Nigerians celebrate unusual Christmas

It’s Christmas! Items on display in Lagos, waiting for buyers…yesterday. Photo: Femi Adebesin-Kuti As households groan under harsh economy, high prices Buhari, Gbajabiamila, CAN preach peace, love Airlines retain fare hike Road transporters lament COVID-19 restrictions, insecurity, others Nigerians yesterday lamented the poor state of the economy and spike in food prices, which have created […]

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Nigeria’s 1999 constitution skewed in favour of North – South, Middle-Belt leaders, petition UN, US, UK, others

Demand Sovereign National Conference The Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination (NINASD), a group of influential Nigerian leaders numbering 127 has alleged that the 1999 constitution was skewed in favour of the North. The leaders, who met in Lagos on Saturday, also petitioned the United Nations Security Council, African Union, European Union, United States and […]

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Insecurity: National Assembly lacks power to invite Buhari — Malami

Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Wednesday said the National Assembly lacks the power to invite President Muhammadu Buhari to speak on security matters. He gave his position in a statement titled, ‘Buhari’s Summon: NASS Operates Outside Constitutional Bounds.’ The House of Representatives had last week invited Buhari over […]

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Nigeria denies alleged religious freedom violation, reacts to US blacklisting

Nigeria has denied the allegation that it engages in religious freedom violations. The United States had on Monday blacklisted Nigeria for “engaging in systematic, ongoing, egregious religious freedom violations.” Although the US did not state why Nigeria was blacklisted, Mike Pompeo, US Secretary of State who announced the measure, said his country would continue to […]

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Buhari at green chamber: What Nigerians want lawmakers to tell Mr. President

Curbing Security Challenges May Take A Long Time – FG Retaining Service Chiefs Unhelpful To President, Military – Na’Abba FG Must Fish Out Fifth Columnists In Military, Govt, Audit Spending On Insurgency War – Junaid Muhammed Don’t Expect Solution To Insecurity From Buhari/Reps Parley – Yakassai Buhari Lacks Courage To Sack Service Chiefs, Who Don’t […]

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Northern elders ask Buhari to resign over insecurity

As Senate slams government hard over killings Reps move to summon President to explain insecurity Lawmakers say FG has breached Section 14 of the Constitution You haven’t produced any result, Katsina senator tells Buhari We’ll do all it takes to secure Nigeria, says FG Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to […]

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Service chiefs’ sack not solution to Nigeria’s security challenges – Presidency

The Federal Government has said the sack of service chiefs is not the solution to the security challenges in the country. It said through presidential spokesman Garba Shehu in an interview on Arise TV on Tuesday that: “The clamour for the sack is out of place considering that the president is not subject to the […]

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#EndSARS crisis: Nigeria says CNN goofed on Lekki ‘massacre’ without bodies

By Banji Ayoola Contrary to general belief, there were no mass killings at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos in the wake of the #EndSARS protests, Nigeria insisted on Thursday. It spoke through the Information and Culture minister, Lai Mohammed, at a press conference in Abuja, where it faulted the CNN report which has gone […]

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Federal Govt under fire for tagging #EndSARS campaigners terrorists

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed Government turning Boko Haram insurgents to freedom fighters, protesters terrorists It is an attempt to intimidate state panels of inquiry, alleges Ozekhome FG insincere, pretentious, says NBA To govt, treasury looters are saints — Odinkalu The Federal Government came under fire on Wednesday for tagging #EndSARS campaigners as […]

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ASUU strike: Battle between the elite and elitists

By Abdelghaffar Amoka Abdelmalik      I was reflecting over the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the response of the Government and I remembered the slogan of the University of Leicester while I was there as a PhD student. “Elite without being elitist – University of Leicester”. The University picked […]

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