Tinubu pedals down on sanctions against Niger as junta consolidates power

NewsNigeriaWest AfricaTinubu pedals down on sanctions against Niger as junta consolidates power

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 13, 2024

The hostility between West African countries Nigeria and Niger might cease in the coming days as President Bola Tinubu has directed the opening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Niger. The borders connecting the two neighbouring countries were closed in August 2023 following a military coup in Niger which saw democratically-elected President Mohamed Bazoum ousted and locked up on 26 July 2023. The Nigerian government also imposed other far-reaching sanctions on Niger, including...

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Hisbah arrests Muslims eating in public during Ramadan fasting period

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaHisbah arrests Muslims eating in public during Ramadan fasting period

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 13, 2024

The Islamic police in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kano, alias Hisbah, arrested 11 Muslims on Tuesday who were seen eating in public despite the ongoing Ramadan fast. Kano, with its majority Muslim population, operates under Sharia law alongside the country’s secular legislation. Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, which began on March 11 to end on April 9. Hisbah spokesperson Lawal Fagge reported the arrests on Wednesday. He said ten men were arrested...

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Ubani Lauds Tinubu For Opening Land, Air Borders With Niger Republic

NewsNigeriaPoliticsUbani Lauds Tinubu For Opening Land, Air Borders With Niger Republic

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 13, 2024

The former chairman Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL), Barr. Monday Ubani has lauded President Bola Tinubu over the opening of the land and air borders with Niger Republic. Ubani stated that the action of the President will improve economic activities within the West African sub region. Recall that President Tinubu directed the opening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger on Wednesday. Reports have...

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Tinubu Orders Opening Of Land, Air Borders With Niger Republic

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Orders Opening Of Land, Air Borders With Niger Republic

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 13, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has directed the opening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger. The President also ordered the lifting of other sanctions against the country with immediate effect. A statement by his media aide, Ajuri Ngelale, noted that the directive is in compliance with the decisions of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at its extraordinary summit on February 24, 2024, in Abuja. Recall that ECOWAS leaders...

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Soludo’s Anti-Touting Squad Brutalise APGA Chieftain, Mgbiligba To Point Of Death

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSoludo’s Anti-Touting Squad Brutalise APGA Chieftain, Mgbiligba To Point Of Death

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 13, 2024

Hon. Wilfred Ikechukwu Ezike, popularly called  Mgbiligba, and a chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra State, has been brutalised and beaten to point of death by men of the Soludo Special Anti-Touting Squad with his legs completely condemned. A viral video online showed how the Special Anti-Touting Squad used a pestle to hit his head, body and legs while Hon. Ezike pleaded for mercy in his own pool of blood as...

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House Committee On Air Force Calls For Closer Ties To Strengthen NAF Operations

National SecurityNewsNigeriaHouse Committee On Air Force Calls For Closer Ties To Strengthen NAF Operations

PilotnewsMarch 13, 2024

House of Representative Committee members of the Air Force, led by its chairman, Honourable Kabiru Alhassan Rurum were at the Headquarters Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday, as part of their oversight responsibilities. Honourable Rurum in his address noted that the visit, which was in line with the provisions of sections 88 & 62(1) of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and Order Twenty (B) 13 of the Standing Orders of the...

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Gov Oyebanji Vows To Immortalize Late Osun APC Chairman

NewsNigeriaGov Oyebanji Vows To Immortalize Late Osun APC Chairman

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 13, 2024

Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has vowed that his government would immortalise the late Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, Barrister Paul Omotosho, in recognition of his commitments to the development of the State. The Governor made the pledge in Ado-Ekiti while receiving representatives of the Forum of State Chairmen of the APC who were in his office to present the Forum’s letter of condolence. The Governor noted that the...

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AFAN Denounces Notice Asking Members To Pay For Loans

BusinessNewsNigeriaAFAN Denounces Notice Asking Members To Pay For Loans

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 13, 2024

The leadership of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), on Tuesday, dissociated itself from a notice asking its members to apply for loans and to make certain payments into a commercial bank account. AFAN President, Dr Farouk Rabiu-Mudi in a statement said it had no such plan at the moment and had nothing to do with the notice. Rabiu-Mudi described the notice as a fake one designed by frauds to rob innocent and unsuspecting members of the...

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First Lady Urges Women To Participate In Digital Revolution

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFirst Lady Urges Women To Participate In Digital Revolution

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 13, 2024

The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has urged women to participate in the digital revolution to develop their socio-economic and political status. She made the call at a handover ceremony of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) digital economy center. The event was organized in collaboration with the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Social Investment Programme, Maryam Babangida Women Centre, Abuja. Represented by Salamatu Gbajabiamila, the First Lady said technology played a vital role in advancing...

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Sheik Gumi advises Tinubu to dialogue with terrorists as insecurity worsens

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSheik Gumi advises Tinubu to dialogue with terrorists as insecurity worsens

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 12, 2024

A prominent Islamic scholar in Nigeria, Sheik Ahmad Abubakar Gumi has advised the Nigerian government to hold talks with the terror groups holding communities in the country siege. Terror attacks swept through Kaduna, Borno and Sokoto States in the past week. No group claimed responsibility for any of the recent attacks and abductions, and the security agencies have made no statements. Government at the federal and state levels are overwhelmed by the attacks. As the...

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