The Progressives Foundational Movement (PFM) has called for the immediate arrest of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) moles masquerading as ward executives purportedly suspending the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje. TheHintsNews reports that the executive of Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State had earlier on Monday suspended Ganduje over alleged bribery. However, reacting in a statement issued by its Chairman, Emmanuel Aribigbe, the group noted that the faces of persons behind the suspension clearly showed that they were the mole within APC sponsored. The group insisted that Ganduje has not committed any…
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The House of Representatives Committee on Environment has lamented that Nigeria has been known as a major global trafficking hub for wildlife in recent years. The committee was of the opinion that illegal activities like poaching and smuggling are a major sabotage to the economy and called for action to stop the trend. The Vice Chairman of the committee and member representing Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Terseer Ugbor disclosed this on Monday in Abuja while speaking at a policy dialogue on “The Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill 2024″. Ugbor said the activities of poachers portend…
The executive of Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State has suspended the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje. The suspension was announced by the legal adviser of the Ward, Halliru Gwanzo, who addressed a press conference in Kano on Monday. He cited allegations of bribery against Ganduje leveled by the Kano State Government as the reason for the suspension. Gwarzo added that the suspension takes effect from Monday, 15 April, 2024 until the former governor of the state clears himself from the allegations. He said: “We decided to suspend Dr. Ganduje from the…
The Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (NIEEE) has called for a redesign of market rules to address issues of reliability and market imbalance in the power sector. Its President, Felix Olu, in a communique issued at the end of the institute virtual meeting hinted that the problems in the power sector were systemic, noting that there was no strict compliance with rule-based market design with strong penalties for defaulters. He said : “Problems within the power sector include transmission infrastructure capacity, inefficient quality service, aging equipment, lack of spare parts, dearth of technical manpower, use of radial networks…
A former National Vice Chairman in North-west for the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman has said that imposition of candidates are made possible and stronger because organs of the party vested with the responsibility of decisions regarding party primary are undermined. To this end, the party chieftain was of the opinion that deliberate reforms in the ruling party would confer stronger electoral advantages ahead of the 2027 general election. Lukman in a statement issued Sunday noted that for party organs to be made functional, the issue of party funding must be resolved beyond the current reality of dependence…
Troops of the Nigerian army on Saturday arrested nine members of the Yoruba Nation Agitators who attempted to invade Oyo State secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan. Director Army Public Relations, Maj-Gen Onyema Nwachukwu in a statement issued Saturday said the members of the group dressed in foreign military camouflage with berets and armed with dangerous weapons in buses and motorbikes dieing the invasion. He said: “This is to notify the general public that today Saturday 13 April 2024, sequel to the report of an attack on the State Secretariat Agodi, Ibadan, Oyo State, troops promptly responded to the incident and had contact…
The Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos on Friday, April 12, 2024, sentenced Idris Okuneye, Bobrisky, to six months imprisonment over mutilation of the Naira notes. TheHintsNews reports that Bobrisky was arraigned on Friday, April 5, 2024 on a four-count charge bordering on mutilation of the Naira notes to the tune of N490, 000. Count one reads: “That you, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, on the 24th day of March, 2024, at Imax Circle Mal, Jakande, Lekki, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, whilst dancing during a social event, tampered with the total sum of N400,000.00 notes issued by the Central…
One of the leading governorship aspirants, Olusola Oke has said that the statement credited to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa was intended to undermine a democratic exercise ahead of the April 20 All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Ondo state. TheHintsNews reports that the governor had while fielding questions from journalists on Friday in Abuja declared that there was no vacancy in the Ondo State government’s house. Oke was of the opinion that what the governor said was intended to undermine a democratic exercise. He stated: “It is an aphorism from all incumbent persons.we heard this one in Lagos when…
Ahead of the April 20 All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Ondo state, one of the leading governorship aspirants, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim has described Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa as a joker for saying there is no vacancy in the government house. Ibrahim while addressing journalists on Friday in Abuja after he was screened and cleared to contest the primary election. He noted that the governor would be out of the government house after the primary election next week. Ibrahim wondered how the governor would had never won an election would be able to emerge victorious at the primary. He…
The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has said that his certificate is genuine and authentic contrary to the rumour making the round in the media. Aiyedatiwa disclosed this on Friday at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja after he was cleared by the Screening Committee to contest the primary election. The governor further declared there was no vacancy at the government’s house. His words: “Questions were asked and answered and at the end of the day, I have been cleared that there are no issues. Especially the issue that has to do with the certificate that a…