Author: Alade Adisa

The Deputy Speaker of the Kebbi House of Assembly, Muhammed Bagudo, has been abducted by unidentified gunmen in his hometown of Bagudo on Friday night. The lawmaker had gone to mosque to observe the Isahi prayer in the evening when he was taken away by the gun men. Kebbi Police spokesperson, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, confirmed the incident in a statement. READ ALSO: APC national chair arrives Kebbi for PGF meeting Abubakar added that CP. Bello.M. Sani had instituted a search and rescue team comprising the police, army and vigilantes to search for the lawmaker. The state police chief urged members of…

The new Chief of Army Staff, Major General Waidi Shaibu, has said he will review the security landscape in the country to tackle insecurity and defeat threats confronting the nation. He stated this on Thursday in Abuja while taking over as the COAS from his predecessor, Lt-General Olufemi Oluyede. READ ALSO: Army, police officers detained over weapon sales to armed groups “I am aware of the developing situation in some parts of our country which has put law-abiding citizens in economic hardship, fear and displacement. “These situations are not acceptable and need my urgent attention.” He promised to take decisive action…

Out of the 41,027 underaged candidates who sought admission to tertiary institutions through the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, 85 have been given the nod to be admitted into various universities by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB. The candidates were given the nod after a series of screening and testing by the Board following their exceptional performance in the UTME. They were below the approved age of 16 as at September, this year. READ ALSO: JAMB denies suspending candidate’s profile, blames misinformation campaign According to the Board, in a statement by its Public Communication Adviser, Fabian Benjamin, the 85…

Nearly two weeks after the Bayelsa State Governor,  Douye Diri, resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on whose umbrella he was elected governor, he has not been able to move to his dream political land, the All Progressives Congress, APC, because of the governorship ambition of some leaders in the APC, New Daily Prime, has gathered. Diri, who left the PDP with most of the PDP members in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly and other political appointees, is facing a tough challenge of being accepted in the APC he is heading to. It was further learned that top…

Police Force Headquarters in Abuja on Thursday afternoon explained that Omoyele Sowore was arrested to ensure fairness in the prosecution of those involved in the protest that rocked Abuja on Monday which was to ensure the freedom of detained Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Force Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Police, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this on Thursday while addressing journalists in Abuja. READ ALSO: Jonathan backs call for Nnamdi Kanu’s release after meeting with Sowore “If we move from there to charge some people to court and leave the person who led them to…

Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has listed Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, former Justice Minister, Abubakar Malami as witnesses to testify in his favour in the ongoing terrorism charges against him at a Federal High Court, Abuja. Others persons he wants to court to subpoenaed to appear and testify on his behalf include the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, former Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai, General TY Danjuma and former Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu. Kanu, in a fresh motion he filed…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Wednesday announced the suspension of its two-week warning strike. This is just as the union also gave the Federal Government (FG) a one-month window to conclude the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement and address other unresolved issues affecting the nation’s university system. READ ALSO: ASUU Vs FG: Failure to meet union’s demands, threatens smooth varsities academic calendar The National President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja. He explained that the suspension followed fruitful engagements with the Federal Government and key interventions from the National Assembly. Piwuna recalled…

Abia, the home state of detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, was on Monday locked down, as residents stayed indoors following the protests by people to let the government set him free. READ ALSO: #FreeNnamdiKanu protest sparks tension as organisers defy court order, plan march to Aso Rock Umuahia, the capital, was a ghost town, as businesses were shut down and public places deserted. The roads were virtually empty except for occasional movement of tricycles and few vehicles. Economic and commercial activities were totally paralyzed as shops, markets, banks, petrol stations, motor parks did not open for business. Similarly, schools both private…

…Commuters stranded Security agents on Monday morning fired at people calling for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, in Abuja. This is just as the police clampdown and checkpoints in the Federal Capital Territory has led to serious traffic jam, with commuters stranded. The protesters, led by the Omoyele Sowore, the Publisher of Sahara Reporters, had converged somewhere in Maitama, with the intent of marching to Aso Rock to make their feelings known to the Presidency. READ ALSO: #FreeNnamdiKanu protest sparks tension as organisers defy court order, plan march to Aso Rock…

Foremost Constitutional lawyer, Professor Yusuf Ali, has asked the National Assembly to amend Section 136 of the Electoral Act that empowers courts or tribunals to declare anybody as the winner of any election petition in the country. According to him, it is an aberration that five or ten million votes of the electorate should be surrendered at the mercy of three people to overturn, saying that it is undemocratic. He posited that such amendments would also drastically reduce the rates at which politicians challenge election results after elections. READ ALSO: Abbas stresses urgency of concluding electoral reforms before 2027 Ali spoke…