FG Proposes More Allocations For Local Governments
Local governments should get more allocation in the new revenue formula, the Federal Government has proposed. The Federal Government also recommended a reduction in the vertical allocations to it and State Governments. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Mr. Boss Mustapha, stated these while representing the Federal Government at the town hall meeting in Abuja for the review of...
Why Nnamdi Kanu Can’t Be Granted Bail — Court
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has denied the bail application of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Ruling on the bail application, Justice Binta Nyako, said the issue of Kanu’s absen...
Court Sentence Labourer To Nine Months Imprisonment For Stealing N47,000
A Grade I Area Court, Dei-Dei, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced a 23-year-old labourer, Mathew Yakubu to nine months imprisonment for stealing N47,000. Mathew, who lives in Kubwa pleaded guilty to housebreaking and theft and begged for leniency. The judge, Malam Sulyman Ola, however, gave the convict an option to pay a fine of N40,000. Ola ordered the convict to pay N42, 200...
Soldiers Battle Boko Haram Terrorists In Borno Town, Malam Fatori
Malam Fatori, Abadam Local Goverment Area, Borno State, is under heavy attack by Boko Haram terrorists. Malam Fatori is one of the two LGAs without human activities where Governor Babagana Zulum had insisted on returning displaced persons by December 31. There were 500 mobile police personnel deployed to clear the town in preparation for the return of 1,000 refugees from Niger...
Ohanaeze Tells APC, Tinubu What To Do Amid Muslim-Muslim Ticket Criticism
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has expressed its dissatisfaction with the decision of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, to pick a fellow Muslim as his Vice Presidential candidate for...
DSS Reportedly Goes After Pastor Chris Over Comments On 5G, COVID-19
The Founder and General Overseer of Believers’ Love World (Christ Embassy), Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has been invited by the Department of Security Service (DSS) over his recent claims on 5G in Nigeria, a report claims. Recall that Pastor Chris Oyakhilome accused President Muhammadu Buhari’s government of locking down Lagos and Abuja to pave way for installation of 5G network in...
Order Your Officials To End Intimidation Of Lagos Traders — Bode George Urges Sanwo-Olu
Former PDP Deputy National Chairman Olabode George has urged Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to stop security forces in the state from harassing traders. The elder statesman, in an open letter to the governor, stated that Lagos traders are not terrorists, adding that while Lagos is known as the Centre of Excellence, the traders are not being treated excellently by...
Why We Stopped Importation Of Food Into Nigeria – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said the Federal Government stopped food importation to boost agriculture and save Nigerians from joblessness. He stressed that practicing agriculture locally is vital in boosting productivity, reducing joblessness, and poverty in the country. “For us to bounce back to productivity, especially in agriculture, the unemployed with many of them uneducated had to be persuaded to go...
UAE Reverses Visa Restriction On Nigerians – FG
The United Arab Emirates has agreed to resume visa issuance to Nigerians. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced this via his Twitter handle on Wednesday. Sirika explained that Nigeria also permitted the operation of Emirates Airlines in Nigeria. According to him, lifting of the visa restriction was a condition for Nigeria to allow Emirates Airlines operations in Nigeria. He tweeted, “UAE has written to...
Nnamdi Kanu Tells Supporters To Be Peaceful Ahead Of Tuesdays Court Session
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has appealed to his supporters to conduct themselves in a peaceful manner during his next court appearance on January 18. Kanu is standing trial on charges bordering on treasonable felony. Admonishing his supporters in a statement issued by his lead counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the IPOB leader said they should “be civil...
