New Tribe Nigeria, a political group, said Vice President Yemi Osinbajo should be supported by all Nigerians to run for presidency in 2023. The group said the support should cut across tribal or religious affiliations The call was conveyed in a communique issued at the end of a conference held by various Osinbajo support groups…
Hundreds of residents are fleeing Damari community in Birnin Gwari Local Council of Kaduna State, as bandits moving on motorcycles invaded the villages yesterday Some of the villagers alleged that the bandits were in pursuit of members of a group loyal to a notorious warlord, Malam Abba, whom the Kaduna State Police Command, in 2020,…
Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has died, Malian state media channel ORTM reported on Sunday. He was 76. Keita was in office for seven years, from September 2013 to August 2020, before being ousted in a military coup. Special forces commander Assimi Goita was one of several colonels who overthrew Keita in August 2020, after which the interim authorities…
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has charged African leaders and citizens to be united in promotion of the continent’s intrinsic greatness through improved trade relations among African countries. He disclosed this at the formal launch of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), which is a centralised payment and settlement infrastructure platform for intra-African…
Nigerians, and not any purported agreement, will determine who becomes the next President of the country, the 2023 NewTribe Project, a presidential campaign team of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has declared. Addressing a press conference, yesterday, at Bristol Palace, Kano, a team leader of the NewTribe Project, Simon Kawu, stressed that Nigerians would not fall…
…Governor honours departed service personnel, says Lagos prioritises welfare support for deceased’s families, veterans Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju The solemn sound blaring from an array of bugles and the energetic flight taken by a flock of white pigeons lifted the spirits of members of the Nigerian armed forces in Lagos State on Saturday, as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu…
By Erasmus Ikhide THE Not too Young to Run Bill which was passed by the 8th National Assembly was a response to the clamour by the youths for them to be given a chance to participate in the governance in the most populous black nation on earth. In 2019 some gains were made as the…
Hon minister of State for FCT, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu has embarked on satellite town projects inspection and evaluation ahead of commissioning. Aliyu, while on tour of the projects, gave President Muhammadu Buhari credit for the laudable initiatives. The Minister was represented by Mr Obinna Francis, Coordinator Satellite Towns Development Department (STDD), who inspected the…
Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police, Lawan Jimeta on Thursday in Benin, assumed duty as the new AIG, Zone 5, comprising Edo and Delta states The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Jimeta took over from AIG Ahmad Abdurrahman, who has been redeployed to the Police Academy (POLAD), Wudi, Kano state. Speaking with NAN,…
