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The Executive Secretary of National Agricultural Land Development Authority, NALDA, Mr Paul Ikonne has ignored President Muhammadu Buhari's order for political appointees seeking elective positions to resign from office. Ikonne is running for the 2023 gubernatorial election in Abia State under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC and was screened on Saturday.   The president issued the directive at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. It was disclosed to journalists by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed. Mr Mohammed only referred to cabinet members. However, a circular by the Secretary to the Government of the…

Intense lobbying has commenced in states and Abuja as top shots of the All Progressives Congress (APC) jostle to replace eight ministers who left the federal cabinet last week to pursue their 2023 ambitions. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Wednesday during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, asked members of his cabinet who have picked forms of the party for various elective positions to resign. Sequel to the directive, a valedictory session was organised on Friday for the ministers including, Rotimi Amaechi (Transportation), Godswill Akpabio (Niger Delta Affairs), Ogbonnaya Onu( Science, Technology and Innovation), Timipre Sylva (Petroleum Resources, State), Emeka…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted owners of some Honda and Acura car models of how hackers have devised means of starting their engines wirelessly. According to Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC Director, Public Affairs, research has exposed a vulnerability used by nearby attackers to unlock these vehicles. Adinde said the vulnerability is a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack or a replay attack in which an attacker intercepts the Radio Frequency (RF) signals normally sent from a remote key fob to the car, manipulates the signals, and re-sends them later to unlock the car at will. “The fact that car remotes are categorized as short-range devices…

Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has visited the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The governor quoted the IPOB leader as saying that e would preach peace when released. Soludo made this known in a post on his Facebook page on Saturday night after visiting the IPOB leader. He posted, “I visited Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, yesterday, (Friday, 13th May, 2022) to felicitate with him and also as part of the wider consultations with critical stakeholders in search of lasting peace and security in the South East. “He was in very high spirits and we…

There is tension in some parts of Sokoto State as some youths protesting the arrest of two persons suspected to be involved in the killing of a female student, Deborah Samuel, for alleged blasphemy attacked some churches along Ahmadu Bello way in the state capital. The protesters had earlier in their numbers stormed the Sultan of Sokoto’s palace, setting up a bonfire near the building and demanding the release of the two suspects. But armed policemen fired teargas canisters to disperse the angry crowd, during which two persons were reportedly injured. Not satisfied, sources said the protesters invaded some churches…

There was tension in some parts of Sokoto State on Saturday as protesters trooped to the streets over the arrest of suspects involved in the killing of a female student over alleged blasphemy. Deborah Samuel, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, was killed over alleged blasphemy. The protesters wielded placards with inscriptions such as, “Release our Muslim brothers”, Muslims Are Not Terrorists”, among others. Ahead of the protest, security personnel were stationed at strategic places, including the Sultan of Sokoto Palace. Commenting on social media, one Jefiter John, asked residents to stay indoors and avoid areas…

Ahead of the court outings of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has announced a sit-at-home order. Daily Post reports that IPOB’s spokesman Emma Powerful announced the dates while denying a voice note in circulation on the sit-at-home. Powerful said the purported voice notes regarding the sit-at-home did not emanate from IPOB. In a statement he issued on Saturday, Powerful said any dates other than May 18 and 26 are not from IPOB. Powerful said, “The attention of the global movement and family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by our great leader…

The former Vice President of Nigeria, Abubakar Atiku, on Friday said that every tweet in his official social media handles must get his approval before publication. Mr Abubakar, one of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirants, said this when he paid a consultative visit to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo at the Government House, Benin. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Abubakar had earlier reacted to the killing of Deborah Samuel who was accused of blasphemy. The post was soon taken down, generating a lot of social media backlash. According to Mr Abubakar, “Every tweet has…

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has dropped his ambition of contesting the governorship of Kebbi State, come 2023. In the place of that, the politician has opted to keep his current job as the nations’s chief law officer. Malami confirmed to Vanguard on Saturday morning that he had indeed given up on the governorship race for now but did not give reasons for the change of mind. “I have not resigned as the Attorney General of the Federation but have only withdrawn from the Kebbi governorship race,” Malami said in a short message to…