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BREAKING: FG announces resumption of Abuja-Kaduna train services
The Federal Government on Monday said the train services on the Abuja-Kaduna rail line are set to return this month, November. This was according to a statement by the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo while giving the scorecard of his ministry in Abuja. He however did not give a specific date for the resumption He said adequate security has been put in place to ensure the safety of passengers. Sambo said the ministry has learnt enough lessons from the attack in March which claimed the lives of several passengers leading to the suspension of train service on the Abuja-Kaduna route.
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I rather die than support Atiku, anybody supporting him is an enemy of Benue – Ortom
Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has expressed that he would rather die than support the presidential candidate of the people’s Democratic Party PDP, Atiku Abubakar. He described supporters of the former vice President as enemies of his state. He stated this Sunday night, November 6, when he hosted Nyesom Wike of Rivers state, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state, Seyi Makinde of Oyo and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state in Government House, Makurdi. They were in the state ahead of the flag-off of PDP election campaigns for the 2023 general election as well as the commissioning of some projects executed by…
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Tinubu spotted at a birthday party which was held close to where Arise TV presidential town hall meeting was holding
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu was absent at the Arise TV presidential town hall meeting held last night ahead of the 2023 general election and was said to have been spotted at a birthday party holding close-by. Recall that the town hall meeting hosted by the Arise News Channel in conjunction with the Center for Democracy and Development (CDD) in Abuja, was attended by three presidential candidates, Labour Party’s Peter Obi, NNPP’s Rabiu Kwankwaso and PRP’s Kola Abiola, while PDP’s Atiku Abubakar was represented by his running mate Ifeanyi Okowa. Shortly after the town hall…
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Love is dead in Nigeria, Unconditional love is very much alive in the US – Businesswoman Sandra Iheuwa says
Businesswoman, Sandra Iheuwa, is of the opinion that love is dead in Nigeria. In a post shared on her Instastories, Sandra opined that unconditional love is very much alive in the United States unlike Nigeria. Read her post below…
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Result of Autopsy conducted on Davido’s son, Ifeanyi revealed
The Lagos State Police Command has revealed that the autopsy conducted on the corpse of Ifeanyi Adeleke, son of Davido and his fiancée, Chioma Rowland, revealed that he died as a result of drowning. Benjamin Hundeyin, the state Police Public Relations Officer confirmed the new development on Saturday, November 5. He also said the two suspects arrested in connection to the tragic incident are still being quizzed. “The two suspects are still with us. Autopsy has been concluded. The autopsy confirmed that he (Ifeanyi) died by drowning,” Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin told PUNCH. On whether the two principal…
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Naira now is not even worth the paper it is printed on – Adeboye
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church Of God, Pastor E.A Adeboye has lamented the happenings in the country and the urgent need of the government to redesign of the Naira The cleric stated that Nigeria’s situation has become worse to the extent that the country’s currency was no longer worth the paper it’s printed on. Governor of the Apex Bank, Godwin Emefiele had announced redesigning N100, N200, N500, and N1000 notes which will be released on December 5, 2022 Reacting to this, the cleric said; “We need to ask God for mercy because what’s going on in our country,…
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Jagaban is defying IPOB’s Mondays sit-at-home, others should follow suit. We need bold leaders – Shehu Sani
Former Kaduna Lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has commended the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu for fixing his campaign in Imo and Anambra States on Mondays despite the sit-at-home order if the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB He applauded the former Lagos state Governor for his “bold decision” as he urged other presidential candidates to follow suit. He shared this in a post on Facebook. According to him, the country needs bold and courageous leaders to defy the forces of violence In his words; “We defied violence and armed hoodlums and held Atiku’s rally in…
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Sit-at-home: Tinubu fixes campaign rallies in Anambra, Imo Mondays
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiawju Bola Tinubu has fixed his campaign rallies in Anambra and Imo States on Mondays. According to the timetable released by the party’s Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Tinubu will hold a campaign rally and engage party stakeholders in Imo State on Monday, 21 November and also January 30th in Anambra state. Recall that IPOB had in August 2021 declared Monday as sit-at-home to protest and demand the release of their leader Nnamdi Kanu who has been in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS.
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Those who are there do not want to leave, but we will kick them out – Afenifere Elder statesman, Ayo Adebanjo calls for support for Peter Obi
Elder statesman and leader of the Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo has called on the supporters of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, to participate actively in making him the next President of Nigeria. He made the call during the launch of his book titled “The Challenges of Good Governance and Leadership in Nigeria: The Peter Obi effect Factor,” an event organised by the Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF) He started that actions must be taken to kick out those who have been in the seat of leadership for a long time and do not want…
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Wike increases number of Special Assistants to 200,000
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has increased the number of his Special Assistants on Political Unit Affairs from 100,000 to 200,000. The Governor announced the increase while inaugurating the second and last batch of the initial 100,000 assistants from the Rivers East Senatorial District on Friday, November 4. The job of the Special Assistants is to send in honest feedbacks from the people at the grassroots to the state government They are to communicate the feelings of the people towards the Wike administration through the 319 Liaison Officers at the Ward levels, who will then report to the 32…
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2023: You won’t find any cabal in my government – Atiku
Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic party, PDP Atiku Abubakar has assured Nigerians that he would be in charge of his government because there would be no room for any cabal. He gave the assurance while speaking with Voice of Nigeria, VON, Hausa Service in the United States, on Thursday. According to him, no group of people will be allowed to manipulate him. “You won’t find any cabal in my government. It is me: Waziri (Atiku) that will run the administration, he said
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The President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has done well considering it dealt with Covid-19, recession, others – Ajuri Ngelale
Senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on public affairs, Ajuri Ngelale has insisted that the president Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has indeed done well since it took over leadership. Ajuri said that the context with which the administration operated on cannot be judged without considering the impact of COVID pandemic, economic recessions and many other things Speaking in an interview on Channels Television, he said; “I can tell you where I think we have not done as we had hoped, and I can tell where we had outperformed in the areas where we had done extremely well. “You cannot talk…
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