October 28, 2021

Kanu: I Lectured Abaribe On How To Live In Prison – Shehu Sani

Kanu: I Lectured Abaribe On How To Live In Prison – Shehu Sani

October 28, 2021 7:24 am

Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna Central Senator, has recalled lecturing Senate Minority Leader, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe on how to live in prison.

Sani said he used to lecture Abaribe on how to live in prison in case he gets prosecuted over his Biafra agitation.

He disclosed this while sharing a throwback photo of himself having a discussion with Abaribe on the floor of the Upper Chamber.

In a post on his Facebook page on Wednesday, the former lawmaker disclosed that Abarbe also tried to convert him into believing in the Biafra ideology.

He wrote: ‘My good friend Senator Abaribe was

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COVID-19: Osun Govt Under Fire For Lack Of Transparency

COVID-19: Osun Govt Under Fire For Lack Of Transparency

October 28, 2021 7:24 am

An Osun-based non-profit organisation, Community Development (CODE), has queried the refusal of the Osun State Government to declare how the funds the state received to tackle the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was expended.

In an interview with Newsmen in Osogbo Wednesday, the organisation, through its Osun State Lead, Anthony Adejuwon, said it had written five Freedom Of Information (FOI) letters to the Osun State Government through the Ministries of Information and Civic Orientation, Health, Finance, Youths, Sports and Special Duties and the Chairman of the COVID-19 Task Force in the state requesting for details of funds and relief …

Unknown Gunmen Invade Ogun Community, Shoot Six Persons

Unknown Gunmen Invade Ogun Community, Shoot Six Persons

October 28, 2021 4:15 am

Gunmen suspected to be land grabbers on Wednesday reportedly shot no fewer than six persons in Jegede village of Igbesa, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Ogun Police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the incident, disclosing that three of the gunmen were already in police custody.

Oyeyemi identified the suspected land grabbers as Kamoru Ayodele, Adewale Muyibi, and Taofeek Ogundele. He said the trio were arrested on Monday after invading the Awori community.

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The suspects were said to have inflicted injuries on some villagers in their attempt …

Hushpuppi Commission Awaits FDC’s Recommendations On Kyari

Hushpuppi: Commission Awaits FDC’s Recommendations On Kyari

October 28, 2021 3:12 am

The fate of the suspended Commander, Intelligence Response Team (IRT), and a Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari, is hanging in the balance as the Police Service Commission awaits the recommendations of the Force Disciplinary Committee on his case.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the FDC’s recommendations would form the crux of the commission’s decision and also determine Kyari’s future in the Nigeria Police.

Our correspondent had reported that the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, last month dispatched the Special Investigation Panel report on Kyari’s alleged roles in the $1.1m fraud perpetrated by an Instagram influencer, Abbas …

After 48hrs, eNaira App Removed From Google Store

eNaira App Removed From Google Store 48hrs After

October 28, 2021 2:14 am

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that it will not bear any liability for any interruption, loss of revenue, or loss of services arising from the use of the eNaira website.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that this is coming just as the eNaira speed wallet disappeared from the Google Play Store on Wednesday after over 100,000 users had downloaded it.

The development came about 48 hours after the eNaira app was launched by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the State House, Abuja.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; the Governor of the CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, and top officials …

FG To Spend N1.35trn On Petrol Subsidy In 9 Months – NNPC

FG To Spend ₦1.35trn On Petrol Subsidy In 9 Months – NNPC

October 28, 2021 1:49 am

Due to a lack of local refining capacity, the Federal Government of Nigeria would spend roughly ₦1.35 trillion subsidising imported petrol between October this year and June 2022, when the finance minister said that the wasteful and opaque subsidy regime will come to an end.

According to the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Mele Kyari, the Federal Government spends as much as ₦140 to ₦150 billion to subsidise Premium Motor Spirit (petrol), monthly, a development opposed by the World Bank and other international lenders who have advised the government to channel such funds into …

Banditry Have Forced Over 12m Kids Out Of School - Presidency

Banditry Have Forced Over 12m Kids Out Of School – Presidency

October 28, 2021 1:23 am

The Nigerian Presidency has decried the impact of insurgency and banditry on school attendance in the country disclosing that no fewer than 12 million children have been forced out of school.

Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari made this assertion on Tuesday at the fourth International Conference on Safe Schools Declaration in Abuja.

Gambari, who represented President Muhammadu Buhari at the event lamented the increasing trend of school kidnaping noting that although the abducted students are eventually released, the trauma lingers.

‘It is disheartening to note that even when the abducted students are released, the trauma of the …

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