Day: July 30, 2021

APC shuns Keyamo, others, says Congress will hold as planned

Aminu Imam

Despite warnings, the All Progressives Congress (APC) said its July 31 ward congresses nationwide will hold as planned. The Party at a press briefing held in Abuja told its members to ignore statements from some of the party leaders calling for the removal of the Gov Mala Buni-led caretaker committee. Recall that the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, (SAN), had on Wednesday warned of the legal implications of holding the exercise following the judgment of the Supreme Court on the appeal filed by the PDP candidate…

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‘AKK gas pipeline project will be delivered on schedule, will create prosperity’, Kyari assures

Aminu Imam

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari, has assured that the ongoing 614kilometres Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project would be delivered on schedule, create prosperity through massive job opportunities and guarantee peace for the country. A press statement issued by the NNPC’s Group General Manager Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, disclosed that the GMD stated this yesterday, at Gas Sector Stakeholders’ Forum, which was held in Kano, with the theme: “Optimizing the Economic Development Capacity of Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline Project”. …

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Money laundering:  IGP orders ‘internal review’ of allegations against DCP Abba Kyari

Aminu Imam

…”My hands are clean” – Kyari The Inspector-General of Police, (IGP), has ordered a review of the allegations against the popular Deputy Commissioner of Police, (DCP), Abba Kyari. Spokesman of the Nigerian Police, Frank Mba, in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, said the IGP has ordered an ‘internal review’ of the allegations. Kyari, who is the head of the Intelligence Response Team, was linked to suspected billionaire but alleged fraudster, Hushpuppi, whose name is Ramon Abass, but he denied the allegation. Hushpuppi risks a jail term of…

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Medical trip: Presidency says Yemi Osinbajo can act as president after 21 days

Aminu Imam

The Presidency has explained the circumstances under which Vice President Yemi Osinbajo would act as president following President Muhammadu Buhari’s medical trip to the UK. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina,  while disclosing the role the VP will play while Buhari is away in the UK during an interview on a television programme, said the Constitution empowers Yemi Osinbajo to act as president if Buhari is not back to the country within 21 days. The aide also dismissed the suggestion that Buhari’s trip abroad has created a power…

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“Bandits are calling the shots over abducted students and we obey” – CAN Chairman

Aminu Imam

The Chairman, Kaduna State of the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), Reverend John Joseph Hayab, has said that the bandits that abducted about 121 students of Bethel High School in Kaduna are calling the shots, which the school and parents are obeying. Hayab, a Baptist senior pastor, disclosed this in an interview during a television programme, yesterday. According to him, the armed bandits requested and collected various food items from their religious association twice before releasing 28 students a few days back, adding that more students are still in the…

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Nasarawa: Armed robbers invade finance ministry, cart away millions

Aminu Imam

Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers on Tuesday reportedly invaded the Ministry of Finance Budget and Planning, carting away from the Nasarawa State government the sum of N100 million at gunpoint. The incident took place, adjacent to the State’s Accountant-General’s Office, where an array of security operatives were on guard duty. An eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity, told newsmen that the suspected armed robbers trailed officials of the state Ministry of Finance, Budget and Planning from a first generation bank in Lafia, the state capital, where they went to withdraw the…

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“Igbos have no right to the name Biafra”- Asari Dokubo declares

Aminu Imam

The ex-militant and leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force, (NDPSF), Asari-Dokubo, has claimed that the Igbo people in the South-East region have no right to the name Biafra. According to the ex-militant, who is an Ijaw man, one Frank Opigo gave the name Biafra, which was adopted by the Eastern region and was used in 1967 when the Republic of Biafra was declared.  Dokubo said no one can dismiss the fact that the geographical area known today as Biafra belonged to the Ijaws, Ibibios and Orons and not…

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‘Only technology can guarantee transparency, credibility of electoral process’ – INEC

Aminu Imam

…Releases list of 478 candidates for 68 FCT constituency seats The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has stressed the place of appropriate technology deployment in the effort by nations to guarantee transparency and credibility in the electoral process. The INEC boss affirmed this when he received a delegation from the National Electoral Commission of Liberia, who are in the country to understudy the country’s voter bio-metric registration process. Prof Yakubu said nations across the globe are moving away from the manual Electoral process and…

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