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Nigeria’s poor Corruption rating by Transparency Intl is a result of inadequate data – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said that Nigeria’s current poor corruption rating by Transparency International is as a result of inadequate data. Addressing journalists on Wednesday on TI’s January 2021 report in which Nigeria scored 25 out of 100 points (the country’s worst rating since 2015), the Minister stated that they found few discrepancies after analyzing the process that TI used in the rating. Lai added that they found some data sources in which Nigeria’s course has remained flat over the past 10 years. He said; “We actually also analysed the process that the TI used in the rating that was used…
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More photos of the beautiful Kano Princess reportedly set to marry Yusuf Buhari
Yusuf Buhari, the son of President Buhari, is reportedly set to marry Zahra Bayero, the daughter of Emir of Bichi in Kano State, Nasir Bayero.
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‘We can’t continue to bear subsidy burden’ — NNPC GMD hints increase in Petrol Price
General Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari has expressed that the company cannot continue to bear the bill of a N120billion every month to subsidise Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). Kyari made this known while speaking with journalists on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He lamented that the burden placed upon NNPC by the ongoing subsidisation of the cost of petrol in the country was overwhelming and as a result of the huge sum being paid, Nigerians would have to pay the actual cost for petrol sooner or later. “The price could have been…
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Insecurity: Those responsible for running the Nation are on Holiday – Sowunmi
Segun Sowunmi, former spokesman of the Atiku Campaign Organisation has expressed that the way the spate of insecurity in the country is being handled suggests that the leaders have probably taken a time off. He made this statement while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday. According to Sowunmi, it is disheartening that those at the helms of affairs are not rising up to the occasion as everyone is doing and saying whatever they like without being cautioned. In his words; “Insecurity on one part, have you ever seen this country this divided? For some reason you are just…
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Fixing Nigeria’s challenges must happen before 2023 elections – Northern Elders Forum
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed that the various challenges facing Nigeria must be fixed before the general election in 2023. The group warned that failure to fix the country would weaken the nation and make the nation vulnerable to internal strife. Director of Publicity and Advocacy of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed made this known while speaking on The Morning Show, a breakfast programme on ARISE NEWS Channel. Baba-Ahmed stated that there is an urgent need for a genuine conversation around the country’s challenges as well as how to resolve them in order to reduce…
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Nigerian Army, police are ‘coward’ – IPOB replies Chief of Army Staff
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has replied the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. -Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, on his recent warning that the military would deal with individuals and groups threatening the corporate existence of the country. Attahiru on Tuesday had issued a warning to all secessionist agitations in the country. He called them to desist from such acts or face their wrath. He vowed to ensure that those inciting disintegration such as the Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho who recently declared the Oduduwa Republic and his South South counterpart, ex-militant, Asari Dokubo are all dealt with. Reacting to this, the…
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Herdsmen: Our forefathers stopped them in 1804, we are not afraid – Ortom
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has said that the Tiv nation in 1804, fought and stopped the Fulani herdsmen from taking over the State. Ortom who spoke with BBC Pidgin at the Benue People’s House, Makurdi, insisted that they are not afraid to follow the steps of their forefathers. He revealed that the herdsmen have a hidden agenda that is triggering their desire to flood the State. Ortom noted that before the enactment of the law prohibiting open grazing in Benue, the Fulani herders were sneaking into the State to enslave the citizens and take over the land. The governor…
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Governors turned herdsmen into bandits – Miyetti Allah
Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore has blamed State governors for banditry in the North. They said herders, who lost their cattle and businesses, resorted to banditry in the North. Spokesman of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Saleh Hassan, noted that pressure from governors turned some herdsmen into bandits. He said prior to banditry, Herders have been on the loose. Hassan in a statement yesterday, said: “The crisis of bandits in the north-west is because of some of the activities of the governors in the past. “They put pressure on the herders. They lose their cattle. They have no business. Now, they have…
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“My only sin is I love Baba unconditionally” – Man shares photos of damaged vehicles claiming he was “physically and spiritually attacked” for supporting Buhari
A Nigerian man, Kabiru Ishaq Sa’id from Kano State has claimed that he has been getting attacks both physically and spiritually for supporting President Buhari. Taking to Facebook, Kabiru shared photos of his damaged and bullet-ridden vehicles, insisting that loving Buhari is his only sin and he will continue to stand by him. He wrote; “ON RECORD: They Attacked Me Physically And Spiritually. Did i die? ……… Capital NO!. I Said it Before Now And I’m Saying it Again And Again, That BUHARI IS AN UPRIGHT MAN THAT’S WHY I STICK TO HIM. My Only Sin I LOVE BABA UNCONDITIONALLY.…
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Police arrest woman who beat husband’s new wife to death with pestle and set her corpse on fire in Niger state
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old woman, Amina Aliyu, who allegedly killed her husband’s new wife, Fatima Aliyu. Fatima was beaten to death with a pestle and her body set on fire by her husband’s first wife in Minna, Niger state on Tuesday March 23, seven weeks after her wedding. According to the Spokesperson of the Command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, the suspect has been arrested while investigation is still ongoing. He said; “On Tuesday, one Bello Lawal of Gwari Motors Bosso road Minna reported on behalf of one Alhaji Aliyu Abdullahi 45yrs of Mandela road Sauka Kahuta…
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Matawalle pleads with FG to hold dialogue with bandits
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has appealed to the Federal Government to dialogue with bandits to sustain peace in Zamfara. The Governor said this when he received a delegation from the Federal Government, led by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, which paid a visit to the state over Sunday’s fire incident at the Tudun Wada Market, Gusau. He urged the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to come out with a comprehensive plan of action to achieve this aim. Matawalle stated that all conflicts that have ethnic dimension can best be resolved through dialogue. He…
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Biafra, Oduduwa: “Listen to secessionists” – Shehu Sani tells Buhari Govt’
Shehu Sani, a former member of the Nigerian Senate, has called on the government to listen to secessionists from different parts of the country and address their grievances. Although the former federal lawmaker kicked against the activities of the groups springing up from different parts of Nigeria, describing their conducts as nothing but childish misadventures, he saw the needs for the government to pay attention to their agitations. Shehu Sani in a tweet he shared via his Twitter handle, reminded the secessionists that disintegrating a country is by far easier said than done. According to him: “The Secessionists threats and…
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