The opposition People's Democratic Party, PDP has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and his ruling APC of destroying the economy and deceiving Nigerians with empty promises.
In a statement issued on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, the PDP said that the GDP has declined under Buhari with attendant hardship on the people.
Metuh in the statement said that “the shambolic state of the nation’s economy within the period, which represents the worst in the nation’s contemporary history, is a direct fallout of uncertainty...
Saturday, 29 August 2015
Following the crash of a Nigerian Air Force Dornier 228 jet on Saturday, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar has set up a panel to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.
A statement issued in Abuja on Saturday and signed by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters,
Air Commodore Dele Alonge confirmed this info.
The statement also said that the Air Chief would cancel his trip to Portharcourt to visit the crash site and condole with the families of the crash victims.
The statement added that...
Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has expressed shock and sadness over Saturday's crash of a Nigerian Air Force Dornier 228 aircraft that claimed 7 lives.
In a statement signed by his spokesman, Samuel Aruwan in Kaduna on Saturday, the governor condoled with the Chief of Air Staff, the Nigerian Air Force and the bereaved families over the tragic incident.
“We offer our deep condolences to the families, who have been bereaved by this incident.
“May Almighty God, in His infinite mercies, grant their souls eternal rest and uphold their...
40,000 police officers within the ranks of constable and Inspector are to be promoted in the next two months. The Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase disclosed this on Saturday, during a private visit to Lagos.
, “There has been a backlog of promotions between the constable and inspector cadre, involving about 36,000 of them. The two groups are already undergoing their promotional courses.
“Within the next two months, about 40,000 policemen between the ranks of constable and inspector will undertake promotion exercises and be moved up...
Chad on Saturday executed the ten 🔟 Boko Haram terrorists who were convicted by a court in N'djamena by firing squad.
Their execution came barely a day after they were convicted on charges of criminal conspiracy, killings, wilful destruction with explosives, fraud, illegal possessions of arms and ammunition, as well as using psychotropic substances.
They were put on trial on Wednesday over their roles in the twin bomb attacks that killed 38 people in N'djamena in June this year.
A judicial source told AFP that “they were executed this morning...
The Abuja command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA said on Saturday that it plans to embark on an anti nacortics campaign to reduce drug trafficking in the city.
The Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Peter Adegbe told News Agency of Nigeria, NAN that the command plans to sensitize the public against drug traffickers.
He said that the command has beefed up surveillance in Abaji, Gwagwalada, Bwari and Abuja municipal area Council to checkmate drug trafficking.
“The FCT command will not allow these agents of wares of...
The Department of State Services has dislodged a spy network working for Boko Haram insurgents at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
According to a statement issued by an operative, Mr Tony Opuiyo in Abuja on Saturday, the service arrested a 14 year old suspected spy, Sulaiymon Abdulrahman who hails from Kogi State.
The service urged the public to report all suspicious movements to the authorities.
It added that collaboration between the DSS and aviation security at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja resulted in the arrest....
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