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EFCC Arrests Obi Cubana
Popular socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, aka Obi Cubana, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for money laundering. The Anambra-born club owner, who arrived the headquarters of the EFCC at Jabi, Abuja, at about noon on Monday, is currently being interrogated by operatives of the commission. Though allegations against the socialite were sketchy as of press time,...
Shehu Sani Urges Buhari To Declare Bandits Federal Civil Servants
Former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has urged the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to declare bandits as federal civil servants since it has failed to view them as terrorists. Sani said this on his Twitter handle while lamenting the killing of Christian and Muslim worshippers in their religious houses by bandits. He tweeted, “They killed Muslim worshippers in...
Nigeria’s Worst Military Govt Better Than Buhari’s Administration — Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Monday berated the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Ortom said the worst military government ever in the country is better than the present All Progressives Congress (APC) government. Ortom made the remarks while answering questions from journalists in Makurdi, Benue State capital, shortly after his return from Abuja convention of the Peoples’ Democratic Party...
Buhari Departs Abuja For, Attends Climate Change Convention In Glasgow, Scotland
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday departed Abuja for Glasgow in Scotland where he will be attending the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The President is scheduled to deliver his national statement at the High-Level Segment for Heads of State and Government at the conference on Tuesday, November 2. President Buhari’s address...
Buhari Is An Exceptional Leader, Says Tinubu As He Storms Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari played host to Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Aso Rock on Sunday. Both men held a closed door meeting. At the end of the meeting, Tinubu said he was at the presidential villa to thank the president for visiting him in London where he sought medical treatment. “I came to thank President Muhammadu...
I’m Disappointed Over Neglect Of Federal Roads In Kogi, Gov. Yahaya Bello Decries
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, on Saturday, expressed disappointment over the exclusion of federal roads in the state from the list of roads to be reconstructed and rehabilitated under the 2022 federal budget. Bello expressed his displeasure while responding to questions during the Media Roundtable at the 29th edition of Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA) at the Government House, Lokoja. The...
Biafra National Guard Fails In Bid To Declare ‘Biafra Sovereignty’ Oct 30
The move by a group, Biafra National Guard (BNG) to declare “Biafra Sovereignty” in the Southeast, in Saturday October 30, did not hold, even as residents defied an alleged order to observe sit-at-home as a mark of solidarity. Social and economic activities were in full swing in the region, as residents moved about their lawful duties, contrary to the group’s...
Nigeria Never Been This Divided, In Bad Shape Before, Atiku Carpets Buhari, APC
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Saturday, slammed the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government for what he termed its poor management of the nation’s economy. Atiku who stated this at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP national elective convention in Abuja, scored the All Progressives Congress, APC government low on virtually all development indices said President Buhari simply failed to make the most...
Collecting Taxes From Residents Does Not Mean Bandits Have Taken Over, Says Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the fact that bandits are imposing levies on communities and residents does not mean they have taken control. Mohammed said this during a press conference in Abuja on Thursday while reacting to an article by The Economist magazine titled, ‘Insurgency, secessionism and banditry threaten Nigeria.’ The minister said the London-based magazine was...
Nigerians Angry After Lai Mohammed Claimed Security Better Now Than In 2015
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, yesterday stirred the hornet nest, saying Nigeria is safer now than it was in 2015, as regional groups in the country did not only disagree with him but also contended he was living in fantasyland. The groups include the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, its counterparts in the South-East, Niger Delta, Middle...
