The South East Zonal Executive Committee (ZEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is presently in a meeting with the National Working Committee (NWC) to tackle urgent issues threatening the party’s cohesion and stability. The meeting commenced at 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday, chaired by the Deputy National Chairman (South), Taofeek Arapaja, representing the Acting National…
The Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar has called for the implementation of existing laws in the country by security agencies and other stakeholders to curb the proliferation of small arms. Abubakar made the call on Tuesday in Abuja during a consultative meeting on strengthening Nigeria implementation of the UN Programme of Action and International Tracing…
The Borno Government and the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) have resolved to deepen collaboration to stem the tide of trafficking in women and girls . The Commissioner for Justice, Hauwa Abubakar, made this known while receiving a delegation from NAPTIP led by the Zonal Commander, Mr Mohammed Barde, in…
A group of concerned Zamfara elders has issued a scathing rebuke of Governor Dauda Lawal’s handling of armed banditry victims, accusing him of spreading false claims about free medical treatment provided to those injured in attacks. In a statement signed by spokesperson Hon Aliyu Muhammad Gummi, the group challenged the governor to provide concrete evidence…
Boeing International Corporation says it is ready to assist airlines in Nigeria in accessing adequate aircraft insurance coverage through partnership with buoyant lessors and global financiers. Mr Moore Ibekwe, Boeing Sales Director, Africa Region Commercial Airlines, disclosed this in Dublin, Ireland during the startoff meeting of the “Boeing Lessor Forum“ scheduled to hold from Jan….
The Nigerian Armed Forces has finalised its investigation into 16 officers arrested over alleged breaches of service regulations and acts of indiscipline, with some slated for trial before military judicial panels. Maj.-Gen. Samaila Uba, Director of Defence Information, made the disclosure on Monday in Abuja. He said the Defence Headquarters had first announced the arrests…
Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has dismissed social media claims that the ongoing Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway lacks drainage systems, describing them as misleading and harmful. During a project tour in Lagos on Monday, Umahi explained that the design includes a dual underground drainage system stretching the full 750km of the road. “We have 750km…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday held a private working lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris. The meeting formed part of Tinubu’s 10-day working vacation in Europe, which includes stops in France and the United Kingdom. Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga confirmed the engagement in a captioned photograph released to the…
Former NATO Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg ,is to travel to Washington for the inauguration of incoming U.S. president Donald Trump on Jan. 20. Stoltenberg, who is set to become the head of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), told dpa on Tuesday that his focus would be strengthening U.S.-European relations in his new role. Stoltenberg is expected…
South African state utility, Eskom on Monday said that it was optimistic about power outlook in the country as there would be no electricity cuts in the next four months. Eskom’s difficulties in supplying power to Africa’s biggest economy have curbed economic growth for more than a decade. However, a turnaround in its plant performance…
