Bandits on Wednesday invaded Gaba, a community under Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The bandits, it was gathered, invaded the village at about 12 a.m on Wednesday killed one person and kidnapped two others. Gaba, is the village where the current Chairman of Bwari Area Council, John Gabaya hails from. A resident of the village who preferred anonymity said five persons were kidnapped and one person killed. However, a police personnel who confirmed the incident said the Police are on their trail of the bandits. The personnel who pleaded anonymity added that contrary to reports that…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has resolved to adopt direct primary to elect the candidate of the party in the April 20 Ondo governorship primary election. The Deputy National Organising Secretary of the party, Hon. Nze Duru, revealed that the ruling party has already informed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of its decision to adopt direct primary mode of election in a letter signed by the National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje and National Secretary, Sen. Ajibola Basiru. He words: “We are using the direct primary mode of election for Ondo State governorship primary election. “This decision has equally been…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has made the sum of N720 million from sales of Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for Ondo State governorship ticket. The sale of forms which commenced on Wednesday 27th of March, closed on Wednesday 3rd of April, 2024. The Governor, Lucky Ayiedatiwa and fifteen others picked the express interest and nomination forms to contest for the party’s primary election later this month. At the close of sales on Wednesday, 16 aspirants picked the forms ahead of the April 20 governorship primary election to elect the APC standard bearer for the November 2024 Ondo State…
The House of Representatives has disowned a member representing Degema/ Bonny Federal Constituency in River State, Hon. Cyril Hart for claiming that the lack of the necessary investment in the oil and gas sector was a rejection of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Hart, who represented the Speaker of the House, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, made the remarks while addressing the Society of Petroleum Engineers at the 2024 Oloibiri Lecture Series and Energy Forum (SPEOLEF) held last Friday in Abuja. “Prior to this time, we were told that we were not getting investment into the sector because the international community was…
The Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers State has told Governor Siminilayi Fubara that the style of issuing threats to the people for a decision he made without coercion was most disheartening. The Rivers state Publicity Secretary of APC, Chibike Ikenga, in a statement issued Wednesday while reacting to the statement credited to Fubara when he received the National Union of Local Government Employees(NULGE) from the 23 local governments on Wednesday in Port Harcourt on Wednesday reminded the governor that in the resolution of any conflict, the parties must make necessary sacrifices for peace and stability. The…
The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has warned that his decision to implement the presidential peace pact to end the political crisis in the state should not be taken as an act of cowardice. TheHintsNews reports that President Bola Tinubu intervened in the political crisis that engulfed the State on October 30, 2023, where resolutions were reached to end the political impasse. But the governor, while addressing the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) on from the 23 Local Government Areas of Rivers State on a solidarity rally at Government House on Wednesday in Port Harcourt warned if…
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has said that it is merciless and ruthless to increase electricity tarriff by 300 per cent. The Ag. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Muhammed Ishaq in a statement issued Wednesday noted that it was unimaginable that the government would impose such life-frustrating policies on a nation that was already on its knees. The party, while condemning the policy, said it would result in the power companies raising prices of electricity from N68 to N200 per kilowatt-hour. It lamented that this drastic hike, coming on the heels of the removal of fuel subsidies and massive…
The Executive Chairman of Kwara State Sports Commission, Bolakale Mogaji has revealed that the modern squash courts of Kwara State Stadium will be completed before the end of April 2024. The former national coach for Squash stated that the Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is leaving no stone unturned in the completion of what might be the first ultra modern squash court in Sub Saharan Africa. Mogaji disclosed this during a facility tour with members of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Kwara State Chapter in Ilorin on Wednesday. He said, “Kwara is set to join the league of…
Following rumours making the round that the federal government was considering reinstating the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu after sallah break, a group, Youth Coalition Against Corruption Initiative has kicked against her reinstatement. TheHintsNews reports that there was outrage when a memo surfaced wherein Edu asked the Accountant-General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein to transfer the sum of N585 million to Oniyelu Bridget Mojisola, said to be project accountant for the Renewed Hope Grant for vulnerable groups. The group in a statement issued Tuesday by its Spokesperson, Abdullahi Mas’ud called for the appointment of…
Perturbed by the scores of road users killed as a result of the multiple road traffic crash that occured on Sunday 31 March, 2024 at Obajana market in Kogi State, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Ali Biu has directed Kogi State Sector Commander of the Corps to commence a detailed investigation that will lead to speedy prosecution of all the drivers responsible for the crash. Biu, in a statement on Monday by the Assistant Corps Marshal Corps Public Education Officer, Jonas Agwu, with the recent collaboration between the Corps, the Nigerian Bar Association as well as State…