• NASS May Override President• I Bet My Life, Buhari Will Not Sign Any Electoral Act — Galadima As the constitutional window closes today for President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent to the 2021 Electoral Act Amendment Bill, dark clouds have continued to hover around the possibility of a credible and smooth 2023 general elections. At the height of general apprehension over …
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The Biafra Nations League (BNL) has given the Federal Government up to January 23, 2022 to free all Biafran detainees, especially the leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu and leader of Biafra Zionist Federation (BZF), Mr. Benjamin Onwuka. The group said many detained Biafran leaders were in detention without trial. In a statement after BNL’s …
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The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, popularly known as Shi’ites, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, speaks with FRIDAY OLOKOR about his ordeal and that of his wife in detention and the refusal of government agencies to release their passports, among other issues What were the major issues during your detention? Let me start by thanking journalists for being with us all through. They …
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To ensure that the management of Nigeria’s major airports are not left in the hands of foreign concerns, some aviation industry stakeholders have called on the federal to concession the designated facilities to competent indigenous companies. The federal government had announced that it was set to concession the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, Aminu Kano International Airport, …
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The Federal Government has failed to officially designate bandits as terrorists three weeks after a Federal High Court ordered the government to do so. Saturday PUNCH learnt that since the judgment was delivered on November 26, 2021, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has yet to gazette the order as ordered by the court, thereby …
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The Debt Management Office (DMO) has clarified that loans from China to Nigeria, which presently stood at 3.59 billion dollars, constitute only 9.4 per cent of the country’s total foreign debt stock of 37.9 billion dollars.ADVERTISING Ms Patience Oniha, the Director-General of DMO made this known in an interview with newsmen on Saturday in Abuja. She also clarified that the …
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The prosecution in the trial of suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (popularly known as Evans) Friday announced it had closed its case after presenting four witnesses. The fourth prosecution witness, Chimebere Ahamonu, a businesswoman, had narrated to an Ikeja Special Offences Court how she raised a ransom of $420,000 for the freedom of her husband. Mrs Ahamonu’s spouse, Sylvanus Ahamonu, …
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The federal government is lifting its widely criticized travel ban on 10 African countries and reimposing its requirement for Canadians taking short trips abroad to get a COVID-19 test before returning to Canada. Travellers are greeted by signage about the COVID-19 pandemic at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Dec. 16, 2021. TIJANA MARTIN/THE CANADIAN PRESS The 10-country travel ban was …
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The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has announced the introduction of a new festival, Ghigho Aghofen, into the Warri Kingdom. The festival in English is translated to “Palace watch” and will mirror England’s “Changing of Guards” ceremony. In the announcement published via the Olu of Warri’s Instagram page on Saturday, it was stated that the festival will hold on …
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the appointment of Alhaji Ahmad Abdullahi as non-executive Director of First Bank of Nigeria Holding Plc and Chairman of the company to replace Mr Remi Balalola. The CBN’s Director, Corporate Communications, Osita Nwanisobi, disclosed last night that the apex bank had been duly notified of the resignation of Mr. Babalola as Chairman …
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