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Bishops of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja have pledged to work with relevant stakeholders to ensure free, credible and transparent general elections in 2023. The commitment is contained in a communiqué jointly signed by Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, the Archbishop of Abuja and Very Rev. Fr. Sam Tumba, after the 3rd General assembly of the Archdiocese. In the communique issued on Saturday in Abuja, the bishops enjoined Parishes, families, Church societies and groups to dedicate special moments to pray for a hitch-free election. “We call on Catholics and indeed all Nigerian citizens to be consciously and actively involved in the…
A 21-year-old boy, Micheal Arigbabuwo has reportedly died in a birthday party after allegedly mixing two hard drugs for maximum effect. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who is the Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO) in Lagos State, confirmed this in his verified Twitter handle. He disclosed that the incident happened on Friday in Ikorodu area of Lagos, stressing that three of his friends who were also in the party had been arrested. The spokesman said that information received by the police in Ikorodu revealed that at about 7.30 p.m. on Friday, a distress call came that some group of Yahoo Yahoo boys…
Dr Ahmed Audi, Commandant General (CG) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has described the level of pipeline vandalism in Niger Delta as massive, devastating and sad. Audi who featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja, said that in spite of the situation, the Corps has remained committed to tackling the problem. Audi said that the Corps had arrested and prosecuted many of the pipeline vandals. “I had a tour last month to pipeline locations especially in Niger Delta, it is very sad, very, very sad and very devastating. “If you see the…
The Commandant-General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Audi, has dismissed insinuations of conflict of responsibility between NSCDC and the Nigeria Police Force. Audi dismissed the insinuation when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. He said the corps was a specialised agency created by Nigerian government charged with a very specialised function as encapsulated in the national security strategy document approved by the office of the National Security Adviser. According to him, it is stated very clearly there that the corps is a lead agency in the area of critical national…
Former Minister of Aviation who is now Director, New Media of APC Presidential Campaign Council, Femi-Fani Kayode, has slammed the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, for claiming that Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and Secretary to the Government of the Federation,Boss Mustapha, rejected to be on the list of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) for the 2023 general elections. He said saying the duo turned down the offers because of Muslim-Muslim ticket does not make sense. APC had on Friday released 442 campaign council members with President Muhammad Buhari as Chairman. Missing on the list is the Vice-President…
President Muhammad Buhari has charged Nigerians to return to farm adding that doing so will restore the long lost glory of the country in farming. Buhari made the plead at the annual Olojo festival held on Saturday saying that the bedrock of Nigeria’s economy was famously known to be Agriculture. President who spoke through the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola said farming is the only solution to hunger and food insecurity. He recalled that Olojo festival showcased Yoruba culture at its best. It was in the olden days a socio-cultural event to showcase farm produce, hardwork and declaration of…
The Bola Tinubu campaign council has explained the reason behind the decision of not including the name of the Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo in the campaign council committe. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment who also doubles as spokesperson of the council,Festus Keyamo gave the explanation in a statement released on Saturday noted that Osinbajo was left out of the lineup to allow him “concentrate on governance of the country and administration of government.” NPO reported the release of the APC presidential campaign council containing 422 names of its members. In the list,Osinbajo was absent alongside Yakubu…
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki on Saturday broke his silence over his perceived silence over the crisis rocking the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. Saraki, who said he just returned from vacation abroad, said a lot of people have expressed worry over his silence overtime adding that he has been working underground. The former Governor of Kwara State also contested the presidential primaries of the PDP which was won by its current flag bearer Atiku Abubakar. Saraki stated on Saturday, “As I moved around the country in the past few days, I got the feeling that many people are concerned over…
Following the reports in some news outlets specifically Sahara Reporters that the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, during his media chat in Port Harcourt on Friday was quoted saying that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, offered him a senatorial ticket when they met in London, last month. Setting the record straight,the Special Assistant on Media to Governor Wike,Kelvin Ebiri on Saturday described the report as false, ludicrous and baseless adding that throughout the media chat,Governor Wike never said anything of such neither did he mentioned the name of Bola Tinubu of offering…
The Lagos State police command, has apprehended two buses loaded with large quantity of live cartridges at Ikorodu in Lagos State. According to the statement by the state’s PPRO, Benjamin Hundeyin noted that,the Operatives of Ikorodu Division in the area of Lagos state intercepted two commercial buses loaded with large quantity of live cartridges, three dismantled motorcycles and some personal effects. He said that the interception was done at Poromope Estate, Ijede Road in Ikorodu area of Lagos. The suspects identified as Tukur Abdullah ‘m’,35, Muazu Telim ‘m’,50 and Dahiru Idris ‘m’,36 were heading to Katsina State at the…