As contained in an official statement by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman Acting Director Army Public Relations, troops of 113 Battalion at Kareto Northern Borno State, were attacked by Boko Haram terrorists in the early hours of today. The troops are reported to be in fierce battle with the insurgents. The Army spokesman promises to release […]
Continue ReadingThe media has been rife with information Ngozi Okongo-Iweala’s revelation of how former President Goodluck Jonathan landed Nigeria in her current economic morass. The former finance minister of finance, has however, denied blaming the former president. “In my second time as a finance minister, from 2011 to 2015, we had the instrument, we had the means, […]
Continue ReadingThe Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Maimala Buni, on Sunday stated that Nigeria’s economy would get a boost as a result of President Muhammadu Buhari’s foreign trips. Alhaji Buni, said this in Damaturu in an interview “Nigeria is in dire need of partners with technical expertise to develop its infrastructure. “There is […]
Continue ReadingPeople often say that my friend and brother Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state and I are giving the Buhari government a run for their money more than any other duo in the country. Though he and I come from very different backgrounds and our approach and styles, when confronting issues, are very different, they […]
Continue ReadingFemi Adesina, special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, speaking in an interview on The Osasu Show, said, the president sold his property to access foreign exchange (forex) for his child’s education. Mr. Adesina said the central bank of Nigeria (CBN), is experiencing a dearth of forex. Corroborating Adesina’s stance, the president himself […]
Continue ReadingThe government of the United Kingdom says it has not abandoned Nnamdi Kanu. Rather, the government has been visiting the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra in prison.A spokesman for the British High Commission, Mr. Joe Abuku, in an email on friday made the disclosure. Abuku said this in response to an email regarding […]
Continue ReadingBello Rabiu-Babura, Upstream Chief Operating Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, says the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company, KRPC, will resume production in two weeks. Mr. Rabiu-Babura gave the indication while fielding questions from Energy Correspondents, shortly after he inspected facilities at the KRPC on Saturday in Kaduna. He said that all the three Refineries, […]
Continue ReadingThe Publicity Secretary of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi state, Alhaji Bashir Rimi-Zaya, has taken time to commend President Muhammadu Buhari for his fight against insurgency in the country.Mr. Rimi-Zaya made the commendation on Saturday in Bauchi. He noted that he was impressed with the measures taken by Buhari towards curbing terrorism in […]
Continue ReadingBY REUBEN ABATI This commentary is inspired by Olusegun Adeniyi’s “Of wailers, counterwailers and Buharideens” (ThisDay, March 31). In that piece, the ace journalist and public affairs commentator successfully defines the tri-polarities governing public responses to the Muhammadu Buhari administration. The take-away is that the biggest challenge that Nigeria faces at the moment is political […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s power situation worsened on Thursday, as power generation collapsed completely to zero megawatt at about 1:00pm and this persisted for about three hours.Data from the country’s System Operator showed that around 1pm on Thursday, no power generation company in Nigeria produced a single megawatt of electricity. Industry operators revealed that as a result of […]
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