I deserve to be in the Guinness Book of World Records: Tinubu

NewsNigeriaPoliticsI deserve to be in the Guinness Book of World Records: Tinubu

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 24, 2023

President Bola Tinubu has said that his past and present accomplishments as governor and now president make him deserving of a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. Speaking at the 10th German–Nigerian Business Forum in Berlin earlier this week, Tinubu said his reforms as Governor (1999–2007) that made Lagos State the fifth-largest economy in Africa and paved the way for him to lead Africa’s most populous nation is the reason he deserves the...

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Burna Boy is Billboard’s Afrobeats artiste of the year

EntertainmentNewsNigeriaBurna Boy is Billboard’s Afrobeats artiste of the year

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 23, 2023

…Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ tops the Afrobeats song chart. Burna Boy is the highest-ranked Afrobeats artiste of 2023 in the United States, according to Billboard. Burna Boy, who finished second in 2022, secured this year’s top spot with 26 leading entries throughout the 2023 chart year: November 19, 2022–October 21, 2023. Rema, one of Nigeria’s most decorated artistes of the year, snagged the silver medal from his seniors in the music industry including Davido and Wizkid...

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Terrorists on the run as military raid hideouts, rescue 31 hostages

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTerrorists on the run as military raid hideouts, rescue 31 hostages

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 23, 2023

A gang of bandits terrorising Tangaza local government area of Sokoto State abandoned their captives and fled when men of the Nigerian Army came upon them unexpectedly. The terrorists were hiding in the thick Buani forest in Alya Fulani village. The soldiers rescued 30 hostages and burnt down the fleeing terrorists’ camps. The operation, the Nigerian Army said in a social media post on Wednesday, was carried out on 21 November by the Joint Task...

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FBI hails Olukoyede’s appointment as EFCC Chair

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaFBI hails Olukoyede’s appointment as EFCC Chair

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 23, 2023

Jack Smith, the legal attache of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, in Nigeria, has extended a hand of friendship to Olanipekun Olukoyede, the new chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Smith, during a courtesy visit to the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, said Olukoyede has an impressive track record to head the anti-graft agency. “I came to congratulate you on your appointment. I did my homework and research and...

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5,000 civil servants risk not getting December salaries

NewsNigeriaPolitics5,000 civil servants risk not getting December salaries

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 23, 2023

The Yuletide season might be tough for no fewer than 5,000 civil servants in Nigeria. They are likely not to receive their December salaries, raising concerns about how they will fare as the country is in the grip of an economic depression. The national president of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, Tommy Okon said the affected workers have discrepancies in their dates of first appointment and birth. “The physical verification exercise...

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INEC shortlists1,076 electoral offenders for prosecution

NewsNigeriaPoliticsINEC shortlists1,076 electoral offenders for prosecution

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 23, 2023

About 1,076 persons who committed varying crimes during the 25 February and 18 March polls in Nigeria will be prosecuted, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, assured on Wednesday. The electoral offenders were arrested across 35 states with Ebonyi having the highest number of cases. Ebonyi has 64 cases involving 216 suspects and Edo is second with 22 cases and 80 suspects, while Anambra is third with 12 cases involving 66 suspects. Kaduna State is...

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Four state governors on the verge of losing seats over legal tussles

Accidents and SafetyNewsNigeriaPoliticsFour state governors on the verge of losing seats over legal tussles

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 22, 2023

Barely six months after coming into power, four state governors are battling to complete their first four-year term after the court invalidated their elections. The governors affected by the tsunami of sacks include Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, Abba Yusuf of Kano State and Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State. Abdullahi Sule (APC) The election tribunal in Lafia, Nasarawa State in October declared David Ombugadu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,...

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President Tinubu woos German investors at G20 Summit

BusinessEconomyNewsNigeriaPresident Tinubu woos German investors at G20 Summit

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 22, 2023

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, enthusiastically marketed Nigerians to the international community at the G20 Compact with Africa summit taking place in Berlin. According to the President, beyond the abundant natural resources in the country, Nigeria’s young population makes it an attractive investment destination. “We are eager and ready to partner with you,” President Tinubu said at a panel discussion titled, “Fostering Local Value Chains and Investments in Africa – The Role of the German...

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NDLEA nabs wanted Abuja drug dealer 7 years after prison escape

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNDLEA nabs wanted Abuja drug dealer 7 years after prison escape

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 21, 2023

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has captured a notorious drug peddler in Abuja, Ibrahim Momoh seven years after he escaped from prison. Momoh, who goes by the moniker Ibrahim Bendel, was initially arrested in 2014 with 385.1 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa. He was convicted and got a seven-and-a-half-year prison sentence in July 2015, but he fled the prison in May 2016. The NDLEA declared him wanted in November 2022 after he narrowly slipped...

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Rivers’ Assembly Speaker, Ehie Edison alleges threat to life

NewsNigeriaPoliticsRivers’ Assembly Speaker, Ehie Edison alleges threat to life

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 21, 2023

An assassination attempt targeted at Ehie Edison, the factional Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, was aborted by the lawmaker’s security escorts on Sunday night. The lawmaker, at a press briefing yesterday, said two senior police officers led the gunmen who stormed his residence from the state police command. The gunmen, he said, attempted to force themselves into his residence but his security men warded them off. The State Assembly spokesperson Ken Uchendu,...

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