“Putin, Let There Be Peace,” Nigerians In Abuja Stage Anti-Invasion Protest

NewsPeople“Putin, Let There Be Peace,” Nigerians In Abuja Stage Anti-Invasion Protest

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 28, 2022

ABUJA — Some Nigerians residing in Abuja, have staged an anti-invasion protest in front of the Russian Embassy in Abuja on Monday against Vladimir Putin, asking him to let peace reign. This is coming after the Russian troops invaded Ukraine last week, which since then, has been escalating. Carrying different placards, the protesters in their numbers chanted songs saying “Putin, let there be peace”, “We are parents of Nigerians trapped in Ukraine.” They also wore...

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Withdraw Your Troops From Ukraine – FG Tells Putin

Foreign PolicyNewsNigeriaWithdraw Your Troops From Ukraine – FG Tells Putin

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 26, 2022

ABUJA — The Federal Government has asked Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukraine and embrace diplomatic measures to address the current crisis involving both countries. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, made the call on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria on Friday after a meeting with the envoys of the G7 countries in Nigeria. Expressing worries over the Russian-Ukraine conflict with a call for peace to resolve the conflict, he said Nigeria...

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BREAKING: Key Provisions Of The New Electoral Act Law You Should Know

NewsNigeria ElectionsBREAKING: Key Provisions Of The New Electoral Act Law You Should Know

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 25, 2022

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari has finally signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. The president has withheld assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill a total of 5 times between February 2018 and November 2021. But today, February 25, 2022, at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the President gave assent to the bill, which many Nigerians believe will give the country hope of a better electoral process. Here is...

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Biden Announces New Sanctions On Russia, Says Putin ‘Chose’ War

NewsWorld NewsBiden Announces New Sanctions On Russia, Says Putin ‘Chose’ War

PilotnewsFebruary 24, 2022

NEW YORK — President Joe Biden on Thursday announced new sanctions on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, saying that Russian leader Vladimir Putin “chose this war” and his country would bear the consequences. The sanctions target Russian banks, oligarchs, and high-tech sectors, Biden said. The United States and its allies will block assets of four large Russian banks, impose export controls, and sanction oligarchs. Biden had on Tuesday announced the first tranche of sanctions...

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OPINION: Nigeria’s All Too Familiar Corruption Ranking Begs Broader Questions Around Normative Collapse

ColumnsCorruptionOPINION: Nigeria’s All Too Familiar Corruption Ranking Begs Broader Questions Around Normative Collapse

PilotnewsFebruary 24, 2022

Nigeria’s endemic corruption is the country’s greatest challenge to its stability despite antigraft efforts from the government, which raises questions about the Nigerian institutions’ ability to tackle corruption. By Ebenezer Obadare, Guest Columnist and Blogger Neither the latest Transparency International (TI) corruption perception index which ranked Nigeria 154 out of 180 countries, nor the government’s reaction to the ranking could have come as a surprise to any long-term observer of Nigerian affairs. Released last month, the 2021...

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A Total of 45,318 Women Have Died During Childbirth In 2022, Statistics Reveals

LifestyleNewsWorldWorld NewsA Total of 45,318 Women Have Died During Childbirth In 2022, Statistics Reveals

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 24, 2022

This was revealed by the reference website, Worldometer, a live world statistics on population, government and economics, society and media, environment, food, water, energy and health. Lending a voice to the issue of maternal mortality, the World Health Organisation, WHO, said women die as a result of complications during and following pregnancy and childbirth; while most of these complications develop during pregnancy, most are preventable or treatable: “Other complications may exist before pregnancy but are...

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Buhari’s Strong Leadership Kept Nigeria From Crisis – Ngige

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBuhari’s Strong Leadership Kept Nigeria From Crisis – Ngige

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 24, 2022

ABUJA — Nigerians would have been refugees in Cameroon and Niger if not for the strong leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari according to Chris Ngige, minister of labour. Ngige said that for Buhari’s leadership qualities, Nigeria would have suffered a crisis like Venezuela. He made these statements on Wednesday after his induction as an honorary fellow of the Institute of Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Corporate Governance (INSLEC) in Abuja. He noted that the hardship the country...

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FG Moves to Ban Money Ritual Content In Movies, Sanitise Social Media

Arts & CultureEntertainmentFilmFG Moves to Ban Money Ritual Content In Movies, Sanitise Social Media

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 23, 2022

ABUJA — The Federal Government has directed filmmakers to stop promoting money ritual content in their movies. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, during a media visit to the headquarters of Media Trust Limited, publishers of ‘Daily Trust’ on Monday, said the Federal Government is worried that most young people are seeking to get rich at all costs. The minister said the confession of some money ritual suspects that they learnt the heinous act...

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Obasanjo Speaks On His Encounter With Boko Haram In 2011, Says Out Of School Children Are Potential Boko Haram

Boko HaramNational SecurityObasanjo Speaks On His Encounter With Boko Haram In 2011, Says Out Of School Children Are Potential Boko Haram

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 23, 2022

ABUJA — Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday revealed what Boko Haram insurgents told him when he met with them in Maiduguri in 2011. Obasanjo had visited the family house of late Mohammed Yusuf, the founder of Boko Haram sect in Maiduguri, Borno State. The visit, however, ended on a bloody note with the murder of Babakura Fugu, the man who received him, and attempted to establish a link between the insurgents and the...

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Kano To House Biggest Rail Station In Nigeria

InfrastructureNewsTransportationKano To House Biggest Rail Station In Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 22, 2022

KANO — Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says Kano State will house the biggest rail station in the country. Over 5 Billion has been sunk so far to realize the Dala Inland Dry port. The minister said this when a delegation from Kano, led by Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, visited him in Abuja to discuss the rail and Dala inland dry port in the State. He said the visit of the Kano delegation was also...

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