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Oct 9, 2024 | 
firstpost.ng | Danjuma Muhammad
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reassured everybody about King Salman’s health during a Cabinet session on Tuesday. FG approves over N840bn for rehabilitation of Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-KanoThe crown prince expressed appreciation for everyone who asked about the king’s health and prayed that God grant him a speedy recovery.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
firstpost.ng | Danjuma Muhammad
The commander of 3 Brigade Kano, Brigadier General M.A. Sadiq, has been detained in a military police guardroom in Abuja over alleged diversion of rice palliatives, selling of military equipment, including generator sets and operational vehicles, to scrap yards.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
firstpost.ng | Danjuma Muhammad
Hezbollah supports efforts aimed at achieving a ceasefire in Lebanon, its top official said on Tuesday, marking the first time the group has publicly endorsed a truce and not conditioned it on stopping the war in Gaza. Why I’m fighting Wike – Fubara“We support the political efforts led by (Parliament Speaker Nabih) Berri under the banner of achieving a ceasefire.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
firstpost.ng | Danjuma Muhammad
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed concerns over a potential alliance between the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) leader, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and Labour Party’s Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 presidential election. FG disburses Disburses Relief Loans to Over 10,000 Civil ServantsAccording to the APC, the alliance is not a threat to its dominance.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
firstpost.ng | Danjuma Muhammad
The Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress factions on Sunday rejected the conduct and outcome of the local government election, stating that no election was held in the state on Saturday. The Rivers PDP loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, described the poll as an exercise in futility, vowing to challenge it in court.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
firstpost.ng | Danjuma Muhammad
The Federal Government has approved over N840billion for the rehabilitation of the 82-Km Section II of the A uja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Dual Carriageway which traverses the Federal Capital Territory, Kaduna, and Kano States. FG increases retirees pensionMinister of Works Engr. David Umahi disclosed this at a meeting with representatives of the main contractor, Julius Berger (Nig), Plc, in Abuja. In the statement signed by the Minister’s Special Adviser (Media), Hon.
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Oct 6, 2024 | 
firstpost.ng | Danjuma Muhammad
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has regained control of the Local Government structure as his loyalists who contested elections under the Action Peoples Party (APP) have won all but one of the 23 chairmanship positions. Why I won’t support Fubara in my political life again – WikeChief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Justice Adolphus Enebeli, declared the result in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Saturday night.
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
firstpost.ng | Danjuma Muhammad
It isn’t a list anyone would be proud of. In plain terms, it is a frightening list. But here it is in black and white: 6,319 persons arbitrarily and willfully killed; 3,672 kidnapped; N2, 805,049,748 paid as ransom; 6,483 widows and 25,050 orphans left behind by slain victims; 215,241 cows, 141,404 sheep, 20,600 of other animals (such as camels and donkeys) rustled; and 3,587 houses, 1,487 motor vehicles and motor cycles burnt.
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
firstpost.ng | Danjuma Muhammad
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has settled N9,357,743,281.35 as payment for gratuities owed to Zamfara workers since 2011. The governor approved the commencement of the payment of the backlog of gratuities in February this year. In a statement issued in Gusau on Saturday, the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, revealed that the government had paid retired state workers N4,860,613,699.22 in nine batches.
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
firstpost.ng | Danjuma Muhammad
Paul Pogba is set to return to football after his ban has been reviewed by court. Paul Pogba releases an official statement to confirm his return to pro football in 2025. PDP suspends national vice chairman“I always stated that I never knowingly breached Anti-Doping regulations, I play with integrity… and I want to thank Court of Arbitration who heard my explanation”. “This has been a hugely distressing period in my life, everything I’ve worked so hard has been put on hold”.
