1. As the level of insecurity continues to rise across the country, President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, ordered security agencies to shoot anyone carrying an AK-47 rifle. His spokesman, Garba Shehu, made the announcement in an interview with the BBC Hausa. 2. The Nigerian pastor who the Boko Haram insurgents scheduled for execution yesterday, Wednesday, if…
Eulogies, anguish as Gov. Ugwuanyi, EXCO members, hold valedictory session for late Transport Commissioner Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Wednesday, led members of the State Executive Council (EXCO) in a solemn valedictory session honouring the late State Commissioner for Transport, Rt. Hon. Mathias Ekweremadu Jnr, who died on February 4, 2021, while in…
Insecurity: Hire mercenaries, collaborate with neighbours to end insurgency, Gov Zulum tells FG. Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State …As Bauchi gov calls for the creation of State Police By Charly Agwam – Bauchi The governor of Borno state and Chairman of the Northeast Governors Forum, Babagana Zulum has urged the federal government to hire…
Popular American actor and retired professional wrestler, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson have spoken on the possibility of running for president at some point in his career. In an interview recently with USA Today, Dwayne said he would be keen on a political career if his fans wanted. When asked about his political aspirations, he…
A former governor of Anambra State and the Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Peter Obi has said that Nigeria will hardly become a successful country if bandits are considered above intellectuals for a meeting by the federal government. Obi stated this on Wednesday during the unveiling and presentation of a…
The sidestepping of Nigeria is seen as reflective of the country’s declining global appeal. U.S. President Joe Biden made his first call to an African leader last week, apparently choosing not to speak to Nigeria’s President Buhari, an omission experts say reflects not only America’s diplomatic priorities but Nigeria’s estimation at a time the continent’s…
The EFCC has requested Bola Tinubu’s asset declaration documents from the Code of Conduct Bureau, Peoples Gazette can report, in a politically-charged inquiry that could see the former Lagos governor and ruling party chieftain arrested and prosecuted before 2023. The anti-graft office in November 2020 asked the asset fraud investigation office to supply details of…
IT Development: Site Zonal Office in Enugu, Gov. Ugwuanyi tells NITDA …As state govt partners agency on IT training of physically-challenged youths Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has urged the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to consider siting its South East Zonal Office in Enugu, in view of the state’s background as the…
RABAT, Morocco — Morocco’s Foreign Ministry has suspended ties with the German Embassy because of “deep misunderstandings,” notably related to the disputed Western Sahara. The move this week comes amid diplomatic tension around Western Sahara since the U.S. under then President Donald Trump took the unusual move in December of recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over…
GOV WIKE , FINTIRI RECONCILE ORTOM, MOHAMMED The acrimonious relationship between the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom and Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed, has been amicably resolved. The conflict was resolved in Port Harcourt on Tuesday following the intervention of Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and his Adamawa State counterpart,…
