The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar has lamented that the rising cost of aviation fuel was hindering the war against terrorism in the country. Abubakar disclosed this on Tuesday when he appeared before the House of Representatives to intimate them on the ongoing war against terrorism, banditry and other forms of Insecurity in the country. He decried that the consistent delay in budget funding is a significant challenge bearing in mind that about 85 percent of Nigerian Air Force capital budget is for procuring military He said: “The astronomic rise in aviation fuel prices and the introduction…
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Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and political organisation, Afenifere, has called on President Bola Tinubu to promptly give an Executive Order allowing state and local governments to set up their own police forces. The National Publicity of the group, Jare Ajayi, in a statement issued Tuesday called on the President and relevant security agencies to up the ante in tackling the menace. Afenifere has expressed deep concern over the spate of internal security breaches from various parts of the country in recent times. It said it concern was against the backdrop of the gruesome murder of a 62 year old grandmother, Iyanuoluwa Adamolekun,…
A former National Vice Chairman North-west of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman has said that the ruling party has reached the point where the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was in 2007 in manipulating political contests through imposition, vote buying and rigging. Lukman in a statement issued Tuesday noted that it might grow to the point where almost all APC candidates for 2027 elections might be produced through imposition. Lukman, however, appealed to Tinubu and APC leaders to resist the temptation of overindulging themselves with the false belief that they could continue to succeed to impose their choices…
The presidency has said that President Bola Tinubu has not interfered with the judgment of the judiciary in any way contrary to insinuations by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement issued Monday said the country had witnessed how under his watch the PDP governor in Osun, Ademola Adeleke defeated the APC at the Supreme Court. He added that similarly, the PDP Governor in Bauchi, Bala Mohammed also won his case in the Appeal court, beating the APC Onanuga lamented that in separate statements, the PDP and…
The House of Representatives Committee on Disability has revealed that the process to re-enact the Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) Act was already ongoing. The Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Bashiru Dawodu made this known on Monday in Abuja at the inaugural meeting of the committee. He said there was a huge lacuna in the PWDs Act, saying amendments alone would not address all the challenges. The lawmaker noted that the Child’s Right Act needed to be amended to include the concerns raised by the community. Dawodu stated: “I want to announce to you that the process to re-enact the PWD…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of Jesse Joshua Kassah, (alias Devaun Smith Wayne) to two years imprisonment. The agency in a statement issued Monday said its Kaduna Zonal Command secured his conviction on Monday. It noted that investigations showed that he impersonated an American soldier, Devaun Smith Wayne and used his identity to defraud his victims in the process. It said he was jailed by Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna, after pleading guilty to one-count charge bordering on impersonation upon being arraigned by the Kaduna Zonal Command…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC)’ ‘snatch, grab and run’ agenda of opposition parties’ mandates is inimical to democracy. Atiku in a statement issued Monday by Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, said eternal vigilance remains the watch word if Nigeria’s democracy would survive the APC onslaught and the institutions that are supposed to check the excesses of the ruling party. He stressed that the ideal notion of democracy does not just reside in a representative government but essentially rooted in the plurality of ideas, adding that for a system to be seen as truly…
Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Spikers and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence (NSCDC) women’s team are currently unbeaten at the ongoing 2023 Nigeria Volleyball Premier League (2nd phase) in Abuja. CNS Spikers beat Nigeria Immigration Service 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-10); while NSCDC defeated Benue Queens 3-0 (25-11, 25-17, 25-6) at the Moshood Abiola Stadium on Sunday. 2022 National Division 1 Champions, CNS Spikers did not waste time in dispatching one of the longest volleyball clubs in the country, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). NIS who are currently rebuilding their team after missing out veteran players like Dorathy Egbum and a host…
Coach Justin Madugu has called 21 players to the Super Falcons’ camp ahead of next week’s final qualifying round against Cape Verde for the 13th Women Africa Cup of Nations. The nine-time African champions will host the Cape Verdians for the first leg of the clash at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Thursday, 30th November, before both teams trade tackles in a return leg in Praia on Tuesday, 5th December. The Super Falcons defeated Ethiopia 5-1 aggregate win, with the first leg in Addis Ababa ending 1-1 before a 4-0 mauling in Abuja. All invited players have been…
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and its Petroleum Tanker Drivers Branch (PTD) have denied media reports of threats to embark on a nationwide strike over purported leadership tussles in the Union. Reacting to the reports, the National Chairman of the PTD Branch of NUPENG, Augustine Egbon, in a statement issued Monday attributed the news item to those bent on creating panic in the supply chain of Petroleum Products distribution in the Country. He noted that there was no division within its rank and there was no need for any form of protests. Egbon noted:” The…