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Toyin Saraki: Many of those seeking power have failed Nigeria
Wife of the Senate President, Mrs Toyin Saraki, has warned that many of those seeking power at this year’s general elections had failed Nigeria in their respective capacity.
Presidency warns Governor Ortom against dubious campaign
The presidency yesterday in Abuja warned Benue State Governor, Mr. Samuel Ortom, to desist from what it described as his “nonsense” and “dubious” attacks on President Muhammadu Buhari and focus on the state’s challenges.
Fulani communities in Taraba pledge massive votes for President Buhari
Ahead of the February presidential election, Fulani communities in Taraba Central senatorial zone have promised to deliver over 600,000 votes to ensure the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Ondo NSCDC records 1,953 cases in 2018
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State Command says it has recorded no fewer than 1,953 of various cases between Jan. 1 and Dec. 24,2018.
Ondo NSCDC records 1,953 cases in 2018
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State Command says it has recorded no fewer than 1,953 of various cases between Jan. 1 and Dec. 24,2018.
Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB will participate in elections in Abia, Ebonyi
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, yesterday declared that the decision of his group to boycott the 2019 elections will have Abia and Ebonyi states’ governorship elections as exceptions.
Villagers flee as farmer kills Fulani herdsman in Ogun
Residents of Pakudi village, near Obada-Oko in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, have fled their homes over fear of reprisal attacks by Fulani herdsmen following the alleged killing of a Fulani man by a villager.
2019 Budget: Federal government earmarks N2.3 trillion for debt service
The Federal Government has earmarked over N2,264,014,113,091 for debt service in the 2019 budget, while about N1,378,788,677,233 was allocated for capital development fund.
Miyetti Allah accuses Atiku Abubakar of trying to destabilise Nigeria
Herdsmen have accused Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of trying to destabilise Nigeria using the latest Amnesty International (AI)’s report on the farmer/herders’ conflicts.
Grazing law: Benue government worries over infringement by herdsmen
Benue State government has expressed worry over the rate of infringement by herdsmen on the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law 2017 currently in force in the state.
Edo PDP chairman asks Nigerians to vote out APC
Chief Dan Osi Orbih, chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, Edo State, has urged the people of the state to seize opportunity presented the 2019 election and vote out the current government in power in the country.
Governor Ortom’s rice farm set ablaze by suspected herdsmen
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has lost his rice farm located in Gbajimba in the Guma Local Government Area of the state to fire as suspected armed Fulani herdsmen, on New Year’s eve, stormed the rice farm and set it ablaze.
Governor Ortom: Why I dumped APC for PDP
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom on Monday commenced his re-election campaign, saying that he defected to the Peoples Democratic Party because it is the only party that can accommodate his administration’s policies.
Samuel Ortom: I can never abandon my people to be killed
Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has said that he can never because of selfish political reason, abandon his people and allow them to be killed mercilessly by the herdsmen.
Samuel Ortom: Herdsmen have set my rice farm on fire
Over 20,000 hectares of rice farm belonging to Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom have been set ablaze by suspected herdsmen in Tse-Adorogo, Mbabeagh, Nzorov, Guma Local Government Area.
Gunmen kill five villagers in Plateau
Gunmen have killed five villagers in central Nigeria’s Plateau state, police said on Friday, but it was not immediately clear if the killings were linked to a long-running battle over grazing rights.
Atiku Abubakar challenges Muhammadu Buhari to probe new ownership of Etisalat, Keystone Bank
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has called on the appropriate authorities to urgently institute a probe to unravel those he said may be hidden faces behind the new ownership structure of multi billion naira telecoms giant, Etisalat (now 9mobile) Nigeria as well as Keystone Bank.
Banditry in Nigeria: A brief history of a long war
“Bandits” have emerged as the new bogeyman for insecurity in Nigeria, joining a long (and still growing list) that includes Boko Haram, cultists, herdsmen, kidnappers and militants.
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Governor Ortom: No cattle routes in Benue
He said the president’s overall performance was shameful and a confirmation of what his wife stated that having lost control, a cabal had taken charge.
Apple’s Tim Cook calls for privacy bill with right to delete data
Apple chief executive Tim Cook called on US lawmakers Thursday to pass privacy legislation enabling consumers to see and delete their harvested online personal data from a central clearinghouse.
Ex-CDS Alex Badeh for burial January 23 in Abuja
Former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh, who was murdered along the Abuja-Keffi/Kaduna road, would be buried on January 23.
Election: Aisha Buhari, APC governors’ wives campaign massively for party
Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, and wives of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors in the North-East have called on women and youths to vote massively for the party in the forthcoming general elections.
INEC: 209,721 PVCs yet to be collected in Cross River
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 209,721 Permanent Voter’s Card (PVCs) have yet to be collected in Cross River ahead of the 2019 general elections.
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INEC begins recruitment for general election
Nigeria’s electoral body, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has commenced recruitment for ad-hoc positions ahead of the general elections.
Swiss-born Sebastian Osigwe vows to give Francis Uzoho healthy competition in Super Eagles
With the lack of form and inactivity of Daniel Akpeyi and Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr is combing Europe for a quality goalkeeper who can provide healthy competition to current number one, Francis Uzoho.
Zimbabweans protest against fuel price hike
Protesters barricaded roads and burned tires in a suburb of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare on Monday, two days after President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced a massive fuel price hike in an effort to stem a deepening economic crisis.
N3.9 billion fraud: Court to decide fate of Alex Badeh’s case on February 26
Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned the alleged N3.9 billion fraud case involving a former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh to February 26, 2019, to enable parties know how to proceed with regards to the defence of Iyalikam Nigeria Limited, a company with whom he was standing trial.
AGF orders freezing of Justice Onnoghen’s accounts
The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation has asked the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit to freeze the bank accounts of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen.