Author: Amina Mohammed

The State Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State rose from their meeting on Friday adopting dates of congresses and local government party primaries of the party in the state. At the meeting presided over by the state Chairman, Hon. Augustine Nnamani, the party adopted Saturday, July 27, 2024 as date for the congresses to elect its executives in the 260 wards of the state; Saturday, August 10 was adopted as date for local government congresses; and Saturday, August 31 was adopted as date for state congress all as earlier announced by the national leadership of…

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Mahmood Yakubu has said that the Commission was fully prepared for the September 21 governorship election in Edo State and anticipate no security threats. Mahmood, who spoke when he appeared before the National Assembly Joint Committee on Electoral Matters, assured that so far, he has not received any report of any likely threat to security during the election. He said even though a political party complained about likely security breaches during the election when he led National Commissioners on a visit to the state, there has been no report of any…

The Nigerian Senate has mourned the death of Senator representing Anambra South district in the National Assembly, Ifeanyi Ubah. He was said to have departed Nigeria for the UK, two days ago. Ubah died in the United Kingdom where he went for an operation. He would have been 53 on September 3. A statement signed by the Senate Spokesman, The Nigeria Senate, Senator Yemi Adaramodu on Friday in Abuja, described Mbah as an exemplary leader. It said, “It is with deep sorrow and profound regret that the Nigeria Senate announces the passing of our esteemed colleague, Senator Ifeanyi Uba, who…

Federal lawmaker representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, is dead. The lawmaker who flew to the United Kingdom since he seriously took ill few weeks ago died Saturday morning in a London hospital. His condition reportedly became critical in the past 48 hours. The cause of death is not clear as at Saturday morning. Ubah was elected Senator in 2019 on the platform of the Young Progressive Party, YPP, and reelected on that platform in 2023. He defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, earlier this year and has indicated interest in seeking the governorship of Anambra State…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Sector-wide Coordinating Office-Programme Management Unit (SCO-PMU) domiciled in the Office of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday, said the development was to ensure efficient, transparent, and accountable management of external grants mobilised towards the implementation of the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative (NHSRII). The Sector-wide Coordinating Office-Programme Management Unit (SCO-PMU) will report to a Steering Committee/Ministerial Oversight Committee chaired by the Minister, including the Minister of State, Permanent Secretary; Ministry of…

The Nigeria women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, wasn’t allowed to board the delegation’s boat for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. Somebody told The Associated Press on Friday on condition of anonymity. However, the Nigeria delegation has not publicly commented. The team made it to the area where it was supposed to board the boat for the ceremony. But the group was denied entry by a Nigerian official who told the players and coaches there were too many people on board. The female basketball players and their coaches then made their way to the athletes’ village after being turned away.…

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted the request of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to remand for 14 days, an alleged drug baron, Sulaimon Jimoh popularly known as ‘Olowo Idi Ogede’. The court also ordered an Interim attachment to the Federal Government of Nigeria, a grey-coloured Mercedes Benz SUV GLE belonging to the alleged drug baron, being a proceed of illicit drug dealing in Cannabis Sativa pending the determination of this case. Justice Akintayo Aluko gave the orders while granting an application filed and argued by a deputy commander in charge of the prosecution and…

Former Super Eagles and Chelsea star, Mikel John Obi, has issued a stern warning to footballers of Nigerian descent playing abroad, asserting that Nigeria should not be treated as a fallback option. In a video posted on Friday morning during his appearance on The Obi One Podcast, Obi expressed his views on the matter. He recently interviewed his former coach, Carlo Ancelotti, and emphasised that football talents of Nigerian or African descent should never consider their home country or continent as a secondary choice. “I’ve talked a lot about players not representing their African roots,” Obi said. “We’ve had meetings…

A fresh crisis is brewing in the Labour Party (LP) as a Former Deputy National Chairman, Callistus Okafor, has laid claim to the National Chairmanship position. In a news conference in Abuja, on Friday he said that his decision to “take over” the party was backed by a 2018 consent judgment of the federal high court which according to him was ignored. He noted that at the time, there was a leadership tussle between the late national chairman of the party, Abdulkadir Salam, and another faction led by Salisu Mohammed, who equally declared himself as national caretaker chair of the…

The Central Bank of Nigeria has disbursed $148m to 29 authorised dealers as part of steps to stabilise the foreign exchange market amidst the recent free fall of the naira. A statement posted on the apex bank’s website on Friday noted that the sales were made to the dealers on Monday, July 22 and Tuesday, July 23, 2024, between an exchange rate of N1470.00/$1 and N1510.00/$1. This development comes two weeks after the CBN sold $122.67 million to 46 authorised dealers in a move aimed at promoting market stability and reducing volatility. A week ago, it also announced that $20,000…