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Daily Trust learnt that following the incident, security was beefed up at all the military barracks in the nation’s capital yesterday.A senior police officer said security and intelligence operatives had been ordered to “step up their games particularly on the military barracks and other barracks in the nation’s capital. “The incident has called the attention of top hierarchy in the government and the security sector. What happened today has negative impact on many things, so we have been directed to up our games,” the officer said.SPONSOR AD

Less than 24 hours to the much-anticipated National Executive Committee meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, the Federal Capital Territory Administration on Monday sealed the party’s national secretariat in Abuja over ground rent default. The enforcement, led by senior FCTA officials, took place at about 2:06pm at the Wadata Plaza, Wuse Zone 5, amid escalating internal crisis within the PDP and political tension involving FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, who is widely perceived as a key actor in the party’s leadership dispute. Wike, a PDP member, has been accused of working against the party’s interest and is pushing for his ally,…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has intervened in the ongoing crackdown on defaulters of ground rent payment on landed properties in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).The FCT Administration had earlier yesterday commenced enforcement on the 4,794 properties revoked for non-payment of ground rent, from 10 to 43 years. Daily Trust reports that properties owned by government institutions, corporate organisations and individuals were affected.SPONSOR AD Among the earlier seized properties were the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) building, the Peoples Democratic Party’s secretariat, the Ibro Hotels all located in Wuse Zone 5.Tinubu intervenesHowever, by Mr. President’s intervention, holders of the affected…

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has commissioned the Kagarko township road, three months after it was flagged off, bringing joy to the people of the local government, after 20 years of failed promises.The Governor who commissioned the road on Monday as part of the activities marking his second anniversary in office, reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to bridge the infrastructure gap between urban and rural communities. Speaking at the event, Governor Uba Sani emphasized that the road project is part of a larger effort to fulfil one of his campaign promises, which is to accelerate rural development across the state.SPONSOR…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will leave Abuja for Lagos, on Tuesday,  to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).The ECOWAS golden jubilee was flagged off in Accra last month. The Lagos event will include reenacting the 1975 declaration at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in Victoria Island.SPONSOR AD Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement said President Tinubu as the Chairman of ECOWAS, will highlight the economic bloc’s milestones.The Chairman of the NIIA and former Minister of External Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, will review the…

As Nigeria embarks on a new trajectory under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, one agency that is quietly but effectively pushing the frontiers of national development is the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI).With a renewed vision, youthful leadership, and strategic alignment with federal priorities, NASENI has emerged as a key vehicle for technological advancement, industrial development, and economic diversification, pillars central to Tinubu’s policy direction. From powering rural communities through solar technologies, to driving local manufacturing and skills development, NASENI is proving to be more than just a research agency; it is becoming a transformative…

The caucus of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is currently meeting in Abuja to decide whether the planned National Executive Committee (NEC) slated for Tuesday will still go ahead.Earlier, the National Working Committee (NWC) was expected to meet on Monday morning, followed by a meeting of the Board of Trustees (BoT) and the PDP Governors before the Caucus late on Monday night ahead of the NEC meeting on Tuesday. However, the situation changed following the sealing of the National Secretariat of the party by officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on the order of the FCT…

The leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has said that its presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, is confused about his intentions ahead of the 2027 polls. The National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, in a statement on Monday signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiorah Ifoh, said the report of the party ‘celebrating’ Obi’s declaration to run on the platform of the party in 2027 was untrue. Daily Trust reports that Obi might have foreclosed his participation in the coalition that would challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC),…

A reverend father, Mimang Lekyil, in Kwakas community, Mushere District in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State has been reportedly killed by gunmen. It was learnt that the wife of the reverend father and her sister were injured in the incident.Residents of the community told Daily Trust that the gunmen, alleged to be kidnappers, attacked the reverend’s house around 9:pm on Sunday when his family members were about to sleep.Bishop Ayuba Matawal, a resident of Bokkos who also confirmed the incident, narrated that the two women were earlier kidnapped, but were rescued by vigilantes and youths in the area.“Yes, they…

Saudi Arabian authorities have barred renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, from entering the country to perform this year’s Hajj.In a Facebook post on Monday, Sheikh Gumi revealed that although the Saudi government issued him a visa for Hajj, he was denied entry into Medina to begin his religious rites. “For some obvious reasons, my views about the world politics, the Saudi authorities are uncomfortable about my presence in Hajj after giving me the Hajj Visa.SPONSOR AD “Thanks to the Nigerian authorities who have pledge to take up the matter immediately with Saudi authorities. That is the value of our…