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Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has said that the bandits troubling the north have aligned with terrorist organisations to wreak large-scale havoc in the region. Governor Bello stated this weekend at the Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida Specialist Hospital, when he visited some soldiers injured recently following attacks by bandits in Shiroro within the Kagara … [Read more…]
THE Archbishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, yesterday, declared that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is not sincere in dealing with terrorists killing Nigerians. Wondering why it is difficult for the government to release names of sponsors of Boko Haram terrorists, the cleric declared that “Nigeria is decomposing from within.” … [Read more…]
Ladi, first son of the late legal luminary, Chief Fredrick Rotimi Williams (SAN), died of the coronavirus in the early hours of yesterday. He was 74. According to his son, Kunle, the legal luminary was fully vaccinated with the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. “My father passed away this morning from COVID despite being double … [Read more…]
Joint team of NEMA and Enugu SEMA, flag-off agro input distribution to farmers affected by 2020 flood The National Emergency Management Agency NEMA in partnership with SEMA and Enugu State government flagged-off distribution of agro inputs to farmers at the Nsukka Local Government Headquarters. The agro inputs distributed included rice seeds, fertilizers, herbicides and water … [Read more…]
Bandits raid police headquarters, emir’s palace, kill cop, civilians Nigeria’s insecurity continues to worsen as scores of bandits invaded a divisional police headquarters and an emir’s palace in Niger, killing at least a cop and two civilians. The police command in Niger confirmed the killing of three people by the bandits who attacked the palace … [Read more…]
The Senate on Wednesday passed for second reading, a bill seeking to empower poor Nigerians in rural areas with guaranteed income and jobs that would provide 100 days of paid work per year. Tagged, ‘The Rural Employment Guarantee Bill, 2021, the proposed legislation was sponsored by Senator Mohammed Sani Musa (APC, Niger East). … [Read more…]
The Senate has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits operating in different parts of the country terrorists and wage a war against them. It also asked the president to approve aerial bombardment of locations of terrorists to annihilate and eliminate them. It further urged the President to declare all … [Read more…]
A new Senate bill meant to eliminate the current barriers hindering private sector investment in the power value chain passed second reading on the floor of the red chamber on Tuesday. It was titled, ‘Electricity Bill 2021.’ The sponsor, Senator Gabriel Suswan, said that when passed, the proposed legislation will attract the funds … [Read more…]
A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, and presided over by Justice N.O. Dimgba, has ruled as discriminatory the cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria on six states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory. The states are Anambra, Abia, Lagos, Ogun, Kano and Rivers This followed … [Read more…]
A vehicle conveying tomatoes and vegetables was, yesterday, set ablaze by persons suspected to be enforcing IPOB’s sit-at-home order in Enugu. The attack at Edem junction, Ibeagwa Nike, Enugu East Local Government Area, involved a truck suspected to be coming from the northern part of the country. Sympathisers were said to … [Read more…]
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s eNaira website has gone live ahead of the October 1 official launch. According to the website, www.enaira.com, “eNaira is a CB -issued digital currency that provides a unique form of money denominated in Naira.” Find out what makes the eNaira different from the money in your bank account … [Read more…]
Continuous violence and wanton killings in the Southeast have been described by Ohanaeze Ndigbo as a systematic destruction of the geo-political zone. In a strong-worded statement on the security situation in the five states of Enugu, Ebonyi, Anambra, Abia and Imo, Ohanaeze called on the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) to facilitate … [Read more…]