Russia fires missiles at Ukraine military unit
Russian forces fired two missiles late Thursday at a Ukraine military unit on the outskirts of Dnipro, the fourth-largest city in the country, regional emergency services said. The strikes destroyed buildings and set off two fires, it said, while the number of those killed and wounded was still being established. Dnipro is west of the regions along the Russian border that...
NNPC: 1.6bn litres of PMS available for distribution
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC) has said there are over 1.6 billion litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) available for nationwide distribution. Malam Mele Kyari, NNPC Group Managing Director, made this known at the official unveiling of the Association of Distributors and Transporters of Petroleum Products (ADITOP) on Thursday in Abuja. Kyari, who was represented by Mr. Adeyemi Adetunji,...
47,975 terrorists surrendered to troops in 7 months – DHQ
A total of 47,975 terrorists and their families have so far surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai in the North-East from September 2021 to date (seven months), the Defence Headquarters has said. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, said this while giving an update on military operations between March 10 and March 24, in Abuja. Onyeuko said the...
Again, Saraki, Tambuwal, Bala meet on consensus
For the second time, three Northern presidential aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday met in Abuja to work out the possibility of producing a consensus candidate ahead of the 2023 presidential election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this is. The immediate past Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and Governors Aminu Tambuwal of Bauchi and Bala...
INEC: We stay action on Umahi due to conflicting judgements
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stayed action on court orders and motions regarding the defection of Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi and his deputy, Dr. Kelechi Igwe. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education in Abuja on Thursday. Okoye said that the commission met on Thursday and...
PHOTOS: Buhari hosts Tinubu, El-Rufai, APC founding fathers
President Muhammadu Buhari has hosted the founding fathers of the All Progressives Congress (APC), including former Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu, to a dinner at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday. Others in attendance included the first Interim Chairman of the APC, Chief Bisi Akande, Dr. Ogbomnaya Onu, Rochas Okorocha, Ibrahim Shekarau and Aliyu Wamakko. Others are Governors Nasir El-Rufai of...
National convention: APC bars political appointees from voting
Less than 48 hours to its national convention, the stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have been thrown into confusion after the party leadership barred political appointees from voting as delegates at the event. This was contained in a statement issued on the twitter handle of the APC national convention, @APCNatConv22, which is managed by the party's convention sub-committee on digital communications. The...
Fayemi: I didn’t reject APC consensus candidate
Chairman, Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has debunked media reports that he is kicking against the consensus candidate for the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). President Muhammadu Buhari and APC governors had on Wednesday at a meeting reached consensus on the national chairman of the party. Former governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, is tipped...
APC releases programme of events for national convention
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the programme of events for its March 26 national convention. The latest development was disclosed via a statement issued by the Governor of Nasarawa State and Chairman of the Media and Publicity Sub-Committee for the APC 2022 National Convention, Abdullahi Sule. The convention has been slated to hold at the Eagle Square in Abuja. Below...
Emefiele: Nigerians must consume, export what we produce
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has urged Nigerians to consume what they produce and export the surplus after adding value to it. “I am mindful that our goals may appear ambitious to some. But I am resolute and determined that we can achieve it. “Many countries that are much less endowed than Nigeria are doing...
