The federal government has extended one month’s ultimatum given to illegal miners in the country to get registered and properly recognised. TheHintsNews reports that the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Mr. Dele Alake had last month handed down the ultimatum warning that the federal government would take punitive measures against any illegal miner who has refused to register. However, Alake while addressing a joint press briefing with the Minister of Steel Development, Audu Abubakar ahead of the 8th Edition of the Nigerian Mining Week, said beneath the Nigerian soil lies vast mineral resources that harbor tremendous potential for growth and…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has told the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi that the office of the President is not filled by intimidation, blackmail or reckless self help, but filled by the people and their lawful votes at the polls. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka, stated this in a statement issued Wednesday while responding to Obi who asked the President Bola Tinubu to clarify his state of origin and his educational qualification. The spokesperson insisted that the President Bola Tinubu has no identity…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Igbo group under the umbrella of Omalegwuoku Progressive Initiative (OPI)/Igbo Kwenu for Asiwaju/Shettima has said that it was insulting for the Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi to call out President Bola Tinubu over alleged certificate forgery. Obi had while addressing a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja called on the President to clarify his state of origin and educational qualifications for Nigerians. But responding during a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja, the Global President of the group, Mrs. Ginika Tor, said it was ironic for Obi to…
The Minerals and Miners Centre (MMC), London United Kingdom (UK), has indicated it’s interest in partnering with Nigerians in Diaspora to participate in the Solid Minerals Sector activities and businesses in the country. The Centre while highlighting its interest on mineral beneficiation, gemstones trading, added that its to meet and strike deals that would benefit members of the centre and any interested Nigerians in the diaspora. The Managing Director, Richflood/ Representative of MMC in Nigeria, Dr. Comfort Asokoro-Ogaji noted that the Centre would go into multiple partnerships and is also seeking interested partners to fill in the gaps as credible…
Chief Timipre Sylva became Bayelsa governor on May 29, 2007. On April 15, 2008, the Court of Appeal nullified his election, ordering fresh elections. Sylva won the re-run polls. When his tenure was about ending in May 2011, he secured a court order that his tenure began in 2008, not 2007. That his one year as governor was awoof! Governors Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto), Liyel Imoke (Cross River) Murtala Nyako (Adamawa) & Ibrahim Idris (Kogi), who had at different times had their elections nullified, copied Sylva. The quintet refused to stand for elections in 2011. However, there arose people who felt…
A group, African Civil Society Forum (AFRICSOF) has kicked against the use of legislative chambers as platforms for political witch-hunts or targeted vendettas or war. TheHintsNews reports that the Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu came back from his medical leave, he had been at loggerhead with his deputy, which subsequently led to the move by the state Assembly to impeach him. But, on September 26, a Federal High court sitting in Abuja restrained the House of Assembly, the Chief Judge of Ondo State, the Ondo Governor and indeed other defendants in the case from taking steps that would lead to the impeachment…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has warned airlines operators of the consequences of cancelled and delayed flights, stating that compensations and fines would be imposed on any defaulting airline soon. He noted that it was what the federal government has told airlines in Nigeria except those caused by natural occurrences. Keyamo made the disclosure during a meeting with airline operators in Abuja on Monday. On delayed flights, Keyamo noted, “I want to speak for the ordinary Nigerians who complain every day about delayed, cancelled flights. “I know you have said all your reasons. You have blamed…
Phrank Shaibu, the Special Assistant to the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, says no amount of image laundering can save President Bola Tinubu sinking reputation. He stated this in a statement on Monday while reacting to the establishment of a new media directorate and the appointment of an additional five aides by the Tinubu administration. TheHintsNews reports that President Tinubu had earlier new aides includeing: Mr. Fela Durotoye (Senior Special Assistant to the President — National Values & Social Justice); Mr. Fredrick Nwabufo (Senior Special Assistant to the President — Public…
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has warned that the plan by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to transmit Bayelsa governorship election results manually would plunge the state into an avoidable crisis. TheHintsNews reports that the electoral body had fixed November 11 for governorship election in Bayesla, Imo and Kogi states. However, the President of IYC Worldwide, Dr. Theophilus Alaye, stated this in a statement issued on Monday, while reacting to a recent press conference organised by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Bayelsa State, Ofiong Efanga on his plan to adopt manual mode of transmission of the governorship…
President Bola Tinubu Monday fortified his media as he prepares for a fierce media war with the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). TheHintsNews reports that the President has been in the eye of the storm as regards questions over the certificate issued to Tinubu by the Chicago State University (CSU) on his graduation from the school in 1979, seems to have come to another head recently. The Registrar of CSU, Mr. Caleb Westberg, had last week during the deposition disowned the certificate tendered by Tinubu to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2023 presidential polls,…