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Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has said President Muhammadu Buhari should be blamed for ongoing insecurity crisis plaguing the country saying he had failed to secure lives and property which he promised in 2015. Ortom stated this, yesterday, during a tour of some projects embarked upon by his administration in Makurdi, the Benue State … [Read more…]
THE arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra by the Federal Government has attracted mixed reactions from various groups, including the Arewa Consultative Forum, who urged the Federal Government to be cautious in handle the IPOB leader’s issue. The reactions came just as the British government said Kanu … [Read more…]
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has urged Nigerian youths to stop condemning the West-African country, rather, they should start building the country with their God-given skills and talents. She spoke at an event in Abuja over the weekend, according to a statement signed by the National Information Officer, UN Office, Nigeria, Oluseyi Soremekun. … [Read more…]
Speakers of the 36 states Houses of Assembly have made a case for the establishment of state police to tackle insecurity in the country. They want the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution to accommodate the concept of state police and community policing. This was contained in a communiqué issued at … [Read more…]
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out a suit filed by Mr Paul Allen Oche against Nigerian Breweries Plc and three others over alleged copyright infringement. In the suit filed in February 2019, Mr Oche had claimed (amongst other reliefs) the sum of N1.5 billion being damages against the Company for … [Read more…]
The Central Bank of Nigeria has approved the release of 50,000 metric tonnes of maize to 12 major producers from strategic maize reserve under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme. According to the CBN, the release of maize to the companies, which is the third of such releases, will reduce the price of grain in … [Read more…]
A Kano-based school, New Oxford Science Academy, Chiranchi, has adopted cryptocurrency as means of payment of school fees. The school’s principal, Sabi’u Musa Haruna, who confirmed the development to our correspondent said the decision was taken after extensive consultations with parents. He added that it would ease the payment of school fees. “We … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said he would not hesitate to give assent to any amendments to the 1999 Constitution on restructuring. He spoke when the National Executive of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), led by Prof Benjamin Okaba, visited him at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. On calls for restructuring, the President … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari will proceed to London, the United Kingdom, for scheduled medical follow-up today. A statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said Buhari is expected back in the country during the second week of July, 2021. Buhari was away for two weeks between March 30 … [Read more…]
A Nigerian, Mark Okuo and his Kenyan accomplice, Florence Musau, have been accused of alleged conspiracy in internet scam, leading to over $4 million. The 41-year-old Okuo and 36-year-old Musau were accused of depositing $1.3million into various bank accounts from their fraudulent proceeds since 2018, DailyMail reported. About $195,000 was obtained through … [Read more…]
The Federal Government and the House of Representatives clashed yesterday over the suspension of Twitter. On June 4, government banned Twitter after the microblogging site pulled down a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari. In reaction, the House mandated its Committees on Information, Communication and Justice to investigate the legal backing for government’s action. … [Read more…]
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Apo on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, for demanding a bribe of $3m and receiving $500,000 from businessman, Femi Otedola. The court found Lawan guilty of the three charges against him and sentenced him to … [Read more…]