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Atiku Seeks Biden’s Help In Terror War, Reversal Of Travel Ban

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar yesterday urged the United States President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to remove the travel restrictions placed on some Nigerians by the country. In his goodwill message to the duo who were inaugurated on Wednesday, Atiku called upon them to help Nigeria in the insurgency war. Biden, after his swearing-in on Wednesday, had signed some executive orders, reversing some former President Donald Trump’s policies, including ending the entry ban on citizens from over a dozen countries, including Eritrea, Yemen, Nigeria, and Sudan. The US had announced that it had placed a travel banRead More

Malami: Buhari’s Administration Not Averse To Constructive Criticism

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is open to criticisms, particularly those targeted at providing solutionsRead More

Stakeholders Hail Reappointment Of Bala-Usman As NPA MD

Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms. Hadiza Bala-Usman
Stakeholders in the maritime industry have hailed the reappointment of Ms. Hadiza Bala-Usman as Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) by President Muhammadu Buhari for a second andRead More

Attacks On Kukah Unwarranted, Says Soyinka, Insists Christmas Homily Twisted

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday defended Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Dr. Matthew Kukah, over his Christmas homily, saying the attacks on him by the federal government and someRead More

Catholic Knights Deplore FG’s Position On Kukah

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah
The Order of The Knights of Saint Mulumba Nigeria (KSM) has deprecated the stance of the Federal Government on the ‘Apologise or Ouit Sokoto’ threat issued to Bishop Matthew HassanRead More

Amotekun Goes Berserk, Kills 11 In 3 Weeks

Amotekun
Concerns over abuses in Oyo We’ve powers to carry arms – State commanders Regional outfit must not act like police – Amnesty International Operatives trained with neo-colonial methods – FalanaRead More

No Harm Should Befall Kukah – CAN Warns

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has cautioned those threatening the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, to stop their unlawful action. It also urged security agencies to ensureRead More

Presidency Cautions Muslim Group To Leave Kukah Alone

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu
Says forum’s apologise-or-leave-Sokoto conditionality unconstitutional Northern elders warn against inflammatory religious comments The presidency yesterday waded into the raging controversy over the Christmas homily of the Catholic Bishop of SokotoRead More

FG Disburses Fresh N123.348bn Grants To States

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed
Bayelsa, Imo, Rivers, Zamfara get zero allocations Govt limits collection cost of revenue agencies to 50% The Federal Government has disbursed another tranche of performance-based grants totalling N123.348 billion ($324.6Read More

Clark Urges Akpabio To Give NDDC Free Hand

Former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark
President, minister didn’t impose me, says sole administrator A former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, has urged the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to concentrateRead More