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Kanu’s Parent’s Burial: NSCDC Issues Warning

February 13, 2020 9:05 am

Ahead of the burial of the King and Queen of Afaraukwu kingdom, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Abia command, has warned parents to restrict their children from engaging in any unlawful activities

The State Commandant, Mr Nnamdi Nwannukwu at a news briefing in Umuahia on Wednesday told parents to prevent their children and wards from engaging in acts capable of disrupting the peace in the community. NAN reports.

Nnamdi Kanu’s parents are expected to be buried at their royal palace in Afaraukwu Ibeku, however controversy has continued to trail the position and anticipated activity of IPOB members at

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Presidency Opens Up On Booing Of Buhari In Maiduguri

February 13, 2020 9:03 am

Nigeria’s presidency has opened up on the booing of President Muhammadu Buhari by residents of Maiduguri, Borno State on Wednesday.

Buhari was in Maiduguri on Wednesday to sympathise with the people and government of Borno after Boko Haram terrorists killed 30 people at Auno village.

Residents of Maiduguri lined up the streets to boo the president as his convoy drove past.

But the presidency has accused opposition politicians of sponsoring thugs to carry out the dastard act to score cheap political gain.

Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity told the BBC Hausa service on …

World Bank To Boost Electricity In Nigeria With $500m

World Bank: 87% Of Poor Nigerians Are In The North

February 13, 2020 3:28 am

The World Bank has estimated that 87% of all the poor people in Nigeria are in the north.

In a report titled, ‘Advancing social protection in a dynamic Nigeria’, the Bretton Wood institution said the south-south zone recorded the most significant drop in poverty between 2011 and 2016.

“Poverty in the northern regions of the country has been increasing especially in the north-west zone. Almost half of all poor lived in the north-west and the north accounts for 87 percent of all poor in the country in 2016.

“Poverty rates in the southern zones were around 12 percent with little …

Journalist Assaulted By FFK To Be honoured With Award

Insecurity: FFK Predicts When Nigeria Will Break Up

February 10, 2020 3:49 am

Femi Fani-Kayode, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former Minister of Aviation, has declared that Nigeria will not last the next five years as a unit.

Fani-Kayode said the country shall finally break into two or more separate units.

He cited the spate of insecurity and other recent developments as major reasons for the breakup.

The outspoken PDP member, who has always advocated for restructuring, said it was too late now to start restructuring the country.

He said this in a tweet he shared on Sunday evening.

According to him, “Given what is going on today I

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Nigeria

The Serialisation Of ‘Adolescent Nigeria’ 4

February 9, 2020 2:17 am

BASIS OF OUR REFORMATION

Every reformation has some basis upon which it will be carried out and for Nigeria to have a successful reformation that will bring transformation, it must tackle the existing problem from the root. And for this to be possible, a formidable formula must device by the reformers if they want to achieve the desired result.

After analysing our nation’s problems it becomes obvious that we Nigerians are problem to Nigeria and Not Nigeria problem to us. Since it was so, we Nigerians need to undertake some actions that will affect us individually and also affects others …

Visa Ban

The US Visa Ban, Nigeria And The Implications

February 9, 2020 2:01 am

The United States of America penultimate Friday, January 31, announced the expanded list of six countries to be affected by its immigrant visa ban.

Sadly enough, Nigeria among the other five countries, Sudan, Eritrea, Tanzania, Kyrgyzstan, and Myanmar, made the list.

The suspension is expected to come into effect on February 21, 2020.

The President Donald Trump administration said it designed the new policy to tighten security for countries that do not comply with the U.S. minimum security standard or cooperate to prevent illegal immigration.

A report in the Washington Street Journal said that in the new policy, the citizens …

WHO

Coronavirus: WHO To Partner Nigeria On Surveillance

February 8, 2020 9:41 am

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said its team is partnering with relevant Nigerian authorities to carry out checks at all key entry points into the country to prevent importation of Coronavirus.

The world body also said that it is working with other global health partners to fast track the development vaccine for coronavirus.

Speaking during a sensitisation programme on the virus at the WHO office in Abuja, WHO Technical Officer, Health Emergency Programme, Dhamari Naidoo, said after a risk assessment was done, Nigeria was rated high because of frequent travel between Nigeria and China, noting that the global health agency …

DSS Invites Na’abba After Blasting Buhari Over Insecurity

DSS Speaks On Terrorists Movement In Abuja, Other States

February 7, 2020 8:43 am

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Friday debunked reports of movement of terrorists into the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other states in Nigeria.

DSS also said the claim that luxury buses of three major transport companies were hijacked on the Lokoja-Okene road was an ethnic agenda.

The Police had earlier dismissed circulating information that GUO, Ezenwata and Young Shall Grow vehicles were hijacked by bandits.

The spokesman, Peter Afunanya, in a statement said the alert on Boko Haram movement was fake and has been in circulation since 2013 “when it was first created by mischief makers whose handiwork

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Adolescent

The Serialisation Of ‘Adolescent Nigeria’ 2

February 7, 2020 5:37 am

Between these stages which will be passed through in life by man-Childhood, Adolescent, and Adulthood, the most important of them all is the adolescent stage. Which is the stage between the childhood and adulthood. It connects the first and last stage thereby acting as the connector through which current is passed to the last stage being the adulthood. As a connector if stepped up will pass substantial amount of current that will guarantee a vibrant and productive adulthood. But when its faulty, the current that will be passed will definitely become relatively low and the effect will be lukewarm and …

Nigeria

The Serialisation Of ‘Adolescent Nigeria’ 1

February 6, 2020 3:49 am

THE NEW NIGERIA IN HER ADOLESCENT

The successful transition to democratic rule in Nigeria in 1999 marked the beginning of better things that comes with democracy. For a nation like Nigeria which has witnessed a lot of instability since her independence in 1960, the ushering in of democracy increased people’s expectations for a better future. This has not been realised to match th level of People’s expectations owing to bad leadership which our country is known for since independence from Britain ; big thanks to them anyway.

Over the years I have come to judge the high level of …

President Muhammadu Buhari

Buhari, I’m Not Shocked You’re Shocked

February 2, 2020 1:12 pm

It’s now all too obvious. The ostrich has nowhere to bury its head.  The blame game has ended. The blamers can’t manufacture further excuses and fibs. The nation’s security system has collapsed. The security agents are themselves looking for who will secure them. The bandits, terrorists, kidnappers are having a romp. And guess what? Our president is in shock. Yes, President Muhammadu Buhari says he’s shocked at the current level of insecurity. The ragtag army of goons has shocked the retired tough General. Prickly paradox!

Like a man jarred from deep slumber, Buhari has just realized that he has pushed …

Nigeria Moves To Escape Trump’s Immigration Ban

February 2, 2020 4:04 am

AKAR, Senegal — President Trump’s addition of four African countries to his administration’s travel ban could fuel discrimination and stifle business, leaders warned Saturday as people across the continent reeled at the news.

Most citizens of Nigeria — Africa’s most populous nation and biggest economy — and Eritrea would be blocked from coming to live and work in the United States under the measure, which takes effect Feb. 22, while Tanzania and Sudan would be barred from the competitive U.S. visa lottery.

The White House called the new restrictions “the height of common sense” in a statement Friday, adding that

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