Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has called on the people of the state to have faith in Nigeria and its future. In his New Year message for 2025, the Governor emphasized the need to appreciate the progress made in 2024 while remaining optimistic about the year ahead. In the message, signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Humhashi Wonosikou, Governor Fintiri urged citizens to hold on to hope for a brighter future. “This New Year, we must recommit ourselves to pursuing our hopes, aspirations, and expectations,” he said. The Governor assured the people of Adamawa of significant progress under his…
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The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has raised the alarm over alleged abduction of some councillors in the state. GOVIMA NEWS reports that Dr Anthony Aziegbemi, Chairman, Edo State PDP Caretaker Committee, raised the alarm at a press briefing on Tuesday in Benin City. Aziegbemi alleged that about five councillors in Orhionmwon and Akoko-Edo local governments were abducted by suspected agents to the state government. He alleged that the ward 1 and ward 2 councillors from Orhionmwon Local Government were abducted on Monday, while three were abducted in Akoko-Edo local government area. He said they were…
The Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC, has noted that it was only by the Grace of God that Nigerians survived the passing year. For this reason, the Council called on the government to pay more attention to the fight against insecurity and corruption, reinvigorating the economy, ensuring food security and providing social amenities in the coming year. While noting that the challenges ahead were enormous, IPAC also called on citizens to hold government at various levels accountable. The Council called on citizens to unite to deepen the country’s democracy and build a better nation the present and future generations…
Former president Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, has asserted that the failure to elect Professor Yemi Osinbajo during the last presidential election is like missing Awolowo’s second coming. Ojudu stated this while speaking about his conviction to support former Vice president Osinbajo during the 2023 general election in Nigeria. DAILY POST reports that Osinbajo in 2022 contested for presidential ticket under the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. But he lost the primary election to president Bola Tinubu. However, speaking in an interview with Edmund Obilo on the ‘State Affairs’ program, Ojudu stated that not voting…
Former presidential Special Adviser on Political Matters, Babafemi Ojudu, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu outsmarted his predecessor, ex-President Muhammadu Buhari in 2022. Ojudu said Buhari never supported his then Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and Tinubu during the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential primary election. He pointed out that Tinubu outsmarted Buhari in so many ways to pick the party’s ticket and eventually emerge president. Ojudu disclosed this while featuring on Edmund Obilo’s podcast ‘State Affairs’ on Monday evening. According to Ojudu: “I knew Osinbajo was going to lose the primary, I saw it coming. “Because of the system we…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joe Igbokwe has said former President Muhammadu Buhari laid solid foundation for President Bola Tinubu to build on. Igbokwe said Nigerians should ignore the claims that Buhari was a failure because his footprints and gains are visible for all to see. He posted on his Facebook page: “Let nobody living or dead run away with the thinking that PMB is a failure. Perish the thought. He laid the solid foundation for PBAT to build on. We are seeing the footprints and the gains today.” This is coming when former presidential Special Adviser…
A former Presidential Special Adviser on Political Matters, Babafemi Ojudu, has disclosed why ex-President Muhammadu Buhari never backed former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s bid to be president. Ojudu disclosed that Buhari didn’t back Osinbajo’s presidential ambition because he was not a visionary. He, however, described Buhari as a patriot and an incorruptible leader. Ojudu disclosed this while featuring on veteran journalist Edmund Obilo’s podcast, State Affairs, on Monday. Asked why Buhari didn’t back Osinbajo for the presidency, Ojudu said: “I think Buhari wasn’t a visionary. I was a very big admirer of Buhari because of what I saw in his…
Francis Nwifuru says God used Dave Umahi, the minister of works, to make him the governor of Ebonyi state. Nwifuru, candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), won the governorship election in March 2023 to replace Umahi, the incumbent governor, at the time. Speaking on Monday in Ebonyi during an empowerment programme organised by Nkemkanma Kama, a member representing the Ohaoazara/Onicha/Ivo federal constituency, the governor said he is the “greatest beneficiary” of Umahi’s government. Nwifuru, who described Umahi as a goal-getter, added that the minister was also influential in his election as the speaker of the state house of assembly…
Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has called on policymakers to leverage the unique strengths of their states to drive economic prosperity. The NITDA boss spoke at a capacity building workshop held at the FutureMap Academy in Hadejia, Jigawa State, on the theme “AI for Office Productivity, Design Thinking, Agriculture, Health, Education, Energy, and Climate Change.” Addressing the participants, including academics, professionals, startup founders, students, government officials and non-governmental organizations, Kashifu emphasized the need for policymakers to identify and harness resources. The DG cited Jigawa’s large pool of computer science graduates, saying they could…
Telephone services may anytime from now experience disruptions as telecommunications operators have reiterated the need to load shed their operations to stay afloat. Telcos under the aegis of Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) on Monday said service shedding is critical to their survival since tariff hike appears not in sight. Load shedding is a deliberate practice of shutting down some or all of a telecommunications service in a specific area to prevent the entire system from failing. The Chairman of #ALTON, Gbenga Adebayo, in a statement, said the Nigerian telecommunications industry was facing a critical challenge that…