January 5, 2021

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has claimed he avoids talking about President Muhammadu Buhari, for the sake of his sanity.

Soyinka stated this while answering questions on Kaftan TV.

He described the new Lagos-Abeokuta-Ibadan standard gauge train as marvelous and long overdue.

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Speaking onboard the new train, Soyinka said he would not like to talk about Buhari government because he imagined it does not exist.

When asked whether the new train was a plus to Buhari, he replied, ‘I don’t want to talk about Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.’

‘I think it

Iran confirmed Tuesday it is now enriching uranium to 20 percent purity, well beyond the threshold set by its 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, sparking international concern.

The move at its underground Fordow facility was confirmed by UN watchdog the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

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It was the most striking suspension yet of Iranian commitments under the landmark deal, a process it started in 2019 in response to US President Donald Trump’s dramatic withdrawal from the accord the previous year.

‘At around 7 pm (1530 GMT Monday), we reached 20 percent’

Prof. Khalifa Dikwa, Dean, Borno Elders Forum said contrary to the narrative by the military and the Federal Government, no where is safe outside of Maiduguri, capital of Borno State.

He said so bad is the security situation that not even 5km outside of Maiduguri is safe.

‘Even if they (Boko Haram) are not physically there, they are psychologically there, disturbing the people,’ Dikwa told Channels Television’s Newsnight on Monday.

‘From time to time, they ride their motorcycles, come and harass them to pay levies and so on. Outside Maiduguri, no even five kilometres, nobody is safe. And they can