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2023: Jega, Utomi, others team up against APC, PDP to unveil new party November 1
Prominent Nigerians including a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega, and a political economist, Professor Pat Utomi, will on November 1 unveil a mega political movement labeled Rescue Nigeria Project. This was confirmed in a communique, jointly signed by Dr. Usman Bugaje, and former Governor of Kwara, Abdulfatah Ahmed. The communique was issued on Wednesday in Abuja after its national caucus meeting on Tuesday. RNP is a political but non-partisan movement, with membership across party lines, designed to pool innovative ideas and alternatives to good governance and leadership selection process on the cardinal principles of inclusiveness,…
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“Naira is still strong locally. An average Nigerian can feed with N500 compared to one dollar and one pound” – Former President of CIBN says
Former President of Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Prof Segun Ajibola has said that the Naira is still strong locally. He said an average family can feed with N500 when compared to one pound and one dollar which he says can’t buy anything meaningful. He said this while Speaking in an interview on NTA on Wednesday September 22. According to Ajibola, “The national currency is a reflection of the state of any economy. It encapsulates the strengths and the weaknesses of that economy. Over the years, we have seen a slide in the value of our national currency.…
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Shutting down Southeast for a year will not expedite Nnamdi Kanu’s release. Go to Abuja and protest – Ohanaeze tells IPOB
Apex Igbo sociocultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has reacted to a recent threat by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to shut down the entire South-East region for a month if their embattled leader, Nnamdi Kanu is not released from detention. IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful, threatened that the South-East would be on a one month lockdown if its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is not produced in court for arraignment in October. Reacting, Ohanaeze said such move by IPOB will not secure the release of the Biafra nation agitator from detention even if it is extended to a year. This was according…
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We are not pampering repentant terrorists, we are only being humane – Nigerian Army
The Nigerian army has assured Nigerians that it is not pampering repentant terrorists but rather being humane. Theatre commander of the north-east joint task force ‘Operation Hadin Kai’, Christopher Musa told newsmen that allowing repentant terrorists to surrender to troops without shooting them, is in line with international laws and best practices. He also stated that providing food, shelter and other amenities for repentant terrorists is an act of humanity and to ensure that they are fit enough to go through the proper procedure. “I don’t know if people misunderstood humane treatment as being pampering, because if he is sick,…
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My government is doing its best on infrastructure development – Buhari tells Queen of The Netherlands, Maxima Zorreguietav
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, told Maxima Zorreguieta, Queen of The Netherlands, that there have been significant changes in Nigeria in recent years. He said his government is doing it’s best in infrastructure development.Buhari assured the Queen, who last visited Nigeria in 2017, that if she came again, she would see a lot of differences.The President who spoke at a bilateral meeting at the margins of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York said Nigeria was well aware of her limitations, and thus prioritized the provision of infrastructure.“Without infrastructure, development would be limited, so we put emphasis…
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Declaration of South-East as a red zone by ministries means what is due to us would be difficult to come – Governor Umahi
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has raised an alarm of the South-East region of the country being declared as a red-zone by ministries due to insecurity. Umahi while inaugurating the leadership of the south-east traditional rulers council in Abakiliki on Tuesday September 21, said the declaration means federal projects and other things due to the zone will be difficult to come to it. Stressing that it is time for the zone’s leaders and people to collectively say no to the killings in the region, Umahi stated that the agitation for secession has been hijacked by cultists, kidnappers and other…
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Stolen Funds: FG moves to recover £200m stashed in the United States
The Federal Government has said it would recover 200 million pounds stashed in the United States, as it embarks on a massive recovery of assets belonging to the country.This was according to a statement by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami who was speaking on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. “We are looking at the possibility of recovering further 200m pounds among others but then, that does not mean they are not other associated assets being pursued, in terms of other countries of the world inclusive of Ireland, he said“We are pursuing a…
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Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB threatens one month lockdown, gives reason
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has threatened to embark on a month-long “lockdown” over its embattled leader, Nnamdi Kanu IPOB vowed that the lockdown will hold across the Southeast, if the Federal Government refuses to produce Kanu in court. Spokesman of the group, Emma Powerful, in a statement reacted to an alleged plot by the Department of State Services, DSS, not to produce Kanu in court on October 21, 2021. Powerful claimed that the Federal Government was planning to keep Kanu perpetually incarcerated. He said the plot was to demoralise Kanu and the Biafra agitation. According to Powerful: “The…
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Air Peace boss, Allen Onyema gifts Super Falcons N20m
The President of Air Peace Airline, Allen Onyema, has compensated the Super Falcons’ past and present teams with the sum of ₦20 million. He presented the cheques to the various teams after the finals of the maiden edition of the Aisha Buhari Invitational Tournament on Tuesday. Though, South Africa’s Banyana Banyana beat the Super Falcons 4-2 in the final match at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos, the Air Peace boss was not dismayedThis is contained in a statement signed by Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at the Nigeria Football Federation, on Wednesday, the News Agency of Nigeria reports “He presented…
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Buhari govt has refused to help me because of my stance in telling the truth – Gov Ortom cries out
Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has said that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has refused to help him clear some of the state’s financial issues simply because he speaks the truth. Ortom also said that he has been approached by some people from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, who said that help could only come to Benue State if he (Ortom) returns to the party. The Governor, however, maintained his stance that he will not sell his people out like other governors are doing today, adding that he remains committed to them. He said he has been able…
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Anti-Grazing Law Unrealistic, I Can Implement Ranching With N114bn —El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has described the anti-grazing laws being signed by some of his colleagues as unrealistic. He noted that while ranching was the ideal solution to the problem, it cannot be done overnight. The governor said this while speaking to newsmen during a visit to the National Secretariat of the All progressives Congress, in Abuja, on Tuesday. El-Rufai also stated that Kaduna State would require at least N114 billion to put together 14 ranches to fully settle herders and their families. He said, “The northern state governor’s forum has already taken a position that open grazing is…
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VAT: You can’t say be your brother’s keeper while you’re doing an illegal thing – Governor Wike slams critics
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has fired back at his critics over their comments in the ongoing clash with some southern states and the Federal Inland Revenue Services over collection of Value Added Tax. Receiving Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of the SUN (Newspaper) Publishing Limited, Mr Onuoha Ukeh who led a delegation to present a letter of nomination to him as the SUN Man of the Year 2020 Award at Government House in Port Harcourt, Wike said people who say states should be their brothers’ keeper, must first acknowledge that states should be the ones collecting VAT. “Some people…
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