Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that Nigeria is “not ripe” for a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket. In a statement on Sunday, spokesman to the governor, Kelvin Ebiri, that the governor stated this on Sunday at the special dedication service for the Rivers state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 election campaign rallies which held at the…
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, said on Sunday that the of the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has aggravated the crisis in the party. Ortom stated this when his Sokoto counterpart part, Aminu Tambuwal visited him in Makurdi on Sunday. Tambuwal who is the Director General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council met…
A former speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has asked Nigerians to reject the antics of politicians trying to use religion to divide them and achieve selfish ends. Dogara stated this on Saturday at the convocation ceremony of Achievers University, Owo, Ondo state. He said if country’s diversity is well harnessed, it…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of the Director-General of the National Research Institute for Chemical Technology (NARICT), Zaria, Prof. Jeffrey Barminas. In a statement on Sunday in Kaduna, the students union body dismissed claims in some quarters that Barminas is occupying the office illegally,…
Troops and Special Forces of the Nigerian Army have neutralised nine bandits during fierce battles in some locations in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Samuel Aruwan, the Kaduna state commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna. Aruwan said more than a dozen abducted women and…
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has said that the recently-introduced cash withdrawal policy is not intended to make life difficult for Nigerians but to strengthen the economy. Speaking with journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina state, Emefiele said many nations were adopting digitisation and…
