By GODWIN OBI Some criminal elements plan to return the country to the pre-2015 era reminiscent of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attacks on soft and hard targets in parts of the country, the Department of State Services (DSS) has said. The Public Relations Officer of the security agency, Dr PeterContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said it will be a betrayal to Nigeria if he doesn’t contest the presidency in the 2023 general elections. Speaking during a visit to Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Osinbajo saidContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Senator Victor Umeh, on Monday, said it is an injustice for the South-East region not to produce Nigeria’s President. Since the country returned to civil rule in 1999, the presidency has rotated to the South-West, North-West and theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara has acknowledged the efforts of the Katsina State Area Comptroller of the Nigeria Customs Service Dalha Wada Chedi for improving Customs-Community Relations and suppressing of smuggling activities. In the state. Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara was speakingContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement (NDLEA) have seized 4.1 kilograms of cocaine wrapped in tea bags as well as arrested four traffickers at the Lagos and Abuja airports. The spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement issued on Sunday, explaining that theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the victims of an explosion that rocked an illegal refinery in Imo State and also ordered an intensified clampdown on illegal refining sites across the country. About 100 people were killed on Friday after a fire engulfed an illegal crude oil refiningContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Presidency has criticized opponents of government for influencing the perception of the United States government of Nigeria which is believed to have led to delays in the supply of fighter jets to the country to boost the fight against insecurity. According to a statement issued onContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara has described the appointment of Alhaji Sani Bala Kabomo as Permanent Secretary as meritorious and well deserved. Alhaji Usman Bello was speaking when he lead his council members andContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Stakeholders under the auspice of Orlu Zone Development Forum and the Imo Elders Council on Saturday organised a peace, security and development summit. The aim of the summit was to brainstorm and come up with solutions to tackle the security challenges in Imo West Senatorial District, popularlyContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Northern elders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have endorsed Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed and Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki as the consensus candidates of the party. The group made the decision after a meeting with General Ibrahim Babangida on Friday in Minna. Giving the recommendationContinue Reading