The Lagos State Government, says the 103 #EndSARS victims to be buried are not from the Lekki Tollgate shooting. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusegun Ogboye in a statement issued Sunday, urged the public to disregard rumours that mass funerals will be held for Lekki tollgate #EndSARS victims in 2020. He said those responsible for the memo are troublemakers. Ogboye said: “The attention of the Lagos State Government has been drawn to some social media publications about a purported mass burial plan for casualties of the 2020 #EndSARS incident. “Peddlers of the news are deliberately misinterpreting and sensationalising…
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The National Vice Chairman, North-west of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman, has warned President Bola Tinubu and Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) against entrenching arbitrariness and injustice in the determination of who emerges as the next National Chairman of the party. He insisted that the relevant Section of APC constitution with respect to filling vacancies should be respected. Lukman in a statement issued Sunday, therefore, appealed to all those sponsoring the campaign to nominate the immediate past Governor of KAno state, Dr. Abdulahi Ganduje for the position of APC National Chairman, especially PGF Chairman, Senator Hope Uzodinma to…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has flagged off operation ‘hakorin damisa’ to quell the unfortunate herders/ farmers clashes in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau state. Director Army Public Relations, Brig-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement issued Saturday said the operation, which was launched to mitigate the crisis in Mangu, has progressively tackled the deteriorating security situation in the Local Government, restoring relative peace in the area. Addressing the troops during the flag off, Lagbaja charged the troops to stamp out every form of security threat in the locality and on the Plateau in general. He…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the allegation made by the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar lacks substance. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka, in a statement issued Saturday said the only imaginable purpose of the allegation was a childish attempt to float an alibi to deflect the shame of a highly probable defeat in court. The spokesperson said Atiku’s statement alleged that the APC and its government are engaged in a plot to intimidate members of the judiciary towards unduly influencing the outcome of pending…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has placed the Search and rescue team of the agency on alert. It also directed an update of the agency’s flood contingency plans The decision became imperative following a statement by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMET), which anticipates moderate to heavy rains in parts of Katsina, Kano, Bauchi, Plateau and Taraba states. The impact based weather forecast by NiMET, also predicts flash floods, riverine flooding, strong winds, soil erosion as well as thunder and lightning. It said the forecast also anticipates displacements of people due to floods, outbreak of waterborne diseases…
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, says it is regrettable that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the agents of President Bola Tinubu have ceaselessly chosen to stand in the way of justice. He said they have been making catastrophic threats to anarchy if justice is not served according to their whims. Atiku in a statement issued Saturday by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, alleged that there is a sinister plot to undermine Nigeria’s judiciary and democracy. The former vice president noted that since the conclusion of the presidential election…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) South-west Support Groups have expressed concern over ‘unpleasant development’ at the presidency whereby most appointments are being filled with ‘Lagos boys’. The groups in a letter dated july 19th, addressed to President Bola Tinubu and jointly signed by the Coordinator, Dele Fulani and the Secretary, Lanre Asiwaju, said a cursory look at the appointments made so far under this administration showed that majority of the people around the President are all Lagos politicians. The support groups said while they might not all be indigenes of Lagos, they are politicians based in Lagos, who have played…
It is quite troubling that Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) under Your Excellency’s leadership is being reported to have decided on adopting Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje to become the next National Chairman of APC. While it is within the right of Progressive Governors being a very critical power bloc within the APC to endorse any candidate for the position of National Chairman, to make such decision public, in whatever manner, is unfair to both President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other leaders of the party who are not members of PGF. It is even unfair to Dr. Ganduje who is being…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has distanced itself from the views expressed by its National Vice Chairman, North-west, Dr. Salihu Lukman, saying it does not represent the position of the party. TheHintsNews reports that Lukman had in a statement Friday described the speculation doing the rounds that the immediate past Governor of Kano state, Dr. Abdulahi Ganduje might emerge as the next national chairman of the party as insensitive. He was of the opinion that if the speculation emerging from the APC governors was true, it would completely distort the zoning arrangement that informed…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has secured the conviction of five undergraduates for internet related fraud. The commission in a state issued Friday said those convicted by its Kaduna Zonal Command are: Chidebere Opara (Avail Hollywood); Manasseh Ephraim (aka Felicia_dannyels); Victor Odeh (aka Christopher Anderson); Chukwukere Paul (aka Shaun Lee); and Enyogu Ekpo (aka Henry Wilson; JASDAV7). It noted that tthe five undergraduates were arraigned before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court on one count separate charge bordering on internet fraud. They were all arrested in a sting operation in Kaduna. Investigation revealed how they…