Day: May 29, 2023

Kano: Stage collapses at swearing-in ceremony

Aminu Imam

As soon as the chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) was sworn-in as the new governor of the North-West state on Monday, the stage where Abba Kabir’s inauguration as governor of Kano State was taking place collapsed. The incident occurred in the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano, with the Governor, his deputy, and the acting Chief Judge all present at the platform. The podium’s collapse was caused by some young people who were seen climbing the podium’s roof. However, it was established that the governor and his deputy…

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Tinubu sworn-in as Nigeria’s 16th President

Aminu Imam

Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, and Kashim Shettima, the vice president-elect, have officially assumed their positions as president and vice president of Nigeria, respectively. Today, Monday, Chief Justice of the Federation, Olukayode Ariwoola, administered the oath of office to the President, shortly after the Vice-President the Vice President took his oath of office. Tinubu, had assured to live up expectations and deliver on his pledges. Tinubu, who spoke at the Inauguration Dinner/Gala Night, organized by the Presidential Transition Council, PTC, at the Old Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja, also promised to…

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May 29 Inauguration: Tinubu mounts the saddle as Nigeria’s 16th President

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…28 States Govs-elect take charge Nigeria’s federal capital, Abuja, and 28 State capitals are agog, as Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu would be sworn-in today, Monday as the successor to the outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari, whose two-term tenure of eight years ends today. Ahead of today’s inauguration of the President-elect, as well as 28 State chief executives, there is also a security beef-up to prevent any breakdown of law and order. Recall that Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the candidate of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) emerged victorious during the February 25 presidential polls while 28…

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‘President Muhammadu Buhari, End of an era’

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari will finally bow out of public service today, 29 May 2023 after nearly half a century of meritorious service to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.  President Buhari’s public service started in 1961.  He received his military training at the defunct Nigerian Army Training Centre Kaduna (renamed Nigeria Defence Academy in 1964). He further received military training at Mons Officer Cadet School Aldershot, United Kingdom.  He fought in the Nigerian Civil War (July 6, 1967 – 15 January 1970). He held several military command positions in the Nigerian Army from…

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Oodu’a group warns against threatening North

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The Oodu’a Peoples Frontiers (OPF) yesterday condemned the alleged threats by the Oodu’a People’s Congress (OPC) to the North for contesting the National Assembly leadership sharing formula announced by the National Working Committee of the All-Progressives Congress (APC). The OPC had warned northern politicians against blackmailing the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, over the leadership of the National Assembly. But speaking in Lagos yesterday, convener of the group, Moses Odewale, urged the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to distance himself from those it described as agents of destabilisation operating in various guises and…

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Buhari signs into law, National Commission for Almajiri, Out-of-School children Bills

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday, signed into law, the National Commission for Almajiri and Out of School Children Education Bill, earlier passed by the National Assembly was also assented to by the President. The Act seeks to provide multimodal system of education to tackle the menace of illiteracy, develop skills-acquisition and entrepreneurship programmes, prevent youth poverty, delinquency and destitution in Nigeria. Also yesterday, President Buhari assented to the National Assembly Service Pensions Board (Establishment) Bill. The National Assembly Service Pensions Board (Establishment) Act establishes the National Assembly Service Pensions Board to…

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Insecurity: Forum seeks effective monitoring of security votes

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has been urged to evolve a mechanism to publicly monitor security votes of state governors and others concerned to tackle insecurity in the country. This is contained in a communique of a one-day workshop on: “Reforming the Nigerian Defence and Security Sector through Strengthening Mechanisms Fundamental for Effective Oversight Functions”, which was held in Abuja. The event was organised by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/Transparency International in Nigeria (TI-Nigeria), in collaboration with the Transparency International-Defence and Security Project (TI-DSP), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

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New administration: ‘Tinubu must first restructure Nigeria now’ – Yoruba Council of Elders 

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The Yoruba Council of Elders, (YCE), yesterday, urged the incoming administration of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to take a decisive position to restructure Nigeria, saying it will give the country renewed strength in all aspects. The YCE, in an issued statement yesterday by its Secretary-General, Chief Oladipo Oyewole, also urged Tinubu to put the right people to manage different departments of government “in a goal-oriented manner”. The statement reads: “The Yoruba Council of Elders rejoice with all Nigerians for the continued peaceful atmosphere leading into the peaceful transition and change of…

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Police arrest Yoruba ‘nation’ agitators for hijack of FG-owned radio station

Aminu Imam

Five suspected Oodua Nation Agitators who reportedly hijacked a local radio station, Amuludun 99.1 FM in Ibadan, Oyo State, in the early hours of yesterday have been arrested. According to reports, the radio station, owned by the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), was hijacked around 6 am yesterday. The suspects reportedly invaded the station with various forms of charms. The alleged agitators took over the station and broadcasted live. Among their claims included: “Oodua Nation has come to stay”; “Yoruba no more under Federal Republic of Nigeria”; “United Nation…

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Kaduna: 24 hours to Buhari’s exit, 15 kidnapped worshippers still in captivity – CAN

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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Kaduna State has said that 24 hours to the exit of the Buhari-led Federal Government, 15 kidnapped Kaduna church worshippers were still in captivity. Speaking with newsmen in Kaduna yesterday, the CAN Chairman, Kaduna State chapter, Rev. John Joseph Hayab, said 15 of the kidnapped church worshippers were still in captivity and nobody had even shown concern about how to get them out from the bus. ‘This is 3 Sundays, that is 3 weeks, 21 days, with over 40 worshippers that were abducted…

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