Gowon’s Integrity Is Impeccable – Adesina Refutes Looting Claims
President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina has backed former Nigeria Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, refuting the claims that he ‘looted half of Central Bank of Nigeria to the UK.’ A member of the UK Parliament, Tom Tugendhat, made the claims during a debate on the Lekki toll gate shootings of protesters. Gowon […]
#EndSARS: Northern Group Condemns UK Parliament
A Northern Group under the ages of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has condemned UK parliament for calling for sanction against top Nigerian officials and security agents over end SARS saga where security agents shot #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in October, 2020. The UK Parliament had on Monday taken some resolutions after it […]
We Demand Restructuring Of Nigeria – South-South
South-South governors and other stakeholders from the geopolitical zone yesterday demanded that Nigeria be restructured to ensure true federalism and guarantee peace, security and stability of Nigeria. They made this known in Port Harcourt in a meeting with a presidential delegation led by the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the meeting […]
Put Your Energy Into Good Use – Government Tells Youths
The Federal Government has asked youths of Nigeria to take advantage of the current digital revolution to channel their energy to good causes through the acquisition of new skills and knowledge sharing in order to nourish human capacity for the socio-economic development of the country. Read Also: #EndSARS: We’ll Carry Youths Along – Buhari The […]
Buhari Has Failed The North – Northern Collation Group
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has backed the position of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) over the growing security challenges in northern Nigeria, saying President Muhammadu Buhari has failed to address his most primary responsibility of providing security. The ACF had on Monday expressed the annoyance and frustration of northerners to President Buhari on […]
World’s Richest: Elon Musk Overtakes Bill Gates
South African-born billionaire entrepreneur, Elon Musk, has overtaken Bill Gates as the second richest person in the world, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index. This is coming few weeks after Musk overtook Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to become the third-richest. However, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, remains number one in the rankings. Musk ranked 35th on the Bloomberg […]
Land Borders To Be Reopened Soon – Finance Minister
The nation’s land borders that have been closed since August 2019 may be reopened soon. The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, gave this indication in an interview with State House correspondents on Wednesday. Ahmed said the presidential committee set up on the matter had completed its job and had recommended reopening […]
Former Niger President Tandja Is Dead
Former President of Niger, Mamadou Tandja is dead. Niger government confirmed his death in Niamey on Tuesday but did not state the cause. It declared ‘three days of mourning throughout the national territory’ for the 82-year-old. Tandja was forced out of power in February 2010 after plotting to remain in office despite a two-term limit. […]
US Election: Joe Biden Unveils Cabinet
The United States, US, President-elect, Joe Biden, has officially unveiled members of his cabinet that will serve in his administration from January 20, 2021. Biden disclosed that Avril Haines would be the first female Director of National Intelligence and Alejandro Mayorkas the first Latino Homeland Security boss. Read Also: US Election: Georgia Governor Finally Certifies […]
Sen. Ali Ndume Has Got Himself Into Trouble – Sowore
The publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, on Monday, reacted to Federal High Court’s order to remand Senator Ali Ndume at Kuje Correctional Centre for failing to produce the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina. Recall that Ndume, who is representing Borno South, stood as surety for Maina who is standing trial on […]
Inflation: FG Exempts Minimum Wage Earners From Tax
In order to reduce the impact of inflation on Nigerians, the Buhari administration, is, through the 2020 Finance Bill, proposing the exemption of minimum wage earners from Personal Income Tax. This is even as the President Muhammadu Buhari administration tried to justify the reduction of import duties on cars, saying the government will buy locally […]
Focus On Ending Poverty In Nigeria – Obi Urges Politicians
The Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last election, Peter Obi, has called on Nigeria politicians to put issues of 2023 aside and focus on how to rescue the country from the current economic crisis. Obi pointed that solving the economic problems bedevilling Nigeria was more important than political permutations […]