Insecurity: NSA, Security Chiefs Visit Katsina

President Muhammadu Buhari has dispatched the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major- Gen. Babagana Mungono (rtd) and Security Chiefs to commiserate with the Katsina State Government and people of the state over the recent bandits’ attacks. Mungono, who led the team on a sympathy visit to Gov. Aminu Masari, said the delegation was dispatched to commiserate with the government and people of the state. He noted that part of their mandate was also to meet with...

UN Security Council Condemns Acts of Terrorism in N/East Nigeria

The members of the UN Security Council have condemned the multiple terrorist attacks which resulted in several deaths with many others injured in North-East Nigeria. These recent attacks were carried out on June 9, and June 10, in Felo, and on June 13, in Monguno against a UN humanitarian facility and on June 13, in Nganzai, Borno State. This is contained in a statement made available by Oluseyi Soremekun, the National Information Officer of the...

APC Produces Three National Chairmen In 12 Hours, Eta Sacks Giadom, Acts For Ajimobi

In less than 24 hours after the Appeal Court upheld the suspension of  Mr Adams Oshiomhole as the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, three successors have been announced, giving credence to a somewhat rancorous leadership rocking the party. Fresh facts emerge that, apart from the emergence of former Oyo State Gov. Abiola Ajimobi as Acting National Chairman, the Deputy National Secretary, Chief Victor Giadom, has declared himself chairman, citing a court judgment. Not only...

Debt: ‘Your Statement is Wrong and Ill-informed – FG Replies Atiku Abubakar

The Federal Government has described the statement by Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, which claimed, among other things, that Nigeria’s debt to revenue ratio was 99 per cent, as scaremongering anchored on a false premise. The government made this known in a statement signed by Segun Adeyemi, Special Assistant to the President, Office of the Minister of Information and Culture, where Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of...

UPDATE: Nigeria Records 31 COVID-19 Deaths, Record High Daily Fatality – NCDC

Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 31 COVID-19 related deaths, the highest number of fatalities since the pandemic broke out on Feb 27, the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has said. The centre also confirmed 490 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 17,148. The NCDC announced this on its official Twitter handle. It said that, as at June 16, 2020, the new cases were recorded in 16 states...

Acknowledging ‘Racial Stereotype,’ PepsiCo to Drop Aunt Jemima Name, Brand

PepsiCo Inc (PEP.O) will change the name and brand image of its Aunt Jemima pancake mix and syrup, it said on Wednesday, dropping a mascot criticized for a racist history. The logo of the more than 130-year-old brand features an African American woman named after a character from 19th century minstrel shows. The offensive caricature is rooted in a stereotype of a friendly black woman working as a servant or a nanny for a white...

TV Viewers Seek Out ’13th’ And Other Stories About Race Amid Protests

Television series, movies and documentaries about the experience of black people in the United States have seen a surge in viewership. This followed public demonstrations that have focused new attention on racial discrimination, according to industry data. The audience for filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s 2016 documentary “13th,” about mass incarceration that disproportionately affects black people, jumped more than 47 times higher over the past three weeks streaming service Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) said on Tuesday. Millions of people watched, the company said, though it...

Ajimobi Assumes Office As Acting APC National Chairman

Former Governor of Oyo State and acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Abiola Ajimobi, has urged stakeholders to maintain peace as he assumed office at the National Headquarters of the party. This was contained in a statement by his Media Aide, Mr. Bolaji Tunji on Wednesday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ajimobi until his new appointment was the APC Deputy National Chairman (South)His appointment was the aftermath of an order of the Court of Appeal, on Tuesday, affirming...

COVID-19 UPDATE: Beijing’s New Outbreak Raises Fears for Rest of the World

BEIJING (AP) — China raised its emergency warning to its second highest level and canceled more than 60% of the flights to Beijing on Wednesday amid a new coronavirus outbreak in the capital — a sharp pullback for the nation that declared victory over the virus in March and a warning for the rest of the world about how tenacious this virus really is. New infections spiked in India, Iran and U.S. states including Florida,...

We Rob Our Children to Pay For Our Greed— Atiku Speaks On Foreign Loan

Former Nigerian Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has accused the federal Government of expropriating the future of young Nigerian in the country by it’s “indiscriminately lending” In a series of tweet, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in 2019 Presidential Election called on the government to reduce it’s expenditures as the country faces economic backdrop. “No one should be deceived. This is a crisis! Debt servicing does not equate to debt repayment. The reality is that Nigeria...

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