Central’, demanded that the position of the chairman be rezoned the North Central which initially occupied the position. Against this background, the protesters called on President Bola Tinubu and…
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The House of Representatives has passed the Bill to revert Nigeria back to the old national anthem. The bill, which was sponsored by the Leader of the House, Hon. Julius Ihonvbere, was passed for second and third reading on the floor of the House at the plenary on Thursday. The Bill states that the national anthem of the Federal Republic of Nigeria shall be “Nigeria, We Hail Thee,” which is prescribed in the Schedule to this Bull. It added that the national anthem of shall be a national symbol and sign of authority and all persons, individuals or corporate entities,…
A trigger-happy policeman attached to the Byazhin police station in Kubwa, a satellite town in Bwari area council had killed one Onyebuchi Anene. Anene, who resides at Arab Road Kubwa was coming back from work around 10 pm on Wednesday night when he had altercation with a bikeman that hit his car. According to a friend of the deceased who preferred anonymity, during the altercation between Anene and the bikeman, the police on patrol came and directed both of them to follow them to the police station in Byazhin, Kubwa. However, both men refused saying they had already settled the…
The days of the Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ahmed Audi in office appeared to be numbered after moves to save his job and serve another four years term hit the rock. TheHintsNews reliably gathered that the presidency was already planning a major swoop in NSCDC with all the Deputy Commandant General (DCGs) expected to be forced to retire. Following the allegations of corruption against the NSCDC boss, TheHintsNews was reliably informed by a source in the presidency that all entreaties made on behalf of Audi before President Bola Tinubu were unsuccessful. The source said:…
Barring any last minute changes, the Government of Kano state will announce the reinstatement of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II as the Emir of Kano. His planned reinstatement followed the Kano State House of Assembly’s resolution to dethrone the current Emir and also dismantle the four new Emirates in the State established under a controversial 2019 law. Though it has not been officially announced, LEADERSHIP has it on good authority that Sanusi II has been reinstated, and is expected in Kano on Friday. According to credible inside sources, the former Governor of Central Bank stands reinstated The source said: “So certainly…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that the personal particulars of the candidates and their running mates contesting Ondo State governorship election would be published on Saturday 25th May, 2024. TheHintsNews reports that the Ondo State governorship election is scheduled to hold on Saturday 16th November, 2024. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun in a statement issued Thursday streessed that the publication of personal particulars of candidates followed the conclusion of party primaries. He, therefore, appealed to Nigerians to scrutinise the documents. Olumekun added that any aspirant who participated in his/her party…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on State Independent Electoral Commissions to stop the coronation of candidates of the ruling parties in the conducts of local governments election. To this end, INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu called on the state governors to allow the SIECs to have greater capacity for independent action Yakubu stated this on Wednesday in Abuja during a courtesy call by executive members of the Forum of State Independent Electoral Commissions (FOSIECOM). He said both INEC and SIECs are creations of the Constitution, saying the conduct of local government elections was fundamental to the proper functioning…
The federal government has partnered the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) to establish Compressed Natural Gas service centers in the 774 local governments of the federation. This was disclosed on Wednesday in Abuja at a stakeholders meeting in line with the current administration’s efforts to reduce carbon emission in the country. The Minister of Transportation, Said Alkali who was represented by the Director, Road Transportation and Mass Transit, Musa Ibrahim noted that there were millions of vehicles on Nigerian roads that were running on petrol. He said: “We have been approached by investors who want to partner with…
Following the cry of abandonment by the 36 States Women Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu has donated wrappers to the women leaders. TheHintsNews reports that last Wednesday, the APC women complained bitterly that they were not being carried along in the scheme of things in the party. “Since after the elections, Your Excellency may note that only one bag of rice and one paper wrapper was given to the States women leaders from the National Secretariat of the party. Nothing was given to us during Easter, the…
A former National Vice Chairman North-west of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman has threatened legal action against the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party for breach of the party’s constitution. Against this background, the former director general of Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) has issued a two-week ultimatum to the NWC of the party to activate all organs of the APC in line with the party’s constitution or he would be forced to seek court action against the party. He said the inability to comply with statutory provisions regulating the conduct of political parties, the party was…