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By Kamil Opeyemi The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has faulted the European Union (EU)’s report about the 2023 general elections. Wike stated this when the EU Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms Samuela Isopi, visited him in his office in Abuja on Monday. It would be recalled that EU had in June presented its report about the elections and gave six areas to work on including ensuring the real-time publication and access to election results. But on Monday, Wike said the report did not give the true position of the last poll held in the country. He…
By Kamil Opeyemi The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it plans to challenge Monday’s disqualification of its Bayelsa governorship candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva, from the Nov. 11 poll. NPO had earlier reported how Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, in a judgement delivered on Monday, disqualified Sylva from featuring in the Nov. 11 governorship election. Okorowo ruled that Sylva having been sworn in twice and ruled for five years as governor of Bayelsa would breach the 1999 constitution as amended if allowed to contest again. However in a statement on Tuesday by Mr Perry Tukuwei, the Director,…
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on Monday confirmed that security operatives have killed 60 suspected kidnappers and rescued 29 victims in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of the state. Mohammed stated this during a symphathy visit to the Lere community recently attacked by bandits. He said the feat was achieved through a collaborative efforts between the Police, vigilante and hunters. “I come to congratulate you and to thank you on behalf of the government and the people of Bauchi State, and to say that what you have done, shown chivalry, character, perseverance and community engagement. “I want to also…
By Halimah Olamide There is a growing concern over the rising cost of cooking has as prices have hiked to between N1,000 to N1,200 per kilogram. Many retailers across Lagos between weekend and Monday sold for as high as N1,200 creating shocks among consumers. There are also fears that the price may rise further owing to the scarcity of the product, which marketers are attributing to supply. Although a notice at the gas station showed N8,500 per 12.5kg, the attendant could not confirm the current price, saying until the product arrived. However, one Mrs Suebat Ola, who drove down from…
By Kamil Opeyemi Former Minister of Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva has been disqualified as the All Progressive Congress governorship candidate for Bayelsa state. An Abuja Federal High Court, which on Monday night delivered its ruling said having been sworn in twice and ruled for five years as governor of the state, his candidacy would breach the 1999 constitution as amended if allowed to contest again. The judge also declared that Sylva was not qualified to run in the November poll because if he wins and is sworn in, he would spend more than eight years in office as governor of…
By Halimah Olamide Former Head of State Yakubu Gowon, has said he is not in a hurry to go now. His statement came on the heels of media reports that he had died on Monday. Adeyeye Ajayi, the personal aide to Gowon, debunked the rumoured death of his book. On Monday, some social media users claimed that Gowon had passed away. In a statement released by AJAYI, said the former military leader is alive. “I am still around and well. I am not in a hurry,” the statement quoted the former military leader as saying. Gowon, who ruled the country…
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo says statistics indicate that no fewer than 99,985 Nigerian students left the country to enrol in universities in the United Kingdom between 2017 and 2022. The minister disclosed this at the opening ceremony of the 2023 University of Lagos International Week on Monday, in Lagos. The theme of the international week is ‘Breaking the Borders of Partnership’. “Every year, over 100 Nigerian students benefit from the scholarship for postgraduate and PhD degrees, I speak from students personally; we have hundreds of professionals and entrepreneurs leaving our shores to break new grounds across our…
The Lagos State Government has backtracked on its decision to re- open the Ladipo market, saying that the market remains closed. The Managing Director, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, made the clarification on Monday in Lagos. Gbadegesin said that the market would remain closed because it had been observed that its management had not fully met stipulated mandatory safety and environmental measures earlier outlined by the authority. He said that those conditions were required before the market would recommence business activities. “Our primary concern is the safety of the people and environmental well-being at marketplaces. Reopening is…
Mrs Rosemary Oromoni, the mother of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr., the late 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lagos, says the late student had no health challenge before the complaints he made few days to his death. Rosemary said this while being cross-examined by counsel to Dowen College, Mr Anthony Kpokpo. She testified on Monday at a coroner’s inquest to unravel the circumstances that led to the student’s death on Nov 30, 2021. The inquest is taking place at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. Rosemary wept profusely whlle testifying. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Coroner, Mr Mikhail Kadiri, had…
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), on Monday, confirmed that 117 children died following Diphtheria outbreak in Yobe since 2022. The Agency, however, said that 1,600 children had recovered from the disease within the period under review. Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive-Director of the Agency, stated this during an inspection visit to the Diphtheria isolation centre in Potiskum, the epicentre of the disease in the state. He said that 1,796 cases of the disease had been reported in Yobe since November 22, adding that the disease was more prevalent among children age five to 14 years. Shuaib, who led…