Garba Shehu tackles Lai Mohammed, says bandits are terrorists “Bandits” who have the resources and technology to shoot down a military fighter jet are not bandits at all…they are essentially no different to Boko Haram.” A composite of Presidential spokesperson Garba Shehu and Minister of information Lai Mohammed President Muhammadu Buhari’s media aide Garba Shehu … [Read more…]
THE Peoples Democratic Party National Convention Organising Committee has said the convention slated for October 30-31 will go ahead as scheduled in spite of an action instituted at the Kaduna High Court to stop it. Chairman of the Committee and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, said this in a statement titled, “Statement by … [Read more…]
Sudanese soldiers seize power in overnight military coup Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and five cabinet members of the ruling Transitional Sovereignty Council were taken into custody on Monday morning, per local media. Armed soldiers in Sudan launched an offensive against members of the country’s caretaker government, raising fears of yet another military coup in a … [Read more…]
The scarcity of funds in the interbank money market worsened last week following a sharp decline of 72 per cent in market liquidity to N56.3 billion. Financial Vanguard analysis of data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the amount of liquidity (Opening balance) dropped to N56.3 billion on Friday last … [Read more…]
A video making the rounds shows actor, comedian and content creator, Mr. Macaroni (Debo Adedayo), confronting policemen over their dealings with a young man. In the video, a young man carrying dreadlocks and backpack can be seen explaining to Mr. Macaroni that he was made to transfer N30,000 to an account by the officers. … [Read more…]
The Igbos for Progressive Nigeria has decried the Independent National Electoral Commission’s failure to give PVCs to would-be voters in the November 6 Anambra governorship election. The group expressed worry over the non-release of the permanent voter cards to those that participated in the last registration exercise, a few weeks to the poll, … [Read more…]
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Kano has alerted the Federal Government over the imminent fuel crisis in the country following the decision by some private depot owners to unilaterally raise the prices of the product. The IPMAN chairman Kano chapter, Alhaji Bashir Danmallam, stated this in a statement issued in Kano on … [Read more…]
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person is estimated to have a net worth of $242 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Although he is already the world’s richest person, he could also become the first member of the four-comma club. According to The Guardian, analysts at Morgan Stanley have predicted that Musk, … [Read more…]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has lauded the National Assembly for empowering the agency to determine and deploy appropriate technology in future elections. The commission also appealed to the National Assembly to make broad provisions of laws to empower it to continue innovating without restriction to a specific technology. INEC’s Chairman, … [Read more…]
A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday adjourned the trial of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, till November 10. Trial Justice Binta Nyako fixed the date after the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) informed the court that it had filed a fresh seven-count charge against Kanu. … [Read more…]
Just In: Kanu’s trial adjourned to November 10, as he pleads “Not Guilty” Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned Nnamdi Kanu’s case to November 10, 2021. This came after he pleaded “not guilty” to the amended charges leveled against him by the Federal Government. His Counsel had made an application … [Read more…]
Pictorial: Nnamdi Kanu appears in court Photos obtained by The PUNCH have confirmed that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, appeared in court today. The photos showed Kanu and members of his legal counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Aloy Ejimakor and others in the courtroom together. Kanu was arraigned at the Federal High … [Read more…]