The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says the Nigerian army will shame and disgrace the Boko Haram and the Islamic States for West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists in 2021. Buratai gave the assurance at a sit-out night to usher in the 2021 New Year at the TY Buratai Institute for War and Peace, […]
By Kazeem Ugbodaga President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said his government will review some of the laws to ensure that the anti-corruption fight is more effective. Buhari, in a nationwide broadcast, said his administration, had recorded substantial gains so far in the anti-corruption war, saying his government was committed to continuing along the path of […]
By Dirisu Yakubu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Friday, described the 2021 New Year address by President Muhammadu Buhari as empty, saying Nigerians must come together to salvage their country. Reacting to the speech, the PDP through its national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the country under the watch of President Muhammadu Buhari is fast […]
The federal government has approved the development and release of a mobile app to enable Nigerians and legal residents easily link their National Identity Number (NIN) to their phone numbers. This is contained in a statement released on New Year’s eve by Dr Femi Adeluyi, Technical Assistant (Information Technology) to Prof Isa Pantami, the Minister […]
No fewer than 52 people escaped death in an accident involving six vehicles on Ihiala road, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra as the New Year 2021 began on Friday. Mr Andrew Kumapayi, State Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka. Kumapayi said the […]
By Bayo Onanuga President Muhammadu Buhari, admitting the challenge of insecurity in the country on Friday spoke about his plans to rejig the Nigerian security architecture, to make it more proactive. He did not give a timeframe to accomplish this. He said his administration will “Re-energize and reorganize” the security apparatus and personnel of the […]
By Abankula Bea Lewis, an Atlanta, Georgia based lady revealed on New Year’s eve that she dated Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote. She also said Aliko went on to break “her heart in 1000 pieces’. Although she published a selfie of hers and Aliko cheek by jowl, her post was not the typical vindictive post […]
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Central Bank of Nigeria depreciated the naira yesterday by N16.25 kobo depreciated in the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window. This represents the third and biggest daily depreciation of the naira since 2017. Recall, the indicative exchange rate for the window jumped to N374 per dollar at the close of business from […]
Former Super Eagles’ captain, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha, has spoken about his business relationship with Friday Nwankwo-Kujah and why they fell apart. Nwankwo-Kujah had alleged that Okocha, along with his wife, took over a Bureau de Change business they owned together. But Okocha has debunked the allegation, in an interview with The Guardian. “I don’t […]
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has attacked President Muhammadu Buhari in the New Year, saying that laziness from his government made the nation suffer multi-facet downcast in the previous year. Atiku, in his New Year message, said the out-gone year was quite dramatic and it was only by the grace of the […]
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