Adamu assumes office as APC national chairman
The new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Abudullahi Adamu, and members of the party’s newly-elected National Working Committee (NWC) members formally took office on Wednesday. The chairman and the NWC members were elected at the March 26 national convention of the APC held in Abuja. The governor of Nasarawa State, Abudullahi Sule, and some critical stakeholders of the...
29-year-old lawyer among train attack’s fatalities
A 29-year-old lawyer, Farida Sule Mohammed, has been confirmed to be one of those killed in the terrorist attack on a train along the Abuja-Kaduna route on Monday. The late legal practitioner was the daughter of the National Organizing Secretary of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Mallam Sule Mohammed. The death of Farida was disclosed on Twitter by her friend, Zahida Barau,...
Lawyer arrested for dealing in Tramadol
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 42-year-old lawyer, Mr. Mayowa Oluwanisomo, in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State for dealing in Tramadol. The lawyer was arrested in the Moferere area of the Ekiti State capital on Monday, March 28, 2022, following credible intelligence that he deals in psychotropic substances. This was revealed via a statement issued...
NDLEA arrests Lagos airport drug syndicate, recovers N19.8m
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a fleeing drug kingpin heading a syndicate operating at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos State and six other members of his gang. The Lagos airport drug syndicate was behind the smuggling of 1, 584,000 tablets of Tramadol seized on Tuesday 15th March by NDLEA operatives in...
Portable excluded from Canadian show for sacking manager, promoter
Fast-rising Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, well known as Portable, has been removed from the list of artistes to perform at a forthcoming show in Canada. The show slated for May 22, 2022, was organized by a comedian, MC Morris. MC Morris, via his Instagram page, announced the exclusion of Portable from the event, saying “a beautiful song without a beautiful attitude...
Kaduna-Abuja train attack: I warned lives would be lost ― Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says he requested for necessary digital security and crime prevention equipment to prevent attacks on the rail line and tracks that could lead to loss of lives and property before the terrorists’ attack on the Kaduna-Abuja train on Monday. Amaechi, who stated that his request was not granted, said he warned about possible attacks...
Nigeria vs Ghana: CAF doctor dies in Abuja stadium stampede
A Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) doctor, identified as Joseph Kabungo, has been confirmed dead, following the stampede at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja on Tuesday. It was gathered that the CAF doctor, who hails from Zambia, slumped and died after irate fans stormed the stadium following Nigeria’s 1-1 draw against Ghana which stopped the Super Eagles from qualifying...
8 UN peacekeepers die as helicopter crashes in Congo
United Nations (UN) has confirmed that eight peacekeepers on board the helicopter that crashed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR) died. UN spokesperson, Mr. Stephane Dujarric, in a statement on Tuesday, said no one survived the crash. Dujarric stated: “With deep sadness we confirm that there are no survivors among the eight peacekeepers who were on board the helicopter...
Why I established varsity in Nasarawa ― APC chair
The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, says the dilapidated education sector he met as governor of Nasarawa State in 1999 informed his desire to reform the sector, including the establishment of a state university. He made this known at a lecture he presented at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK) in Keffi Local Government Area...
Kwankwaso: Why I dumped PDP for NNPP
Former Minister of Defence, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). Kwankwaso, former Governor of Kano State, expressed hope that other people who believed in the masses would join him to bring a new Nigeria in 2023. Kwankwaso, who was a founding member of the PDP in 1998, said he joined his ‘friends,...
