The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) has attacked the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Hassan Kukah, for his comments against President Muhammadu Buhari. The cleric, in his Christmas Day message, accused the Nigerian leader of nepotism. Kukah declared that if a non-Nothern Muslim was in power and did the same things as Buhari, there could have been a coup or war. …
Also, there are reports that a 24-year-old male who was climbing the scaffolding on the west front of the US Capitol building fell more than 30 feet Awoman who was shot during the unrest that erupted Wednesday afternoon at the United States Capitol has been pronounced dead. A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Department, Dustin Sternbeck, confirmed this in a …
The Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Patience Oniha, said on Wednesday the Federal Government planned to repay a $500million Eurobond with funds raised from a domestic bond offering held in the last quarter of 2020. The Eurobond is expected to mature this month. She said the government is also casting its glance around the foreign debt market for fresh issues …
The Kano State Government has cancelled the payment of N30,000 as minimum wage and has reverted to N18,000, an official of the government has said. This was confirmed by the Special Adviser on Media to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, Salihu Tanko-Yakasai, in an interview with newsmen. He said the state government had stopped the payment of N30,000 minimum wage to its workers …
The Defence Headquarters on Wednesday said the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has eliminated several Boko Haram terrorists in an air attack on the Wamdeo-Chul axis in the Southern part of Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said the airstrike also destroyed two gun trucks belonging to the …
He said the human rights activist was moved from the Kuje prison to police custody on Tuesday because prison officials were afraid he would revolutionise other inmates at the facility. Jalingo said the government harasses innocent citizens who demand a better Nigeria but negotiates with Boko Haram members and bandits who slaughter scores of Nigerians at will. READ ALSO: 26 inmates …
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has opened its portal for the 2020/2021 admissions. The portal gives institutions access to upload names of shortlisted applicants for the 2020/2021 admissions. The admission processes must go through the Central Admission Processing System (CAPS) for approval. Earlier this week, JAMB warned the public not to fall prey to fraudsters and rumour mongers. …
A biometric screening conducted on primary school teachers in the state of Borno, Nigeria discovered that only 60 percent (10,103 out of the 26,250 screened) possess the required teaching qualifications, the Committee on Verification and Biometric Data Capture of Local Education Authority Staff has revealed. The committee discovered reasons behind the lack, such as teachers with fake certificates, those due for …
It was learnt that there is no move at the moment by the Ministry of Interior to get Gana’s replacement. There is anxiety in the Nigerian Immigration Service, Nigeria Security Civil and Defence Corps, and Nigerian Correctional Service as the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is planning another tenure elongation for the heads of the paramilitary agencies. We learnt that the …
“I will never give up. We will never concede,” Trump told the cheering crowd. “We will stop the steal.” On Wednesday, President Donald Trump told a rally of his supporters outside the White House that he would never concede that he lost the election, as Congress readied to certify Joe Biden’s victory. “I will never give up. We will never …
A mass demonstration in support of outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. escalated into clashes with the police, resulting in the arrest of six people, U.S. media reported on Wednesday. U.S. Congress is due to certify Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election later in the day. Trump supporters have been flocking to Washington from all across the …
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the former captain of the 1980 African Cup of Nations winning team, the Green Eagles, Christian Chukwu, as he clocked 70 years. Buhari, in a statement on Wednesday by his Media Adviser, Femi Adesina, joined sport lovers, family and friends to celebrate the former coach of the Super Eagles and rejoiced with the multi-talented …
The Nigeria Youth Investment Fund (NYIF) has completed its pilot disbursement of loans totalling N165,700,000 to 239 beneficiaries ahead of the processing of the over three million applications so far received. NYIF is driven by the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development. The fund, approved by the Federal Executive Council on July 22, 2020, is being implemented in partnership with …
The proposed law seeking to stop pensions and benefits for ex-governors has yet to be passed nearly two months after Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced plans to do so, motsho, says the bill seeking to scrap the Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension Law 2007), has been sent to the House of Assembly, multiple lawmakers who spoke to our correspondents …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday described as insensitive the new hike in electricity tariff by the Federal Government. The party in a statement titled: “PDP rejects the New Year gift of hike in electricity tariff,” issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the development would increase the current hardship in the country. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory …
The Police Command in Oyo State has decried the rate at which unlicensed firearms are being used by some people in the state. This was disclosed by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Ibadan. Fadeyi said that the use of unlicensed firearms was against the executive order signed by …
Federal Government opens talks with China to have access to COVID-19 vaccines for Nigeria. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffery Onyeama, made the disclosure on Tuesday in Abuja while briefing newsmen shortly after a bilateral meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi. Yi is in Nigeria on a working visit. Onyeama recalled that China was of immense assistance …
On January 1, President Buhari decried Nigeria’s many challenges of 2020 – distinguished amongst that are insecurity, poor financial system, and corruption – and made a pledge to deal with them within the New Year. “Re-energize and reorganize the safety equipment and personnel of the armed forces and the Police with a view to boost their capability to have interaction, …
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Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday ordered the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, to open his defence in the alleged certificate forgery case on January 5. The judge stated this after the All Progressives Congress (APC) closed its case on the matter. The party had called six witnesses to testify against the governor. READ ALSO: …
