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T he members National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have moved to curb the excesses of domineering National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Adamu. This is a fresh twist in the crisis rocking national organ of the party. Recall that members of the committee had bemoned the  d ictatorial disposition of Adamu  and how he runs the NWC as a one-man show while sidelining them when taking important decisions. They equally condemned invocation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s name to blackmail NWC members into accepting his decisions. However, the aggrieved members have moved to clip the wings of Adamu, noting that they were not elected into the NWC to become a pliant and unthinking figure head. n a statement issued Tuesday titled, “APC and the Need for Vigilance: Urgent Call for Intervention”, and jointly signed by the National Vice Chairman, North-West, Dr. Salihu Lukman and the National Vice Chairman, South-West, Mr. Isaacs Kekemeke, said no ...

  I ncumbent Lagos lawmaker Mojisola Alli-Macaulay lost her bid to return to Amuwo Odofin Constituency I at the Lagos State House West of Assembly. She lost the ticket of the All Progressives Congress to Olaitan Folorunso at the primaries on Friday. Three aspirants were voted by 20 delegates representing three wards from the constituency. Mr Olaitan won the party ticket with 12 votes. Ms Alli-Macaulay got four votes. Another aspirant Adesina Ado got four votes. The returning officer, Akintola Falade, announced Mr Olaitan as the Amuwo Odofin Constituency I winner. “When we summed up the number of the figures, while Mojisola Alli-Macaulay scored four, Ado Adesina scored four, Folorunso Olaitan scored 12,” he said. “By virtue of that, we have Hon. Olaitan Segun Folorunso as the winner of the primary election conducted today, May 27, at Amuwo Odofin constituency 1.” The incumbent lawmaker was exposed for sharing COVID-19 palliatives meant for constituents as her birthday gifts in 2020....

  P olice shoot The Nation's correspondent in Osun Operatives of Osun Police Command on Tuesday shot The Nation Correspondent, Toba Adedeji for reportedly covering students’ protest at Orita Olaiya.

  P RESIDENT BUHARI EMBARKS ON STATE VISIT TO SPAIN President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday, May 31, departs Abuja for Madrid, Spain on a State Visit at the invitation of the Spanish President, Pedro Sanchez. At a separate meeting during the visit, the first by the Nigerian leader, President Buhari will also meet with the Head of State of the Spanish nation, His Majesty King Felipe VI. During his engagements with both leaders, the Nigerian President will discuss issues of mutual interest to both countries, which will expectedly result in the signing of Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding on a wide range of topics geared towards further enhancing the bilateral relations between the two nations. Such areas include: Extradition and transfer of convicted persons, Mutual Legal Assistance, Cultural Matters, Cooperation towards fighting crime and enhancing security, as well as issues affecting dependants of diplomatic staff. Also on the agenda are Cooperation on Energy, Trade and Investm...

O nline scamming: Three Nigerians Arrested in INTERPOL Operation Killer Bee An INTERPOL-led operation targeting malware cyber fraud across Southeast Asia leads to the Nigeria arrest of three suspected global scammers. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested the suspects in a sting operation conducted simultaneously in a Lagos suburb called Ajegunle and in Benin City, 300 km to the East of the commercial capital. The Nigerian sting operation comes as part of a global operation codenamed “Killer Bee” involving INTERPOL National Central Bureaus (NCBs) and law enforcement in 11 countries across Southeast Asia. The arrests follows the publication of an INTERPOL Cyber Report linking a suspected syndicate of Nigerian fraudsters operating from the West Coast of Africa to the use of a malicious Remote Access Trojan (RAT) known as Agent Tesla. The men are thought to have used the RAT to reroute financial transactions, stealing confidential online connection details...