Recruitments Into Security Agencies Politicised, Zulum Admits
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has alleged that recruitments into Nigeria’s security agencies had been politicized, leaving the country’s security in the hands of job seekers. Zulum was delivering a lecture entitled ‘Ungoverned Space and Insecurity in the Sahelian Region: Implications for Nigeria Domestic Peace and Security’ at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic […]
Miyetti Allah Blasts Northern Govs For ‘Neglecting’ Herders
The Bauchi State branch of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore has lambasted Governors from the Northern region, and Emirs for neglecting Fulani herders in the South. The group said herders were being persecuted in the Southern part of the country under the guise of anti-open grazing law. In a chat with newsmen, the Chairman of Bauchi […]
PDP Committee Zones National Chairmanship Slot To North
The National Zoning Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced that will emerge from the northern region of the country. This decision was contained in a communique issued on Thursday which was obtained by Africa Today News, New York following the meetings of the committee held in Enugu and Abuja. ‘The decision of […]
Ghana Defrauding Nigerians With Fake COVID Test – Lawmakers
Nigerian federal lawmakers have raised the alarm that fake COVID-19 test results are being used to defraud Nigerians in Ghana. Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe (APC, Kwara) raised the alarm in a motion co-sponsored by Senators Sadiq Umar (APC, Kwara), Betty Apiafi (PDP, Rivers), and Chukwuka Utazi (PDP, Enugu). While presenting the motion, Oloriegbe noted that there […]
Okonjo-Iweala Reacts To The Killing Of Chike Akunyili
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has expressed sadness over what she termed as ‘brutal killing’ of Dr Chike Akunyili, husband of the late Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dora Akunyili. Africa Today News, New York reports that Akunyili was murdered by unknown […]
30 Killed As Bandits Invade Sarkin Pawa Community In Niger
No fewer than 30 persons were killed in Kachiwe village, Sarkin Pawa in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State when armed bandits attacked the area. Africa Today News, New York gathered that the gunmen stormed the village and other neighbouring communities from their hideouts in the highly dreaded Barnin Gwari forest in Kaduna State on […]
2023: Southern Govs Should’ve Consulted The North – El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has maintained that his colleagues in the North under the aegis of the Northern Governor’s Forum has never opposed the idea of the presidency going to the South in 2023. El-Rufai, however, pointed out that the regional governors were only against the language used by the southern governors on the […]
2023: Presidency May Tear Nigeria Apart, Afenifere Warns
Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has warned that the 2023 presidency may dismember the country if proper care is not taken to avert the looming disaster. Speaking in an interview, the Director, Research and Strategy of the group, Dr. Akin Fapohunda, cautioned Nigerians against wasting energy on whether the president should come from the north or […]
Declare Bandits As Terrorists, Senate Mandates Buhari
The Nigerian Senate has told President Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits as terrorists. During the plenary on Wednesday, the federal lawmakers also asked President Buhari to declare all the known leaders of the bandits wanted and track them wherever they are for arrest and prosecution. The resolutions followed a motion moved by the Senator representing […]
World Bank Approves Nigeria’s $750 Million COVID-19 Loan Request
The World Bank has declared as ‘effective’ President Muhammadu Buhari regime’s $750-million COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) Programme. Aso Vakporaye, the Federal CARES Technical Committee chairman, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. ‘President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to lift 100 million people out of poverty in 10 years. The NG-CARES Programme is […]
It’s An Insult Comparing Me To Hushpuppi – Invictus Obi
Convicted international fraudster, Obinwanne Okeke, popularly known as Invictus, who is currently serving a 10-year sentence in a United States prison for $11m fraud, has stated that it is an insult to compare him with the self-professed fraudster, Ramon Abass, aka Hushpuppi. Invictus said while he took to fraud in order to empower the less […]
Let Supreme Court Decide On VAT, Lagos Fires At Northern Govs
The Lagos State Government has insisted that only the Supreme Court has the right to settle the question of whether states or the Federal Government should collect the Value Added Tax. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotosho, stated this on Tuesday in reaction to the statement credited to the Northern Governors Forum, […]