Articles by Benjamin Samson

Chairman/CEO Blueprint Newspapers Limited, Alhaji Mohammed Idris (Malagi), has been appointed as Director Strategic Communications of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council (PCC). The appointment is contained in a press release made available to the media on Friday and signed by the PCC Secretary, Rt.Hon. James Abiodun Faleke.It said: “We are pleased to announce the nominees of Read More

Yobe state Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in partnership with State and Local Government Reform (SLOGO) has trained 150 staff of the finance, audit, budget and planning across the 17 local government areas of the state. The Commissioner for local government and Chieftaincy affairs, Yarima Lawan Mahmud, made this known Thursday in Damaturu, the state capital. Mahmud stated Read More

The immediate past chairman, Board of Trustees, People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Walid Jibrin has stated his continual support for the party and it’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Walid, who is a founding member of the main opposition party, noted that he will remain a member of the PDP and the party’s BoT for life and continue to give Read More

After 16 months of groping in darkness, Mbaba people in the Gwer East Local Governnent Area of Benue, have finally stepped into light. The Yvonne Achado Foundation donated a 300KVA transformer to the community following the breakdown and neglect of the former one Social and commercial activities had been grounded in the community while their power supply was in a Read More

An activist and social influencer, Comrade Kennedy Iyere has cautioned the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, over his relationship with some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Southeast. The Convener of the 40Million Ballots Movement expressed worries over the recent visit of Peter Obi to Governor Ugwuanyi of Enugu state, insisting that the purpose Read More

President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Archbushop Daniel C. Okoh, has said the image of Nigeria has gone so low, that “every citizen is perceived as either a thief or a begger who has nothing to offer.” Okoh stated this Thursday  in his goodwill message at the opening ceremony of the third Abuja Catholic Archdiocesan General Assembly with Read More

Following the just concluded PDP governorship primary election in Zamfara state, Dauda Lawal Dare has been declared winner with 455 votes. Declaring the results of the primary at the PDP state headquarters in Gusau Friday, the chairman of the election, Hassan Hyte, who is also the PDP chairman in Kaduna state, said Dr. Ibrahim Shehu scored only one vote, while Read More

Tears took over Zaudna community on Friday, as officials of the Federal Capital Territory (FCTA) rolled in bulldozers and pulled down unauthorised structures to reclaim the land for infrastructure development. Zaudna village which is under Jiwa chiefdom in Abuja Municipal Area council (AMAC) is one of the districts earmarked for land swap programme by the administration. The director, Department of Read More

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) Friday trained no fewer than 50 Plateau youths in behavioural disposition and skills acquisition in Jos, the state capital. The Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the Directorate, Malam Nuhu Fikpo, said the training was aimed at empowering the youths on behavioural change towards entrepreneurship. Represented by Malam Yusuf Umar, he said “it is specifically designed to empower youths with Read More

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) at its meeting shared a total sum of N673.137 billion to the three tiers of the government, as federation allocation for the month of August, 2022. From this stated amount, inclusive of Gross Statutory Revenue, Value Added Tax (VAT), and an Augmentation of Non Oil Excess Revenue, the Federal Government received N259.641 billion, the Read More

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the federal government is determined to end crude oil theft through the deployment of technology and additional security measures. A statement by the minister’s media aide Segun Adeyemi , the Minister, who made the remarks at a press briefing in Abuja on Friday after the aerial surveillance of the Read More

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, has approved the appointment of Barrister Bulus Yakubu as acting Postmaster General of the Federation/CEO, NIPOST following the suspension of Dr Ismail Adewusi from office. This was contained in a statement signed by NIPOST’s director corporate communications, Mr Franklin Alao in Abuja on Thursday According to the statement, “Bulus who holds Read More

The Northern Christian Youth Initiative has condemned the activities of politicians using religion to campaign for 2023 elections. The group in a statement on Friday signed by its convener Mike Msuaan  condemned the campaign championed by the former speaker of the House of Representative Yakubu Dogara and the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Babachir Lawal in Read More

Chairman, House Committee on Works, Hon. Abubakar Kabir Abubakar has said that the 220 km  Keffi-  Akwanga-  Makurdi dualization  road project  has scaled 72% completion. Abubakar made this known Friday after an evaluation of the four-section  road project with contract no FRD/ 83/AKALM/2017. Speaking with newsmen in Lafia, the Works Committee Chairman said that the 220 Km road connecting three Read More

As part of efforts to prevent Yobe state from the danger of corona various , a Non-Governmental Organization, Mercy Corps on Thursday handed over COVID-19 vaccine guide, and referral forms to Yobe state Primary Health Care Management Board (YPHCMB). The handing over ceremony took place at the Primary Health Care Management Board office complex along Gashua road in Damaturu, the Read More