Category: National/Politics

Owo Attack: NGF Visits Akeredolu, Donates N50m to Ondo Catholic Diocese

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has paid a condolence visit to Ondo State to commiserate with the Governor, the state and the Catholic diocese of Ondo over the Sunday terror attack at St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo. Chairman of the NGF and Ekiti State Governor, Dr John Kayode Fayemi visited Ondo State Governor,…

Europe-Bound 4kg Meth Seized By NDLEA As Physically Challenged Lady Tops List of Dealers Nabbed

Several attempts by agents of drug cartels to break through the security at Nigerias main airports in Lagos and Abuja with large consignments of assorted illicit substances have been thwarted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson in a Statement on Sunday said, no fewer than 11 members…

Buhari Mourns the Dead, Condoles with Ondo State Govt and People

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the heinous killing of worshippers on Sunday at the St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo Kingdom, in Ondo State. The St Francis Catholic Church was reported to have been attacked by gunmen during service on Sunday. The gunmen were said to have detonated explosives before firing at the congregants.…

Okada Ban: Lagos Crushes 2000 Impounded Motorcycles

The Lagos State Government has crushed about 2000 impounded motorcycles seized for violating the ban of Okada operations in six Local Governments and nine Local Council Development Areas in Lagos. Speaking during the exercise in Ikeja, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, reiterated the government’s commitment to the safety and security of…

EFCC Gets Direct Access to 114m INTERPOL Criminal Records

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Lyon, France, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Interpol National Central Bureau for Nigeria. According to a statement released by the commission, the agreement on Direct Access to and Use of Interpol Information Systems, grants the…

Buhari Calls for Global Cooperation to Avert Looming Food Crisis

President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need for world leaders to come together and strategise on ways to avert the looming food crisis around the world. President Buhari said this Wednesday in Madrid, Spain at the Royal Palace during an audience with his Royal Majesty, King Felipe VI in continuation of his State Visit to…

Some PDP Governors Conspired Against Quest of Southern Presidency – Wike

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has said some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors ganged up with some vested interest groups to derail the quest of southern Nigeria to produce the next president of Nigeria. He said it was the agreement of the governors of Southern Nigeria that the presidency should come to the South,…

APC Convention: We Must Show Positive Qualities, Buhari Charges Governors

President Muhammadu Buhari has charged Governors of the All Progressives Congress to ensure that the forthcoming convention to pick a presidential candidate reflects all the values and virtues of the party. At a meeting Tuesday at State House Abuja, the President told the 22 Governors and the National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu:…

Huawei, Colleges of Education Sign MoU for ICT Academy Deployment

Huawei Technologies (Nigeria) Limited and Nigeria’s National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the deployment of ICT Academies in all of colleges of Education in Nigeria. Captured in the signed Expression of Interest was the modality for which all Federal and State colleges of Education will be on…