Gunmen kill worshipers, abduct 7 others at Niger Mosque
An unspecified number of people observing early morning prayers at a Mosque at Mazakuka village in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State have been killed by gunmen. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Monday Kuryas, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Monday, said the hoodlums also abducted seven other worshipers at the...
NLC to FG: Don’t force civil servants to take COVID-19 vaccine
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected Federal Government planned enforcement of COVID-19 vaccination on workers and Nigerians. The NLC President, Mr. Ayuba Wabba, expressed labour position while unveiling the COVID-19 vaccination Advisory for the Federal Civil Servants on Monday in Abuja. It would be recalled that the Federal Government said it would enforce COVID-19 vaccination amongst its...
I warned Sunday Igboho but he kept abusing me – Ooni of Ife
Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has said the approach adopted by Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Sunday Igboho, to express his grievances cannot work against any government. Speaking with BBC News Yoruba on Monday in commemoration of his birthday, the revered monarch said he met with President Muhammadu Buhari over Igboho's agitation and the President told him...
PDP Convention: Metuh tackles Peter Obi over National Auditor
Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, has tackled the party’s 2019 vice presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, over the choice of National Auditor of the PDP. He accused Obi of failing to consult with the stakeholders before unilaterally nominating someone for the party’s National Auditor ahead of the October 30 National Convention. Metuh, in...
Emefiele to Buhari: Mr. President, we must stop import dependency
Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has expressed worries over widespread import dependency, which has wiped out most of the nation’s production and manufacturing bases. Emefiele, who spoke on Monday at the unveiling of eNaira in Abuja, said Nigerian jobs are being exported in the process. He told President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the decline. “Under your leadership, Mr....
Digital currency: Why I approved eNaira, by President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has painstakingly explained why he approved the use of the digital currency, eNaira. The President, who spoke on Monday in Abuja at the official launch of the eNaira, stated that the adoption of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and its underlying technology, called block chain, can increase Nigeria’s GDP by $29 billion over the next 10...
Marwa to NDLEA operatives: Be ruthless with drug barons, cartels
The Strike Force Corps of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have been charged to be ruthless with drug cartels in the country. Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), directed the Agency’s operatives to go all out and root out drug barons and cartels from their hideouts across the country. Marwa gave the charge at the special operations...
Buhari to envoys: Don’t get involved in Nigeria’s 2023 politics
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged foreign envoys in Nigeria not to get involved in Nigerian politics ahead of the 2023 general election. The President, while receiving Letters of Credence from the envoys on Monday, urged them to be guided by diplomatic practices to ensure that their activities remain within the limits of their profession. Receiving Letters of Credence at State House...
Mahama, Emefiele, Uzodinma, others grace AEC summit
Former President of Ghana, John Mahama, will be opening the 3rd annual edition of the African Economic Congress (AEC) scheduled to hold virtually from 1st-3rd November 2021. The 3-day virtual congress will be televised live on AIT. It covers panel sessions on agriculture, finance, trade, technology, youth, women, security, health, and energy. The Founder/ Convener of the African Economic Congress, Nancy Nnaji...
Woman to court: My mother-in-law asked me to poison my step children
Ms Christina Jacob told a Makurdi Upper Area Court that her mother-in-law asked her to poison her step-children. Testifying in a divorce petition, Jacob said that her marriage with Mr. Linus Obeya, has broken down irretrievably. She also prayed the court for custody of their two children. “I met Obeya sometime in 2010 in Lagos. I got pregnant in 2013 but my...
