***Condemns illegal oil bunkering The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq has sent a message of sympathy to the government and people of Imo, Lagos and Ogun states over a deadly explosion which occurred at an illegal oil refining site on Friday night which killed scores of people at Abaezi forest in the Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State.A statement by her special adviser on media Nneka Ikem Anibeze indicated that earlier on Thursday, a tanker ladden with 45,000 litres of PMS crashed and spilled its content across Lagos and Ogun State along…
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A former Governor of Jigawa State and one of the founding members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Sule Lamido has disowned some Northern PDP elders who purportedly shortlisted former Senate President, Bukola Saraki and governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed as northern consensus candidates for the PDP.A statement which Lamido personally signed and was made available to the National Update in Abuja on Saturday, said that the position of the Northern Elders is not only injurious to the North but equally injurious to the Northern Aspirants.Some Northern leaders on Friday had shortlisted former Senate President, Bukola Saraki and…
***urges him to sustain the peace, unity of Benue state Former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has sent a message of felicitations to the Benue state Governor Dr Samuel Ortom on his 61st birthday .Senator Mark in his goodwill message to the governor through a statement by His Media Adviser Paul Mumeh urged him to sustain the peace and unity of the people of the state. He lauded Ortom’s indomitable spirit in defense of the state so far as he urged to remain resolute saying “the security and welfare of our citizens is paramount and must not be…
**Describes them as faceless A presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has taken a swipe at the Northern PDP elders who shortlisted former Senate President, Bukola Saraki and governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed as northern consensus candidates for the PDP.Hayatu-Deen who is former Managing Director of the now-defunct FSB International Bank, said the evaluation criteria of the committee constituted by Prof. Ango Abdullahi was totally subjective.This was contained in a statement by theDirector-General, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen Campaign Organization, Lamis Shehu Dikko and made available to the National Update in Abuja on Saturday.…
Over 100 youths have been burnt in a fire outbreak that started at 11pm in an illegal crude oil bunkering site at Abaezi forest, in Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of the State. The State Commissioner for Petroleum Resources, Goodluck Opiah, confirmed it in a telephone interview with The Network. Opiah said that all the victims numbering over 100 were burnt beyond description. He said, “it is true that a fire incident occurred at Ohaji/Egbema Local Area of Imo State. “The fire outbreak occurred at an illegal bunkering site and it affected over 100 people who were burnt beyond recognition. “…
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has called on Nigerian youths to go into active politics especially now that the country is about to witness another General Elections in 2023.The director press and public relations, Mohammed Manga in a statement quoted the minister to have made the call on Friday during the closing ceremony of the Voter Registration and Youth Mobilization Workshop on the Implementation of the ‘Not Too Young to Run Act’ held at the Public Service Institute of Nigeria, Abuja. Represented by the Director, Network and Social Mobilization (NSM), in the Ministry, Hajia Amina Dauren,…
To comply with the new Electoral Act 2022, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed all registered political parties to submit copies of their membership register to the commission, 30 days before their primary elections. The Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave the directive at the second regular quarterly meeting of Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja, on Thursday. Yakubu indicated that the new Electoral Act made it mandatory for political parties to submit their registered members to the commission 30 days before their primaries. “Let me also seize this opportunity to remind political parties that by…
From Abel Abogonye, Lafia The Nasarawa state government has commenced the full implementation of Nigeria Covid19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus, NG-CARES program in the state. The state Coordinator of the program, Mr. Umar Dahiru said on Friday in Lafia that the program is meant to cushion the effect of Covid19 on livelihood and business of vulnerable persons. “Already N1.1billion has been released for the commencement of the implementation. The duration of the program is two years. “The NG-CARES is a state focused program developed by a tripartite agreement by the World bank, the federal and state governments to combat…
Three policemen have been shot dead by gunmen who invaded their station in Adavi, Local Government area in the early hours of Saturday .The spokesman, of the Kogi State police command, SP William Aya in a statement confirmed the attack on the station. According to him, the gunmen swooped on the station from the rear shooting sporadically. However, Aya indicated that the hoodlums were repelled by the men on duty and operatives of the Quick Response Unit who were on special operations at the local government.On a sad note however, he said the Command lost three of it’s officers during…
To commemorate the Global Earth Day, Nigerians have been cautioned against contributing negatively to the environment through activities that will aggravate global warming and climate change consequences. Executive director eHealth Africa Juliet Odogwu gave the admonition on Friday in Abuja to commemorate the global Earth Day and Tree Planting campaign.She indicated that the idea behind the 2022 commemoration themed #InvestInOurPlanet, is to encourage governments and citizens to take concrete steps towards following more sustainable practices and taking more of an active role in the Earth’s wellbeing. “We have a long way to go as Nigerians in terms of enhancing our…