Agora think tank: Dedicated border patrol will help end insecurity in Nigeria
Agora Policy, an Abuja-based think tank set up to find practical solutions to urgent national challenges, has proffered solutions to the various insecurity issues facing the country. In a 64-page report titled ‘Understanding and tackling insecurity in Nigeria’, Waziri Adio, the founder/executive director of Agora Policy, said the report is timely as the […]
Newspaper Headlines: Court will decide ASUU’s withheld salaries, says Ngige
The absence of Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Atiku Abubakar, the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), at the town hall meeting organised by Arise Television dominates the national dailies. Source: Top Stories
APC campaign: Why Tinubu failed to attend Arise/CDD town hall meeting
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council has explained why Bola Tinubu, its standard bearer, did not attend a town hall meeting for presidential candidates. The meeting was organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) and Arise Television on Sunday. While Ifeanyi Okowa, vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic […]
Kaduna train attack caused by failure to act on intelligence, says Obi
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, says the attack on a train in Kaduna was a result of intelligence failure. The former Anambra governor said the security agencies “ignored” warning signs and information of a possible attack on such a scale. Obi made the comment on Sunday at a […]
Fani-Kayode: Tinubu more physically alert than other candidates
Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation, says Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is fit as a fiddle. Fani-Kayode is the director, new media of the APC presidential campaign council. In a statement on Sunday, the former minister said Tinubu is more mentally, physically and spiritually alert […]
20 killed as gunmen attack another community in Benue
Not less than 20 people have been confirmed dead after an attack by gunmen in Ukohol, Guma LGA of Benue. Terver Akase, senior special adviser to the Benue governor on media and publicity, who confirmed this on Sunday said children and a security personnel were among those killed in the attack which happened […]
Atiku, Tinubu absent at Arise/CDD town hall for presidential candidates
Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, and Atiku Abubakar, the standard bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, failed to show up at a town hall meeting for presidential candidates on Sunday. The presidential town hall series is an initiative of Arise Television and the Centre for Democracy and Development. […]
‘EFCC has no conscience’ — Ohanaeze faults forfeiture of Ekweremadu’s properties
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has faulted the interim forfeiture of 40 properties belonging to Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). On Friday, Inyang Ekwo, a judge at federal high court in Abuja, had ordered the interim forfeiture of the properties belonging to the […]
Court sacks Al-Mustapha as AA presidential candidate
A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove the name of Hamza Al-Mustapha as the Action Alliance (AA) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election. Al-Mustapha won the primary election of the party with a total of 506 votes, defeating Samson Odupitan, his only opponent. […]
NDLEA arrests two Pakistani businessmen for alleged cocaine trafficking
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two Pakistani businessmen at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos with 8 kilograms of cocaine. Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, said the drugs were concealed in a public address system in which the suspects were attempting to board a Qatar Airways flight to Lahole, […]