Peter Obi Versus Bola Tinubu: A Comparison of a Legacy of Political Leadership

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsPeter Obi Versus Bola Tinubu: A Comparison of a Legacy of Political Leadership

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)December 23, 20222

“As I write this, I am hoping that I will be challenged by a more accurate fact. But unfortunately, there is non”— Ebuka Onyekwelu With the 2023 Presidential Election now counting in days, it might be necessary to observe that whoever wins, will win for political reasons. Those who will lose, will also lose for political reasons. No matter how admirable social change may be, whatever direction it goes within political context, is determined by...

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CBN Reviews Controversial Weekly Cash Withdrawal Policy

BusinessMoneyNewsNigeriaCBN Reviews Controversial Weekly Cash Withdrawal Policy

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 23, 2022

Fifteen days after pegging weekly over-the-counter cash withdrawals by individuals and corporate organisations at N100,000 and N500, 000, respectively, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reviewed the controversial policy. In a memo issued on Wednesday and signed by Haruna Mustafa, the director of banking supervision, the CBN announced a new maximum cash withdrawal limit of N500,000 and N5,000,000 per week for individuals and corporate entities, respectively. The processing fee for withdrawals above the above-mentioned...

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2023 Elections: Peter Obi Consolidates Dominance as Preferred Presidential Candidate in New Poll

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023 Elections: Peter Obi Consolidates Dominance as Preferred Presidential Candidate in New Poll

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 23, 2022

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) has again been touted as the winner of the 25 February 2023 presidential poll. According to the results of a new pre-election opinion poll conducted earlier this month, Obi is ahead of three other frontline candidates: Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The poll, which was commissioned...

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National Identity Number Enrollment Hit Over 93 million

National SecurityNewsNigeriaNational Identity Number Enrollment Hit Over 93 million

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 23, 2022

The National Identity Number (NIN) enrollment has hit over 93.5 million in the national database of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). The Director General, Mr Aliyu Aziz disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at a one-day roundtable meeting organized by the Identify for Development (ID4D). The programme was organized for desk officers of the Nigeria Digital Identification Project’s ecosystem implementing partners. Represented by the Director of Public Services, Ibrahim Abdullahi, stressed the need to...

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Christmas: Anambra CP Bans Sale, Use Of Fireworks, Knockouts, Firecrackers, Others 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsChristmas: Anambra CP Bans Sale, Use Of Fireworks, Knockouts, Firecrackers, Others 

PilotnewsDecember 23, 2022

As part of a proactive measure by the Anambra State Police Command to sustain public safety and peace in the state, the Commissioner of Police, CP Echeng Echeng has banned the sale and use of fireworks, knockouts, and firecrackers in the state. In a release signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, “This plan shall enhance adequately already policing strategy put in place that is potently and dynamic to respond...

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Why delivery of Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail project by May 2023 is no longer  feasible — FG

NewsNigeriaTransportationWhy delivery of Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail project by May 2023 is no longer  feasible — FG

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 23, 2022

The failure to secure loans in the international debt market to finance the reconstruction of the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Rail Line. The Minister of Transportation, Muazu Sambo, disclosed this in Abuja  on Wednesday. This dashes the expectation that a key national infrastructure will be ready in time before the end of the Buhari administration. President Muhammadu Buhari had last March performed the groundbreaking ceremony to commence the reconstruction of the rail line, which was originally built...

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NGO Records 150 Cases Of Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Bauchi

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNGO Records 150 Cases Of Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Bauchi

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 23, 2022

Attah Sisters Helping Hands Foundation (ASHHF) Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) says it recorded 150 cases of different forms of domestic violence 2022 in Bauchi State. The Executive Director of the organization, Mrs Comfort Attah disclosed this during a monthly meeting of the Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) management committee on Thursday in Bauchi. Represented by Mr Kingsley Yallings Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, the Executive Director said the foundation handled and treated 150 different cases of...

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100 IDP Households Gets modern Mud-Brick In Borno

NewsNigeria100 IDP Households Gets modern Mud-Brick In Borno

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 23, 2022

As part of efforts to decongest camps in Borno State, Nigeria, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has relocated 100 households displaced by conflicts to modern mud-brick shelters built in Gofta Community in Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area. Many of those relocated from the state capital chose to move and settle in local government areas that are close to their pre-displacement locations, the burden on existing infrastructure in camps continues to increase, with humanitarian agencies...

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Troops Kill Over 130 Terrorists In Three Weeks In North-East and North–West

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTroops Kill Over 130 Terrorists In Three Weeks In North-East and North–West

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 23, 2022

Troops of Operations Hadin Kai and Hadarin Daj have killed no fewer than 130 Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa State Province terrorists in the last three weeks at separate destinations in the North-East and North–West. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, also said troops apprehended four terrorist commanders and 12 logistics suppliers. Maj.-Gen. Danmadami added that 423 terrorists and members of their families comprising 41...

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Insecurity: Federal Government Commences Data Collection Of People In Katsina State

National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaInsecurity: Federal Government Commences Data Collection Of People In Katsina State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 23, 2022

The Federal Government has commenced collection of data of people affected by the prevailing insecurity in some Local Government Areas of Katsina State. The team leader, Nadia Muhammed-Soso, who heads the ministry’s Special Duties Department in the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development said on Thursday in Katsina that the aim was to mainstream the victims into all National Social Investment Programmes. Represented by Funke Olatunji, Muhammed-Soso said during a sensitisation...

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