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By Harry Awurumibe, Head, Abuja Bureau Former Governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, has lambasted Governor Hope Uzodinma, for ‘telling lies’ on the true state of affairs in the state. Prompt News Online reports that Hon. Ihedioha of the PDP was recently removed as Imo governor and replaced by APC’s Uzondima by the Supreme Court. A statement issued by Chibuike Onyeukwu, Media Aide to Hon Ihedioha reads in full: “We wish to inform the general public that all the claims made by the Senator concerning the Supreme Court judgment, the matters arising from it, restoration of pipe-borne water and electricity, as well…
President Muhammadu Buhari has constituted a committee, to be chaired by the Minister of Interior, Ra’uf Aregbesola, to study the reason why the United State banned Nigerians from its immigration visa. According to a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Saturday, the committee will work with the U.S Government, INTERPOL and other stakeholders to ensure all updates are properly implemented. The president further charged the committee to look at the real reason President Donald Trump banned Nigerians from US immigration visa. He reiterated the commitment of Nigeria towards maintaining productive…
Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Director-General. Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), said an accident which involved a 40ft container-laden articulated vehicle had claimed one life while two people sustained injuries in Ogudu, Lagos. Oke-Osanyintolu made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday. According to him, on arrival at the scene at Ogudu “under bridge” inward Ojota, it was observed that there was a lone vehicle – a Mack truck loaded with 2 x 20ft containers. “Further investigation revealed that the aforementioned articulated truck with an unknown registration number loss control while…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the travel ban placed on Nigerians by the United States President Donald Trump. The statement he personally signed reads in full: “I received with sadness the policy of the government of the United States of America to place Nigeria on its travel ban list. While I understand the reasons given by the Trump administration (the failure of the Muhammadu Buhari led administration to share information and to address issues of terrorism), the ban does not take into account the pro-American sentiments of the Nigerian public and the solidarity previous Nigerian administrations have…
Some operators of commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles `Keke’ NAPEP in Lagos said that the ban on their operations by Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu would deprive them of their daily bread. The operators said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews on Saturday in Lagos. They added that the government’s plan would also affect them and their families in negative ways. They urged the government to be lenient with them, and give them more time to think of other positive things they could engage to take care of their families. They said that operating Okada…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep Femi Gbajabiamila on Friday commissioned three road and erosion control projects in Oyo State, executed under the Ecological Fund. The Speaker, who was accompanied by two senators from the state and some members of the House of Representatives from within and outside the state, also paid a visit to the paramount ruler in the state, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi the Third. Receiving the Speaker’s team in his palace, the Alaafin thanked Gbajabiamila, the National Assembly and the Federal Government for ensuring the projects were accommodated in the budget and…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has released the second public health advisory on the novel coronavirus 2019 (nCoV), to Nigerians. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC, made the release available to the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), on Friday in Abuja. “This is a new disease; new information emerging every day. This advisory will be updated as new information and research on the virus and its impact on populations become available. “The Emergency Committee reconvened by the WHO Director-General on January 30, 2020, declared the novel coronavirus 2019 outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). “This is…
The year 2019 was a watershed moment in Nigeria’s history as it marked 20 years of interrupted democratic rule. However, beyond the elections, series of events held the attention of Nigerian citizens at various moments as the elections faded into memory. In the months and weeks leading to the election, the political class, especially the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar in the 2019 General Elections built communities of supporters and a wide fan base, more popularly called ‘Buharists’ and ‘Atikulated’ respectively Despite the importance of the elections,…
The Zamfara Police Command has confirmed the abduction of the District Head of Gayari of Gummi Local Government Area, Alhaji Hassan Mohammed, and his Son. The Spokesman of the command SP Muhammad Shehu confirmed the abduction to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Gusau. Shehu said the abductors, who attacked Gayari town in the early hours of Friday, went directly to the house of district head and took him away together with his son. According to him, the command in collaboration with other security agencies had reinforced security in the area and were on the trail of…
Kings, elders and religious leaders from Urhobo Kingdom in Delta State stormed the National Assembly at the weekend to express solidarity with the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, warning all mischief-makers to leave their son alone or incur the wrath of Urhobo people. While stressing that such fruitless exercise leads to self-destruction, the leaders said an attack on their son, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, is an attack on the Urhobo Nation. Speaking on behalf of the leaders consisting of traditional and religious leaders from Delta Central Senatorial District, members of the apex socio-cultural umbrella body of the Urhobo…