The proscribed group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has alleged that those responsible for killings, abductions, and burning down of properties in the South-East are doing so to frustrate the release of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu from prison. IPOB further claimed that the objective of the sponsors and perpetrators of the crimes …
Read More »Buhari consoles family of Imo illegal refinery explosion victims
The president’s directive is contained in a statement by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, on Sunday in Abuja. The presidential aide said the directive followed the reported deaths of tens of people on Friday night, after an illegal refinery exploded at Abaezi forest in the Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of …
Read More »‘Come without phones’, Aisha Buhari invites presidential aspirants to dinner
All Presidential aspirants from various political parties will converge on the State House Conference Centre at 06:30 pm on Saturday, April 23, 2022, for a Ramadan Iftar dinner with the First Lady, Aisha Buhari. In an invitation letter sighted by reporters, the attendees were instructed not to come along with their mobile …
Read More »Fire guts CBN office in Benue
There was a fire incident at the Makurdi branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria in Benue State. A portion of the bank went up in flames in the early hours of Thursday, April 21, 2022. Eyewitnesses said that they noticed the fire at the back of the bank which …
Read More »We’ve done well with limited resources. People are very forgetful – President Buhari
President Buhari on Wednesday, April 20, said his administration has done well despite the limited resources at its disposal. The president said this at the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which held in Abuja. According to him, when his administration came into office in …
Read More »FCTA seals Federal Ministry of Works, Character Commission, others over N10b debts
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) in the early hours of Tuesday sealed the Federal Ministry of Works, Federal Character Commission and Merit house Maitama and Murg plaza over N10bn debts waste management owed the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB). Addressing reporters during the exercise, Director of the board, Engr …
Read More »Suspend 2023 Elections, Install Interim Govt For Six Months – Afe Babalola
Suspend 2023 Elections, Install Interim Govt For Six Months – Afe Babalola Legal icon and elder statesman, Chief Afe Babalola, says an interim government should replace the current administration at the expiration of President Muhammadu Buhari tenure in 2023. Babalola told a news conference in Ado-Ekiti on Monday that the …
Read More »Atiku: I Will Hand Over Power To A Young President
Atiku: I Will Hand Over Power To A Young President A presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has promised to hand over power to youths if elected president of the country. He said this during a meeting with leaders of over 200 support groups …
Read More »INEC disqualifies 106,280 voters in Ekiti, Osun
INEC disqualifies 106,280 voters in Ekiti, Osun The completed registration of no fewer than 106,280 voters in Ekiti and Osun States have been declared invalid by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for flouting the guidelines stipulated for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. In Ekiti State, a total …
Read More »Nigeria, others at risk of financial weakness, more inflation – IMF
The International Monetary Fund has warned Nigeria and other low-income countries that high public and private borrowing will likely increase financial vulnerability and lead to more inflation. © Getty Money of Nigeria. Nigerian naira bills. NGN banknotes. 20 polymer. Business, finance, news background. The IMF disclosed this in a new report …
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