Nigerians unhappy with inflation control measures, CBN admits

January employment, business growth outlook positive In what could be interpreted as an admission of its shortcomings and self-indictment, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has admitted that Nigerians are displeased with the management of the country’s inflation. Experts had balked at efforts taken by the monetary authority to stem the inflationary pressure. Many have […]

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Kukah denounces coup allegation, lampoons critics

Muslim coalition, others condemn attacks on Bishop Muslim professionals say cleric’s sermon timely call for good leadership ‘The bishop simply spoke the truth to Buhari’ ‘Nigeria will be great if it has three persons like Kukah’ Muslim group flays marginalisation of the Igbo SOKAPU chides Arewa youths for seeking Kukah’s arrest Bishop Matthew Kukah of […]

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APC faction kicks as Appeal Court sacks Aguma

The Igo Aguma-led All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has rejected the Court of Appeal’s judgment which set aside the High Court decision which declared Aguma chairman of the caretaker committee. The Appeal Court in Abuja  set aside the June 2020 judgment of Justice George Omereji of the State High Court, Port Harcourt, that […]

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Amotekun rescues kidnapped Ekiti businessman

Operatives of the Ekiti State Security Network Agency code-named Amotekun Corps has rescued a businessman, Happiness Ajayi, who was kidnapped on Christmas day in Ekiti State. Ajayi was kidnapped on the Isan-Iludun-Ekiti road in Oye Local Government alongside his cousin, Oluwaseun Fatile. He was reportedly rescued in a forest at Isapa community, Kwara State, about 3pm […]

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Buhari vows to tackle food inflation in 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his administration will keep a keen eye on food inflation in the New Year. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement, said his boss gave the assurance at the fifth regular meeting with the Presidential Economic Advisory Council held on […]

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South Africa imposes new virus curbs as WHO warns of worse pandemics

A Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officer gestures to a group of believers that, according to stage 3 lockdown national regulation, they are not allowed to gather for ceremony in the West Park Cemetery, in Montgomery Park, Johannesburg, on December 29, 2020. (Photo by Luca Sola / AFP) South Africa banned alcohol sales and made […]

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Avoid the limitations imposed by Creeds!

By Sola Adeyegbe Do you know that the great Bringer of Truth, Christ Jesus, the personification of Divine Love, did not concern Himself with creeds?  Creeds are actually meant to control blind followers. They also fulfil man’s desire and love of what is easy to do. After all, it is easy to convince oneself that by attending a meeting of […]

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Buhari’s government vs ASUU: What kind of public universities do we want?

By Abdelghaffar Amoka Abdelmalik The interesting piece from Mr Salihu Muhammad Lukman, the DG of the Progressive Governors’ Forum is an indication that ASUU is alone in the fight for the survival of the public universities. While he analysed the damage the ASUU strike has done to university education in Nigeria, he refused to x-ray […]

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