Month: September 2022

ADC dismisses purported expulsion of key leaders by its ex-National Chairman, Nwosu

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The interim national leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), on Saturday, dismissed the purported expulsion of some of its key national leaders by the immediate past National Chairman of the party, Ralphs Okey Nwosu. The interim National Chairman of the Party, Senator Patricia Akwashiki, in a statement described the action of the erstwhile chairman, Nwosu, as the antics of a sinking man clutching at straws. Akwashiki called on members of the party and indeed Nigerians to ignore the diversionary, divisive and destabilization activities of Nwosu who is presently lamenting…

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NCPC Boss Bags Peace Ambassador Award

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By Ebriku John Friday The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission, Rev.Dr Yakubu Pam has bagged award of Peace Ambassador from All Muslim Youth Assembly of Nigeria, AMYAN. The award was presented to him in his office at the NCPC corporate headquarters, Abuja on 15th September, 2022. Rev. Pam expressed his appreciation to the association for finding him worthy of the award, according to him; “the country is going through trying times and it is only right to come up with strategies that will restore peace back to…

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Exclusive: How Immigration Document Exposed NYSC DG Of Age Forgery To Remain in Army

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A document from the Nigeria Immigration Service has confirmed that the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig Gen MK Fadah, faked his age. Although his date of birth remains something of a mystery, it is being alleged that Fadah claims to have been born in 1970. However, his travelling papers released by the NIS said otherwise as they showed that the NYSC DG was born 10 years earlier. According to his passport, Fadah was born on 10 October 1960 and will clock 62 next month. What this…

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Gumi’s investigation and arrest will end banditry in North-West, group tells security agencies

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….condemns attempt by Gumi to incite religious crisis in the north The investigation and subsequent arrest of controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, will end the spate of banditry in the North-West. The National Inter-Faith Movement, which made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, also said Gumi must explain his relationship with the bandits, especially following the arrest of his media consultant and ally Tukur Mamu. Mamu, a newspaper publisher, negotiated the release of some of the hostages in the March 2022 train abduction in Kaduna where…

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NCPC Holds Workshop With CCB For Staff

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By Ebriku John Friday The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), in collaboration with the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB held a one day workshop for staff of the Commission on 14th September, 2022 at the NCPC Corporate headquarters, Abuja. Mr Celestine Toruka, Head, Media & Public Relations in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday said the workshop was centered on the strict compliance with asset declaration and Code of Conduct for Staff of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission. In his remarks at the event, the Executive Secretary of…

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CAN, PFN, Others Mobilize Over 300,000 Participants For Global Crusade With Kumuyi in Minna

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…promise spectacular miracles, salvation of souls, and deliverance for the oppressed The Leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Pentecostal Fellowship on Nigeria (PFN) in Minna, Niger State in collaboration with the Deeper Christian life Bible Church has began effective mobilization of over 300,000 worshippers to attend the forth coming Global Crusade with Dr. Williams Kumuyi (GCK) coming up this September in the state. The Crusade, which is one of such series in recent times, is expected to bring spectacular miracles, salvation of souls and deliverance of…

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NDDC Board: Malami’s Memo Stops Sylva, Akeredolu’s MD Nominees

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…anger in Ondo coastal areas over gov’s recommendations Baring last minute change in plans, President Muhammadu Buhari will forward the list of Governing Board nominees of the Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC) to the Senate for confirmation as soon as it reconvenes on September 20. But the battle for plum jobs took a dramatic turn in the last few days as the Presidency has reportedly dumped the recommendations put forward by minister of state for petroleum, Timipre Sylva and Ondo State governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu in respect of the MD. A top…

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Coalition passes vote of confidence on Yahaya Bello, dismisses PDP’s terrorism tag on Bello’s administration

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The National Democratic Coalition (NDC) has passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of Governor Yahaya Bello in Kogi State. Describing the terrorism claims of the People’s Democratic Party as puerile propaganda attempt, the group said the governor has made concerted efforts to secure the lives and properties of indigenes and residents. The National Democratic Coalition made this known on Monday at a press conference in Abuja. In his address, national president, Dr. Sam Ogaba, said the allusion that Governor Bello was planning to unleash violence in the state in the…

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NNPC’s Strategy on Oil Security and My One Cent

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By Philip Agbese I think we have a way of mixing up issues in the country. This has been a common attribute. I wasn’t surprised when reactions poured in concerning the contract awarded to a firm to secure critical oil infrastructures in the country. The fact that the government thought of ways to reduce oil theft should be commended, even on the heels that the country loses hundreds of billions of dollars yearly to oil theft. Instead, the rumour mills went agog for the wrong reasons, giving it a religious…

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PURPORTED SUSPENSION OF ADC STATE CHAIRMEN: MEMBERS OF THE EXPIRED NWC ERRED ON EVERY KNOWN LAW OF THE PARTY AND NIGERIA

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……. The tenure of the NWC expired in August 2022 The growth and survival of democracy as a system of government representing the aspirations of the people is a function of the existence of a variety of vibrant political parties for the citizens to choose from during periodic elections. The case in Nigeria has been that the so-called bigger parties use the smaller ones to legitimize their anti-people stranglehold on the levers of power through financial inducement and planting of crises in the newer political parties. While the Nigerian ruling…

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