Muhammadu Yahaya, the current Governor of Gombe State, has been chosen to lead the Northern Nigeria Governors’ Forum in its new role as Chairman. During the meeting of the forum that took place on Tuesday in Abuja, all 19 northern governors voted in unison to select the governor as their representative. Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong will step down on May 29, and Yahaya will succeed him as the state’s chief executive. Yahaya made...
Gbegele Mustapha has been detained by the Ondo State Police Command in connection with the alleged murder of Adijat Olaoye. The deceased was allegedly subjected to an attempted rape in her room in Akure, the state’s capital, in the Fanibi Area, according to the police. The 58-year-old woman reportedly struggled to free herself, fell, and died as a result. Speaking about the arrest on Tuesday at the state police headquarters in Akure, the state...
Dr. Steven Andzenge has been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as the new executive director of Niger Delta Power Holding Company (Nig.) Limited. The announcement was made on Tuesday, May 23, in Abuja by Willie Bassey, Director of Information for the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), according to PM News. The declaration added that Steven Andzenge was appointed for an initial term of four years that began on...
The remarks made by President Muhammadu Buhari that the people of Niger and other nearby countries would defend him if Nigerians disturb him after he leaves office have been dubbed “unpresidential” by the Northern Elders’ Forum, or NEF. The Forum added that the statement is a confirmation of its earlier warnings about his leadership, not just a poor attempt at being sarcastic to dismiss the national outrage over his repeated misrule. Alhaji Nastura Sharif, the...
In order to reimburse Borno State Government for N16 billion, President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to approve the issuance of promissory notes. Tuesday’s plenary session featured the reading of Buhari’s letter of request by Senate President Ahmad Lawan. The President claimed that the refund was intended to cover the costs of federal roads that the government of Borno State had begun to build. The following is an excerpt from the letter: “The Honourable...
Tony Blair, a former British prime minister, has said he is ready to help Bola Tinubu’s new administration win election. According to a statement made by a spokesman for the office of the president-elect, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, Mr. Blair made the commitment on Tuesday when he visited Mr. Tinubu at the Defence House in Abuja. The former prime minister stated that the Tinubu administration would be a willing partner of the Tony Blair Institute for Global...
Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu, the two APC leaders running for the House of Representatives leadership positions, travelled to Abuja on Tuesday to meet with the party’s National Working Committee. They were accompanied by about 30 other members-elect. Three white Coaster buses hauled the lawmakers, who included Joint Task Committee members and supporters of the current Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, to the meeting’s private location at around 2.18 p.m. Following the announcement of the zoning arrangement...
On three different petitions that sought to overturn the results of the 2023 presidential election, the Presidential Election Petition Court provided a pre-hearing report on Tuesday. The trial schedule was also presented by the court. Justice Haruna Tsammani, the five-member panel’s chairman, read the pre-hearing report, which included the declaration of the court’s decision to combine all the petitions into a single case for hearing. Tsammani then declared that the petition’s hearing would start...
Muhammad Babandede, a former Controller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, has stated that the country does not have laws in place to prevent people from leaving the country, which has led to an increase in illegal migration as well as trafficking. According to him, it would be possible to put a stop to the trend if there were good leaders who were committed to doing good for the people. While emphasising the necessity for the...
According to the Federal Government, Nigeria has purchased more than 20 capital ships for the Nigerian Navy. This was said on Monday in Lagos at the Nigerian Navy 2023 Presidential Fleet Review, which had the theme “Readiness for National Prosperity.” During the exercise, Buhari praised the Navy’s efforts in shipbuilding as he inspected 16 of its ships as well as partner naval ships from Ghana and Italy. The President claimed that during his administration, the...
