Abbas Jimoh

Nigeria

Journalist at Daily Trust

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FG launches campaign for LGs proof of address system implementation

1 week ago | dailytrust.com | Abbas Jimoh

The federal government has formally launched a nationwide sensitisation campaign for the activation and implementation of Local Government Proof of Address (POA). The POA is meant to strengthening governance, enhance security and improve efficient service delivery at the grassroots levels in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Tinubu flags off new INEC headquarters in Abuja

1 week ago | dailytrust.com | Abbas Jimoh

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has flagged off the groundbreaking of a new Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) national headquarters annex office complex in Maitama, Abuja. Speaking at the event, President Tinubu said the groundbreaking ceremony was not merely about bricks and mortar, but about the strength of the nation’s democracy, the independence of the institutions, and the future of the electoral integrity. “INEC has been and remains the backbone of Nigeria’s democratic journey.
'Lack of empathy,' Obi knocks Tinubu for not visiting Benue

1 week ago | dailytrust.com | Abbas Jimoh

Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has berated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for failing to travel to Benue state in the wake of recent tragic events that claimed hundreds of lives. Obi on Monday on his X handle, said that true leaders show care and support by being present when people are suffering.
Iran-bound bizman nabbed with ingested 53 wraps of cocaine at P/Harcourt airport

1 week ago | dailytrust.com | Abbas Jimoh

The National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a businessman, Ezemokwe Chukwuebuka Christian (44) at the Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA) for ingesting 53 wraps of cocaine, while on his way to Tehran Khomeini, Islamic Republic of Iran. This came barely two weeks after operatives of the NDLEA at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano, intercepted a 60-year-old businessman, Chinedu Leonard Okigbo, heading to Iran with 65 pellets of cocaine in his stomach.
NDLEA nabs Iran-bound bizman with 53 wraps of cocaine at P/Harcourt airport

1 week ago | dailytrust.com | Abbas Jimoh

The National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a businessman, Ezemokwe Chukwuebuka Christian, at the Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA), for ingesting 53 wraps of cocaine, while on his way to Tehran Khomeini, Iran. This came barely two weeks after operatives of the NDLEA at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano, intercepted a 60-year-old businessman Chinedu Leonard Okigbo heading to Iran with 65 pellets of cocaine in his stomach.
Obi: In 2 years, Tinubu borrowed more money than 3 Presidents combined

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Abbas Jimoh

Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, says President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been driving democracy backward as the system has been in recession since he took over two years ago. He said this on Thursday in a statement titled ‘Democracy in Decline: Reflecting on Two Years of Tinubu’s Governance’.
'Misplaced priority', Obi knocks FG over N39bn ICC renovation

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Abbas Jimoh

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last general election, Peter Obi, has described the renovation of the International Conference Center (ICC) by the Tinubu administration as misplacement of priorities. Daily Trust reports that Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, took charge of the renovation and renamed the facility after President Bola Tinubu. According to the minister, the renovation gulped N35 billion.
NDLEA intercepts illicit drugs packaged as green tea at Lagos airport

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Abbas Jimoh

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted no fewer than 66 parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, packaged as green tea at the import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The seizure made on Thursday, 5th June, 2025, was based on credible intelligence received ahead of the arrival of the consignment at the cargo wing of the airport on 11th May.
FOMWAN tasks parents, children on hajj, charity

3 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Abbas Jimoh

The Federation of Muslim Women’s Association in Nigeria (FOMWAN) FCT chapter has urged parents to inculcate the consciousness of hajj and charity in their children and work towards embarking on the holy pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia for hajj exercise. The Ameerah of the FOMWAN FCT chapter, Hajiya Fatima Issa Ndako gave the advice on Thursday at the second ‘Hajj Day’ seminar, at the FOMWAN Basic School Wuse II, Abuja.
APC using state resources to undermine opposition - Nenadi Usman

3 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Abbas Jimoh

Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee (NCC) of the Labour Party, Senator Nenadi Usman, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of deploying various tactics, including intimidation, manipulation, and harassment, to stifle the opposition, thereby undermining democracy in the country. She said this at the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Global Award and Dinner Night in Abuja at the weekend.