The All Progressives Congress, APC, has named the Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, as the Director General of its Presidential Campaign Council. Lalong is the Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum. The APC Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, made the revelation to State House Correspondents after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari at ...
Read More »2023: Atiku appoints Dino, Bwala as spokespersons
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has appointed Senator Dino Melaye and former Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Daniel Bwala as spokespersons. Bwala dumped the APC last month over APC candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s choice of a fellow Muslim, former ...
Read More »Amidst Nigeria’s rising security challenges, Buhari gifts Niger Republic N1.1bn SUVs to boost security
President Muhammadu Buhari , on Wednesday, came under heavy criticism over the approval of N1, 145,000,000 for the purchase and supply of 10 Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles to Niger Republic. The revelation was made by an investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, who tweeted that he obtained a document from ...
Read More »Insecurity: Military To Implement New Security Strategies As Police Commence visibility policing
The Nigeria Police Force has directed its strategic officers across the country to commence intense visibility policing operation with a focus on crime mapping across the country. The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba gave this directive on Wednesday during a meeting with the Force’s Strategic Police Managers. ...
Read More »Wema Bank Press Release: Formal Statement on Purported Forgery of Cheque and Inappropriate Arrest warrant on Managing Director
Wema Bank Press Release: Formal Statement on Purported Forgery of Cheque and Inappropriate Arrest warrant on Managing Director The attention of Management of WEMA BANK PLC has been drawn to the trending news in the media to the effect that a Magistrate’s Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, ...
Read More »IGP Meets With Police Commissioners amidst Terrorists Threat
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, on Wednesday morning met with all Commissioners of Police and other senior officers in the country. It was gathered that the meeting, which was conveyed as a result of the rising insecurity in the country, would map out strategies to combat criminals. ...
Read More »‘Aregbesola’s Supporters Massively Worked Against Oyetola’ – Osun APC Chairman
The crisis rocking the Osun State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a new twist as the party Chairman in the state, Gboyega Famodun, has accused supporters of the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, of working against the incumbent governor, Gboyega Oyetola. Aregbesola’s faction had planned ...
Read More »Kaduna University Defies ASUU Strike, Commences Second Semester Exams
The management of Kaduna State University (KASU) has resumed academic activities as it commenced second-semester exams for students. Naija News understands that the institution had suspended its activities after the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) embarked on strike action. However, after five months of inactivity as ASUU and ...
Read More »Soyinka Backs Lawmakers On Buhari’s Impeachment
Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has backed the six weeks ultimatum given to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), by some federal lawmakers to find a solution to terrorism or be impeached. Soyinka spoke on Tuesday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, during an interactive session organised to celebrate the 50th ...
Read More »WeForGood, IHS Nigeria Boost Youth Enterprises with $250,000 Grant
WeForGood, IHS Nigeria Boost Youth Enterprises with $250,000 Grant A Lagos based non-governmental organisation, WeForGood International, through the support of organisations such as IHS Nigeria, has disbursed N104 million to viable eco-friendly sustainable enterprises owned by young African entrepreneurs between 18 and 35 years. This was disclosed last weekend in Lagos ...
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