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As an alleged relationship between President Muhammadu Buhari and Mrs Amina Zakari continues to spark a row, the duos are standing on different pages in defending the allegation. Zakari who is a national Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was appointed a Chairperson of the INEC Advisory Committee and Presidential Election Collation Centre Committee, while Buhari is the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Since the appointment of Zakari Thursday last week, the political space in the country does not know peace as it is alleged that she is a niece to Buhari and that she…

After months of buck-passing, accusations and name callings, some political heavyweights in Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and All Progressives Congress, APC of Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom State observed what looked like political ceasefire and worshipped at Cardinal Ekanem Seminary Grounds, Dominic Utuk Avenue, Uyo. The event was the New Year Prayer and Fasting Assembly 2019 of the Catholic Diocese of Uyo held on Sunday, January 6. Despite their political rivalry and feud over the months, Akwa Ibom State governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel, his deputy, Mr Moses Ekpo; Senator Godswill Akpabio representing Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District and Mr. Nsima Ekere,…

Despite the Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives voting to end a partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump on Friday vowed it would not end until he and Democrats solve their border security dispute. At the same time, Trump called a meeting with lawmakers “productive” as a group planned to convene for more talks. With the partial government shutdown on its 14th day amid a standoff over Trump’s proposed border wall, the president met with top Democrats and Republicans at the White House. Trump said he, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are “all on the same…

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the prosecution of the President of the Nigerian Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, over an alleged multi-billion naira scam in the organisation, reports Punch Newspaper. It was also learnt that the Federal Government through the Presidential investigative panel headed by Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla, had placed Pinnick on travel ban. According to Punch, Buhari gave the order for Pinnick’s prosecution when the Obono-Obla presented a preliminary investigation report to him. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission also addressed a report on the NFF to Mr President detailing the outcome of their investigations which tallied with what Obono-Obla’s panel…

Akwa United, Friday, officially unveiled 12 new players ahead of the 2018/2019 Nigeria Professional Football League this season, reports Completesports.com. The new players were presented to the media, fans and stakeholders of the club at a colourful ceremony at the Nest of Champions – Godswill Akpabio International Stadium. Mfon Udoh , Juwon Oshaniwa, Brazilian midfielder Alberico Barbosa Da Silva, Markson Ojobo, Emeka Atuloma and Ndifreke Effiong. Others include Cameroonian international goalkeeper Jean Efala, Ivoirien central defender Blaise Adou, 2016 NPFL winner Ocheme Edoh, 2016 Federation Cup winner Wilson Elu and two former Golden Eaglets players Wisdom Fernando and Samuel Akpan,…

The Director of Media of the Buhari Campaign Organisation, Festus Keyamo has cast a slur on critics after claiming the ‘dead’ President Muhammadu Buhari is Jibrin Al Sudan ignorantly admitted is a relative of Mrs. Amina Zakari of Independent and National Electoral Commission. Zakari  appointed on Thursday as Chairperson of the INEC Advisory Committee and Presidential Election Collation Centre Committee was roundly rejected by Peoples Democratic Party and some Nigerians for being a niece to Buhari. Keyamo tweeted on Friday “Mrs. Amina Zakari of INEC is a lady from a town in Sudan & is related to Jibrin Al Sudan…

The Nigeria Customs Service, Friday, said it generated N1.2 trillion as revenue for the 2018 fiscal period. In a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Mr Joseph Attah, the service said the N1.2 trillion was an increase of N164.89 billion over the 2017 collection of N1.03 trillion. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), attributed the revenue collected to the various reforms implemented by the service. He said the reforms were anchored on the dogged pursuit of what was right rather than being populist by compromising national interest on the altar of individual or group’s interests. Ali said…

The clerk and the cashier of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly are said to be in police custody. The clerk is Mandu Umoren, while the cashier is Monday Akpan. The two, according to an official of the state assembly, have been detained at the state police headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, in Uyo local government area since 9 a.m. on Friday when they had honoured police invitation. PREMIUM TIMES reports that they were invited for questioning over a petition from five lawmakers who were sacked from the assembly in Ninemebr lst eyar for defecting from the Peoples Democatic Party (PDP)…

A total of 242,455 persons applied for the position of constables in the on-going Nigeria Police Force (NPF) recruitment exercise. Of the figure, 212,716 of the applicants are males while 29,694 are females. Already, President Muhammadu Buhari approved 10,000 positions for constable, though the force has collected 232,455 in excess. The acting spokesperson of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Aaron Kaase, announced the number collected by the force on Thursday, January 3, 2019. With the submission of applications set to end on January 11, Niger State has the highest number of applications with 15,633, followed by Kano (15,079), Katsina (14,582),…

The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed that Senator Dino Melaye has surrendered to it after a seven-day siege on his Abuja residence by the personnel of the force. Personnel of the force had laid a siege to the Abuja residence of Melaye to effect his arrest over a case of culpable homicide. Melaye and his gang were accused of shooting a police officer, Sgt. Danjuma Saliu, attached to 37 Police Mobile Force (PMF), while on duty in Aiyetoro Gbede, Mopa Road in Kogi. The Force spokesman, acting DCP Jimoh Moshood, who confirmed the development to NAN on Friday in Abuja,…