President Muhammadu Buhari says nobody can blackmail him on inexplicable wealth and illicit enrichment while in office, saying ‘‘I do not have one square-inch outside Nigeria.’’ Speaking at a State banquet, Monday night, organised in his honour in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, the President restated his vow to serve God and Nigeria until […]Continue Reading
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By Daniel Adaji Key Points Floods ravaged rice-producing belts in Nigeria in 2022 Historically, there is always rice scarcity after every flood in Nigeria Prices of locally-produced rice will increase in 2023 due to scarcity Rice farmers have not received support from government to enable them recover from the losses An institute in Niger State […]Continue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Federal Government has described the kidnapping of train passengers at Tom Ikimi Train Station, Igueben in Edo as despicable and utterly barbaric. The Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Transportation, Mr Henshaw Ogubike, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. “The Public is hereby reassured that the […]Continue Reading
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari says he looks forward to peaceful conduct of this year’s general elections, and retirement, since he has satisfied the constitutionally required two terms in office. The president said this at the State House, Abuja, when he hosted the Special Envoy of President Evariste Ndayishimiye of the Republic of Burundi, […]Continue Reading
Players in the 2023 political game are agitated at former President Obasanjo’s New Year letter to youths, but multiple data prove that Obasanjo was nationalistic by writing it. By Theophilus Abbah, PhD Key points: Media focus contributed to the misreading of Obasanjo’s letter to youth Youths, who constitute to highest voting population, suffer from bad […]Continue Reading
By Isa Gusau Our boss, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, my family and closest friends wouldn’t like what I am about to publicly reveal. I deeply apologise. Last week, I had a surgery at Max Multi Speciality Hospital in New Delhi, India. The surgery, which doctors categorised as a ‘high risk’ was around my chest wall […]Continue Reading
By Daniel Adaji President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja signed the 2023 Budget of N21.83 trillion along with the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Bill into law. Speaking at the signing of the eighth and final annual budget of this Administration, the President said the aggregate expenditures of N21.83 trillion, is an increase of N1.32 trillion […]Continue Reading
By OLUSEGUN OBASANJO Dear Compatriots and Friends, Happy New Year! May all our national calamities disappear this year. I am constrained to write this letter to all Nigerians especially young Nigerians, friends of Nigeria globally as well as our development partners because of the gravity, responsibility and implications of the collective decision Nigerians, both Continue Reading
Former Senate President Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, demonstrated great leadership and courage which resulted in the unprecedented performance of the 8th Assembly, Hon Yakubu Dogara, the immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, has said. In a message celebrating Saraki on the occasion of his 60th birthday anniversary, Hon Dogara commended Saraki’s Continue Reading
By Stanley Achonu The 2023 elections loom, with politicians making campaign promises that offer hope. Yet, poverty – probably the biggest threat to Nigerians today – has gone unaddressed. In October, the World Bank released its “Poverty and Shared Prosperity” report[1] outlining progress in the global fight against extreme poverty. According to the report, the Continue Reading
By Daniel Adaji The attention of the Nigerian Fact-Checkers Coalition (NFC) has been drawn to a disturbing false claim attributed to our team of fact-checkers. The bogus fact-check card, now going viral on social media, had passed a verdict that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, “inherited great real […]Continue Reading
Title: For the Good of the Nation: Essays and Perspectives Author: Sanusi Lamido Sanusi Pages: 509 Publishers: Alfa Communications Ltd. Year: 2021 By Theophilus Abbah @theophilusa Each time Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi speaks, his words sting the powerful like the poisonous teeth of a viper. At the same time, like a pool of water in […]Continue Reading