By Olatunji Dare When the history of this epoch in Nigeria comes to be written, this past week is sure to register as an inflection point. Not on account of the apparent flight of the virus from Nigeria, thanks in no small part to Governor Yahaya Bello who has made the Kogi clime so inhospitable […]
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Acting Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has expressed concern over the economic and security crises confronting Nigeria, saying the situation calls for immediate reverse to prevent degeneration. Lagos State chairman of the organisation, Chief Tunde Onakoya, expressed this concern, shortly after the special prayer for Nigeria at Anwar-Ul-Islam Movement Central Mosque, […]
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Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has urged the state council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and other unions to shelve the planned protest against an alleged assault of a pregnant woman. He also vowed to unravel the truth, promising to look into the allegation that his Senior Special Assistant on Strategy and Special Duties, […]
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Clamour for a Yoruba agenda, in which its proponents are agitating for Oduduwa Republic, is fueled by the current state of Nigeria, exacerbated by insecurity, banditry, herder-farmer clashes and distorted federal system being operated in the country. A professor of history and archeology, Akinwunmi Ogundiran, made the assertion, at the weekend, during the unveiling of […]
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Mr. Sylva Ogwemoh, SAN, is a Lagos based commercial lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria. In this interview with Bertram Nwannekanma, he spoke on the recent revelation that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) may not remit money into the federation account domiciled at the Central Bank of Nigeria for lack of money. What is […]
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British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson The United Kingdom has placed a travel restriction on travelers from Nigeria and other countries in order to contain the spread of COVID-9 in that country. The country listed Nigeria alongside 188 countries on the amber list on its website. Aside from the countries on the amber list other countries […]
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The emotional and lachrymose outburst of Senator Smart Adeyemi, among other senators, at the plenary session of the Senate on national security lately; as well as the affirmation by Senator Sani Musa (Niger East) that Boko Haram had captured and hoisted their flags in three local government areas of Niger State, have dramatically drummed home […]
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The G7, a group of the world’s wealthiest countries, has promised to aid Nigeria’s fight against the decade-long fight against Boko Haram insurgency with $389 million. The British high commissioner in Nigeria Catriona Laing said the fund will help combat the worsening humanitarian crisis in Nigeria’s northeast. The region is the most impacted by the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari is chairing a security meeting at the State House, Abuja. The meeting, which started at 10am, is taking place at the Conference Hall of the Office of the First Lady. It is expected the meeting would review the current security situation in the country and proffer solutions. The briefing is a follow […]
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Command in Kano State has deployed 1,820 personnel to ensure a hitch-free Eid-el-Fitr celebration in the state. Mr Zubairu Mato, the State FRSC Sector Commander, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Kano. Mato said three ambulances, 16 patrol vans, one tow truck and personnel have been deployed […]
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