Kukuruku News

By Our Reporter  Edo State  Peoples Democratic Party has lauded the Supreme court judgment which recognised candidates of  Governor Godwin Obaseki faction as constituting the authentic list of national and state assemblies’ candidates for the February 25 election. With the judgment delivered by the supreme court on Wednesday, the case has become res judicata with a clear end to further appeal. The judgment has now laid to rest the weeks and months of litigation and contestation between the factions on the sensitive issue of control and validation of candidates for this month’s polls. But whether the outcome of the litigation will birth peace and harmony in the party remains to be seen given the amount of bile and animosity that had been invested in the battle for the soul of the party. Whereas, it is common knowledge that the Dan Orbih faction owned the party from the outset of its formation, with Obaseki coming into the party in 2020 for the purpose of contesting the gov...

  By Our Reporter  Cross River State Commissioner for Women  Mrs Gertrude Njar has been reportedly kidnapped on Wednesday at about 9:30 am  According to report, Njar was carried away at Mbukpa axis of Calabar South LGA. Kukuruku News gathered that her shoes were found in the Creek of Calabar South by the security operatives. Meanwhile, Mr. Kenneth Abang has been abducted alongside his family on Monday . Mr Kenneth Abang He was kidnapped while traveling to attend his father’s burial planning meeting in Boki LGA of Cross River State Nigeria, South south region. According to report reaching kukuruku News, Kenneth Abang, who was kidnapped around Biase- Calabar Highway with Eunice, are expected to have their father buried on the 3rd and 4th February 2022 at Okundi community.

  By Our Reporter    Gunmen early hours of Wednesday attacked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, office in Ojoto, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The gunmen also attacked the Nnobi Police Station and a residential building within the station, located  in the Council Area. Eyewitness account  that the gun men, while shooting sporadically killed a 16-year-old boy, a relative of a serving policeman in the station, while the another victim, a 15-year-old female, sustained a gunshot injury and has been taken to the hospital where she is receiving treatment. Confirming the incident, the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, said security had been reinforced in the areas, just as the situation is still being monitored. According to Ikenga, “Anambra State Police Command today 1/2/2023 has reinforced security deployment in the state, following an attack on the INEC office in idemili South, Ojoto ...

  By Our Reporter  The Kaduna state Governor Nasir El-Rufai has accused some top government functionaries in Aso Rock of working against Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, (APC). Although he did not disclose the names of those involved, El-Rufai said that those working against Tinubu were aggrieved that Tinubu defeated their candidate in the APC presidential primaries, and that these elements were hiding behind President Muhammadu Buhari’s desire to do what he thought was right. El-Rufai made the revelation while speaking on Channels TV's programme on Wednesday. Recall that barely a week after Tinubu said during his presidential campaign rally in Ogun State that there were plans to frustrate his presidential ambition and stop him from winning the election, alleging that the rising fuel scarcity and the naira redesign by the Buhari government were targeted at him. “I believe there are elements in the Villa that want us to lose the elect...

By Our Reporter  A Federal High Court in Kano has issue an order for the investigation, arrest and prosecution of All Progressives Congress, APC, chairman Abdullahi Abbas. Abbas was  accused of threat to life, disruption of peace and hate speeches in a suit filed by Mahmoud Lamido. The Kano indigene, through his counsel Bashir Yusuf Muhammad, told the court that Abbas, in a phone call, insinuated that he would kill him (sai na batar da kai). Kukuruku gathered that Justice S. A. Amobeda adjourned the matter to 16th of February to monitor compliance. The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, in Kano has described the ruling as “a milestone achievement” for democracy. Campaign spokesperson, Sanusi Bature said Abbas had been a subject of public discourse due to his utterances that could jeopardise peace. Bature hinted it was the second time a court ordered the Commissioner of Police to arrest and prosecute the APC leader for alleged violence, intimidation and threat. “We hope this will...

   By Our Reporter The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says after the  February 10 deadline for Naira Swap, Nigerians will only be able to redeem the face value of the Naira at the CBN and not at commercial banks. The Director of Corporate Communications Department at the CBN, Osita Nwanisobi said this on Tuesday while interacting with newsmen. He said this clarification became important following the position of the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, that old N200, N500 and N1,000 will be accepted after the February 10, 2023 fresh deadline. He explained that the old notes would cease to be legal tender after the February 10, 2023, and can no longer be used for any form of transaction afterward. He added that the acceptance will be subject to meeting certain conditions. The duration for the acceptance of the old notes after the expiration of the deadline was, however, not stated. Citing instances in other climes, Nwanisobi explained that banknotes that cease to be legal tender ...

By Our Reporter  President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to enhance border surveillance ahead of the forthcoming general election. Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior,made the call on Tuesday during the inauguration of the Katsina NIS command office and roll-out of the enhanced e-passport in the state. “President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that Nigerian borders should be made impenetrable to foreign bodies who might want to come in and manipulate the election process or engage in other nefarious activities,” he said. “The order from the president is that between now and the time that we conclude all the elections, please make our borders impregnable. They should still remain impregnable, even after the elections. “We don’t want a situation whereby those who are not qualified to vote in Nigeria will come into our nation to illegally participate in the process.” The minister reiterated that the primary assignment of the service is border co...

  By Our Reporter The Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has been issued a 48-hour ultimatum to account for N13.9 billion Service Wide vote collected from 2017 to 2021. Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Mathew Uroghide handed down the ultimatum at an investigative hearing on Tuesday in Abuja. The directive followed the inability of the Permanent Secretary, William Alo to effectively defend the expenditure of a whopping N13.9 billion before the panel having appeared on behalf of the Ministry. Alo could not produce documentary evidence, leaving the panelists bewildered on the impunity going on in the Ministry. Midway into the investigation, the Permanent Secretary and the Director of Finance in the Ministry pleaded for more time to produce supporting documents. The request infuriated the lawmakers who disclosed that the Committee battled to have the Ministry’s officials appear before it for the past four months. Senator Uroghide said: “Based on record...

  By  Our Reporter Following a Transfer, Settlement, and Exit Agreement (ATSEA), the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has taken over the assets of Addax Petroleum Development (Nigeria) Limited. This is coming three months after the execution of the ATSEA for the PSC Oil blocks, OMLs 123/124 & 126/137, operated by the company. NNPC Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Garba Deen Muhammad, in a statement on Tuesday,  said all closing obligations have been concluded and the Assets have been transferred to the Concessionaire, NNPC Limited. The statement said the NNPC has taken necessary steps to take over the assets and oversee a clean, amicable, and speedy exit for Addax Petroleum Ltd., operate the asset on interim basis as a first step and subsequently appoint a competent replacement PSC contractor while NNPC Limited continues to remain the Concessionaire of the assets in line with extant laws and regulations. He also said exit negotiations and form...