Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, says the federal government will make more pronouncements on how it intends to reposition the economy and make it vibrant for business in the coming weeks. Shettima made this known Wednesday during a courtesy visit to his office by the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Richard Montgomery at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Vice President in a statement signed by the Director, Information, Office of the Vice President, Olusola Abiola, underscored the need for economic reforms in order to position the country’s economy for growth especially with the removal of fuel subsidy. According to…
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The Acting Inspector General of Police, Adeolu Egbetokun, Wednesday assumed duty as the 22nd police boss in the country. Egbetokun took over from the immediate past IGP, Usman Baba following his appointment by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday. He said his appointment was a call to make a difference in the shared mission to safeguard the lives and wellbeing of everyone that lives in the country. he noted that the Police boss assured that the under his leadership will strive for excellence, transparency, and accountability to rebuild public trust. Egebtokun added that the Police will also restore…
It was another day of gnashing of teeth, sorrow and bloodletting as 19 people were massacred in yet another midnight attack by suspected herdsmen in Bwai and Chinsu communities of Mangu Local Government area of Plateau State. Out of the 19 people killed by the merchants of death, seven were children and members of one family, whose both father and mother were also killed in the attack. The unfortunate development was coming when the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 4 Makurdi, in charge of Benue, Nasarawa and Plateau State. AIG Ros-Amson Musa Haladu is in the state on a…
The attempt by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to reconcile key stakeholders within the main opposition party suffered a major blow Tuesday as aggrieved members stayed away from the parley. TheHintsNews reports that the PDP contested the the last general election with a divided house, as a result of its failure to resolve issues that emanated from the nomination of the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar and vice presidential candidate, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa. Recall that after the party’s convention that produced Atiku and Okowa, aggrieved members led by the ‘Integrity Group’, the forum of G-5…
The Police on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of a 30-year-old man, Hamza Umar, for allegedly setting a young girl, Hafsat Bala, ablaze over alleged witchcraft. The Bauchi State Police Command disclosed this in a statement signed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil. Wakil said Umar, 30, was arrested for causing grievous hurt and attempting to commit an offence with culpable homicide in the state. He added that the suspect, after being arrested, said part of the reasons for perpetrating the crime was because the victim threatened to kill him and planted items suspected to be diabolic charms…
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has revealed that it has commenced a study to determine the actual consumption of petrol in Nigeria.It noted that the high petrol consumption figures being released by some agencies of government were not correct. The Executive Secretary, NEITI, Ogbonnaya Orji, disclosed this Tuesday in Abuja while speaking to journalists during Stakeholders Validation Workshop on the 2022 Annual Progress Report for Nigeria’s Extractive Industries. He stressed that the federal government should not go back on its decision to remove subsidy on petrol despite the opposition against the move. Orji said NEITI knew that subsidy…
The crisis rocking Osun state chapter of the Labour Party (LP) assumed another dimension Tuesday as Ward Executives of the State Chairman, Bello Adebayo. Adebayo had suspended the national legal adviser, state women leader, and 11 Local Government Chairmen for alleged anti-party and for participating in the factional National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Bauchi. In a counter move, the State Working Committee, party candidates and the 31 local government chairmen also passed a vote of confidence on the national legal adviser, Akingbade Oyelekan and Mrs Susan Ojo, the state women leader. However, the chairman of Ward 12, Osogbo…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released the immediate past Governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom after over 10 hours grilling at Makurdi Zonal Command of the agency. TheHintsNews reports that Ortom had earlier on Tuesday morning reported at the anti-graft office in Makurdi at about 10a.m. It was gathered that Ortom was invited by the commission to answer allegations of financial misappropriation during his eight-year reign as a governor. The former Governor was seen being driven out of the EFCC office in a Sports Utility Vehicle at about 7:55pm, accompanied by some friends and associates who had…
President Bola Tinubu Tuesday approved the return of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to the Office of the Vice President for supervision. This was made known in a statement issued by the Director of Information, Office of the Vice President, Olusola Abiola. He said the return of the two agencies was in compliance with their various establishment Acts of the two agencies. Abiola said: “President has also approved a formal structure for the Office of the Vice President as well as an appropriate number of technical and administrative aides that will…
A South-east group, Okigwe Forum, says the appointment of Mr. John Uwajumogu, as Special Adviser, Industry, Trade and Investment to President Bola Tinubu’s has changed their perception about his administration. The Speaker of the Forum, Sir Collins Anoro, in a statement issued Tuesday described his appointment as a right step in the right direction. He said: “Before now, I saw the president as a weak and old man who would recycle the old politicians as we have seen in this country. “I cannot remember when a youth who is not a politician, who does not have a godfather was recruited…