He accused the administration of relegating the security of lives and property of Nigerians to the background while spending billions of naira on COVID-19. He said less than 2,000 persons have, so far, been killed by COVID-19 in the country, whereas thousands of Nigerians have been murdered by bandits and from other violent crimes.
‘It is untrue that security is improving; it is getting worse. If you go to schools in the north, …
South African Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu, has passed away due to COVID-19 related complications, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Thursday.
This follows an announcement a few days ago that Mthembu was going into self-isolation after contracting COVID-19.
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‘Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this time of loss. Minister Mthembu was an exemplary leader, an activist, and a life-long champion of freedom and democracy,’ said the president.
He stated that Mthembu’s death is a lot to the nation as he was loved and greatly respected.
Ramaphosa sent a …
The wife of Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, who is the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Zeenat, has reportedly tested positive to COVID-19 at the Kaduna correctional center, raising concerns for a possible rash of infections at the facility.
Their son Muhammed announced her condition in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday. El-Zakzaky and his wife have been in detention since 2015 after some of his followers clashed with soldiers in Zaria, Kaduna.
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El-Zakzaky is standing trial over allegations of culpable homicide, unlawful assembly, disruption of the public peace, among …
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that telephone subscribers in Nigeria are now 208 million.
NCC’s Executive Vice Chairman, Prof Umar Danbatta, stated this in Abuja during a media briefing.
He said the nation’s broadband penetration also peaked at 45. 07 percent as at November 2020.
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He spoke during a load down of new developments in the telecommunications industry to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr. Festus Daudu.
The Nigerian Communications Commission says telecom operators received 47.8 million National Identification …
At least 127 soldiers have exited the Nigerian Army following formal approval by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai.
Their shocking resignation came a few days after Buratai told recruits undergoing training in Falgore forest camp in Kano that they would be deployed to Sambisa forest.
A top military officer confirmed the development to News Correspondents.
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Also, a memo signed by Brig. Gen. T.A Gagariga directed all the 127 soldiers to submit all military properties in their possession.
The exiting soldiers, according to the memo, …
Manchester City’s record goalscorer Sergio Aguero on Thursday revealed that he has contracted coronavirus and is self-isolating.
The 32-year-old Argentinian striker had already been self-isolating due to being in close contact with someone who tested positive for the virus.
Britain is in the midst of a third lockdown due to the emergence of a new strain of Covid-19 across the country in recent months which is believed to be more contagious.
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Manchester City has been hard hit by the virus with 11 players and staff testing positive in recent weeks.
They …
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has disassociated itself from the controversial comments from Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, discouraging Nigerians from taking COVID-19 vaccines.
Governor Bello had in a viral video condemned the use of the vaccine, saying it is meant to kill people.
The governor had earlier in his New Year broadcast said Kogi will not respond to the second wave of the virus with ‘mass hysteria’.
A communique issued at the end of the 24th teleconference meeting on Wednesday by the NGF Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, but released on Thursday said …
The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, has revealed that the new retirement age of 70 years for teachers and the new years of service of 40 years will take effect from Jan.1.
Mallam Adamu made this known at the 2020 Annual Ministerial briefing held in Abuja on Thursday.
He, however, pointed out that there would not be a uniform take-off date for all the other policies approved by President Muhammadu Buhari at the 2020 World Teachers Day.
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He said that effective dates for other policies would be
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said the government had ‘inevitably’ resorted to borrowing to fund the budget as a result of declining revenues for some years’ resulting to increase in Nigeria’s debt profile.
President Buhari said this while speaking virtually at the FIRS National Tax Dialogue held at the Conference Hall of the State House, Abuja.
According to him; ‘As we might expect, this has led to increase in Nigeria’s debt profile which stood at about N32 trillion in September 2020. This funding gap created by the dwindling government revenue, therefore, underscores the importance of the national tax dialogue …
Last week, the social media in Nigeria was awsh with news that the Federal Commissioner representing Imo state in the Public Complaints Commission Nigeria, High Chief Barrister Willie Amadi was involved in an exposed sex tryst which was further accentuated with the release of an alleged sex video which showed the top politician in a compromising sex position.
The speed at which this information spread to all parts and sectors of Nigeria through the social media and other media outlets only goes ahead to lay credence to the saying that ‘Nothing travels faster than bad news’. And even though the …
China, on Wednesday, imposed sanctions against former US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo and 27 other officials of the Trump administration.
The action came 24 hours after Pompeo accused China of genocide against Uighur Muslims.
The announcement was made as Joe Biden took oath of office as President.
China said Pompeo and others had “executed a series of crazy moves, gravely interfered in China’s internal affairs, undermined China’s interests, offended the Chinese people, and seriously disrupted China-US relations”.
Former officials affected are trade chief, Peter Navarro; national security advisers …
The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has told herders in Ondo State to remain in their locations and reject any move to label them as criminals.
Spokesman of the forum, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, in a statement on Wednesday, asked the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, to stop the ultimatum given to herders to vacate forest reserves in the State.
Baba-Ahmed noted that the governor’s order was provocative and unhelpful.
Recall that on Monday, governor Akeredolu gave herders a seven-day ultimatum to leave the forests, citing the rising insecurity in the State.
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