Politics

SACRIFICE SHOULD START WITH TINUBU, EX-MINISTER DALUNG Former Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, has tackled the President for asking Nigerians to make sacrifices for their country. President Tinubu while speaking to newsmen after observing Eid prayers in Lagos on Sunday, June 16, called on Nigerians to show more care for their neighbours and extend charity to all in the spirit …

PRESIDENCY FAULTS KWANKWASO, SAYS NO PLAN TO DECLARE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN KANO The Presidency has denied the claims put forth by the National Leader of the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, regarding an alleged plan to declare a state of emergency in Kano State. The Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, called these allegations baseless and labeled them as …

UNEASY CALM IN RIVERS OVER HEADSHIP OF LOCAL COUNCILS There is uneasy calm in Rivers State following a directive by Governor Siminalayi Fubara to Heads of Local Government Administration (HLGAS) to immediately take charge of the 23 council areas. Governor Fubara gave the charge in a statewide broadcast in Government House, Port Harcourt on Tuesday morning following the expiration of …

EX-EDO DEPUTY GOV, SHAIBU, SHUNS PDP, DECLARES SUPPORT FOR APC GUBER CANDIDATE Ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, a former deputy governor of the state, Philip Shaibu, has distanced himself from the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo. According to Channels TV, Shaibu, who spoke on Sunday on the sidelines of the 2024 …

KWANKWASO ACCUSES FG, APC OF CREATING NEW BOKO HARAM IN KANO The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso, on Monday, accused the All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government of attempting to create a new breed of Boko Haram terrorists and insurgents in Northern Nigeria. Kwankwaso was reacting to the ongoing situation in Kano …

WHY I ORDERED ARREST OF ADO-BAYERO AFTER DETHRONEMENT – KANO GOVERNOR, YUSUF Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has said he ordered the arrest of the dethroned Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero, to prevent a breakdown of law and order in the state. Yusuf explained that Ado Bayero’s decision to return to Kano State two days after his dethronement posed …

FOUR KILLED, 12 INJURED AS VEHICLE IN CONVOY OF MALAWI’S VP KILLED IN PLANE CRASH RAM INTO MOURNERS A vehicle in the convoy of the late Malawian Vice President, Saulos Chilima’s funeral procession has killed at least four mourners and injured no fewer than 12 persons. The vehicle, which was part of a motorcade conveying the remains of the late …

POLICE TAKE OVER RIVERS LG SECRETARIATS AMID TENSION OVER CHAIRMEN’S TENURE The police have stationed armed operatives at the secretariats of four local government councils in Rivers State following the expiration of the tenure of LG chairmen in the state. Police vans are currently positioned at the entrances of Port Harcourt City, Obio/Akpor, Ahoada East and Ogu/Bolo LGAs. Earlier, youths …

TENSION IN RIVERS AS ANGRY YOUTHS BLOCK SECRETARIAT, PRO-WIKE CHAIRMAN FLEES Youths in Rivers State have closed down operations at the Asari Toru Local Government Secretariat, demanding the ouster of their Chairman. This development unfolds amid a tense standoff between Local Government Area (LGA) chairpersons and Governor Sim Fubara. The Chairman, whose term concludes today, reportedly fled his office as …

EMIR SANUSI BOOED AFTER EID PRAYERS, POLICE EXPRESS CONCERN Kano State Police Command has expressed concern over the booing directed at Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II by certain individuals as he returned to his palace after Eid prayers. This incident occurred as the Emir deviated from his usual route as part of his religious obligations. SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, the …