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By Femi Alabi The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has condemned the recent kidnapping of over 200 primary school pupils in Kuriga village of Chikun Local Government. PDP State Publicity Secretary, Abraham Catoh stated this in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna. The PDP urged the military and other security agencies to engage the criminals head on, so as to nip in the bud the state of insecurity and other criminal activities within the state and beyond. “The PDP fully supports the State Governor’s resolve to return all the pupils unscathed to their…

By Femi Alabi The Nigerian Senate has on Saturday debunked the allegation that it has increased the 2024 budget by more than N4 trillion. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Yemi Adaramodu, in a statement made available to newsmen, questioned the intentions of the allegation despite the transparent process the budget went through before being signed into law by President Bola Tinubu. The Northern Senators Forum, had earlier said its consultants have uncovered an alleged N4 trillion increase in the 2024 budget signed by President Bola Tinubu. Speaking on BBC Hausa Service, Chairman of the forum, Abdul…

By Femi Alabi The Comptroller-General of Customs, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, on Saturday, said that only President Bola Tinubu has the authority to reopen borders in the country. The custom boss reacting to agitation for the reopening of the borders, assured that engagements and consultations were being made regarding the issue. He stated this at an interaction session with members of the Kongolam border community in Mai’adua Local Government Area of Katsina State. Adeniyi held that, once consultations are concluded, a decision will be taken on the matter by the president. According to Adeniyi, the Service will focus on removing…

By Yetunde Yekini-Oropo An Islamic cleric and Chief Imam of Abdul-Rafiu’ Masjid, Rotimi Williams Estate, Lagos, Mohammed Umar Yuguda, has said that it is criminal for anyone to attack trucks carrying food and steal their items. The cleric while admonishing Muslims never to join in what he called the criminal act, said those caught in the act should be in jail should everything be working properly in Nigeria. Saying that the Nigerian economic situation has not reached a level at which residents must claim hunger as a reason for stealing foods meant for sale, he reminded those who have been…

A member of the House of Representatives Mohammed Bello-el-Rufai has disclosed that he and a few others in the Lower Chamber of the National Assembly refused to take the Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV) purchased for them. El-Rufai, in his much-publicized podcast on Mic-On, which was aired Saturday evening, said he and a few others needed to restore the confidence of Nigerians in the ability of young politicians to show decency in public service. The lawmaker, who is the son of the former Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir el-Rufai, regretted that young people are not conducting themselves in manners that…

By Halimah Olamide Amidst tension over fresh kidnappings in Nigeria, Amnesty International on Saturday said there are no indications that President Bola Tinubu has any effective plan of tackling the country’s security quagmire. ”People in Nigeria are increasingly living on a knife edge. Widespread insecurity has been exacerbated by routine abductions targeting children,” the organization said while expressing anger over kidnappings of schoolchildren and Internally Displaced people in Borno state. The global body said mass abductions in Nigeria this week of more than 400 displaced persons in Borno state and 287 students and teachers in Kuriga Kaduna state are a…

By Halimah Olamide Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara on Saturday put the the sobering mood of a burial aside to throw some political jabs at each other. The exchange of words took place as eminent guests gathered to give their final respect to the late CEO of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe, his wife, Chisoba and son, Chizzy in Isokpo Ikwere Local Government Area of River state. While speaking, Fubara had said that there was nothing worthy in power that is worth struggling killing for. “There’s nothing to struggle for in life….”-Governor Fubara Had said. Though…

Wigwe, Wife, Son Laid TBy Femi Alabi Hundreds of mourners converged on Isiokpo community in Ikwere Local Government Area of Rivers State for the funeral service of the late Chief Executive Officer of Access Holding, Herbert Wigwe, his wife Chizoba, and son Chizi. The funeral service held at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Lion of Judah parish, Isiokpo. Mourners, including friends, associates, and well-wishers from both local and international communities, gathered to pay their final respects. Following the service, the interment took place, where family members and close friends bid their farewells. The Governor of Rivers State, Sim…

By Halimah Olamide Another attack on a school has been recorded in Nigeria as bandits on Saturday kidnapped students at Tsangaya school Sokoto. It was not immediately known how many students were kidnapped in what appeared to be a renewed onslaught on schools in the Northern part of Nigeria. This is coming days after the abduction of about 290 pupils of a school in Kaduna state. The school is located in Gidan Bakuso in Gada local government area of Sokoto state. The school Proprietor reportedly claimed that 15 students were not accounted for. The proprietor Liman Abubakar, said “As…

By Femi Alabi. The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has condemned the continued security challenges in Nigeria, insisting that Nigeria children must be allowed to learn in a secure and safe environment. The Labour Party chieftain was reacting to the latest abduction of pupils and children in Kaduna State. He queried the spate of security challenges in Kaduna state in spite of having the highest number of military and other security institutions in the country. “We are again confronted with the ugly news of the abduction of over 200 pupils and students plus a…