Assembly suspends Zamfara lawmakers for aiding banditry
The Zamfara House of Assembly has suspended two of its members, Yusuf Muhammad (APC-Anka) and Ibrahim Tukur (APC-Bakura) for allegedly aiding banditry in the state. This followed the adoption of a motion by Yusuf Kanoma (APC- Maru North) at Tuesday’s plenary in Gusau. Speaking on the motion, Kanoma urged the House to suspend the lawmakers over allegations that they were collaborating...
2022: Infrastructure, Education, Health top El-Rufai’s N233bn budget
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has presented the 2022 budget of N233 billion to Kaduna State House of Assembly, with a capital expenditure of N146 billion and recurrent spending of N87.6 billion. The priorities of the 2022 estimates are on Education, Healthcare and Infrastructure, like previous budgets. Giving a further breakdown of the N233 billion budget estimate, the governor disclosed that it has a capital to recurrent...
Police nab 2 abductors of Catholic priest, 45 criminal suspects
Two suspects in connection with the abduction of a Catholic Priest in Kagarko LGA of Kaduna State have been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force Intelligence Response Team (IRT). The suspects, Abubakar Usman (21) and Salisu Abdullahi (28), were arrested by the Police team following intense intelligence-led operations to unravel, arrest and bring to book, the criminal gang responsible for...
Abiodun considers Air Force base, Training School for Ogun
Governor Dapo Abiodun has stated that plans are underway to have a base of the Nigeria Air Force and a Training School in Ogun State. This, he said, is part of plans by his administration to build the first cargo airport in the country. The governor spoke on Tuesday when he received the Flag Officer Commandin g(FOC), Western Naval Command, Rear...
Baraje: North-Central deserves PDP Presidential ticket, not party chair
Ahead of the 2023 elections, the North-Central has expressed its readiness to vie for the Presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Former National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, stated that the North-Central will vie for the party’s ticket irrespective of the zone that produces the national chairman at the October 30 national convention. Baraje, in a...
PDP kicks against direct primaries, asks Senate to reverse passage
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has kicked against the passage by the Senate of a provision in the Electoral Act that makes conduct of direct primaries compulsory. The opposition party in a statement on Tuesday described the passage by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Senate of direct primaries for the nomination of candidates for election, in all political parties, as...
Judgement debt: Lawyer faces trial for pocketing clients’ N107m in Jos
For converting N107 million judgement debt of his clients into personal use, a lawyer, Gideon Ngwen, was on Monday arraigned before Justice C. L. Dabup of Plateau State High Court, Jos. The lawyer was arraigned on a three-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and misappropriation by the Gombe Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ngwen...
Bandits kidnap 3 seminarians, injure 6 others in Kaduna
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked and kidnapped three seminarians and left six others injured at St. Albert the Great Institute of Philosophy/Christ the King Major Seminary, Kaduna. The school is situated at Fayit community, Kagoma Chiefdom in Jama’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A letter signed by the Chancellor of Kafanchan Diocese, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Okolo and addressed...
Buhari charges ministers to double efforts on deliverables
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja directed cabinet ministers and permanent secretaries to redouble their efforts and work in synergy toward total delivery of the Administration’s set target to improve livelihood of all Nigerians. The President, who gave the directive at the end of the two-day Mid-term Ministerial performance review retreat, also instructed the ministers to “ramp up implementation”...
Customs orders private jets’ owners to pay duty in 14 days
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has given owners of 29 private jets/aircraft that were found liable for payment of Customs duty 14 days to settle their outstanding duties. Public Relations Officer of Customs, Comptroller Joseph Attah, at a briefing in Abuja on Tuesday stated that the values of the 29 private jets/aircraft have been assessed, and the appropriate demand notices...
