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Amid paucity of funds in the state as he is quick to tell everyone, the fight against insecurity has topped the activities of the Prof. Chukwuma Soludo’s government in his first 100 days in office as governor of Anambra State, writes David-Chyddy Eleke. Insecurity didn’t just rear its ugly head upon the assumption of office by former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, infact, it was inherited from the administration of his predecessor, Willie Obiano. Long before he was elected governor of the state on November 6, 2021, criminals of all sorts had been terrorizing the state, making…

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to release a Certified True Copy (CTC) of the biodata information of David Nwamini Ukpo, to the Attorney General of the Federation for onward submission to the government of the United Kingdom. The new order was made following NIMC’s refusal to release the said document to lawyers of Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, who are currently held in the UK over alleged trafficking of a minor for the purpose of organ harvesting. The court had on July 1, ordered NIMC…

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday  administered the oath of office on seven new Ministers whose appointments were confirmed last week by the Senate. He also reshuffled his cabinet resulting in five Ministers being moved around. The new ministers took the oath of office shortly before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council ( FEC) meeting at the council chambers of the State House in Abuja. The ministers’ swearing in was done in two batches of four and three each. The first batch sworn in are Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh – Abia State, Umana Okon Umana – Akwa Ibom State! Odum Odih –…

Nigeria’s defence minister Bashir Magashi said all Boko Haram suspects in custody at Kuje prison in Abuja have been released by terrorists. Gunmen late Tuesday attacked the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre, Abuja with explosives. NCoS spokesman Abubakar Umar said men of the Armed Squad of the NCoS and other security agencies attached to the Custodial centre have responded and “restored to the facility and the situation is under control.” However, during a visit to the facility, Magashi told journalists that all Boko Haram members in Kuje prison are yet to be seen during assessment. “The Prison is…

Tens of millions of people were under lockdown across China on Wednesday and businesses in a major tourist city were forced to close as fresh Covid clusters sparked fears of even wider restrictions. Chinese health authorities reported more than 300 infections in the historic northern city of Xi’an — home to the Terracotta Army — and the country’s biggest city Shanghai. The outbreaks and the official response have dashed hopes that China would move away from the kinds of strict virus curbs seen earlier this year, when its hardline zero-Covid policy saw tens of millions locked down for weeks on…

Disgruntled youths under the umbrella of the North East Stakeholders Forum of the All Progressives Congress have kicked against the open endorsement of Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, by Tinubu Support Organisation as the ideal candidate for the vice presidential slot. The TSO had described El-Rufai as the best among the contenders being proposed as running mate to the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Director-General of Tinubu Support Organisation, Aminu Suleiman, while briefing newsmen in Kaduna on Monday said that they had decided after a consultative meeting with critical stakeholders of the party in the North-West geopolitical zone of…

The festering post-primary crisis of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has not abated. The camp of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike is seeking the immediate resignation of National Chairman Iyorchia Ayu as a condition for peace. It follows overtures to the aggrieved governor by presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar. However, the presidential candidate insisted that the chairman should remain in office to lead his campaign for next year’s election after which he will quit. To resolve the crisis, party bigwigs are lobbying Wike to embrace reconciliation and support Atiku. To avert losing the swing states, former Senate President Bukola Saraki is…

Manchester United confirmed yesterday that Cristiano Ronaldo will not report back for preseason training  due to “family reasons” which have been accepted by the club. 90min confirmed over the weekend that Ronaldo has indicated to United that he would like to leave Old Trafford if they receive an acceptable offer this summer, after the club failed to qualify for the Champions League due to poor form last season. Ronaldo had been due to report back for pre-season training on Monday – all other players who represented their countries in the recent international break were due to do so – though doubt over Ronaldo’s attendance…

•Claims, ‘We are leaving the country much more secure than we met it’ •NMDPRA expresses concern over growing oil theft The federal government, yesterday, maintained that removing petrol subsidy would result in unintended consequences, insisting that this is a most inauspicious time to withdraw the price buffer. Minister of Information and Culture, Mr. Lai Mohammed, told Reuters that many other nations were introducing measures to help citizens cope with high oil energy prices. Mohammed said Nigeria could not be an exception. Despite the daily killings and attacks across the country, the minister said, “We are leaving the country much more…

The winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in Yobe North Senatorial District, Bashir Machina, has alerted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) about an alleged plan to forge his signature on a letter, stating that he has voluntarily withdrawn from the race to pave the way for Senate President Ahmad Lawan. The spokesperson for the Yobe North APC Senatorial Candidate Campaign Organisation, Husaini Mohammed Isah, raised the alarm in a statement made available to THISDAY in Abuja on Tuesday. Isah wondered why some leaders of the party would connive to forge a withdrawal letter purportedly emanating from Machina when…