Naira weakens to lowest in four years

By Dennis Erezi Nigeria’s Naira weakened to a four-year low in the parallel market after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) efforts to persuade banks to sell more dollars to customers failed to bridge the widening gap between the official and street rates. As of Wednesday, black market dealers were offering the naira at 502 per […]

Fayemi’s chilling message to Buhari: Nigeria at the precipice

Kayode Fayemi By Abankula Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti sent a chilling message to President Muhammadu Buhari, warning that the nation is at the precipice, economically speaking. Fayemi, who chairs the Nigeria Governors Forum spoke on Tuesday in Abuja at the presentation of a report on Nigeria by the World Bank. The report, called Nigeria […]

Not 36 years: Army clarifies COAS Yahaya’s service record

Major General Faruk Yahaya, Chief of army staff By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Army has clarified that the new Chief of Army Staff, Major General Faruk Yahaya has not spent 36 years in service as widely reported. It said the COAS service record started on Sept. 22, 1990 when he was commissioned as an officer. […]

Soyinka to Buhari: Nigeria may not celebrate another Democracy Day

Soyinka and Buhari Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has said Nigeria may not celebrate another Democracy Day next year if President Muhammadu Buhari fails to listen to all different agitations and initiatives around him. Soyinka stated this in an interview on Arise TV on Monday. The Nobel Laureate also warned that Nigeria will not stay […]

2023: Tinubu’s posters flood Abuja

By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA Posters of the national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have flooded parts of the nation’s capital, Abuja even as Nigerians continue to bask in the euphoria of democracy day celebrations. The posters which carried Tinubu’s bold picture and name surfaced on Sunday and were […]

We notified Buhari of our meeting, says Obasanjo

Obasanjo According to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who was one of the conveners of the meeting, members of the group agreed to formally present their resolutions to President Buhari before making it public, stressing that the President was notified of the coalition and its agenda prior to the meeting.   The former President spoke yesterday […]

Buhari Mourns TB Joshua

Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the founder of The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua, saying he will be missed by his global followers. The President, in a release on Sunday by his Media Adviser, Femi Adesina, commiserated with the family and members of The Synagogue, Church […]

Non-state actors can’t overwhelm FG —Lai Mohammed (keep dreaming – they have already)

Kayode Oyero 3 June 2021 Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says non-state actors cannot overwhelm the Federal Government. The emergence of non-state actors has been undeniable in Southern Nigeria. Prominent amongst these actors include Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho; former militant in the Niger Delta region, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo; […]

Nigerians rubbish FG’s Twitter ban, attack Buhari, Justice minister

Nigerians defy FG’s ban, attack Buhari, Malami on Twitter The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) Friday Olokor, Oladimeji Ramon, Okechukwu Nnodim, Tobi Aworinde, Jesusegun Alagbe, Noah Banjo, Percy Ani, Godfrey George, Stephen Angbulu, Lesi Nwisagbo and Deborah Tolu-Kolawole 6 June 2021 mock AGF over prosecution threat, access site en masse with VPNs US says […]

Nigerian govt. suspends Twitter indefinitely, says platform undermines “corporate existence”

(NNP) The Federal Government of Nigeria today announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter in the country. This action comes on the heels of the tech company’s deleting an offensive tweet from Buhari threatening Nigerians agitating for independence and security in the country with violence. The suspension was announced by the Minister of Information and Culture, […]

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