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At least 50 motorists and passengers have been abducted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Borno Sate on Saturday along the Maiduguri- Jakana- Damaturu 135km federal highway. Among the victims in the latest mass kidnapping spree is Abubakar Garba Idris, a United Nations Humanitarian Worker sources say.   Information from some of the escapees, said […]

The Nigerian government on Saturday handed down a six-month travel ban on 100 citizens who shunned the compulsory COVID-19 test on their arrival into the country.   Those affected by the ban will not be allowed to travel out of the country earlier than June 30, 2021, according to the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19. […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday devalued the naira slightly as the year draws to a close. The regulator sold dollars at the I&E window to banks at N410/$, as against the erstwhile prevailing rate of N395/$. The I&E window is the foreign exchange market outlet through which investors and exporters access dollars. The […]

President Muhammadu Buhari  on Thursday, signed the 2021 Appropriation Bill into law.   The signing ceremony held inside the President’s office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.   The National Assembly on December 21, 2020, passed the 2021 Appropriation Bill with a total expenditure of N13, 588, 027,886, 175.   The National Assembly last Monday passed […]

 The Nigerian government should develop a “clear” economic recovery plan capable of taking Nigeria out of recession, the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has said. . The traditional ruler said the federal government should  “urgently unveil recovery plans and policies capable of alleviating the suffering inflicted on the citizens by the current economic […]

A NATION IN SEARCH OF VINDICATION Let me paraphrase the holy prophet Isaiah who said: “For Jerusalem (Nigeria’s sake), I will not be silent until her vindication shines forth like the dawn…..No more shall people call you forsaken, or your land desolate, but you shall be called my delight and your land espoused.” (Is. 62:1,4). […]

Nigerian churches are adjusting their traditional Cross-Over Night Services that mark the end of one year and heralds the arrival of a new one.   Pressed by both the federal and state governments, various church organisations have announced changes in the format of the night watch services, choosing in most cases a mixture of physical […]

Ogun State Government says it has banned all waste cart pushers from operating in the state with immediate effect, saying they constitute security risks to residents of the state. According to the government, recent security reports had indicted the waste cart pushers’ complicity in crimes in various parts of the state. The Special Adviser to […]

The congestion at the Apapa port in Lagos is beginning to take a huge toll on Nigerians and businesses, with the movement of a container from the port to the mainland , a distance of bout 20km, now costs nearly $4,000 (N1.5m), about the cost to ship the same container from China to Nigeria.Consequently, other […]

Nigeria’s Air Force jets have killed many insurgents in a series of airstrikes on the Sambisa Forest in Borno State, the military said Tuesday. According to the Defence headquarters, the air interdiction missions carried out by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole have continued to deal decisive blows on the terrorist elements in […]

Scores of groups and individuals have risen in defence of Bishop Matthew Kukah, whose comments on President Muhammadu Buhari in a Christmas message have been criticized by the government. In his December 25 message, the cleric had said, among others, that: “This government owes the nation an explanation as to where it is headed as […]

It was a moment  of recollection for  Chief Olusegun Obasanjo , Nigeria’s former President and military head of state, as he recounted how  how he survived the February 1976 military coup d’etat, involving Lieutenant Colonel Buka Suka Musa Dimka.       Obasanjo said on Sunday that it was General Olu Bajowa (retd.), who indirectly […]