Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has called for calm among residents of Angwan-Rukuba, a community in Jos North Local Government Area (LGA), following the Sunday night attack. Mutfwang made the call when he visited the scene of the attack on Monday in Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that gunmen on Sunday night…
The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), David Mark, on Monday formally received a former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, into the party following his registration as a member. Kwankwaso was registered at his Miller Road residence in Kano, where he was issued membership number 000201 by the state chairman of…
Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, former Governor of Kano State, on Monday formally aligned with the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in a move described as a defining moment for opposition politics in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the National Chairman of ADC, Sen. David Mark, received Kwankwaso along with supporters at…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a representative of DKK Partners Limited, for alleged fraud of N993.3 million. Its Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja, Oyewale said that the 37 years old suspect, who is a native of Ondo State, initially failed to honour several invitations…
The Director-General, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr Adebowale Adedokun, has urged INEC to strengthen its procurement systems to safeguard integrity of elections in the country. Adedokun made the call in his keynote address at a capacity-building programme for national electoral commissioners and INEC management on Monday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, has charged newly promoted directors to embrace accountability, ethical leadership and result-driven service in the discharge of their duties. Walson-Jack gave the call at the induction training programme for the newly promoted directors on Monday in Abuja. She said that the programme was a…
Women leaders of the Labour Party (LP) in the South-East have passed a vote of confidence in Abia Governor, Dr Alex Otti, and the party’s Interim National Chairman, Sen. Nenadi Usman. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the endorsement was part of the resolutions reached at a strategic online meeting which brought together women…
The Founder of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Dr Boniface Aniebonam, says members of the party are not part of Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso’s planned defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Aniebonam made this known in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kwankwaso in a statement…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his 74th birthday. Idris, in a congratulatory message, commended Tinubu for taking tough decisions aimed at placing Nigeria on a path of recovery and growth. The message was personally signed by the minister and issued in Abuja on Sunday….
The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his 74th birthday, commending him for fulfilling his Renewed Hope Agenda promises to Nigerians. Obasa’s birthday message is contained in a statement signed by Mr Adeshina Oyetayo, his Special Adviser on Research, Media, and Documentation, on Sunday in Lagos….
