A group, Oduduwa Development Initiative has called for the resignation of the Minister of Defence, Muhammed Badaru Abubakar, the and Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle and the Chief of Defence Staff, Maj-Gen. Christopher Musa over the lingering security issues in the country. It noted that failure to resign, they would face the mother of all protest. Its National President, Akinyele Olasumbo made the call during an annual press conference on Monday in Abuja, while giving an assessment on some agencies of government including Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria and the National Drug…
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A group, Hope Arewa Development Initiative (HADI) has rejected the move to relocate the establishment of the Fire and Truck Maintenance and Refurbishment Centre project’s site, outside of Katsina State. The National Coordinator of the group, Adamu Mohammed, in a statement issued Monday expressed dismay and utter discontentment with the alleged move. The group described the excuse given by the company as the reason for the proposed relocation of the project site from Kastina as the most comical explanation ever. It maintained that the “reckless action”, though yet to be executed, wass one that brazenly assaults the collective intelligence of…
The former National Vice Chairman, North-west of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman has said that National Working Committee (NWC) of the party usurped the powers of the National Executive Committee (NEC) in adopting direct primary election to produce the governorship candidate of APC in Edo. The leadership of the party had last Monday met with Edo APC stakeholders where they agreed to adopt direct primary. The ruling party scheduled the primary election for February 17. Lukman in a statement on Sunday maintained that the decision of the NWC to organise direct primary contradicts provisions of Article 13.4(iv)…
Operatives of different special units of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted large consignments of Cocaine and Colorado, a strong strain of cannabis. The consignments were concealed in containerised household items and vehicles imported from Durban, South Africa and Canada at the Tincan Seaport in Lagos. NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi in a statement issued Sunday said following coordinated intelligence and months of tracking of the containers by three special units of NDLEA, the illicit drugs along with arms, ammunition and sundry military effects were seized during joint examination of the three containers by…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police anti-kidnapping squad, in a joint operation with the Nigerian Army, successfully rescued five out of the six Al-Kadriyar sisters abducted from the Bwari area of Abuja in early January. TheHintsNews reports that the sisters were abducted alongside their dad and some residents of the community. However, their father was immediately released and ordered to pay about N60 million ransom for the children, while one of the sisters, Nabeeha was later killed by the abductors for non prompt payment of the ransom. FCT Police spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement issued Sunday said the…
The Nigeria Customs Service Lilypond Export Command has recorded a Free On Board (FOB) value of $701,784,984 in export earnings during 2023. Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Ajibola Odusanya, disclosed this Thursday that the Command processed 18,407 containers, both 20ft and 40ft, weighing 688,097 metric tons. Highlighting the activities of the Command for the year, Odusanya noted that the processed items and commodities were categorised into Agricultural produce, Extractive and Solid Minerals, Miscellaneous Items, and Manufactured goods. He said: “Export of Agricultural produce such as Cocoa, Sesame, Hibiscus Flowers, Cashew Nuts, and others is considered the highest activity, accounting for export…
The police has arrested 16 notorious suspected kidnappers terrorising the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The arrest was made through the collaborative efforts with the Department of Force Intelligence – Intelligence Response Team (DFI-IRT), the FCT Command Anti-Violent Crimes Section, Anti-kidnapping Section and other State Commands. The squad recovered significant arsenal of arms and ammunition including a general purpose machine gun (GPMG). Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement issued Friday said amongst the suspects paraded on Saturday were the three Bwari-based kidnappers. They are: Idris Ishaku, 27 years; Bala Umar, 27 years, and Dahiru Salisu, 27 years,…
Defining Christianity will never be complete if I fail to acknowledge it as a religion. Though it was a relationship belief before it got to Rome. Why am I passionate about changing the face of Christianity of fear and deceit that is now sending many of our youths and powerful vessels back to the world. We must understand that if we fail to change the face of narrative as it is now in Nigeria, the next generation will mock our faith. The book of Acts of Apostles 11:26, explained that it was in Antioch that the name Christian came about. …
Concerned Edo All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders have called on the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje and President Bola Tinubu, and other party leaders to call the former Governor of the state, Senator Adams Oshiomhole and his co-travelers to order ahead of the Edo state governorship primary scheduled for February 17. The stakeholders said that the Oshiomhole does not have the authority to constitute a screening committee for the primary election. The stakeholders in a statement issued Friday and signed by Dr. Atsikidi Leonard and nine others, said it was worth noting that Oshiomhole’s…
The federal government has said that the decision to move the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) from Abuja to Lagos was done in consultation with stakeholders. Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Obiageli Orah, said that those affected by the decision to move the headquarters to Abuja have since returned to Lagos as there was no office space for them in Abuja. Orah noted that it was ill-advised in the first place to move the headquarters to Abuja when there was no single FAAN building in Abuja to accommodate all of them at once. He said: “The Federal…