Major Segun Oni was recently killed in an anti-banditry operation in Niger State, and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has expressed his condolences to the Nigerian Army and the residents of Eruku in the state’s Ekiti Local Government Area. A well-respected and forthright army officer named Oni was assassinated on August 13, 2023, along with other soldiers, while commanding troops in a military operation to put an end to banditry in some areas of Niger...
In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, the Niger Delta Development Minister, Abubakar Momoh, reaffirmed his commitment to upholding stability in the nation’s oil-rich region. In addition to congratulating Delta and Edo states on their 32nd anniversary of creation, the minister urged the residents of the two states to consider the difficulties they have faced and the successes they have attained over the years. “Today is a significant turning point in the history of...
…Calls for Disciplinary Action Accuses Rep of Sabotaging National Security A rights group, Save Nigeria Movement, has petitioned the Speaker of the House of Representatives, RT. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas to reconstitute and caution its Ad-hoc Committee interfacing with relevant security agencies to reduce kidnapping, assassinations and banditry in Abia State communities over what it described as breach of House Rules and attempt to undermine national security The CSO which is famous for promoting national security,...
Adebayo Adelabu, the minister of power, has urged Nigerians to quit abusing the people who provide energy. Instead, he urged the populace to back them. When he visited the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, on Friday, he made this appeal. According to Adelabu, his goal for the ministry is to make the most of the Nigerian Electricity Act of 2023, which created new opportunities for the delivery of...
The second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja will soon be under construction, according to Festus Keyamo, the minister of aviation and aerospace development. While discussing compensation and relocation for Abuja natives who were impacted by the proposed construction of a second runway for NAIA, the minister met with Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. The minister posted this information on his verified X page, formerly known as Twitter, on...
On Saturday, the Federal Government debunks a widely circulated report that Mohammed Usman, the nation’s ambassador to the Republic of Niger, had been expelled. Francisca Omayuli, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ spokesperson, pleaded with the people to ignore such misinformation in a statement that was signed by her. “The attention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been called to rumors making the rounds on social media that the Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of...
In order to promote job creation and increase agricultural productivity in the Niger Delta region, the Niger Delta Development Commission said that it has started talks with French and German development agencies. When leading a high-level team on a two-day visit to the offices of the German Development Agency and the French Development Agency in Abuja, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, said this. The NDDC Director of Corporate Affairs, Pius Ughakpoteni, released a...
The petitions filed against two PDP House of Representatives members were denied by the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Kaduna State. On Saturday, the tribunal dismissed the applications filed against David Gurara, who represents the Kachia/Kagarko Federal Constituency, and Bashir Shadow, a member who represents the Kauru Federal Constituency. The Independent National Electoral Commission conducted the House of Representatives election on February 25, 2023, and the two federal MPs were re-elected. Gabriel Zock and...
Dr. Sani Ashir, an Islamic cleric in Kano, has claimed that some state enemies are attempting to sway the governorship tribunal’s decision in favor of the opposition All Progressives Congress, or APC. In order to ask Allah for help in the current difficulties plaguing the nation, the Kano State government organized a special prayer session, which was led by Mr. Ashir. The state governor, Abba Yusuf, the deputy governor, Aminu Abdulsalam, the founder of the...
Muhyi Rimingado, the head of Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission, is under investigation by the Code of Conduct Bureau. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has called the Kano anti-graft agency’s Director of Finance to Abuja to provide the agency with pertinent transactions involving Rimingado. A letter of invitation dated August 8, 2023 and signed by the acting deputy director, Cybercrime and other related crimes, EFCC, Muhtar Bello, which our reporter saw, stated...
