Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

The Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has said those threatening violence in the forthcoming governorship election in the state would be neutralised before the November 11 poll, urging the people to ignore them. The governor, who stated this on Saturday during the governorship campaign in Kabba, Kogi-West Senatorial District, said security agencies would rise to the occasion. He said, “I want to tell you to ignore those who are threatening violence because they will be neutralised way before the election. They will be disappointed. I want to call on the security agencies to rise to the occasion. You…

The “sit-at-home’’ order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra is killing the Southeast geopolitical zone and its businesses. The observation was made by Deputy Speaker, House of Representative, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, on Friday in Abuja when executives of the Nigerian Association of Small And Medium Enterprises (NASMEs) paid him a courtesy visit. The NASME executives were led by Abdulrashid Yerima, president of the association. Kalu observed that the Southeast geopolitical zone loses between ₦10 billion and ₦13 billion in the transportation sector alone on every sit-at-home day weekly. “When they sit at home in the Southeast, the Southwest, South-South, Northwest, Northeast…

Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has said that no ransom was paid to the abductors of the four female students of the Nasarawa State University, NSUK, Keffi rescued by the military. Sule disclosed this after paying a thank-you visit to the Commandant, 177 Guard Batallion, Keffi Local Government, Lt. Col. Auwalu Inuwa, on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the four students were kidnapped in their residence in Agwan Kare district in Keffi in the early hours of Tuesday, October 10 and taken to unknown destination. However, after intensive manhunt by the police, military and other…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the results of the November 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states will be transmitted electronically. Recall that the Bayelsa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Ofiong Efanga, recently, at a press conference, said that the commission would adopt a manual mode of transmission of the governorship election results. But INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, during the monitoring of the mock election in Lokoja, Kogi State, said whatever the Bayelsa REC must be disregarded. He said: “The method is as provided by law—electronic accreditation and electronic upload of results on…

World Bank has appointed Nigeria’s Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of Economy, Mr. Wale Edun as the Chairman of African Governors’ Forum of the World Bank. According to a statement on the Ministry of Finance’s X page, the ministry noted that Edun’s appointment makes it the first of such for Nigeria. “WORLD BANK APPOINTMENT. “Nigeria’s Minister @FinMinNigeria & Coordinating Minister of the Economy Mr. Wale Edun has been appointed to Chair the African Governors’ Forum of the World Bank.  “This marks the first time Nigeria has assumed the role of Chairman in 60 years.” The appointment presents a unique opportunity…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says one of its major concerns in the conduct of the Nov.11 Kogi governorship election is the prevailing security challenge in the state. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman, INEC, said this when he visited the Kogi Local Government (LGA) office of the commission, in Kotonkarfe during a visit to the state to monitor mock accreditation in Lokoja on Saturday. Yakubu said that the commission was working with the security agencies to provide secured environment for peaceful and credible election. “Wherever you go in Nigeria, you are sure to see two government offices. One is…

Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe popularly known as Kizz Daniel, has reacted to news of his arrest in Ivory Coast for not performing at a show after collecting money. The Nigerian singer, who had a similar issue in Tanzania last year, said despite that his agent signed a contract with a clause of “no money, no performance” with the client, he travelled to perform without getting paid. Kizz Daniel disclosed this in a statement shared on his Instagram page, adding that the organisers of the show made excuses of “bank transfer delay”. He, however, said without receiving his performance fee when he…

The Federal Government has place a banned on the exportation of raw solid minerals outside the shores of the country by mining companies. Dele Alake, the minister of solid minerals development, disclosed this at the groundbreaking ceremony of a Chinese N250 million USD Ganfeng Lithium Mining Company’s factory, in Endo Village, Udege Development Area, Nasarawa Local Government Area in Nasarawa State, on Thursday. According to the Minister, the era of exporting raw solid minerals from Nigeria is over as the Federal Government would henceforth only give license to mining companies that would add local value addition to these resources. Alake…

The Lagos State Government has warned owners of home units in all government-owned estates that have not been occupied for three months that they are at risk of losing their allocations. The warning was issued by the Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, during a facility tour to assess the level of work at Sheridan Garden Estate, Urban Shelter, and LagosHOMS Sangotedo Phase II, all in the Eti-Osa Local Government Area. The Commissioner said allottees whose homes remain unoccupied have been given a three-month notice to occupy their apartments or be ready to forfeit their allocation. “Allottees of unoccupied home units in…

The Nigerian Senate has commenced the processing of passing a bill that recommends a fine or imprisonment for parents and guardians who default in enrolling their wards for primary and junior secondary school education. Proposed by Senator Orji Kalu(APC-Abia North), the bill titled, ‘Compulsory free Universal Basic Education Act 2004, Section 2,’ mandates governments at every level to provide free, compulsory, and universal basic education for every child of primary and junior secondary school age. The proposed piece of legislature, which has already passed the first reading on the floor of the Red Chamber, also recommended free meals should be provided…

The Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has insisted that his administration would never dialogue with bandits across the state. He said negotiating with bandits only gives them more room for operation and leverage to do more terrible things. The governor reiterated that his government would never go into negotiating with bandits while explaining the negative impacts of doing such. Lawal, during a weekly preaching session organised by the Ministry of Religious Affairs in the state on Friday, said instead of dialoguing with them, the state would be involved in a reaccess to improve tactics in handling them. The governor, in a…

The World Bank said its new vision and mission goal is to create a world free of poverty. It said its renewed vision and mission goal began months ago and would make the world a livable planet. Ajay Banga, president of the World Bank Group, made this remark on Friday at the ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings taking place in Marrakech, Morocco. Banga said, “That evolution began months ago, and today there is a new vision and mission for the World Bank. To create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. But time…