Author: statereporter
Julius Abure, the embattled National Chairman of the Labour Party, has announced that the party’s presidential ticket for the 2027 election is no longer reserved for its former candidate, Peter Obi. Speaking after the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Monday, Abure confirmed that all party tickets, including the presidency, would now be available to all eligible members. During the press briefing, Abure addressed the review of the party’s prior decision to reserve key political positions for specific candidates. “NEC in session also reviewed the decision of the National Convention to reserve its Presidential and Governorship tickets…
Thousands of residents in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, and parts of Jere local government area have been left stranded and displaced following the collapse of a dyke and the overflow of Alau Dam, located approximately 10 kilometers from the city. The incident has resulted in significant flooding that has impacted numerous communities. The situation escalated since last week when the Borno State Government, led by Secretary to the Government Bukar Tijjani, assessed the condition of the dam and initially reassured the public there was no cause for alarm. However, despite assurances, the overflow has continued, affecting areas since…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the indefinite postponement of its National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings, initially scheduled for September 11 and 12. The decision was confirmed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Felix Morka, in a statement released late Monday night. The meetings, which were approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, had been highly anticipated, with the party even issuing advertorials urging members of both organs to ensure their attendance. However, the reasons for the sudden change in plans were not disclosed in the announcement. Morka assured members and the public that new dates…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has warned anti-graft agencies in the country against arresting individuals without thorough investigations. State reporters revealed that Fagbemi noted this while declaring that any Nigerian convicted of corruption should not be granted a state pardon. On arresting individuals considered suspects, the AGF stressed the importance of having solid evidence before calling individuals in for questioning. During a roundtable discussion hosted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for state attorneys general in Abuja on Monday, Fagbemi said: “I will suggest in our…
Unidentified gunmen suspected to be bandits in their large numbers have kidnapped two nurses and an unspecified number of patients from the Primary Healthcare Centre at Kuyallo, eastern part of Birnin-Gwari LGA of Kaduna State. The hoodlums were said to have targeted the nearby Government Day Secondary School, at 9:00 am on Monday. However, upon finding the school is empty, they stormed the closest health centre. According to Musa Alhassan, a leader of a local vigilante group in the area, the bandits, who were seeking to abduct students, instead took two female nurses and several patients hostage, leaving the community…
A staff of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has disclosed how operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) invaded their Abuja office. The SERAP staff revealed that the security operatives asked for its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare. Recall that the DSS invaded SERAP’s office in Abuja this morning. The invasion came 24 hours after SERAP gave the Federal Government a 48-hour ultimatum to “reverse the unlawful petrol price hike”. SERAP urged President Bola Tinubu to use his “leadership position and good offices to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to immediately reverse the apparently illegal…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has commenced a closed-door meeting following the arrest and detention of the President of the Congress, Joe Ajaero, by the Nigerian government while on his way to the United Kingdom to attend a global workers’ gathering. The Head of Public Relations of NLC, Benson Upah, confirmed this development in an interview with Punch on Monday. According to Upah, agents of the Nigerian State seized Ajaero without a legal warrant or formal instrument, and his whereabouts and health status are currently unknown. State reporters earlier revealed that the labour union had condemned the arrest of their…
The Prophet of Christ Mercy Land Deliverance Ministry, Jeremiah Fufeyin, has denied allegations suggesting that his ministry used the name of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC to deceive the public about spiritual products. In a statement published on Sunday by the church’s media arm and signed by Sophia Iloyd, the church called the allegations false and misleading. The statement was a response to NAFDAC’s statement on Sunday, warning the public about the activities of the Fufeyin Church which it says had used the agency’s name to mislead the public. The church, however, said it…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC of Kaduna Zonal Directorate has charged one Ibrahim Shuaibu before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna State for fraud. As stated on Monday on EFCC’s X.com account, Shuaibu is facing seven charges, including criminal breach of trust, impersonation and receiving under false pretenses, huge amount of naira. The first charge reads as follows: “You, Nuhu Ibrahim Shuaibu (aka Ishaku Abdulrazak) (M) and Iya Garba (now deceased) conspired among yourselves in 2017 in Kaduna, in the judicial division of this honorable court, to commit an act .. ie:…
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