A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Yekini Nabena, has called on the country’s security agencies to arrest a Kaduna based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, over his recent public outburst against the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. TheHintsNews reports that Gumi had in a video posted on his official Facebook page last Thursday labelled Wike as a “Satan” for receiving the Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria in his office. The cleric in the sermon also asserted that President Bola Tinubu would be stopped from serving for eight years. However, Nabena, in…
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Troops of 33 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have neutralised an armed bandit in an ambush staged against the group on Friday in Bura, Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi state. Director Army Public Relations, Brig-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu in a statement issued Saturday said the troops acting on actionable intelligence laid in wait for the bandits and unleashed fire on them, killing one, while others fled with gunshot wounds leaving traces of blood. He said the troops recovered one AK-47 rifle, 14 live rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition, a mobile phone and a fetish amulet from the bandit. Nwachukwu added…
As the country continues to battle insecurity, the Nigerian Army has passed out over 6000 Recruits of the 85 Regular Recruit Intake (RRI) in Kaduna state. Director Army Public Relations, Brig-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu in a statement issued Saturday said the journey to soldering by the 6,315 passing out recruits, began after successfully undergoing a painstaking selection process, and reporting for training at the Depot Nigerian Army on 3 June 2023, culminating in today’s POP. Addressing the Passing out Recruits, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, reaffirmed that the Nigerian Army will continue to give troops’ training and welfare…
Ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Kogi state, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the allegations made by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) that the staff of the commission are allegedly reconfiguring Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) as false. The commission noted that three persons mentioned were not associated with the configuration of the BVAS machines and not even in Kogi State at the moment. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi, in a statement issued Saturday said the configuration of BVAS is done simultaneously and exclusively in the commission’s offices in Bayelsa, Imo…
The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. Kayode Egbetokun has launched manhunt for the perpetrators of the armed robbery attack that took place in Otukpo, Benue State. TheHintsNews reports that daredevil armed robbers on Friday robbed commercial banks in Otukpo which led to the death of about 8 persons including Police Officers and innocent civilians. Egbetokun in a statement issued Saturday by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa, said the act of violence as an assault on the principles of peace, security, and justice that the Police and other security agencies work tirelessly to uphold. The police boss extended his heartfelt…
The Economic and financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of 25 internet fraudsters. The anti-graft agency in a statement issued Friday noted that its Enugu Zonal Command secured the conviction if the fraudsters before Justice Nnamdi Dimkpa of the Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State It said they were jailed on Friday, October 13, 2023 after pleading guilty to one –count separate charge bordering on impersonation. It said the Convicts are; Kingsley Chekwubechukwu Ngwu, Anthony Emmanuel Ndubuisi, Onyia Chukwuka Christian, Chukwuneke Chibuike Nicholas, Nonso Henry Ozoekwe, John Samuel, Okpe Matthew Chinweike, Kalu Nnachi, Okpe…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the release of four months salaries of lecturers withheld during the eight months strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement issued Friday said the president directed the release of the withheld four month salaries after invoking the Principle of the Presidential Prerogative of Mercy. TheHintsNews reports that “No Work, No Pay” Order was instituted against striking members of ASUU during the eight-month industrial action that commenced on February 14, 2022 and terminated on October 17, 2022. Ngilale said: “In…
The Governor of Kaduna State, Dikko Radda has said that there was not a single day that he didn’t receive a report about kidnapping or banditary in the state since he assumed office. The Governor stated this Friday while addressing a press briefing in Abuja. He stated: ” As you are all aware, Katsina State is one of the States that is affected by banditry, kidnapping and all sorts of criminalities. “Lives and property are lost. People are being disrupted from performing their daily legal activities in terms of economic development of the State and the essence of government is…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” Order that was instituted against striking members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). TheHintsNews reports that the resident doctors had on July 26, 2023 embarked on strike, forcing the federal government to invoke “No Work, No Pay” order on August 1, 2023. However, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement issued Friday said Tinubu reversed the order after invoking the Principle of the Presidential Prerogative of Mercy. He said: “After several constructive engagements between the federal government…
The House of Representatives Press Corps has commended the Governor of State, Mohammed Bago for the developmental strides in the state since he assumed office. The Chairperson of Corps, Grace Ike, disclosed this Friday House of Representatives Press Corps retreat organised by the governor, saying the training of members of the Corps would boost their capacity in the reportage of the parliament. She said it was unprecedented as it was the first of such training to have been organised by any governor since 1999. The chairperson said the Press Corps had followed the governor’s trajectory right from the Green Chamber …