Federal Government accuses PDP of nurturing Boko Haram

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsFederal Government accuses PDP of nurturing Boko Haram

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 13, 2022

The minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed  has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of nurturing Boko Haram into a monster. Lai Mohammed said the party nurtured insurgency into the monster it became when President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office in 2015. Mohammed said this at 11th edition of the scorecard series of Buhari’s administration, and in response to a comment credited to Atiku Abubakar, standard bearer of the PDP. His statement was a reaction...

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Weighing Senator Ifeanyi Ubah’s Performance in the 9th Senate ―A Special Report

NewsNigeriaRegionsStateWeighing Senator Ifeanyi Ubah’s Performance in the 9th Senate ―A Special Report

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)December 13, 2022

In 2019, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah was elected to the 9th Nigeria’s Senate on the platform of the Young Progressive Party – YPP. The keenly contested election saw him defeat the incumbent in APC, Senator Andy Uba, his closest rival in APGA, Nicholas Ukachukwu and the PDP candidate, Chief Chris Uba. This is happening almost a decade after Ifeanyi Ubah has been consistent as a major player in business and politics in Anambra state and beyond....

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How Nigerian soldiers killed children born to Boko Haram members — Report

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaHow Nigerian soldiers killed children born to Boko Haram members — Report

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 13, 2022

An investigation conducted by Reuters, an international news agency, has revealed how top military commanders order officers to kill children born to insurgents. The report which was published on Monday showed the inhumane activities carried out by the military on the instructions of top officials. According to the report, this intentional killing of children was carried out because the officials considered kids fathered by Boko Haram members to be potential insurgents. A witness who was...

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Central Bank’s new cash withdrawal policy is illegal says human rights advocate, Femi Falana  

BusinessNewsCentral Bank’s new cash withdrawal policy is illegal says human rights advocate, Femi Falana  

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 13, 2022

Femi Falana, a human rights advocate, has described the new cash withdrawal policy introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as illegal and null. Falana expressed his dissatisfaction in a statement on Monday The central bank had earlier disclosed that it has directed deposit money banks and other financial institutions to ensure that weekly over-the-counter cash withdrawals by individuals and corporate entities do not exceed N100,000 and N500,000, respectively. The policy is expected to...

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75-Year-Old Sunday Muoghalu Owns Up To Impregnating 13 Year – Old

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria75-Year-Old Sunday Muoghalu Owns Up To Impregnating 13 Year – Old

PilotnewsDecember 12, 2022

Sunday Muoghalu, who resides at Agu-Oye Umudioka, Awka says he is responsible for putting a 13-year – old girl in the family way. The 75 year – old suspect stated this in an interview in Awka when he was asked the reason behind such action. In his defense he said that he was only playing with the young girl and never intended to impregnate her. This is coming after he was arrested last night by...

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Chorale Competition in Enugu to Boost Youth Participation in Democracy

NewsNigeriaPoliticsChorale Competition in Enugu to Boost Youth Participation in Democracy

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)December 12, 2022

In a bid to mobilize and encourage youth’s participation in the democratic process in Enugu state and Nigeria at large, the Enugu Literary society, ELS, in collaboration with the West Africa Broadcast & Media Academy, WABMA, hosted a Chorale competition for youth choirs drawn from the 17 Local Government Areas in Enugu State. Speaking at the Grand Finale of the Chorale competition, Mr. Ken Ike Okere, a co-founder ELS, and WABMA consultant reveal that the...

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How Southeast May Wish to Play the 2023 National Politics

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsHow Southeast May Wish to Play the 2023 National Politics

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)December 12, 2022

“Southeast can benefit significantly from any government in power, if its politics are right” The Southeast Nigeria is virtually at a political cross road ahead of the 2023 General Election. Win or lose, the zone must be confronted by questions of power sharing. For instance, if the project for Nigeria’s president of Igbo extraction fails, what would be the fate of the zone in the next four or eight years? What would be its stake...

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Nigeria Ranks Sixth in 2022 Africa Visa Openness Index

AfricaNewsNigeriaTravelNigeria Ranks Sixth in 2022 Africa Visa Openness Index

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 12, 2022

Nigeria has ranked sixth in the Africa Visa Openness Index (AVOI) while Benin, Seychelles and The Gambia ranked first, second and third, respectively. The AVOI report, the seventh edition, was released by the African Union (AU) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) at the 2022 African Economic Conference (AEC) held in Balaclava, Mauritius, on Sunday. AVOI measures the extent to which African countries are open to visitors from other countries by analyzing each country’s visa...

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is Time magazine’s 2022 ‘Person of the Year’.

NewsWorldWorld NewsPresident Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is Time magazine’s 2022 ‘Person of the Year’.

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 11, 2022

Time announced on Wednesday, hailing the 44-year-old Ukrainian president for his courage in the face of Russia’s invasion and for inspiring Ukrainians to remain steadfast and resist Russia’s full-scale invasion, which it launched in late February. In a feature story on Zelensky, the magazine said: “Zelensky’s success as a wartime leader has relied on the fact that courage is contagious. It spread through Ukraine’s political leadership in the first days of the invasion, as everyone realized...

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BusinessNewsNigeriaOkonjo-Iweala, Mo Abudu Make Forbes’ ‘World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’ List

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 11, 2022

Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, made it to the 2022 Forbes list of the world’s 100 most powerful women. Also on the list is the Chief Executive Officer of EbonyLife Group, one of Africa’s leading media conglomerates, Mosunmola Abudu, also known as Mo Abudu. While the former finance minister took the 91st position, the media mogul was the 99th woman on the list. Okonjo-Iweala was recognised for her contributions to the...

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