Police in the Federal Capital Territory have arrested four suspects over the murder of the National Chairman, Retired Members of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Brig. Gen. Harold Udokwere. Udokwere was oattacked and killed in his house in Kubusa, Abuja, on Saturday, by a three-man armed robbery gang. Following the murder, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, ordered a probe into the general’s death. According to a police document, the suspects were arrested at different locations within the Apo area of the FCT by operatives from the Utako division. The document identified the suspects as Ibrahim Rabiu, Nafiu Jamil, Aliyu…
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President Bola Tinubu says the lingering insecurity bedevilling Nigeria, particularly the North West, is inherited security compromises. Tinubu also said that the banditry and insurgency confronting the country is a likelihood of historical injustices meted out to the adverse victims of conflicts. While reflecting on his inaugural speech a year ago, Tinubu noted that “we promised to make Nigeria safer, and this aim has been our topmost priority since we came to office.” The President spoke on Monday at a two-day security and peace summit organised by the North-West Governors Forum, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme in…
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, vice-chancellors of universities, rectors of polytechnics, and provosts of Colleges of Education, among other stakeholders in the education sector, will on July 18, 2024, meet to decide the cut-off or minimum benchmarks for admission. Minister of Education, Prof.Tahir Mamman, will be the chairman of the 2024 meeting, a notice issued in Abuja on Monday indicated. According to the notice, “During the exercise, the registrar will present reports on the just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and the ongoing Direct Entry applications while also analysing key performance indicators that could shape the policy directions of the government…
…says monarch ‘must be guarded jealously, protected, preserved for Nigeria’s good’ Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Monday, advised the Sokoto State Government that the monarch, His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III must be guarded jealously. Shettima stated this at the ongoing North West Peace & Security Summit in Katsina State broadcast live on Trust TV. The VP said, “Our father who is a permanent picture in all developmental issues in this country, His Eminence the Sultan of Sokoto. I want to use him as my point of reference to recognise and appreciate all our royal fathers present here. “And to…
A Tinubu support group, the Disciples of Jagaban, says recent visit of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar to former presidents, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida and Muhammadu Buhari, being speculated to be part of his 2027 moves, is an exercise in futility. DOJ described Atiku’s latest romance with the former presidents as a vain pursuit of the surreal, an unrealistic endeavour, and another fruitless journey that would certainly end in disappointment. The group’s National Coordinator, Abdulhakeem Adegoke Alawuje, stated this in a statement. DOJ stressed that Atiku needed to be told that all other major opposition politicians are fully aware that Tinubu’s…
…alleges funds expended on meetings, shared by states Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, on Monday, alleged that former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration lavished the initial $100 million of a $500 milion World Bank loan for women empowerment. The Minister alleged that Buhari’s government “lavished” the $100 million on meetings, advocacy and consultancy. Ohaneye made this allegation while speaking on an Arise News interview programme on Monday. Recall that on June 27, 2023, the World Bank approved a fresh $500 million loan for Nigeria to help improve the livelihood of women in Nigeria. She, however, commended President Bola Tinubu for…
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, was on Monday elected Chairman of the Southern Governors Forum. Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, emerged Vice Chairman. This was part of the outcome of a meeting of the Southern Governors Forum held in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Monday. The five-hour meeting was attended by 13 Governors and three deputy Governors from the southern states. The Governors present are Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Godwin Obaseki (Edo), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Alex Otti (Abia), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Ademola Adeleke (Osun), Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi), Peter Mbah (Enugu), Douye Diri (Bayelsa), and Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State. Others are…
…alleges recent visits to Buhari in Daura by Atiku, El-Rufai, others part of plot . Says ‘it’s too early It’s too early for desperate, power hungry Northern elite to plot to return to power . Warns ‘attempt to whip up Northern sentiment for political gains dangerous’ Samuel Adesola, Abuja Former lswmaker who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, on Monday, alleged that the recent meeting of Northern politicians with former President Muhammadu Buhari is part of the strategic moves to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027. On Sunday, Buhari hosted former Kaduna State governor, Nasir…
An Islamic group, Muslim Rights Concern, on Monday, raised the alarm over alleged plan by Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu to depose the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III. MURIC Executive Director, Prof. Isiaq Akintola, made this allegation in a statement on Monday following the controversy and tension being generated over the deposition of some Emirs in Kano State by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. The Sokoto Governor, Aliyu had earlier deposed 15 traditional rulers for various offences. Akintola in his statement said Nigerian Muslims reject any plan by anyone to depose the Sultan. The MURIC statement read, “Feelers…
. 200 Nigerian politicians, security officers listed . Nigerians second highest foreign property purchasers with 1,824 assets Investigations have revealed that somepolitically exposed personalities in Nigeria have doubled their investments in the real estate sector of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in the past four years. The investigation, according to Businessday newspapers, is part of ‘Dubai Unlocked,’ a six-month probe of UAE’s booming and secretive property market led by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) together with more than 70 media partners. Only one Nigerian firm, Economy Post, participated in the project. The report revealed that as of 2020,…