From Mustapha Saye, Kaduna A group, the All Progressive Congress (APC) Tinubu Youth Network (TYN), has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to compel the Minister of State for Defence to step aside to allow an investigation given the barrage of criticisms trailing his alleged involvement with bandits. Speaking at a press conference in Kaduna on Thursday, the Secretary-General of the group, Yusuf Muhammad, noted that they have decided “to appeal to the president and esteemed leader of our party, the APC, Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to intervene in the matter at hand. If not addressed, it will affect our party.”…
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From Joseph Asegba, Yola Due to the high rate of unwanted pregnancy in Nigeria, World Contraception Day (WCD) 2024 experts decry the need for measures to improve awareness in minimizing maternal mortality in family planning. During a day stakeholders meeting, experts drawn from far and near the Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency Yola also marked the day with road work. This year WCD is aimed at “A Choice for all, freedom to plan,” the celebration which was put together by the Adamawa State Primary Health Care and its patterns and donor agencies like UNFPA, Plan International, Care, TCI…
From Christiana Gokyo, Jos The Plateau Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) says it has screened 75 candidates for Chairmanship of the forthcoming local government election in the 17 local government Areas of the state. While 788 chancellors have also been screened, 11 political parties have screened with 325 wards in the 17 local governments, and the commission spent 8 days for the screening. Speaking during a stakeholders Engagement with Political Parties, Chairmen and Cancellors, IPAC, CAN/JNI, CSOS and security agencies, among others, the Chairman of the PLASIEC, Hon. Plangjin Cishak, assured that we are committed to ensuring a free, fair, and…
By Hussaini Ibrahim Sulaiman The 5th Kano Social Influencers Summit (KANSIS24), organized by the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), held from September 18-19, 2024, in Kano, concluded with key observations and recommendations on the ethical deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in elections and governance. CITAD 5th KANSIS this year gathered over 1,000 participants, including national and international experts. In a communique signed by Engr. Yunusa Zakari Ya`u, Convener, KANSIS/Executive Director of CITAD, Chiamaka Okafor, Executive Director at MILID, Prof. Abdulhamid Abdullahi from ABU Zaria and Danlami Nmodu, Publisher of NewsDiary Online, participants identified several challenges and solutions revolving…
From Christiana Gokyo, Jos The Coalition of Plateau State Youth Council (PYC) has demanded the total nullification of the election conducted on the 25th of September 2024. They also demand for the square nullification of all the districts and local government elections conducted before today. Comrade Nanskok Peter, who was the spoke person of the PYC, said the PYC Aspirants gathered to express their utmost dissatisfaction and disillusionment with the electoral process leading up to the PYC elections, slated for September 25, 2024. According to him, the events unfolding before our eyes threaten the very fabric of democracy and the…
From Maawuya Bala Idris, Katsina The Katsina State Government has successfully completed projects in 272 out of 361 wards across the state, as part of its commitment to ensuring equitable distribution of social amenities. This announcement was made by the state’s Deputy Governor, Lawal Faruk Jobe, during a one-day event aimed at strengthening partnerships between the government and civil society organizations (CSOs). The event, themed “Strengthening Partnerships for Progress,” was organized by the Katsina State Development Management Board. Jobe emphasized that the projects executed within a year were a fulfillment of the government’s electoral campaign promises. He further assured that…
By Rabiu Sanusi The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje yesterday lose 1,331 members of party to the ruling New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) at home town in Kano. The decampees who are mainly from 11 wards of Ganduje’s Dawakin-Tofa local government area of Kano state vowed to work against the return of APC in Kano. Prominent among the former APC leaders now embrace NNPP include former Vice Chairman, Dawakin-Tofa local government area, Malam Isyaku Dahiru Kwa; former state House of assembly aspirant, Hon. Audu Magaji Tumfafi; Bashir Musa Sani, APC Youth Leader for Takai…
From Joseph Asegba, Yola In the just concluded Edo gubernatorial election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the governorship election alleged full of manipulation. This is contained in a statement condemning the alleged manipulation of the Edo Governorship Election held on September 21, 2024. The chapter claims that the election results presented by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, Chairman of the Edo PDP National Campaign Council, clearly indicate that PDP candidate Dr. Asue Ighodalo garnered the highest votes. Disclosed by the State Chairman of PDP, Barrister Tahir Shehu during a Press Conference in Yola, that Adamawa PDP strongly denounces the…
From Ahmed Muhammed Danasabe, Lokoja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has filed fresh charges against the wanted former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, accusing him of N110bn fraud. The EFCC had initially filed 19 charges against the former Kogi governor, along with his nephew Ali Bello, Dauda Suliman, and Abdulsalam Hudu, for money laundering offences amounting to N80,246,470,088.88. However, in the fresh 16 charges dated September 25, a copy which was obtained by our correspondent on Wednesday the total sum of the same money laundering offences rose to N110,446,470,89.00. Bello, Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu were listed…
From Muawuya Bala Idris, Katsina The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has intensified surveillance at border areas to stop the influx of small arms and light weapons into the country. The Custom Coordinator Zone B, Gumbo Dangaladima who spoke in Katsina state said the measure taken is to end the insecurity problem. Dangaladima who addressed officers and men of Katsina state Command assured that the insecurity problem facing the country will soon be over. He further said NCS has taken strategic measures at the nation’s border to fight against economic saboteur and criminality. “We are committed to protecting our borders and…