Nigerian Elites Have Realised Changing the Country is a Task For Every Citizen— Buhari

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigerian elites are beginning to realise that changing the country is a task for every citizen. He said this on Sunday at a dinner in honour of the 2022 committee of business, political, media and civil society leaders according to a statement by Femi Adesina, the presidential spokesman. The President had earlier accused the Nigerian elite of harassing his government. He noted that he has always been critical of...

Nigeria Should Have More Debates for Political Candidates in 2023 — Gates Foundation

The CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Mark Suzman, has urged for more debates among political candidates seeking office in Nigeria ahead of 2023. According to TheCable, he said this while responding to questions about the foundation’s progress in Nigeria before and during an election year. The CEO noted that the foundation does not dabble in political processes in Nigeria. “There should be much more discussion and debate among political candidates about...

Northerners Manage Nigeria Better —Miyetti Allah

ABUJA — The national president of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, has indicated that the association has no interest in supporting a southern candidate for the presidency in 2023. He disclosed this in a recent interview with The Sun. According to him, this decision is because northerners manage the country better than their counterparts in the south. “Even though Nigeria is one, we are not going to support a southerner as president. A president...

APC Guber Primary in Ekiti Was Rigged — Opeyemi Bamidele

ADO EKITI — Ekiti state governorship aspirant, Opeyemi Bamidele, has said there was no primary election for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The aspirant who is also a serving senator called for the cancellation of the exercise. He made this request in a statement released on Sunday. He alleged that the primary election committee was made up of loyalists of Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti governor. Bamidele asserted that the election was a  fraudulent...

SMS Malware in Circulation – NCC

ABUJA — The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged citizens to beware of TangleBot, a new virus infecting Android mobile devices through short messaging service (SMS). This was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday by Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC spokesman. “The aim behind both or either of the messages (on COVID-19 or impending power outages) is to encourage potential victims to follow a link that supposedly offers detailed information. “Once at the page, users are...

We Are Expecting 110 Girls to Return — Chibok Community

ABUJA — The Kibaku Area Development Association (KADA) in Chibok, Borno state, has indicated that 110 girls abducted in 2014 are still unaccounted for. Dauda lliya, KADA president, said this on Saturday at a media briefing held in Abuja. The girls are among the over 200 girls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in 2014. He urged the government to deploy more security operatives to the area. “By doing so, we expect our remaining 110 daughters...

Lagos Train Tickets to Cost N200 to N300 Per Trip

LAGOS — Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has announced that residents will pay between N200 and N300 for train tickets in the state. He indicated this when he featured on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme on Friday. Speaking on his administration’s plan for transportation in 2022, the governor said the vision of his government is to reduce traffic and the time commuters spend on the road. “Time is money and we need to move...

Why Transformational Leadership is Needed in Nigeria — Osinbanjo

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said leaders capable of inducing national transformation do not hunt after personal gains. He said this on Friday at the first annual general assembly of the ‘Catholics in Politics and Catholic Business Leaders’ according to a statement by Laolu Akande, spokesperson to the vice-president. According to him, transformational leadership is needed as its primary focus is the pursuit of the common good to ensure fairness, justice, unity, and development. “History teaches...

Aspirants Were Given a Level-playing Field — Oyebanji

LAGOS — APC governorship candidate, Biodun Oyebanji, has said Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti state governor, was uninvolved in his emergence as the standard-bearer of the party in the state. He said this on Friday while speaking with Arise TV. Oyebanji emerged as APC’s governorship candidate after polling 101,703 votes in the primary election conducted on Saturday. Prior to the election, seven aspirants had withdrawn from the race, alleging that the primary election committee was made up...

FEC Receives N3trn Subsidy Bill for 2022 from NNPC

ABUJA — The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has said the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) requested a bill of N3 trillion as payment for petrol subsidy in 2022. The minister of finance, budget and national planning, Zaniab Ahmed told state house correspondents on Wednesday at the end of the FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Ahmed said a request to provide additional funding to meet the incremental petrol subsidy request in the 2022...

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