The All Progressives Congress (APC) Tuesday said that there is no vacancy within the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. The clarification became imperative after posters promoting the immediate past Governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello for the position of the chairman were seen at strategic places in the nation’s capital on Monday. Briefing journalists on the resolutions reached at the 141st meeting of the NWC, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka, said those posting such posters should desist forthwith. He stated: “There is no vacancy in the office of the National Chairman. Our National Chairman…
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The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has said that President Bola Tinubu was tackling food inflation with the accelerated approval of 500,000 hectares of land for cultivation across the country. This, it said, was being done in collaboration with state governments as part of an effort to stem food inflation. TheHintsNews reports that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in December 2023 revealed that food inflation in the country has hit 33.93 percent. However, the Chairman of the group, Niyi Akinsiju, made this known during a press conference on the performance analysis of President Bola Tinubu’s eight months. He…
The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has suspended the indefinite strike action embarked by primary school teachers. TheHintsNews reports that the teachers had on January 15 embarked on an indefinite strike. The strike was a continuation of an earlier one suspended in 2023 over non-payment of 40 per cent Peculiar Allowance and 25 months minimum wage arrears, among other issues. The NUT suspended the strike on Oct. 2, 2023, to allow for the resolution of the issues within six weeks which was not achieved. However, the decision of the Union to suspend the strike action followed…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sought the assistance of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to expeditiously deliver materials to three locations in the North East, South East and the South West geo-political zones of the country ahead of Saturday’s by-election. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the demand on Monday in Abuja during a visit to the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar. He commended NAF for its cooperation in the area of election security and logistic support for the timely delivery of materials during general elections, off-cycle elections, bye-elections, supplementary elections and re-run elections. Yakubu…
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria under the auspices of the Civil Society Joint Action Group have revealed that at least 2,423 people were killed, while 1,872 abducted within eight months of President Bola Tinubu’s presidency. Addressing a press conference on Monday in Abuja on behalf of the coalition, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani also called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on kidnapping and other forms of terrorism. It said that there should be a timeline that the president would give to the security agencies to tackle insecurity. It noted that these forms of insecurity…
A group, Transparency and Accountability in Public Service, has called on the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike to be wary of some top management staff of the Administration who have extended their tenure for selfish ambition. Its National Coordinator, Chidi Ejifor, in a statement issued Monday said public servants extending their tenure has raised questions amongst civil servants of the administration. He said in recent scrutiny, a top public servant has come under the spotlight for overstaying his designated service years, sparking concerns about transparency and accountability within the public sector. The group alleged that the current…
The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and political organisation, Afenifere, has called on President Bola Tinubu to summon necessary political will to arrest this very ugly situation. Its National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, in a statement issued Sundaya said reports in the last few days painted a gory picture of the situation. It lamented that the South-west, hitherto considered as relatively safe, was now a theatre of the unfortunate situation as the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Mr. Phillip Aivoji and a few others were kidnapped at Ogere, Ogun State on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway last week Thursday when returning to Lagos. Afenifere…
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has assured that the informants of the bandits would suffer the same fate that is already befalling bandits if they fail to repent. The minister disclosed this Saturday in Abuja at the stakeholders security meeting in Kuje. He urged the six Council chairmen to empower the vigilante and security officials in their domains, saying failure on their part in that direction was another security threat. The minister who promised to fix some network of roads like Kuje-Robochi road, Peigyi relocation roads, Kuje Gwagwalada road among others, said abandoned projects could constitute…
The police Special Intervention Squad (SIS) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has arrested 139 suspects and also rescued 154 kidnapped victims within two weeks. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi disclosed this on Friday in Abuja while parading the suspects. He said: “The recent launch of the Special Intervention Squad (SIS) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has further bolstered the security architecture of the FCT leading to the arrest of 139 suspects.” Adejobi added that the operatives also recovered three GPR Chargers, two AK-47 rifles, one Type-06, four…
Operatives of the Special Intervention Squad, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, have neutralised three notorious bandits in a forest within the Bwari area of Abuja. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this on Friday during the parade of about 20 criminal suspects arrested for various offences across the country. He said the bandits were killed in the early hours of Friday, January 26, at about 2 am, in a forest linking Abuja to Kaduna State. Adejobi stated: “We’ve recorded another significant stride towards fortifying the security landscape in the Federal Capital Territory following the recent launch of…