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Mr Matawalle governed a state ravaged by terrorism. In his bid to make the state less insecure, he took decisions some considered controversial. Last Wednesday, when President Bola Tinubu constituted his cabinet, he appointed the immediate past governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, the Minister of State for Defence. Mr Matawalle’s appointment has, however, raised a few eyebrows. During Mr Matawalle’s …

The housing allowances for the newly appointed ministers may cost the country about N343.25m yearly, according to findings from The PUNCH. With that annual allocation, in four years, the Federal Government will spend N1.37bn on the 45 ministers-designate’s  accommodation. The allowances are based on data collated from a document obtained from the website of the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Allocation Commission. …

Residents of at least 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi states are battling to survive as kidnappers, cattle rustlers and bandits make life difficult for them. A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) indicates that residents of the affected areas have either been forced to migrate, enter into agreements with the criminals or live …

After almost two weeks of a standoff between coup plotters in the Niger Republic, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), both parties are now ready to dialogue. Immediately after the military ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, on July 26, West African leaders, and indeed world leaders, condemned the usurpation of constitutional rule in the West African country and …

Once upon a time, Russian President Vladimir Putin was the man to see: In the weeks preceding Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, world leaders took turns shuttling to Moscow to urge the Kremlin leader to step back from the brink and call off any plans for an attack. Those efforts failed. But the man who set a catastrophic war in motion now finds his travel …

Tomorrow, Monday, August 21, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will swear in members of his cabinet. The eyes of arts and culture community will be on Hannatu Musawa, the first Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy . Despite challenges facing the economy, most especially, unemployment, many believe the creative industry has potential to tackle them. The Culture, Creative Industry (CCI) …

There has been excitement among members and followers of the Deeper Life Christian Ministry after the General Superintendent of the church, Pastor William Kumuyi, revealed a former official of The Apostolic Faith, Pa Elijah Dosunmu, who led him to Christ. Pastor William Kumu Dosunmu is 83-year-old and lives in Lagos State, where he runs a school. Kumuyi narrated his encounter …

England captain Millie Bright said the Lionesses were left heartbroken by a 1-0 defeat to Spain in the Women’s World Cup final on Sunday despite not being at their best in Sydney. Olga Carmona scored the only goal as Spain kept the European champions at bay and could have won by a bigger margin had England goalkeeper Mary Earps not …

The leader of the mutineers who seized power in the Niger Republic, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, said on Saturday that his country does not want war, but will be ready to defend itself if necessary. Niger coup leader, General Abdourahamane Tchiani “Neither the army nor the people of Niger want war, but we will resist any manifestation of it,” Tchiani was …

By Our Correspondent Nigerians have been called upon to take proper ownership of public infrastructures and assets in their immediate domains to identify and curb vandalism in society. This was the message of various Speakers on Thursday, in Benin City when stakeholders gathered to identify the Cost of Vandalizing Public Property at a one-day advocacy event engendered by the Merit …