Day: January 8, 2023

How I will tackle security challenges – Obi Dirisu Yakubu & El-Ameen Ibrahim, Abuja The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has promised to build a broad-based framework to tackle the perennial security challenges facing the nation if elected Nigeria’s president in next month’s election. Obi, who stated this on Sunday at the People’s Town

The Federal Government has concluded plans to proceed with the second phase of the prosecution of Boko Haram suspects currently being held in a military facility at Kainji, Niger State. The Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Justice, Beatrice Jedy-Agba, who stated this on Sunday, while speaking to journalists

The Osun State Police Command on Sunday said it had commenced investigation into a fire incident in which four shops were razed along Station Road, Osogbo, the state capital. The shops were razed down by the fire which started Saturday evening and could not be put off until the early hours of Sunday. The operatives

Riyad Mahrez struck twice as Manchester City eased to a comfortable 4-0 victory over Chelsea in the FA Cup third round. Three of the champions’ goals in a one-sided encounter at the Etihad Stadium came in a 15-minute spell late in the first half as Mahrez, Julian Alvarez – from the penalty spot – and

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has assured Nigerians of his commitment to the fulfilment of his campaign promises if elected president of Nigeria in the February 25 general elections. The APC candidate stated this on Sunday at an endorsement rally organised by the Arewa Community in Lagos. The event, which

 …It’s a lie – PDP Campaign spokesmen There were indications, on Sunday, that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, was flown out of the country for urgent medical attention. The spokesperson for the PDP campaign council, however, dismissed the report describing it as a joke of the year. An online tabloid

Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has described as “very sad and unfortunate” Saturday’s attack and kidnap of passengers by gunmen at a train sub-station in Igueben, Edo State.  In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, on Sunday, Okowa deplored the incident saying that the activities of gunmen across the

The Adamawa State government and the state All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Aisha Ahmed popularly called Binani, have disagreed on the use of Mahmud Ribadu Square to welcome the President, Major-General Mohammadu Buhari (retd.), to the state ahead of the campaign rally for the presidential candidate of the ruling party, Bola Tinubu. Binani, earlier, according to

The Federal Government on Sunday condemned the barbaric kidnapping of passengers at Tom Ikimi Train Station in Igueben, Edo State, saying the police were on the trail of the attackers. This was contained in a statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations of the Transport Ministry, Henshaw Ogubike, made available to our correspondent in