August 2022

Stop Borrowing For Consumption, Peter Obi Warns FG, States

Stop Borrowing For Consumption, Peter Obi Warns FG, States

August 11, 2022 4:56 am

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has sent a warning to the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government as well as states against further borrowing for consumption submitting that the country is running into crisis.

Obi handed down the words of warning in a series of tweets on his verified twitter handle @PeterObi, on Wednesday.

He said:  ‘As a matter of urgency, Nigeria must stop borrowing for consumption, but only borrow to invest in regenerative development projects and other productive ventures.

‘It’s ironical that states that received fiscal bailouts did not repay the loans and are …

Entries For Prof. MarkAnthony Nze Literary Prize Extended

Entries For Prof. MarkAnthony Nze Literary Prize Extended

August 11, 2022 4:08 am
The calls for an extension to allow more interested people to access the one-in-a-lifetime opportunity presented by the Prof. MarkAnthony Nze literary prize has been acceded to by the organisers. Interested participants can now hasten up their registrations to take part in the contest which has been put together to give young people an opportunity to show the world the stuff they are made of as far as writing is concerned while also empowering them financially.
Recall that popular social critic, literary guru and media executive, Prof. MarkAnthony Nze had a few months ago instituted a very rare opportunity for
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Crude Oil Theft FG Chasing Shadows – Siasia

Crude Oil Theft: FG Chasing Shadows – Siasia

August 11, 2022 4:04 am
In an effort to combat the menace of crude oil theft in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta Region, Mr. Moses Siloko Siasia, Chairman of the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) and Convener of Niger Delta Young Professionals, has claimed that the Nigerian government is running in circles.
Governors in the Niger Delta, according to him, have overlooked an essential component of ‘human infrastructure’ development, They instead are concentrating on creating public infrastructure, which may not necessarily have an influence on the lives of numerous adolescents in the area.
He
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Terrorists Kidnap Ango Abdullahi’s Family Members In Kaduna

Terrorists Kidnap Ango Abdullahi’s Family Members In Kaduna

August 11, 2022 4:00 am

Reports hitting the desk of Africa Daily News, New York right now have it that suspected terrorists have kidnapped a woman and her four children in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The abducted woman is reportedly the daughter-in-law of the village head of Yakawada, Alhaji Rilwanu Saidu, an elder brother of the Chairman of the Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi.

At the time of filing this report, Police authorities were yet to comment on the incident, but a close relative of the family, Umar Sani, told Channels Television that the woman, Ramatu Samaila, was abducted along …

Islamic Gunmen Attack Prison In Congo, 800 Inmates Freed

Islamic Gunmen Attack Prison In Congo, 800 Inmates Freed

August 10, 2022 5:46 pm

Reports have shown that over 800 prison inmates have made their way out and escaped from a prison in Congo after some of the Islamic militants in the country had reportedly laid a massive siege on a prison in Butembo area of the nation.

The militant Islamist group, Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) has also been blamed for the attack, according to the Congolese Army.

Read Also: Prison Term Slammed On Politicians Who Pick Two Forms – INEC

It has been reported that about 80 heavily armed militia had laid siege on the Congo prison to free some of the inmates, …

2023 I Will Do A Proper Handover To My Successor – Wike

I’m In Charge Of Rivers, Not Electoral Votes – Wike Boasts

August 10, 2022 5:45 pm

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has finally come out to clarify and reiterate his earlier statements that alleged that he claimed to be in charge of all the Rivers States votes.

According to the Governor, he had never claimed to be in charge of electoral votes but the administration of Rivers State. Wike while he had also been reacting to some of the comments after he made the statement on Monday had revealed that some of the  politicians in Rivers State had come to misconceived his assertion.

Read Also: ‘Don’t Return Us To Days Of Toxic Politics’ – Sen.

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Gunmen Attack Fulani Settlement In Osun, Kill 6 Herdsmen

FG Blasted For Describing Killings By Herdsmen As ‘Conflicts’

August 10, 2022 1:47 pm

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA have openly described the branding as mere ‘conflict’ by the the Nigerian Government of some of the aggressions and killings of the southern farmers by Fulani herdsmen as wicked and insensitive.

Emmanuel Onwubiko who is HURIWA’s National Coordinator, had in a statement on Wednesday, reiterated that the matter is not a conflict and urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to curb the criminality of herders who are now on the rampage in the country, kidnapping residents for lump ransom and taking over farmlands of aboriginal dwellers.

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America Concerned Over Rwandan Support For Congo Rebels

America Concerned Over Rwandan Support For Congo Rebels

August 10, 2022 1:41 pm

Tensions between the neighbors have increased as a result of the M23 group’s revival in the unrest-ridden east of the Congo, with Kinshasa slandering Kigali for supporting the rebels.

Mr. Blinken was giving a speech in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he visited President Felix Tshisekedi on the returning match of a three-nation African tour.

Read Also: Rwanda Minister, Biruta Issues Retaliation Warnings To Congo

After spending a day in Kinshasa, Mr. Blinken is scheduled to travel to Rwanda, which has refuted the accusations.

‘We are very concerned by credible reports that Rwanda has …

How I Was Mocked After Losing My Son, Dare - Adeboye

How I Was Mocked After Losing My Son, Dare – Adeboye

August 10, 2022 8:21 am
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has revealed that certain individuals made fun of him during his darkest moments.
The 80-year-old cleric claimed during the church’s 70th Annual Convention that while he was dealing with so many inquiries regarding the passing of his son, other persons were busy making fun of him.
‘Some of you have heard this before: when I was in the saddest period of my life, with so many questions and I know that even in my deep sorrow some people were still laughing at me, I got a
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Pat Utomi Promises A New Nigeria With The Obi-dient Movement

Pat Utomi Promises A New Nigeria With The Obi-dient Movement

August 10, 2022 7:57 am
Prof. Pat Utomi, Chairman of the Big Tent of Political Parties in Nigeria, urged the populace yesterday that a better, wealthy Nigeria was within reach by 2023.
He claimed that some of the clever programs the revolution planned to introduce in the coming weeks, which included the ‘Listening Clinics’ campaign, will help the nation flourish.
‘Our objective this morning (yesterday) is to introduce a number of programs we are initiating this October that will raise the ground for a mass entrepreneurial, moral, and motivational initiative of social engineering. The program will usher in a prosperous, fair, and just social
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I Will Do Everything I Can To Keep Nigeria United – Buhari

I Will Do Everything I Can To Keep Nigeria United – Buhari

August 10, 2022 6:53 am

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, announced that his administration was determined to everything possible to keep the country together as one united entity.

The President recalled the gruesome 1967–1970 civil war, saying that a price had to be paid to ensure Nigeria’s unity. Therefore, political leaders must defend the overarching goal of advancing the national interest.

Buhari made this assertion when he met with former state chairmen of the disbanded Congress for Progressive Change at the State House in Abuja, according to a statement signed by his special adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina.

The statement was titled, ‘We …

How We Disbursed ₦100bn To Pharma Manufacturers – Buhari

How We Disbursed ₦100bn To Pharma Manufacturers – Buhari

August 10, 2022 6:10 am

The Federal Government has announced that disbursed a total of ₦100 billion to indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare investors as loans to expand their capital base and boost local production of medicines and medical consumables.

President Muhammadu Buhari announced this on Tuesday in Abuja while receiving the new Executive Members of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), according to a statement signed by presidential spokesperson Femi Adesina.

The President explained that the loan was extended through the Central Bank of Nigeria’s support to the private pharmaceutical sector.

He added that the Health Sector Reform Committee chaired by Vice-President Professor Yemi Osinbajo, is …

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