The Yobe State Police Command has dismantled a kidnapping syndicate and successfully liberated a 40-year-old woman from their captivity. Dungus Abdulkarim, the spokesperson for the command, made this announcement in a press release on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, revealing that Barum Alh Makau, the ringleader of the gang, and one of his associates were apprehended…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has accused the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, of attempting to disrupt the 2023 election through his policy to redesign the Naira. During the screening of the nominee for the position of CBN governor, Olayemi Cardoso, and four deputy governor nominees for the apex bank,…
Dave Umahi, the Minister of Works, has declared that no federal road in the country can endure for a period of seven years. This assertion follows his extensive road inspection tour across the nation, during which he discovered that numerous roads were plagued with potholes, deteriorating to the extent of resembling “boreholes.” The minister also…
Gunmen have carried out a kidnapping in the Ajelete community, Agunjin district, within Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. The chairman of the Transition Implementation Committee (TIC) for the council area, Jide Asonibare, confirmed this incident on Tuesday, September 26. According to Asonibare, the victims, a mother and her three children, were abducted around…
The Federal Government has officially declared Wednesday, September 27, 2023, as a public holiday in honor of the Eil-ul-Maulid celebration, which marks the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW). In a statement released by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Oluwatoyin Akinlade, on behalf of the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the…
Mohammed Shehu, the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), has called for the suspension of pension payments to former governors who subsequently assume roles as senators or ministers. In an interview with Sunday Vanguard in Abuja, Shehu emphasized that it is unfair to the states for former Governors to continue receiving…
Moses Jolayemi, the coordinator of the 2023 Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council in Ekiti State, has expressed the view that Peter Obi’s decision to appeal the tribunal ruling at the Supreme Court is a pointless endeavor. Jolayemi, who switched to the Labour Party after serving as the chairman of Segun Oni’s media team during his…
In the early hours of today, Saturday, September 23, 2023, a plastic company situated in the Ilupeju area of Lagos fell victim to a devastating fire. A statement issued by Adebayo Taofiq, the Director of the Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, indicated that LASTMA officials arrived at the scene of the fire incident…
In an effort to combat illegal mining activities in Zamfara state, Governor Dauda Lawal has issued orders for security agents to respond with lethal force when encountering illegal miners. In a statement released on Saturday, September 23, by his spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, Governor Lawal emphasized that illegal mining poses a significant threat, characterizing it…
Minister of Works, David Umahi, has disclosed that the Abuja-Lagos highway is set to be completed by 2027 and is engineered to endure for a century. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, September 23, Umahi outlined that the proposed 470-kilometer Abuja-Lagos Greenfield superhighway would be constructed by a private sector consortium at zero cost to the…
