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The Nigerian presidency has accused the Indigenous People of Biafra of stockpiling weapons, including bombs, across the country.   The government made the allegation through a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu in Abuja on Wednesday.   The statement was titled: “Why Amnesty entreaties […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday  sacked the Ministers of Agriculture, Mohammed Nanono, and his Power counterpart, Saleh Mamman.   The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, announced this on Wednesday in Abuja after the Federal Executive Council meeting.   Adesina announced that the Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abubakar, was redeployed […]

Anambra State has joined the league of oil-producing states in Nigeria, following the recognition of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission.   With this, the state becomes eligible for a share of the 13 percent derivation fund established to contribute that fraction of revenue from oil and gas to the states were oil revenue […]

No one can dispute the abysmal level of understanding of Nigerian politicians when it comes to the majesty of democracy. Therefore, no one should be surprised at their lack of sophistication in its practice. This realization should, therefore, compel pity instead of condemnation over the current needless crisis rocking the leadership of the governing All […]

Ondo Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Tuesday signed the anti-open grazing law into law, ahead of the September 1 deadline for Southern Governors to do so.   The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Donald Ojogo, quoted the Governor in a statement as saying: “It is very pertinent to aver and indeed, reiterate that the Law […]

The Federal Government may sanction eligible Nigerians who refuse COVID-19 vaccination, going by revelations from a top government official on Tuesday.   The hint was given by Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, at a press briefing in Abuja.   This case as a court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday directed all commercial banks to publish on their websites the names and Bank Verification Numbers of customers who engage in fraudulent and unscrupulous practices to obtain foreign exchange from banks.   This was contained in a circular issued by the central bank, in which it identified such fraudulent […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Tuesday asked the universities and polytechnics to decide their admission scores, provided they did not accept scores below 120 and 100, respectively.   Under the arrangement, JAMB discarded the previous arrangement which  involved it setting the admission scores for all the tertiary institutions in the country.   JAMB […]

A Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, on Tuesday restrained Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and the state government from enforcing a directive that all residents who have not received the COVID-19 vaccines will be prevented from accessing churches, mosques, banks, event centres and other public places from the middle of […]

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ) might have set up an inquiry to investigate what went wrong, but Tuesday’s audacious attack on the sprawling Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) complex in Kaduna State, that left two soldiers dead and one kidnapped, is not only a dastardly and condemnable act, it signposts once again, the worsening state of […]