Bandits kidnap more than 20 people in Zamfara
BY GODWIN OBI At least 20 people were abducted when bandits attacked the Furfuri community in the Bungudu local government area of Zamfara Sunday night. Among the kidnapped were two wives of a former Zamfara State Accountant General, Abu – Bello Furfuri. However, sources said the two wives, Hajia Khadija and HajiaContinue Reading
Suspected Boko Haram Terrorists Attack Borno
BY GODWIN OBI According to an eyewitness, the incident happened in a community less than 40 kilometers away from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. READ ALSO: Explosives Were Used In Owo Church Attack – Ex-Ondo Commissioner The terrorists were said to have abducted several passengers while setting nine vehicles and trucksContinue Reading
Pope ‘Deeply Saddened’ By Owo Terrorist Attack
BY GODWIN OBI Pope Francis was “deeply saddened” by the “horrible attack” in Owo, his number two, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin wrote in a telegram to the bishop of Ondo. The pope assures “all those who are affected by this unspeakable act of violence of his spiritual closeness”,Continue Reading
Buhari gives 23 APC presidential aspirants deadline to agree on consensus candidate
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari appears not to be backing down of his intentions to ensure that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC adopts the option of consensus to nominate a candidate ahead of the party’s presidential primary on Monday. This is just as the President gave all theContinue Reading
We Need Influential And Marketable Candidate – Buhari
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari has urged all presidential aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress to consult among themselves, build consensus and produce a formidable candidate for the party. The President addressed the candidates at a State House dinner in Abuja on Saturday. “I wish toContinue Reading
APC Not Happy With Tinubu’s Outburst In Abeokuta, Says Adamu
BY GODWIN OBI The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Adamu, has said the party is not happy with the outburst of one of its presidential aspirants, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abeokuta. He said Tinubu might be sanctioned by the party. The APC Chairman announced that all presidentialContinue Reading
Bandits Kidnap 14 In Fresh Kaduna Village Attack
BY GODWN OBI At least 14 people have been kidnapped by bandits at Iri Station community in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State. The police authorities are yet to comment on the incident, but a community leader, Ahmed Musa, told Channels Television that the bandits in their large numbersContinue Reading
National Single Window Remains Our Focus – Maritime Agencies
• We are at the verge of concluding Automation Processes – NIMASA DG BY GODWIN OBI Federal Government Agencies under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMOT), have reached an agreement to digitalize their internal processes, while also maintaining focus on actualizing the National Single Window regime in theContinue Reading
Bilateral Relations : Spain, Nigeria sign MOU on Sports Cooperation”
BY GODWIN OBI The Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Kingdom of Spain and the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development of Nigeria on Wednesday in Madrid, Spain signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU )to promote relationships, cooperation and collaboration in the areas of Sports. The MoU formedContinue Reading
14 Killed, Scores Rescued As Troops Clear Terrorists Hideout In Borno
BY GODWIN OBI Fourteen gunmen have been killed after troops of the Nigerian Army cleared terrorists hideouts in Borno State. The troops, attached to Operation Hadin Kai, in conjunction with the Civilian Joint Task Force cleared the terror-merchants’ hiding place, rescuing scores from the dungeons and arresting at least 15Continue Reading