Buhari Writes National Assembly To Confirm New Service Chiefs
After much controversy, President Muhammadu Buhari has written the National Assembly for confirmation of the new Service Chiefs which he named earlier in the week. Among the Service Chiefs which the President sent their names are Major General Lucky Irabor, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru, Rear Admiral Awwal Gambo and Air Vice Marshal Isiaka Amao as […]
COVID-19: UK Imposes Travel Ban On UAE
Britain on Tuesday announced an outright travel ban on non-citizens arriving from the United Arab Emirates and severe quarantine measures for citizens coming in from there to stem coronavirus cases, hitting Dubai holidaymakers and expatriates. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the UAE has been added to the government’s ‘red list’ along with Burundi and Rwanda […]
Court Orders Shell To Compensate N-Delta Communities
The Appeal Court at the Hague in the Netherlands has ordered Royal Dutch Shell to pay commensurate compensation to victims of two oil-polluted communities in the Niger-Delta. Two separate oil spills from a Shell facility occurred in 2004 and 2008, polluting several fishing communities in the Niger Delta. Four fishermen from the impacted villages of […]
Boko Haram Will End Soon – Buratai
Leut.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, the immediate past Chief of Army Staff, COAS, has expressed confidence that insurgency in the country, especially in the North East will end soon. Buratai spoke during the Pulling Out Parade held in his honour at the Mogadishu Cantonment in Abuja on Friday. ‘Let me thank my governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum. […]
COVID-19 Vaccination Does Not Prevent Infection ― Expert
A lecturer from the Department of Community Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Professor Clara Ejembi, on Thursday said the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination does not prevent infection. Speaking during a webinar organized by an NGO, the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation (SABMF), Professor Ejembi noted that the need for people to continue to practice preventive […]
Fulani Being Persecuted Because Of Buhari – Sule Lamido
Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido has pointed out that the growing hatred and dislike of Fulani in Nigeria today is due to the frustration of Nigerians in the hands of the administration of President Mohammad Buhari. Lamido, a fellow Fulani like President Buhari, regretted that Nigerians perceive the Fulani race from the perceptive […]
Nigeria’s New Service Chiefs Will Fail, Says Shekau
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram’s factional leader, boasted that Nigeria’s new Service Chiefs will fail and can’t do better than their predecessors. Shekau stated this on Wednesday in a newly released video. In the nine minutes, 56 seconds-long video, Shekau said he heard about the retirement of the previous service chiefs and their replacement with new […]
Corruption In Nigeria Now Worse – Transparency International
Corruption in Nigeria is getting worse under President Muhammadu Buhari’s watch. This is according to the verdict of Transparency International (TI) as Nigeria recorded its worst rating on the Corruption Perception Index since 2015. According to TI’s 2020 index released on Thursday, Nigeria scored 25 out of 100 points, dropping to 149 out of the […]
I Would Never Apologise For 2010 World Cup Miss – Yakubu
Former Everton and Super Eagles striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni has said that he would never apologize for the open goal he missed during the 2010 FIFA World Cup Group B match against South Korea. Despite scoring a penalty, the striker missed a golden opportunity to put Nigeria ahead at the must-win group tie at Durban Stadium […]
NCC Probes MTN, GLO, Others Over Wrong Data Billings
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it has now opened investigations into alleged cases of data depletion and wrong deductions of consumers’ credit. This is being done through a forensic audit of telecom operators’ billing systems, an official told Daily Trust in Abuja. But a statement by the commission on Thursday quoted the Executive Vice Chairman […]
Atiku Takes Second Dose Of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine In Dubai
Former Nigeria’s Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has received his second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Dubai where he reportedly got his first jab. Atiku’s media aide Paul Ibe, who confirmed the report revealed that the former VP received the second dose of the jab on Wednesday. Read Also: First 100,000 Covid-19 Vaccine Doses […]
Favour B-Wilson, Inspired By Likes Of Imo SA Diaspora
The Special Adviser to the Imo State Governor on Diaspora Affairs, Honourable Cllr Osakwe-Hibbert, former president of Nigeria His Excellency Ebere Goodluck Jonathan and several other recognisable names have made the exclusive list to a special virtual book launch by leading Diasporan expatriates, Dr & Mrs Balogun-Wilson. The virtual book launch which would be a […]