Presidency on Monday dismissed insinuations that there’s a rift between President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, said Shettima is a “colossal member” of Tinubu’s administration who enjoys the “total confidence and full support” of the President. He declared reports of the alleged rift as false, stressing that the Vice President remained loyal. The media aide said in a statement he issued to mark the Vice President’s 58th birthday that the claims of Shettima being sidelined in Tinubu’s administration were “illogical conspiracy theories”. The statement partly read, “In a political…
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Federal High Court, on Monday, fixed September 11 for the trial and ruling on bail application for the #EndBadGovernance protesters arraigned in the nation’s capital. The protesters have been charged for alleged treason, inciting mutiny and intent to destabilise Nigeria. The 10 persons arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court were Michael Adaramoye also known as Lenin, Adeyemi Abayomi, Suleiman Yakubu, Opaoluwa Simon and Angel Innocent. Others were Buhari Lawal, Mosiu Sadiq, Bashir Bello, Nuradeen Khamis andAabdulsalam Zubairu. A British citizen, Andrew Wynne, aka Andrew Povich, was also named in the six counts filed by the Inspector-General…
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents looted and set ablaze shops and houses in Mafa village in Tarmuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State. DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, the Yobe police Command Spokesman, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu, the state capital, on Monday. ”We are yet to ascertain the number of lives lost in the incident, which occurred at about 4pm, on Sunday, in the remote village. ”The incident was reported to the Tarmuwa Divisional Police Station by Babagana Goni and Bako Ibrahim both residents of Mafa.” “Suspected Boko Haram terrorists armed with…
An early morning inferno, on Monday, razed the red chamber of Katsina Government House. The chamber is attached to the Governor’s Office, where the Governor meets important personalities. The cause of the fire and the level of damage could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report. Governor Dikko Umaru Radda was said to be in Funtua attending a zonal town hall meeting when the incident occurred. The Governor was said to be in the town to engage with the population on their needs and aspirations. Details later….
…to be arraigned in court today Police in Toronto, Canada, have arrested a Nigerian woman, Amaka Sunnberger, who threatened to poison and kill members of the Yoruba and Edo communities in Canada. According to a statement by Constable Laura Brabant, Sunnberger was arrested on Sunday, September 1. Last week, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa-led Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) had petitioned Mayor of Brampton, Canada, Honourable Patrick Brown, concerning the matter involving Amaka Patience Sunnberger, a Nigerian national residing in Canada. On August 25, 2024, Sunnberger had posted an online content threatening to poison Yoruba and Edo people living in Canada. The…
Nigeria Police Force, on Monday, declared a British citizen, Andrew Wynne (also known as Andrew Povich or Drew Povey) wanted for allegedly plotting to overthrow the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government. The police force said it has specifically launched a comprehensive investigation into how foreign mercenaries and some “subversive elements” plotted to overthrow the democratically-elected government of Nigeria. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who made this known at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, said the British national operated a bookshop known as ‘Iva Valley Bookshop’ in a rented space at Labour House, Abuja, and also established ‘STARS of Nations…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is set to roll out the sale of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol, The PUNCH can report authoritatively. This is coming a few days after the 650,000-capacity refinery engaged in a test-run of the product. Industry sources confirmed to our correspondent that the product would hit the market soon. The sources, who pleaded anonymity, told our correspondent that the government and the Dangote Group were working out modalities for the circulation of the product. A government source hinted that the sale and distribution of the PMS is being sorted out with the Federal Government.…
Personnel from agencies under the Presidency have expressed concerns about the oversight visits being undertaken by the Chief of Staff (CoS) to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila.In separate interviews with Daily Trust, they argued that such an oversight is traditionally the responsibility of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and the National Assembly. On August 22, Gbajabiamila began the “fact-finding exercises and familiarisation tours”, which have seen him conduct on-the-site assessments of key agencies under the Presidency. The agencies he has so far visited include the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA), the Bureau of…
The trial of #EndBadGovernance protesters will begin in Abuja, Kano, Kaduna and Borno today, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Intelligence, Dasuki Galadanchi, has disclosed. The DIG disclosed this at the just-ended Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). He said those to be charged to court today were 126 suspects who were arrested for waving the Russian flag and demanding regime change during the protest, which snowballed into violence that resulted in deaths and looting of private and public assets in some states. A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, will lead other lawyers to defend the protesters before…