Kaduna govt releases N1.2bn for gratuity, death benefits
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has approved the sum of N1,235,000,000 for the payment of gratuity and death benefits for the state and local governments retirees and families of deceased beneficiaries. Executive Secretary of Kaduna State Pension Bureau, Prof. Salamatu Idris Isah, made the disclosure at a press briefing on Monday. Isah, while giving a breakdown of how the money will...
I’m only acting as APC chairman ― Governor Bello
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, has said that he has only been acting as the acting chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), amidst reports that Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, have been removed by President Muhammadu Buhari from superintending the affairs of the party. Bello, who made his position known after...
2021: Dangote records 9.2% increase in sugar production
The management of Dangote Sugar has revealed that the company’s production volume increased by 9.2 percent in 2021 to 811,962 tonnes in contrast to 743,858 tonnes in 2020. This volume was said to be achieved on the strength of improved operational efficiency despite the adverse impact of the perennial Apapa traffic gridlock situation. Dangote Sugar, however, recorded a gross profit of...
Zulum assesses Malam-Fatori, approves 20 vehicles to fight insurgency
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has approved 20 patrol vehicles to support surveillance and fighting against insurgents by the Nigerian military and civilian Joint Task Force (JTF). This is just as Zulum, on Sunday, undertook a humanitarian assessment of Malam-Fatori, the headquarters of Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State, to finally re-assess resettlement works he had assigned a...
How Akpabio made me walk again ― Daddy Showkey
Veteran Nigerian singer, John Odafe Asiemo, popularly known as Daddy Showkey, has traced his ability to walk again after he was involved in a ghastly motor accident to the assistance of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio. Daddy Showkey, in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Pidgin, narrated how he was made to walk again...
APC: Buni sacked as Niger governor takes over
The governor of Niger State, Abubakar Sani Bello, is currently holding an emergency meeting with some members of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of his assumption of the leadership of the party. It was gathered that Governor Bello is holding the meeting with the CECPC members to implement President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive...
Ukraine, Russia prepare for 3rd round of peace talks
Ukraine and Russia are expected to meet for third round of peace talks, which both sides had said could take place on Monday. The location and exact time of the talks have not been mentioned yet. The two delegations last met in the Brest region in western Belarus for two rounds of peace talks and agreed to have humanitarian corridors in...
Court denies Adedoyin, six others bail over alleged murder of OAU student
The Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo, the state capital, has denied the bail application of the owner of Hilton Hotel and Resort, Dr Rahmon Adedoyin, and six others over the alleged murder of Timothy Adegoke, a postgraduate student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife. The presiding judge, Justice Adepele Ojo, refused the bail application of the...
No leadership change in APC CECPC ― Caretaker C’ttee
The Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied any leadership change in the party’s Caretaker Committee. The National Secretary of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, made this known in a statement made available to The Star on Monday. Akpanudoedehe stated that the reports which indicated any leadership change in the ruling...
NDLEA arraigns Abba Kyari, six others for cocaine deal
The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari and six others have been arraigned before a Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja over cocaine deal. Kyari and his accomplices were arraigned on Monday by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on eight-count charge bordering on dealing in cocaine, obstruction and conspiracy. Kyari was charged alongside four Intelligence Response Team...
