…Why north should retain power in 2023 National President, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Abdullahi Bodejo, has dismissed the possibility of the former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu succeeding President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. In this interview with The Sun, he spoke on a number of issues […]
THE Jukuns in Taraba State yesterday raised alarm over a series of killings by gunmen and suspected kidnappers in the southern part of the state within the last few weeks. Activist lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) and the Junkun Development Association of Nigeria, at a news conference at the […]
The handover notes Lord Lugard wrote to his colleague, Walter H. Lang, on the 25th September 1918 reads inter alia: HAUSA The Hausa-Fulani has no ideals, no ambitions save such as sensual in character. He is a fatalist, spendthrift and a gambler. He is gravely immoral and […]
The attention of the Nigerian Army in the Theatre of Operation Lafiya Dole has been drawn to reports on various media platforms indicating an attack on Gubio and Magumeri communities in Borno State at about 1735hrs of Wednesday the 21st of August, 2019. To avoid further misinformation that could create unnecessary tension, the Theatre Command wishes […]
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N769.523 billion to the three tiers of government for the month of July 2019. The N769.523 billion comprised revenue from Value Added Tax (VAT), Exchange Gain and Gross Statutory Revenue. The Committee announced that as at 22nd August 2019, the balance in the Excess […]
The Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has disclosed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) under-remitted N77.92billion to the federation account in 2017. The pilot study report on the sale of crude oil, however, noted that there is an ongoing reconciliation of the amount that arose from KPMG Forensic audit. The watchdog organisation, in […]
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has congratulated Chief Festus Keyamo (SAN), on his appointment as the Minister of State, Niger Delta. Governor Okowa stated that Keyamo’s appointment was well-deserved, considering his antecedents as a reputable lawyer. “On behalf of the government and people of Delta State, I congratulate our illustrious son, Chief Festus Keyamo (SAN), on his […]
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has identified one William Ndarake, a witness to the APC governorship candidate, Mr. Nsima Ekere, at the ongoing governorship election tribunal, as a fake employee of the commission. The said Ndaraka had earlier appeared for Ekere as PW 44, in which he presented a video of election rigging purported to […]
