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By Halimah Olamide The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has cleared the Edo State Deputy Governor, Mr. Philip Shaibu and nine other aspirants to proceed with their ambitions to contest the party’s governorship primary scheduled to hold on February 22, 2024. The party’s go-ahead order followed the end of the screening exercise conducted by the Governor Caleb Mutfwang-led, Edo State PDP Governorship Screening Committee. Most of the aspirants collected their certificates of clearance at the office of the party’s National Organising Secretary, in Abuja, on Tuesday. Those who received their certificates at the event, include: the Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip…

By Kamil Opeyemi Immediate former Governor of Kogi state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has said it is infantile and baseless for anyone to believe that he will be contesting for the position of National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress. His statement, released by his Media Office, was responding to the circulation of some posters purportedly campaigning for him as a contender for the position of the APC National Chairman. NPO Reports that Bello just left his seat last Saturday as the governor of Kogi state after serving two terms of 8 years. “We are aware of the clandestine moves by…

By Halimah Olamide The Upper chamber of the National Assembly on Tuesday openly expressed worries over the growing spate of insecurity in the country lamenting that things are going down. Under a “Motion on Spate of Insecurity in Nigeria,” the senators one after the other expressed fears that things might escalate with the rate of kidnappings and huge ransoms being paid. The senators said even in some cases, ransoms were paid and the victims were still killed. The debate followed the adoption of a motion by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele at plenary after a closed-door session. Presenting the motion, Bamidele…

By Kamil Opeyemi The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday demanded for reasons the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) failed to submit its audited financial statements for the 2016 to 2018 financial years to the Auditor General of the Federation. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, while appearing was subjected to questions by the Bamidele Salam led committee. The queries include under-remittance of revenue into the federation account for the year 2017, under-disclosure of outstanding remittance for the year 2016 Others include: non-maintenance of bank statements and bank reconciliation statements, non-maintenance of revenue collectors receipt, violation of…

By Halimah Olamide President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in spite of being outside Nigeria, is on top of the security and other domestic challenges facing the country. This was the statement by the Presidency on Tuesday while responding to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, who alleged that Tinubu is fiddling while Nigeria burns. NPO Reported on Tuesday that Atiku had blasted Tinubu for appearing unconcerned by the very many security challenges ranging from upsurge in kidnappings and killings in different parts of the country. Atiku had said, “Tinubu is playing fiddle while Nigeria is drowning in the ocean of insecurity. To…

Security agencies on Tuesday said they have arrested five suspected kidnappers in Ekiti State. The development was made known in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Ekiti State Police Command. According to the Command, the operation that led to the arrest of the five suspects was carried out by the Nigeria Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Oodua People’s Congress and local hunters. The bush combing operation took place from Oke-Osun, Ikere/Igbo-Okah to the thick forest around Iju/Ikere boundary. According to the statement, the arrested suspected kidnappers were identified as Usman Jelili, Mohammed Bande, Abubakar Aliu, Isah Abdullahi…

By Halimah Olamide The federal government of Nigeria on Tuesday, inaugurated a 37-man Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage with a mandate to recommend a new National Minimum Wage for the Country. the committee was inaugurated by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the council chamber of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa. While inaugurating the committee, Shettima charged the members to consider the hardship caused by the removal of fuel subsidy and work to alleviate the suffering of the people. The thirty-seven-member Committee is chaired by a former Head of Service of the Federation, Bukar Goni Aji.

By Halimah Olamide The Government of Kogi state on Tuesday asked Nigerians to disregard reports of the creation of an “Office of the Immediate Past Governor” saying the report is the handwork of mischief makers. In a statement signed by Oladele John Nihi, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ahmed Ododo, he said the report was concocted to create disaffection and mislead the people. “The attention of the Kogi State Government has been drawn to a mischievous report that the Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has approved the establishment of the “Office of the Immediate…

By Halimah Olamide Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has advised President Bola Tinubu to step down from his position if the situation of the country has become too overwhelming for him. Atiku said Tinubu is out of Nigeria while series of insecurity challenges are on a sudden rise. He said, “Tinubu is playing fiddle while Nigeria is drowning in the ocean of insecurity. To imagine that the Commander-in-Chief is on a so-called private visit while kidnappers kill a nursing mother and grandmother in Abuja for failing to pay N90m ransom and two monarchs in Ekiti, among other regular tragedies besetting…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Government of Ekiti on Tuesday confirmed Monday’s abduction of students of a private school and their teachers. The government, giving details, said six pupils, three teachers and the school bus driver were abducted by bandits who waylaid them after the closing hours and were being driven home. The incident happened hours after the killing of two traditional rulers and kidnap of another in the state on Monday. NPO Reported that the government in a statement said the governor has vowed to ensure the release of the victims. ” Six pupils of a private school in Emure-Ekiti,…