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Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has asserted that Nigerian leaders lack the intellectual capacity to be classified as leaders in saner climes.

The former INEC boss made the assertion when he spoke at the Maitama Sule Leadership Lecture Series, organised by the Students Wing of Coalition of Northern Groups (SW-CNG), in Katsina, on Monday. He attributed the security and economic challenges affecting the country to bad leadership.

He said Nigeria has greedy leaders who have narrow vision in terms of how to usher in developmental projects.

Jega, who was the chairman of …

Controversial Kaduna based Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has built a school for herdsmen at Kagarko Grazing Reserve near Kohoto Village forest in Kaduna state.

The scholar, who named the school as Sheikh Uthman Bin Fodio Centre, revealed that it was funded by Sultan Mosque Foundation Limited.

According to him, the centre designed to educate herdsmen, will be replicated everywhere in the country.

He said instead of spending billions on military hardware to fight the bandits, Nigeria should spend such on schools and teachers to educate the herdsmen.

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Gumi said …

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that the Nigerian government will continue to support efforts to broaden the economy through multilateral financing.

Buhari spoke at a parley with Prof. Benedict Oramah, President, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat.

They met on Sunday in Durban, South Africa, ahead of Monday’s opening ceremony of the 2nd Intra-African Trade Fair Conference.

The President thanked Afreximbank for supporting Nigerian businesses and, by extension, the economy.

“Rest assured you can count on me as you seek a better trade and investment climate in Africa”, he said.

Oramah …

The United States has urged Cuban authorities to do everything possible to lift a ban on protests ahead of planned anti-government demonstrations, the State Department disclosed on Sunday.

Speaking on Sunday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said; ‘We call on the Cuban government to respect Cubans’ rights, by allowing them to peacefully assemble and use their voices without fear of government reprisal or violence, and by keeping Internet and telecommunication lines open for the free exchange of information.’ 

Cuba’s opposition has called for demonstrations in Havana and six provinces on Monday — which have been prohibited by the communist …

The Federal Government of Nigeria has described the allegation by a US-based non-profit organisation that the Nigerian government was sponsoring terrorism as ‘a disgusting distraction orchestrated by those seeking to weaken the ongoing massive onslaught against terrorism and banditry.’

In a statement which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York on Sunday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said ‘the so-called Global Advocates for Terrorism Eradication is a pesky irritant that should be ignored, especially because it is as confused as it is irresponsible.’

He continued, ‘This organisation called GATE is not even worth the …

The Senator who represented Bayelsa East Senatorial District in the 8th assembly, Ben Murray-Bruce, has lamented that Nigeria is still running an 18th-century economy dependent on crude oil and its turbulent prices insisting that it is not sustainable.

He said this while urging President Muhammadu Buhari to start the process which will enable Nigeria to join the rest of the world in the 21st century by intentionally diversifying the economy.

In a video on posted on Twitter which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York, Ben Murray-Bruce made a case that the Ministry of Science and Technology to …

Nigeria’s ex-Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has described the direct primary process passed by the National Assembly as the best for political parties if properly carried out.

He, however, cautioned that the controversy generated by the passage of the direct primary process must not be allowed to disrupt the electoral bill.

He spoke with newsmen in Ilorin on Saturday, on the sidelines of the 9th memorial prayer for his late father, Olusola Abubakar Saraki, held at the family’s residence, Iloffa Road GRA, Ilorin.

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A group, on the auspices of Middle-Belt United Assembly (MBUA), has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, to be able to sanitize his government.

In a statement issued by its President, Comrade Moses Mwarga Aji on Sunday in Kaduna, the group noted that many controversies and allegations hanging on Malami’s neck are too many and weighty to be ignored considering the sensitive nature of the office he occupies.

The statement observed that for President Buhari to allow the AGF to continue in office would destroy his legacies, …

Former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Biodun Olujimi and eight other female aspirants have indicated interest to contest the Ekiti State governorship poll slated for June 18, 2022 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Others include Mrs Olumide Ojo Olukemi Olubunmi from Ido/Osi Council Area of the state, Chief Mrs Arogundade Olutoyin from Ekiti East Local Government and Princess Adekemi Adewunmi from Efon Local Government.

Others are Mrs Cecillia Ebiesuwa (Emure Council), Mrs Adewumi Adesoye (Ado), Mrs Titilayo Owolabi Akerele (Ikole), Mrs Modupe Asaolu (Ekiti South West) and Mrs Deborah Alo ( Ido/Osi).

The nine female aspirants were …

The United States on Saturday warned China over its persistent pressure on Taiwan even as the two powers gird for a hotly awaited summit.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Foreign Minister Wang Yi and “expressed concern regarding the PRC’s continued military, diplomatic, and economic pressure against Taiwan,” the department said in a statement.

President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are set to hold a virtual summit Monday evening Washington time.

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Blinken and Wang spoke Friday to discuss preparations for the summit, with the secretary reported …

Nigerian Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has admitted that the threats to Nigeria’s corporate existence are unprecedented and unimagined.

The VP spoke at the weekend during the public presentation of a book authored by retired Major-General Pat Akem-Vingir on Saturday.

While pointing out that the country is forging ahead despite numerous challenges, he mentioned the battle against COVID-19.

Osinbajo said Nigeria’s effort to tackle the coronavirus pandemic was an example of leadership in a crisis.

He recalled how even some of the wealthiest and most developed economies struggled to handle the outbreak.

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