A fresh move by the family of the late military head of state, Gen Sani Abacha, to unfreeze foreign accounts traced to him and relatives crashed on Friday with the Supreme Court declining the request. Younger brother of the deceased, Alhaji Ali Abacha, had approached the apex court to unfreeze the accounts domiciled in the […]
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Nigeria, like many other countries of the world, is experiencing the second wave of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. More and more people are getting infected by the day as the daily reports by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) show. As at 2.41pm yesterday, the NCDC Coronavirus Microsite showed that Nigeria recorded 1,964 new cases […]
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Protest By Ex-soldiers Misdirected, Finance Ministry Insists. Nigerian Legion Disowns Protesters Police Officer Recounts Ordeal Fighting Insurgency Pension Board Silent Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai In and out of service, succour appears far from some serving and retired soldiers and policemen, as their welfare, entitlements and supply of needed equipment and ammunition […]
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By Ogbuagu Anikwe I am a bit sad to hear about a crack police sleuth who reached the top as Inspector-General (IGP). Gambo-Jimeta, according to spokesperson Garba Shehu, died on Thursday 21 January. I should however not be sad because Gambo-Jimeta didn’t die young. Born in Jimeta, Yola, 15 April 1937, he would have been […]
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By Banji Ayoola A former Police Inspector General, Alhaji Muhammadu Gambo, has passed on. His passage was announced by President Muhammadu Buhari in a condolence message on Friday where he described the departed as “a man of great courage, intellect and a true Nigerian Statesman.” In the statement, which was signed by his Senior Special […]
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Financial experts and other economic stakeholders have stressed the need for the government to create policies and implementation strategies to tackle the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic while providing an enabling environment for investments to thrive. These, according to them, would enable Nigeria to snap out of recession and improve the standard of living […]
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Femi Adesina There’s no year I attend the Wreath Laying Ceremony marking the Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration that I don’t shed a tear or two. Secret tears. Yes, secret, as men don’t want to be seen giving way to emotions in public. But why not? Charles Dickens wrote: “Heaven knows we need never be […]
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Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has explained why pigeons released by Buhari didn’t fly initially during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day. White pigeons released by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony last Friday refused to fly despite several attempts by Buhari. Many Nigerians on […]
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Foreign Diplomats are now being enrolled to obtain National Identity Numbers (NIN), the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) announced on Friday. Its spokesman, Kayode Adegoke, said in a statement that it was in line with the directive of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami. Pantami in his bid to ensure seamless […]
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Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, yesterday, alerted President Muhammadu Buhari to growing feeling of frustration, disappointment and despondency among Yoruba people caused by nefarious activities of Fulani herdsmen, bandits and kidnappers, which, if not immediately addressed, could lead to other serious national catastrophes and security challenges. The revered monarch, in an open letter to […]
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