May 2022

2023 Nigeria Sliding Towards Failed State, Tambuwal Cries Out

2023: Nigeria Sliding Towards Failed State, Tambuwal Cries Out

May 7, 2022 2:32 am

The Sokoto State Governor and Presidential hopeful on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has decried the state of Nigeria at the moment, lamenting that the country is sliding towards a failed state under the watch of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Tambuwal who made this claim on Friday when he visited the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) at the party’s National Headquarters in Abuja asserted that Nigerians are facing greater dangers than they ever have in the history of the country.

He said ‘Our country has been divided as never before. Our economy is …

2023 10 Kano PDP Lawmakers Defect To NNPP

2023: 10 Kano PDP Lawmakers Defect To Kwankwaso’s NNPP

May 7, 2022 2:29 am

No fewer than 10 members of the Kano State House of Assembly have announced their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP.

The Assembly’s Director, Press and Public Affairs, Uba Abdullahi who confirmed the development said the lawmakers have tendered their defection letter to the State House of Assembly.

Abdullahi said the lawmaker’s premises some of their reasons for defecting from the PDP border on the leadership tussle in the party both at the State and National levels.

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According to him, “Ten …

Terrorism Northern Group Welcomes UK Action Against IPOB

Terrorism: Northern Group Welcomes UK Action Against IPOB

May 7, 2022 2:26 am

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has hailed the purported decision of the United Kingdom government to accept Nigeria’s classification of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, as a terrorist organisation.

“We recall that following widespread killings, destructions and other acts of lawlessness, the Nigerian government had designated IPOB a terrorist group in 2017,” said CNG’s Spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman in a statement on Friday.

Suleiman also asked authorities both local and foreign to consider moving against the so called Igbo leaders who have been asking President Muhammadu Buhari for the release of the terror group leader Nnamdi Kanu as …

UK Set To Exempt Nigerian Graduates From Visa Policy

UK Set To Exempt Nigerian Graduates From Visa Policy

May 7, 2022 2:25 am

The United Kingdom (UK), has revealed plans to issue visas that will now allow Nigerian degree holders to work in specific sectors in the UK, marking a positive move for the West African country.

The fields which Nigerian bachelor, master and doctorate degree holders will function include science, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship.

The new visa policy, according to the United Kingdom, will commence on May 30, even as it said applicatants must possess a degree that is equivalent to a first degree in the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom Minister of Safe and Legal Migration, Kevin Foster, while speaking about the …

Igbo Leaders Request South East Presidency, Kanu’s Release

Igbo Leaders Request South East Presidency, Kanu’s Release

May 7, 2022 2:23 am

A group of Igbo leaders yesterday met with President Muhammadu Buhari during which they appealed to the President to tamper justice with mercy and facilitate the release of Nnamdi Kanu from DSS detention.

Mr Kanu, leader of the separatist group, IPOB, which has been outlawed in Nigeria is being detained and prosecuted on treason charges.

Details of the meeting between the Igbo leaders and President Buhari were contained in a statement by the president’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina.

Mr Buhari, according to Mr Adesina, told his guests that an ‘unconditional release’ of Mr Kanu ‘runs contrary to the doctrine of separation …

11 Killed Following Terror Attack In Burkina Faso - Army

11 Killed Following Terror Attack In Burkina Faso – Army

May 7, 2022 2:21 am

No fewer than seven soldiers and four back-up troops have been killed in two ambushes in Burkina Faso’s troubled north, the army have revealed.

The first attack near the town of Solle on Thursday led to the deaths of two soldiers and four civilian volunteers helping the army while five paramilitary troops perished in another raid the same day at Ouanobe, the army said in a statement received Friday.

The ambushes were staged by “terrorists,” according to the army, using a term to signify jihadist groups active in Burkina Faso’s north.

Nine people were wounded, it said, adding that the …

Ukraine UN Security Council Backs ‘Peaceful’ Solution

Ukraine: UN Security Council Backs ‘Peaceful’ Resolution

May 7, 2022 2:19 am

The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted its first declaration on Ukraine since Russia’s February invasion backing the Secretary-General’s efforts to find a ‘peaceful solution’ to ongoing the war.

The declaration, drafted by Norway and Mexico and obtained by Africa Daily News, New York, stopped short of supporting a mediation effort by Antonio Guterres, as was laid out in an earlier version of the text.

‘The Security Council expresses deep concern regarding the maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine,’ the text adopted Friday stated.

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The …

2023 Akeredolu Bombs Emefiele, Asks Buhari To Fire Him

2023: Akeredolu Bombs Emefiele, Asks Buhari To Fire Him

May 7, 2022 2:07 am

The Governor of Ondo State and Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum has lambasted the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, over his brazen act of running for the 2023 Presidency whilst still in in office as the counry’s chief banker.

Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, declared Emefiele’s action as odd and one that constituted illegality.

The Ondo governor noted strongly that Emefiele must quit his role as CBN governor else the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), must remove him forthwith.
Emefiele, 60, has been CBN governor since 2014.

He reportedly picked the …

40-Yr Old Woman Bags 12 Years For Defrauding Church

2 Men In Court Over Alleged Burglary, Theft In Ekiti

May 6, 2022 5:38 pm

One Isah Ibrahim and Faruq Umaru, alleged to have stolen a Yamaha generator and other valuables worth ₦442,000, were on Friday brought before a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ado-Ekiti.

The defendants, whose ages were given as 65 and 27 respectively and of no fixed addresses, are facing a two-count charge of house breaking and stealing.

The Prosecutor, Insp Oriyomi Akinwale, told the court that the defendants committed the offences sometime in April at about 2:00a.m., at Atikankan Area in Ado-Ekiti.

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Akinwale said that the first defendants broke into …

Tinubu, Osinbajo In Attendance As S/West APC Leaders Meet

Tinubu, Osinbajo In Attendance As S/West APC Leaders Meet

May 6, 2022 5:20 pm

South West presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC), governors and some party leaders are currently meeting at the Lagos House in Marina.

The meeting was convened by Chief Bisi Akande, a former APC National Chairman and former governor of Osun and Chief Olusegun Osoba, a former Ogun governor.

Those present at the meeting included Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Sen. Bola Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila.

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The governors of Lagos, …

Bandits: NRC Announces Restoration Access Between Abuja And Kaduna

Bandits: NRC Announces Restoration Access Between Abuja And Kaduna

May 6, 2022 1:56 pm

The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has said that the track access between Abuja and Kaduna is now restored.

The Managing Director of the Corporation, Mr Fidet Okhiria, confirmed the development in a statement issued by Director Operations of the NRC, Mr Niyi Alli, on Thursday in Lagos.

Okhiria explained that the south end of the tracks, destroyed by the explosion, has been successfully joined with the north end.

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He said: “In our concerted efforts at restoring the Abuja–Kaduna Train Service (AKTS) tracks corridor for resumption of service, …

Biden Appoints 1st Black Woman White House Press Secretary

Biden Appoints 1st Black Woman White House Press Secretary

May 6, 2022 1:56 pm

U.S. President Joe Biden, on Thursday, announced Karine Jean-Pierre as White House Press Secretary, making history as the first Black woman to hold the post.

Jean-Pierre, 44-year-old daughter of Haitian immigrants, will replace Jen Psaki, who was originally expected to serve for only the first year of Biden’s term.

New COVID-19 variants and the war in Ukraine kept her in the job for several months beyond that self-imposed limit.

Biden, in a statement from the White House, said: “ Jill and I had known and respected Jean-Pierre a long time and she would be a strong voice speaking for me …

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