The Ohaneze Ndigbo in Lagos State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has apologized to all Nigerians over the statements credited to Chief Emmanuel Nwanyanwu
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I’m a federal government liability, I work for the APC, and we now own Nigeria, Portable told police.
Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable, on Tuesday had a hot exchange with the personnel of the Nigeria Police Force who stormed his
NYSC at 50: FG praises corps members for their contributions to national development
Featured The Federal Government has praised the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, for its contributions to the country’s overall growth, stating that its existence has been a strong tool for socioeconomic development and national unity throughout its 50 years of existence. Mr. Sunday Dare, Minister of Youth and Sports Development, announced this in Abuja during the opening ceremony of the 2023 NYSC Annual Management Conference, themed, Optimising NYSC Operations at 50 for National Development. Although stating that the government would continue to support the scheme for its responsibilities in national development and youth empowerment, the minister also emphasized the need to modify NYSC in order to improve service delivery and address the challenges of 21st century youngsters as potential entrepreneurs. He charged the conference attendees with “taking the NYSC on another trajectory of progress, digital revolution, helping and moulding the young within one year to be better citizens for national development and national unity.” Brig Gen Y.D. Ahmed, Director General of NYSC, noted in his welcoming address that the NYSC has been a reference point for other organizations since its creation in 1973, owing to its critical roles in promoting national unity and integration. He urged crucial stakeholders to fulfill their statutory obligations to the Scheme and to provide a significant number of corps members with start-up money for self-sufficiency after completing the NYSC entrepreneurship trainings. The DG went on to say that, if established, the proposed NYSC Trust Fund would make the NYSC Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development Programme more functional by providing training facilities and start-up funding to corps entrepreneurs. In his presentation, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Alhaji Muhammed Musa Bello, praised the Scheme’s multiple innovations and positive advances to date. The minister, whose address was read aloud by Hajia Hadiza Mohammed Kabir, Mandate Secretary, Federal Capital Territory Administration, added, “The nation certainly looks forward to the Scheme to continue to provide the essential manpower for its accelerated growth.” Participants in the conference came from the Scheme’s 37 state/FCT secretariats, area offices, and other formations around the country.
151 Nigerians are evacuated from Libya
Another group of Nigerians who were stranded in Libya have been rescued by the Federal Government and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). A total of 151 people were flown out of Benghazi as the government continued its voluntary evacuation, according to a statement made on Tuesday in Abuja by Ambassador Kabiru Musa, Charge d’affaires of the Nigerian Mission in Libya. The evacuees, who included 71 women, 54 men, 14 kids, and 13 infants, landed tonight at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport. With the Mission in Libya, the IOM and Ministry of Foreign Affairs deported about 4,000 unauthorized migrants from Nigeria in 2022. Musa stated that the evacuation on March 28 was the first of 2023 and that further drills would follow in the days and weeks to come. He added that voluntary repatriation gives people who want to return the chance to do so safely and reunite with their families, hinting further that certain Nigerians residing illegally in Libya have experienced really cruel treatment. On Wednesday, more Nigerians will be evacuated from Tripoli, while another batch is planned to leave Misrata on April 3.
I will not stop dancing – Gov Adeleke to critics Featured
The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has vowed not to stop dancing despite criticisms. He revealed that his childhood dream was to become an entertainer.
In Katsina, the NDLEA arrests two sisters for possessing Indian hemp.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, arrested two sisters and one of their spouses in Katsina State for possessing six kilograms of Indian hemp. According to Mohammed Bashir, the NDLEA commander in Katsina State, one of the ladies, Rabi Musa, 45, was detained for possessing three kilograms of Indian hemp. He claimed Rabi was supporting her husband, who is currently at large, in selling the illegal substance in collusion with her sister, Zainab Musa, and her spouse. He further stated that Zainab and her husband were arrested for possessing three kilograms of Indian hemp. Bashir stated that Rabi’s arrest led to the arrest of the two other suspects and that her evading husband would be apprehended soon. The commander of the narcotics department pledged that the three individuals who had previously been apprehended would be prosecuted. He blamed the high number of divorces in Katsina State on drug misuse and urged parents to take drug integrity testing of their prospective sons-in-law seriously. He also urged that rather than being seduced by affluence, parents should demand drug-free certifications from prospective sons-in-law before marrying off their daughters. Rabi, 45, admitted to the crime but stated that she was merely following her husband’s orders in order to be seen as a devoted wife. She asked for forgiveness and warned women and parents to be wary of suitors who ask for their daughters’ hands in marriage. Bashir also told reporters that the NDLEA apprehended four more suspects in a vehicle containing expired ammunition. They were later discovered to be car snatchers who robbed the automobile’s owner – a senior police officer – at gunpoint. “A few days ago, three more suspects, artisans, were apprehended on the Kano-Katsina Highway with a car suspected of being stolen in Jos,” Bashir said.
PDP chairman, Iyorchia Ayu steps aside as party appoints replacement
The National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Iyorchia Ayu has stepped aside as the chairman of the party. Ayu was replaced by the Deputy National Chairman,
Supreme Court judgments no longer base on laws, facts – Olisa Agbakoba
Senior advocate and former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba, says the verdicts given by the Supreme Court judges while adjudicating on high-profile cases in recent
LP slashes Imo guber nomination form from N25m to N15m
Following criticism from the opposition, the national leadership of the Labour Party (LP), has reviewed the nomination fee for the governorship form from N25 million to N15 million. The spokesperson for the
‘Do you see how God operates?’ – Wike makes fun of Ayu’s removal as PDP chairman.
Nyesom Wike has reacted to the sacking of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman Iyorchia Ayu. Umar Damagum took Ayu’s place. This comes only two days after the PDP Executive Committee in Igyorov Ward, Gboko Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State dismissed the former chairman indefinitely. Ayu had a bitter feud with several high-ranking PDP members led by the G5 governors: Wike, Samuel Ortom (Benue), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu). Wike praised the development following Ayu’s departure at the commissioning of the Trans-Kalabari Road Phase 1, Degema Local Government Area (LGA), Rivers. “See how God works?” “Those who were plotting evil against us are now the ones suffering,” he remarked.