A public affairs analyst, Mr Olusegun Bamishaye, said on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti that the Judiciary must enjoy full independence for government’s anti-corruption crusade to yield good dividends. Read also: Court bars Okey Nwosu from carrying out functions as acting factional IPAC President Bamishaye told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that an independent judiciary, devoid of individual, government or political influence, would …
The Nigerian Army deployed no fewer than seven military trucks to the Lekki Tollgate on the evening of Oct. 20, the day unarmed #EndSARS protesters were allegedly shot by the military. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this was revealed by CCTV footage of the incident which was played by the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for …
Ebonyi and Cross River Chief Sunday Inyima, the Ebonyi Commissioner for Water Resources, has debunked insinuations of his resignation from Gov. David Umahi’s cabinet, saying that he cannot resign on Facebook. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the social media, especially Facebook was recently awash with reports of Inyima’s resignation occasioned by Umahi’s defection from the PDP to …
DJ Cuppy has revealed that she messed up her relationship with her ex-boyfriend and talent manager, Asa Asika. Asa and DJ Cuppy who is the daughter of billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, used to be an item a few years ago until they both went their separate ways. DJ Cuppy had a Twitter question and answer session with her fans on Friday, …
A plaque to commemorate the life of musician and Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti was unveiled on Friday 20 November 2020 in Greenwich, London where he studied at Trinity College of Music. Read also: $10 unit operating cost will guarantee more oil revenue for Nigeria – Wunti African and Caribbean support organisation Nubian Jak Community Trust and Havas London have created The …
The Nigerian economy has slipped into its second recession in five years as the gross domestic product contracted for the second consecutive quarter. Nigeria’s gross domestic product shrank 3.6% in the three months through September from a year earlier, compared with a 6.1% contraction in the previous quarter, Statistician-General Yemi Kale said Saturday in a report released on Twitter. Read …
A former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, says leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid his dues. Fayose, a key member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), described Tinubu as one of the greatest builders of men in Nigeria. The ex-governor stated this during an interactive session with journalists as part of the events …
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Wednesday shared the sum of N604.004 billion among the three tiers of government as revenue allocation for October. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Aliyu Ahmed, who disclosed in a statement issued at the end of the FAAC meeting in Abuja, said the funds included the cost …
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has said his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike has an overbearing influence on the affairs of the People’s Democratic Party. Umahi noted that Wine’s dictatorial actions are “destroying’ the PDP. Umahi spoke on an Arise TV interview programme on Wednesday. Umahi was reacting to a statement credited to Wike who said he (Umahi) left the …
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has assured that the ongoing strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would not affect this year’s admission process. A senior official of JAMB who spoke to The Guardian under the condition of anonymity assured parents and prospective candidates seeking admission into the nation’s tertiary institutions that the board will …
Labour activists listed how the #EndSARS campaign is redefining labour activism in Nigeria through its disruptive nature. Speaking at a memorial lecture in honour of late pioneer Director General of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Dr. Yima Sen, in Abuja, Director, Mac Arthur Foundation’s Africa Office, Dr. Kole Shetimma, observed that while the exemplary life of the late Yima symbolised …
Wife of the Ooni of Ife, Olori Silekunola Naomi Ogunwusi, yesterday was delivered of a baby boy. Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, while announcing the birth on his Twitter handle, described the development as a joyous one for the entire Oduduwa house. He also disclosed that both mother and child were fine and hearty. “To God be the glory, great things He …
3 Medical Officers Arrested Over Child Trafficking Police Inspector-General Hilary Mutyambai said the three were arrested during a sting operation to unearth organised crime amid reports that public hospitals and children’s homes in Nairobi are involved in the syndicate. In a statement Mutyambai said “in the course of the investigations and operations, it’s unfortunate that it was realized that senior …
24-year-old For Kidnapping, Killing Of Girl In Kano. The Kano State police public relations officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, has said that the State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old Habibu Sale, who kidnapped and allegedly killed an eight-year-old Asiya Tasiu of Chikawa village in Gabasawa local government area of the state, after collecting a ransom of N500,000. Read also: …
Nigeria needs to achieve a unit operating cost of $10 per barrel to be able to maximise more revenue from oil, Group General Manager of the National Petroleum Investment Management Service, Bala Wunti, has stated. He said the competitive nature of the global oil market had made it more compelling for Nigeria to reduce its oil production costs. Wunti while …
By Richard Murphy Cable Network News, CNN’s caption for a five minutes flick it produced on the Tuesday October 20, 2020 incident at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos, Nigeria read like the title of a fiction and that is exactly what it is. The title is thus more amenable to being forgiven than the actual content of the video, which …
President Muhammadu Buhari says he is proud of Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, for defecting to the the All Progressives Congress (APC). Buhari described Umahi’s action “as a bold move driven purely by principle rather than opportunistic motives.” “I am proud of Governor David Umahi for taking this bold decision in accordance with his conscience and principles rather than any …
2020 Finance Bill: No Plan To Increase Taxes- The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the 2020 Finance Bill. The decision was taken at a meeting of the council presided over by the President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, briefed State House correspondents of the meeting’s outcome. She said the 2020 Finance Bill …
Renowned human rights activist and writer, Philip Agbese, has written President Muhammadu Buhari, on the lingering strike embarked on by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Recall that university lecturers have been on strike for over eight months in protest against the Federal Government’s preferred Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) and want UTAs instead. Agbese, …
As her novel Half of a Yellow Sun is hailed as the Women’s prize ‘winner of winners’, the Nigerian-born, US-based author talks about her relief over Joe Biden’s victory – and the bittersweet highs of a difficult year. A FEW hours before Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and I are due to speak, the result of the US election is finally called. The Nigerian …
