By Newscount Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday night reportedly made an attempt to arrest former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, at the Kogi State Governor’s lodge, Asokoro District, Abuja.However, there was resistance by security operatives at the governor’s lodge as gunshots rented the air during the altercation.The entire […]
Open Letter To Mr President
His ExcellencyAsiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFRPresident & Commander In Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of NigeriaAsokoro Presidential Villa, Abuja FCT Nigeria Wednesday 18th September 2024 CC:(a): The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN(b): The Chairman, Economic & Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC(c): The Director General, Department of State Security Service, DG-DSSS(d): The […]
Attention!
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER The attention of Hon. Uchenna Harris Okonkwo’s Media Office has been drawn to individuals attempting to scam people under the guise of the Hon. Uchenna Harris Okonkwo Food Bank Initiative. We wish to inform the general public that Hon. Uchenna Harris Okonkwo has not engaged any individual or group to conduct registrations for […]
FOSAD decries anti-Igbo narratives in Prof Ahmed Bako’s Inaugural Lecture
NewscountSeptember 7, 2024 The Forum of Southeast Academic Doctors (FOSAD) has expressed its dismay at the content of the 50th Inaugural Lecture, titled “The Igbo Factor in the History of Intergroup Relations and Commerce in Kano: Opportunities and Challenges Revisited,” recently delivered by Professor Ahmed Bako at the Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto (UDUS). According to […]
Presidential Spokesman Ajuri Resigns
By Newscount On Friday, I submitted a memo to the Chief of Staff to the President informing my office that I am proceeding on an indefinite leave of absence to frontally deal with medical matters presently affecting my immediate, nuclear family. While I fully appreciate that the ship of state waits for no man, this […]
AI Stakeholders Conference Held In Abuja By PIN
By George Ozalla Diverse stakeholders and civil society organisations’ representatives at a conference in Abuja Thursday deliberated on policy, laws, benefits and other challenges of Artificial Intelligence, an initiative of Paradigm Initiative (PIN) which was meant to review and brainstorm on Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy and the Digital Economy Bill as well as proffer solutions. […]
HON. DELU BULUS YAKUBU VISITS NIZAMIYE HOSPITAL ABUJA TO ASSESS HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND PROVIDE SUPPORT
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Hon. Delu Bulus Yakubu, visited Nizamiye Hospital Abuja to assess the hospital’s healthcare services, identify areas of need, and provide support to enhance the well-being of vulnerable populations. On 4/8/2024 Hon. Delu Bulus Yakubu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Humanitarian […]
WE FEEL BETRAYED
Press Statement(Issued on 03/09/2024) We are filled with a deep sense of betrayal as the federal government clandestinely increases the pump price of pms. One of the reasons for accepting N70,000 as national minimum wage was the understanding that the pump price of pms would not be increased even as we knew that N70,000 was […]
PRESS BRIEFING BY ACP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI, mnipr, mipra, fCAI, FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, ON POLICE INVESTIGATION OF FOREIGNER AND SUBVERSIVE ELEMENTS FOR ATTEMPTED REGIME CHANGE AND ORCHESTRATED VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA
Protocols The Nigeria Police Force has launched a comprehensive investigation into the activities of a foreign national and subversive elements plotting to underminethe democratically elected government in Nigeria through unconstitutional regime change and orchestrating violence across the country. Following extensive intelligence gathering and collaboration with other security agencies, nine suspects have been apprehended, who received […]
HURIWA Blasts President Tinubu and Military Chiefs for Lack of Strategy in Tackling Insecurity
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has strongly criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the current military leadership for what it described as a complete failure to implement a winning strategy in the fight against terrorism and banditry in Nigeria. The group expressed outrage over the recent developments in Zamfara and Niger states, […]
