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The Army said its troops had neutralised four armed members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, who attacked security operatives in Anambra State on Friday. It also accused the outlawed group of carrying out its recent attacks to create panic ahead of the November 6 governorship election in the state. The Director of … [Read more…]
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq hardly grants interviews. In this rare chat with a select group of journalists, he speaks on the challenges of governing Kwara, how insecurity in North-West and ban of open-grazing in Southern Nigeria is affecting Kwara, his problem with Senator Bukola Saraki; and relations with Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, … [Read more…]
Socio–Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over his failure to probe allegations that over 880 billion of public funds are missing from 367 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), to ensure the prosecution of those suspected to be responsible, and the recovery of any missing or diverted public … [Read more…]
In its bid to reverse the nation’s over-reliance in imports by creating a platform that supports right companies and projects with potential to immediately transform and jumpstart the productive base of the economy, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled the criteria for participating in its 100 for 100 policy on Production and Productivity … [Read more…]
I’ll leave office in May 2023, Buhari assures President Muhammadu Buhari has warned those campaigning for tenure elongation on his behalf, stressing that he would leave office in May 2023. According to a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari gave the warning at a meeting in … [Read more…]
A trigger-happy police officer attached to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), Benin, yesterday, allegedly shot a 400-level student of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, at the gate of the oil firm. The student of the Department of Mass Communication, Miss Juliana Martins, is a participant in the ongoing workshop of the Petroleum … [Read more…]
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has decried the difficult state of Nigeria’s international travel portal. This followed his failure to obtain a COVID-19 travel permit during a recent trip from France to Nigeria. Soyinka, who addressed reporters yesterday at Esther’s Revenge of Freedom Park in Lagos, recounted how he was to stay … [Read more…]
The lead counsel for Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indeginous People of Biafra, Ifeanyi Ejiofor,has lampooned the Department of State Services for denying the duo of Chukwuemeka Ezeife and British Consul access to Kanu. In a statement he personally signed on Thursday night, he accused the DSS of also not allowing Kanu’s … [Read more…]
The Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Loans on Tuesday kicked against the proposal by the Federal Ministry of Health to borrow $200m under the Malaria Programme to buy mosquito nets in the 2022 budget. The committee’s condemnation was in response to the Ministry of Health’s submission about its intention to borrow the … [Read more…]
The trial of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has received the attention of the international community following the issuance of “Urgent Appeals” by the United Nations to both the Nigerian and Kenyan governments, demanding immediate stoppage of any torture or violation of his rights. The decision … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed hope that the recently launched eNaira would buoy and reposition Nigeria’s economy to attract investors. He also said the Treasury Single Account (TSA), Bank Verification Number (BVN), and National Identification Number (NIN) initiatives have reinforced his administration’s efforts in tackling corruption. Speaking at the fifth edition of … [Read more…]
Abia transporters beg IPOB for palliatives, claim millions lost to sit-at-home order “We are appealing to the enforcers of this exercise to give us some palliatives to cushion the effect.” Abia transporters are begging IPOB for palliatives to ease the economic hardship they are going through, claiming that they lose millions of naira because of … [Read more…]