As the race for 2023 heats up for who succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide says the northern Nigeria remains the kingmaker and decider with its large population, but the group is pleading with Arewa to cede the presidency to the Igbos. Secretary General of the Ohaneaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro made this declaration in Kaduna Monday while interfacing with the leadership of Arewa Consultative Youth Forum led by Yerima Shettima. Isiguzoro said the body came to interface with the North and meet with stakeholders as against…
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Kaduna loses former Attorney General
The death has occurred of Barrister Rabo Barde a former Attorney General and commissioner of Justice in Kaduna State. The deceased was also former Commissioner Legal services, State Independent Electoral Commission and Peoples Democratic Party PDP Legal adviser. Barrister Rabo Barde died in his bed while recovering from an undisclosed ailment on the January 3rd 2022 aged 72. He is survived by five children and four Grand children. His wake keep ceremony took place at St Pius Catholic Church Lusawa Ungwan Romi on Friday, while his remsins left St Gerald…
Read MoreEFCC nabs fake Army General, claims Buhari positions him next COAS
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financiak Crimes Commission EFCC, have arrested one Bolarinwa Oluwasegun, a fake Army General, for an alleged N270m fraud. The suspect, who posed as a General in the Nigerian Army, allegedly made false representations to the complainant, Kodef Clearing Resources, that the President, Muhammadu Buhari, had shortlisted him and one other to be appointed as the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, and that he needed a short grant “to press and process the appointment.” He also allegedly forged a letter of…
Read MoreZulum raises alarm on ISWAP freely organizing weddings in Borno, asks Army not to relent
By; Adamu Aliyu Ngulde, Maiduguri Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State has raised an alarm over Fighters of the Islamic States of West African Province organizing a wedding ceremony around Mandira Girau, Biu Local Government, where their members in motorcycles attend. The hint by the Governor gave credence to a rumour already out in the public. The governor gave the hint on Wednesday when he hosted members of Senate Committee on the Nigerian Army, led by Sen. Mohammed Ali Ndume at the Council Chamber of the State Government House…
Read MorePioneer UBEC boss Prof Gidado Tahir is dead
Professor Muhammad Gidado Tahir, the pioneer Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), is dead. He died Wednesday night, according to family sources. Until his death, Tahir was the Chairman, Board of National Commission for Nomadic Education (NCNE). He was also a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), University of Abuja. Gidado Tahir was born on December, 29th, 1949, in Toungo, Adamawa State. He attended the Church of the Brethren Mission Secondary School in Waka, Biu, in the old Borno Province, between 1956 and 1967 and later admitted to Government Secondary,…
Read MoreJust In; Counterinsugency; Senate Committee on Army interfaces with Operation Hadin Kai Hqtrs
By; Adamu Aliyu Ngulde; Maiduguri. The Senate Committee on Army led by the chairman, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume is in Maiduguri, where the North East Command and Control Center for ongoing counterinsurgency campaign against Boko Haram is headquartered, for an operational tour. The team was received at the theatre command headquarters by Major General Christopher Musa, the commander of the theatre along with other senior officers of the Nigerian Army. The Senate committee was first hosted by Borno state Governor Babagana Zulum, at the government house, upon their arrival. Liberty…
Read MoreTroops repel attack on Buratai Institute, not Army University, two staff killed
Troops of the Nigerian Army repel attack on Tukur Yusuf Buratai Institute for War and Peace by gun men suspected to be members of Boko Haram; a research Institute of the Nigerian Army University located some 40 kilometers away from Biu, with two staff losing their lives. The terrorists who were said to have came in their numbers were met by superior firepower of the security stationed at the institute forcing them to retreat in disarray. The management of the institute commend the troops for their gallantry during the attack…
Read MoreTerrorism; Troops kill 3 ISWAP fighters in Damask, seize weapons
By; Adamu Aliyu Ngulde, Maiduguri. Nigerian troops have neutralized three members of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) in Damasak. Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Army spokesperson said men of 05 Brigade, Sector 03 Operations Hadin Kai inflicted the casualties on the terrorists on Friday under a new operation codenamed Operation Dominance. He said the troops came in contact with the terrorists during a clearance operation at an illegal market they operate at Gallo Makawari, a village in Damasak. Nwachukwu says, the terrorists were overpowered by troops and forced…
Read MoreParty Convention: If APC don’t put its acts together opposition will take power – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said if the ruling All Progressive Congres APC don’t get its act together by ensuring a rancor free national convention, the opposition will organize and take power come 2023. Buhari made this assertion in a media chart hosted by Cyril Stober on Nigerian Television Authority NTA. The President was responding to a question on the discordant tunes on the APC convention which was yet to hold. Buhari said in 2015, while the People Democratic Party PDP thought it was undefeatable, the CPC, APP, APGA among others came…
Read MoreLabarina: Kanywood Soap takes a break
The Kanywood soap opera with thousands of viewers is taking a break after concluding the season 4 with 13 episodes. The producer of the vernacular soap, Aminu Saira said, the short break was necessary as he was on a foreign trip. He disclosed this through a short video message to the fans and followers of the soap opera. He advised them to bear with him as the soap will resume very soon. There have speculations on Nafisa Abdullahi aka Sumayya leaving the cast with suggested names of who replaces her.
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