Wike’s supporters demand Ayu’s resignation as condition to back Atiku
The supporters of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, have called for the immediate resignation of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu, as a condition to end the crisis rocking the party. The supporters of the governor stressed that the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, must honour his promise that once the party’s presidential standard-bearer emerges from...
Akeredolu to residents: Defend yourselves against attack
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has called on the people of the state to repel any attack on them by gunmen in the state. This is just as Akeredolu debunked the Federal Government’s claim that the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists masterminded the June 5 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, where many worshippers were...
Uba Sani picks El-Rufai’s deputy as running mate
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State, Sen. Uba Sani, has picked Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s deputy, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, as his running mate for the 2023 gubernatorial election in the state. Sani, who currently represents Kaduna central in the Senate, made this known via a statement issued on Monday. The governorship candidate stated that he opted...
South Africa’s Banyana Banyana defeat Nigeria’s Super Falcons
Nigeria’s Super Falcons began their title defence on a faltering note on Monday at the 12th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Rabat, Morocco, losing 1-2 to South Africa’s Banyana Banyana. South Africa defeated Nigeria in the opening game of Group C of the competition. The Super Falcons came into the game against South Africa as favourites, having won the...
Lagos govt shuts Redeemers school over death of 5-year-old pupil
The Lagos State Government has shut the Redeemers Nursery and Primary School in the Ogba area of the state. The school was shut over the death of a five-year-old pupil, who reportedly drowned during a swimming lesson. This was made known via a statement issued by the Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Folasade Adefisayo, on Monday. Adefisayo noted that the school would...
6 killed, many injured in U.S. Independence Day parade shooting
No fewer than six people were killed while about two dozen were injured in a shooting at a Fourth of July parade in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Highland Park on Monday. Officials told a news conference that six people were killed and 24 taken to hospital, adding that a rifle was recovered from the scene. "Law enforcement agencies are searching...
Shiroro attack: Niger gov suspends mining in 3 LGAs
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, has ordered the immediate suspension of all mining activities in three local government areas of the state over the continued bandits’ attacks until further notice. The local governments include Shiroro, Munya, and Rafi. The governor’s directive was contained in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, on Monday. Matane...
Niger 2023: Bago nominates NLC state chair as APC running mate
The Niger State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has forwarded the names of Hon. Umar Mohammed Bago and Yakubu Garba as governorship and deputy candidates for the 2023 gubernatorial election in the state to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The APC chairman in Niger State, Hon. Haliru Zakari Jikantoro, made this known via a statement issued by...
Police kill motorcycle thief, arrest other suspects in Nasarawa
The Nasarawa State Police Command, on Monday, said its operatives have killed a notorious syndicate of motorcycle thieves who disguise as police officers. The command stated that it also arrested five other suspected motorcycle thieves in the state on Sunday. It was made this known via a statement issued by the Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, on...
Oil marketers threaten strike over unpaid bridging claims
The Northern Independent Petroleum Marketers Forum (NIPMF) threatened to embark on industrial action over unpaid claims to their members by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The NIPMF Chairman, Musa Maikifi, told newsmen in Kano on Monday that the NMDPRA's claim of paying N74 billion within the past seven months to marketers, with northern marketers getting N42 billion...
