Day: October 6, 2022

Nigeria re-elected as ITU Council Member for another 4 yrs

Aminu Imam

Nigeria has been re-elected as a council member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) until 2026, the United Nation’s specialised agency that oversees global telecommunication operations. As a result, Nigeria will serve on the council again from 2022-2026. Nigeria became a member of the union on November 4, 1961. The Nigerian delegation was led to the global event by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr. Isa Ali Pantami. Other members of the delegation included the Chairman of the board of Commissioners of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Adeolu…

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Ologbondiyan joins Atiku campaign team as spokesperson

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Kolawole Ologbodiya, PDP Presidential campaign Spokesperson

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has appointed former National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kolawole Ologbondiyan, as one of his spokespersons for the 2023 presidential campaign. The former Vice President, in a statement by his Media Aide, Paul Ibe, in Abuja on Thursday said that the appointment takes immediate effect. Ologbondiyan joins other spokespersons earlier appointed by the presidential candidate to project the unique selling points of Abubakar and keep the electorate updated about goings on in the campaign. Ologbondiyan was National Publicity Secretary…

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“Why there is no end in sight to curbing oil theft in Nigeria” – Engr. Buba Galadima

Aminu Imam

A chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Engr. Buba Galadima, has warned that there is no end in sight to the massive crude oil theft being experienced in the Niger-Delta area of the country. The elder statesman and renowned politician, who was the Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime Authority (NMA), now known as the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA) from 1996 to 1998, stated this while featuring as a guest on the LibertyTV programme: “Democracy in Practice”, yesterday. Galadima, who was asked whether there is any…

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FEC approves proposed N19.76 trillion 2023 Budget

Aminu Imam

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the proposed N19.76 trillion budget for the 2023 fiscal year. The Special Assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this while addressing State House correspondents on the outcome of the FEC meeting. He said the Council gave the approval at its weekly meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday, in Abuja. Adesina said President Buhari would present the Budget proposal before a joint sitting of the National Assembly on Friday, October 7. The presidential spokesperson, however, declined to…

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“My husband struggled with PTSD after Nigerian civil war, detained without Rehabilitation” – A’isha Buhari

Aminu Imam

The wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, has revealed that her husband struggled with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after the civil war, detention and electoral losses he experienced. The First Lady disclosed this on Tuesday, while speaking as a special guest of honour at the ground-breaking ceremony for the Armed Forces Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Centre, a project of the Mrs. Lucky Irabor-led Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association, (DEPOWA). While recounting how she suffered the consequences of PTSD at an early stage in her marriage to President…

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“We’re now involved in kidnapping, arms deal, others because of poor salaries, welfare” – Army personnel writes Buhari

Aminu Imam

…Demands improved conditions A soldier of the Nigerian Army, who identified himself as Sergeant Isma’ila Ukwuhcodu, has lamented the poor salaries of junior army personnel in the country, disclosing that to meet financial needs, soldiers now got “involved in illegal duties, sabotage, arms and ammunition deal, armed robbery and kidnapping” while calling on the Federal Government to attend to their plight. The soldier, in an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, alleged that they pay for essential items, which the military ought to provide, out of their meagre…

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2023: “Without State governors, APC will lose in 2023” – APC Chairman, Adamu

Aminu Imam

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has said the ruling party would lose the 2023 presidential elections without the support of governors who are members of the party. Adamu stated this at the opening session of a meeting of State governors, the National Working Committee (NWC), and other stakeholders at the party’s national secretariat yesterday, in Abuja. Recall that APC governors were reportedly aggrieved over the composition of the party’s presidential campaign council, released recently by the Secretary of the Council, James Faleke.…

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Crude oil theft: NNPC uncovers 4km illegal oil pipeline to loading seaport operated for over 9 yrs

Aminu Imam

The Chief Executive of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPC), Mele Kyari, on Tuesday revealed that the Company has uncovered an illegal 4km pipeline from Forcados, in Delta State to the sea, and a loading port that has operated in the last nine years. Mele Kyari made the revelation when he appeared before a joint Senate Committee on Upstream, Downstream and Gas, lamenting that though oil theft in Nigeria has been going on for over 22 years, the rate it has assumed in recent times is unprecedented. He revealed that…

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2023 Election: “We’ll deploy undercover agents to curb vote-buying at polling units” – INEC

Aminu Imam

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has pledged to tackle the menace of vote-buying. INEC Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, stated this in Abuja during a citizens’ election dialogue, on the theme: “What makes a good election in Nigeria”, saying the Commission will deploy undercover security personnel on the election day. He reiterated the Commission’s commitment to delivering free, fair and credible elections for all Nigerians in collaboration with security agencies. “We have also made sure that people do not enter…

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‘Terrorists release 23 remaining Abuja-Kaduna-bound train passengers’ – Military

Aminu Imam

The military has announced the release of all the 23 remaining passengers held hostage by Boko Haram terrorists following the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna -bound train. In an issued statement by the Chief of Defense Staff Action Committee, (CDSAC), Prof. Usman Yusuf, disclosed that the hostages’ release was secured yesterday, at about 4p.m. The statement said, “The nation owes a debt of gratitude to the Nigerian military under the leadership of the Chief of Defense Staff, (CDS), who conceived and guided the operation from start to finish. All sister security…

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