Coalition of Indigenous People of Aba Ngwa, has kicked against the proposed appointment of a ‘Mayor of Aba’ by Governor Alex Otti of Abia state, describing it as unconstitutional. The Coalition, an umbrella body 24 indigenous communities of Aba North and Aba South, vowed to resist any attempt capable of inciting violence in Aba city. The Aba coalition noted that appointing a non-indigene as the said ‘Mayor of Aba’ was an insult on the sensibilities of the peaceful and hard-working indigenous people of Aba. The coalition in a communique issued Friday in and jointly signed by Mr. Ogechukwu Ogbonna, Mr.…
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A former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank has called President Bola Tinubu, to allow the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States of America, to do their job. TheHintsNews reports that the FBI had in September declared that it would start releasing approximately 2,500 documents relating to President Tinubu in its database in October. However, Frank stated this in a statement issued Friday following a suit by Tinubu in the USA seeking to stop the planned release of his records with the FBI and CIA…
The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to appoint new Justices to the Supreme Court. It said this would expedite the hearing and determination of matters for effective and efficient justice delivery in the country. The resolution of the House was sequel to the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved at the plenary on Thursday by Hon. Patrick Umoh. Moving the motion, Umoh said he current number of Justices of the apex court has dropped to all-time low of 11 Justices, making it 10 justices short of its full complement of 21 justices as…
The House of Representatives has directed the Federal Ministry of Works to suspend in the interim the wholesome adoption of cement concrete for road construction pending the outcome of its investigation. It also mandated its relevant Committees to investigate the merit and demerit of using cement concrete for road construction and asphalt and report back within three weeks for further legislative action. The decision of the House was sequel to the adoption of a motion moved by Hon. Khadija Ibrahim. The lawmaker, while moving the motion said the federal government, through the Ministry of Works, has several ongoing road contracts…
The Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has as promised to reposition and refocus the Commission for optimal effectiveness. The agency in a statement issued Thursday said Okukoyede arrived the headquarters of the Commission at 10:45 a.m, inspected a guard of honours and immediately went into a meeting with the management staff of the commission. The statement added that Olukoyede warmed up to the staff and unfolded his agenda of reform and rejuvenation of the works of the Commission. It said: “The agenda revolves around clearer and robust pursuit of the mandate of the EFCC,…
The federal government, Thursday officially took over the 4.2 kilometers site for the construction of the much anticipated second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) in Abuja. The proposed second runway, government hinted aims to address the growing air traffic demands at the Abuja airport, effectively enhancing the efficiency and capacity of the airport. The minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, in his remarks at the official handing over of the portion of land by the Jiwa community to government emphasised the importance of the project in enhancing the country’s aviation infrastructure. He explained that the issue of the…
Troops of the Nigerian Army (NA) have continued to sustain the aggressive posture of ongoing operations to rid the nation of terrorism, insurgency and sundry crimes across the country, with the killing of three insurgents in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna state while others escaped with gunshot wounds. Director Army Public Relations, Brig-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement issued Wednesday said in recent operations, troops of 2 Battalion acting on actionable intelligence on 17 October 2023 staged an ambush against marauding insurgents at Udowa general area in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. He said: “During the operations, troops…
The House of Representatives has decided to investigate the non-remittance of three per cent of their annual operational expenditure to the Host Community Development Trust Fund by International Oil Companies (IOCs). The decision of the House to launch the investigation was sequel to the adoption of a motion moved at the plenary on Tuesday by Hon. Victor Obuzor. Moving the motion, Obuzor said Section 240 of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) stipulates that Oil and Gas Companies should remit 3 per cent of their annual operational expenditure to Oil and Gas producing host Communities via the Host Community Development Trust…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has questioned the capacity of the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal to have a rational thought. The ruling party’s doubt might not be unconnected to an earlier statement issued Tuesday by Lawal claiming that the Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi won the February 25 presidential election and not President Bola Tinubu won the election. He further claimed that data from independent sources indicated that Obi had majority votes while Atiku came second in the election. However, responding, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka, in a…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new management team for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), pending Senate confirmation. To this end, Dr. Musa Aliyu would serve as the Chairman / Chief Executive Officer of the agency, while Mr. Clifford Okwudiri Oparaodu would serve as the Secretary to the Commission. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said the appointment was made in exercise of powers conferred on the President as established in Section 3(6) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000, and in furtherance…