A leading governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for 2023 in Benue state, Prof. Terhemba Shija has made a covenant with the people to prioritize security and development of the state simultaneously if entrusted with the mandate of state leadership. Prof. Shija spoke on Saturday, in Beetse and Tsar, the council headquarters of Nyumagbagh and Mbatyouh council wards, both of Mbaduku clan in Vandeikya LGA of the state, where he went to formally inform and seek the blessings of his kinsmen and political constituents over his 2023 governorship aspiration. The governorship aspirant declared that Benue…
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***as Senator applauds Governor for inclusivenessGovernor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Senator Chimaroke Nnamani have urged the people to remain steadfast in the propagation and sustenance of democracy as the elixir for development ahead of the February 23, 2022 local government elections in Enugu State.The duo spoke at the mega rally in Isi-Uzo local government area of the state to flag-off the campaign for the election of chairmen and councilors in the 17 local government areas, that Enugu State has been consistent with the periodic conduct of elections into the third tier of government since 1999.Special adviser to the Senator on media…
The House of Representatives has commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the expenditure of about N1.93 billion by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC on charter service without any document to back them up.This was contained in the 2019 report of the Auditor General of the Federation currently being investigated by the Public Accounts Committee, PAC of the House, chaired by Oluwole Oke The report stated that the NNPC, now NNPC Limited spent the said amount on 17 charter hire services without payment vouchers and adequate supporting document to back up the expenditure.It also said that there was no supporting document…
The National Identity Management Commission,(NIMC) has restored the National Identification Number, NIN verification service portal which went down a few days agoAccording to the commission, the hitch was due to maintenance by one of the network service providers of its infrastructure.A statement from the head, corporate communications unit, CCU of the commission, Kayode Adegoke in Abuja yesterday urged customers and service providers to take full advantage of the two verification platforms – Tokenization and NVS – which are both effective for verification and authentication of the National Identification Number. “NIMC is pleased to announce that the National Identification Number (NIN) Verification…
Go for medical treatment, not to seek Nigeria’s Presidency Sowore tells Tinubu A Nigerian activist, Omoyele Sowore, has reacted to a video currently making the rounds on social media showing the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu looking wet after standing up to address some of his loyalists during an enclosed event.In the video, a man in a suit believed to be security personnel was seen staring at the wet part of the dress while closing his nostrils.Reacting to the video, Sowore urged the 2023 presidential aspirant to proceed for medical treatment, saying he is sick.According…
The National Secretariat of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has urged one of its National Patrons, Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, to call to order the Permanent Secretary in his state’s Ministry of Youths and Sports, Honour Sirawoo. The association’s Secretary-General, Mike Oboh, in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja said it was high time Sirawoo was made to face his job in order to stop disturbing the peace innocent groups. Oboh, who said Sirawoo who claims to lead a faction of SWAN called SWANI (Sports Writers Association of Nigeria Incorporated), has been using some security personnel to…
With the 2023 general elections fast approaching, concerned citizens and political stakeholders are disrupting the political norm by advocating to ensure that established business entrepreneurs get elected into leadership positions to address the myriad of challenges confronting the country. As More candidates continue to declare their interest to vie for one position or the other in the 2023 general elections, conversations and questions about their source of income, wealth and business ventures have been intensified. Perhaps one might ask “why the need to elect politicians who are private sector players”? Well it has been observed that in the country Politicians…
By Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has trained 50 journalists representing national dailies and reporters of local media on “Digital Journalism and Fact Checking” in Jigawa state. Speaking while declaring the training open the NITDA Head of Corporate Affairs and External Relations Hadiza Umar said the training was aimed at enhancing the capacity of practising journalists on modern journalism and how to take advantage of digital technology to strengthen the public confidence on their editorial contents.Umar stated further that the essence is to enlighten the journalists on the importance of application of Code of Ethics…
The Acting Executive Chairman of Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS), Mr Haruna Y. Abdullahi has said funding FCT Budget with 100 per cent Internal Generated Revenue (IGR) source is possible with collaboration and synergy with other revenue generating agencies in the territory. A statement by the head cooperate communications of FCT-IRS, Mustapha Sumaila quoted the chairman to have stated when he received the delegation from the Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) led by its Director, Alhaji Wadata Aliyu Bodinga at the Services headquarters in Abuja. He explained that the Service has been championing the course of harmonising…
By Naomi An election monitoring group, Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to improve on the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). Executive Director of the group Ms Faith Nwadishi made the call while releasing a preliminary report on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) councils poll held in Abuja on Saturday. She attributed the delay witnessed at some polling units to the malfunctioning of the technology. Nwadishi said: “we urge the the commission to note the several reasons why the BVAS malfunctioned and take steps to improve the performance in subsequent elections. “Our…