Police in Nigeria say two teenage female suicide bombers have been shot dead by troops as they tried to sneak into the northeastern city of Maiduguri. Borno State police spokesman Victor Isuku says the two were wearing explosive vests under their clothes when they were shot dead Saturday night.
Category: Nigeria
NARCOTICS: Why I spearhead battle against ‘brilliant beasts’ – Bola Ajibola
Crescent University, Abeokuta is one of the early private universities in Nigeria and became the first Islamic university in southern Nigeria. It emerged as a life ambition of Prince Abdul-Jabbar Bolasodun Adesunbo Ajibola , a former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice and ex-High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
Our Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Controversy
Following an executive order on immigration made at the beginning of the year, by the new US President, Donald Trump, the country’s immigration service allegedly became more aggressive creating anxiety for some travellers. Initially, Nigerians believed they were not likely to be hurt by the plan not just because its enforcement was blocked by federal courts but because the revised order did not include Nigeria among the seven countries on the target list.
Emefiele, CBN Gov, warns ‘We will ensure forex speculators lose money’
Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria , Mr. Godwin Emefiele, yesterday, attributed the pressures on exchange rate in the parallel market to illegal and criminal activities of some individuals. Emefiele stated this while receiving the Vanguard Newspaper Personality of the Year Award at a colourful event held in Lagos.
Buhari Back: Emotions rule Aso Rock
“President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to return to the country tomorrow, Friday March 10, 2017.” With the above lines, heset the country agog that Thursday night.
Buratai, Biafra and the Guardians of Empire Nigeria (2) by Fani-Kayode
The truth is that the unconscionable oppressors that constitute the Nigerian ruling elite and political class and those at the top never see things clearly until the explosion comes. More often or not they are intoxicated by the opium of power, they become deluded, they lose touch with reality and they are blinded by the awesome power that they wield.
Buhari’s arrival: Nsukka residents express happiness
Some residents of Nsukka near Enugu have expressed happiness on the arrival of President Mohammadu Buhari from a medical trip in the United Kingdom . President Buhari being welcomed by his wife Aisha, daughter Zahra and other family members shortly after he arrived in State House after a medical vacation in London on 10th March 2017 Mr Desmond Ugwu, a chieftain of All Progressive Congress thanked God for answering the prayers of Nigerians on Buhari.
Buhari’s arrival: Nsukka residents express happiness
Some residents of Nsukka near Enugu have expressed happiness on the arrival of President Mohammadu Buhari from a medical trip in the United Kingdom . President Buhari being welcomed by his wife Aisha, daughter Zahra and other family members shortly after he arrived in State House after a medical vacation in London on 10th March 2017 Mr Desmond Ugwu, a chieftain of All Progressive Congress thanked God for answering the prayers of Nigerians on Buhari.
NCC, CBN halt Etisalat’s takeover
The Nigerian Communications Commission and the Central Bank of Nigeria have got reprieve for Etisalat on the loan default crisis facing the company. Mr Tony Ojobo, the Director of Public Affairs of NCC said in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, that the reprieve came following a meeting convened by CBN and NCC to find a quick resolution to the crisis.
NCC, CBN halt Etisalat’s takeover
The Nigerian Communications Commission and the Central Bank of Nigeria have got reprieve for Etisalat on the loan default crisis facing the company. Mr Tony Ojobo, the Director of Public Affairs of NCC said in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, that the reprieve came following a meeting convened by CBN and NCC to find a quick resolution to the crisis.
New entrepreneurship curriculum to help Nigeria industrialize
A new United Nations Industrial Development Organization project will develop an entrepreneurship curriculum for senior secondary schools in Nigeria. The project, costing US$3m, part of which will be funded by the Government of Japan, will be implemented in the course of the next five years and will focus on supporting the education process in a total of nine states, namely: Anambra State, Bauchi State, Benue State, Cross River State, Delta State, Katsina State, Ogun State, Ondo State, and Oyo State.
APC chieftain, Ojo Onukaba is dead
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has said that the death of Adinoyi-Ojo, who he described as a veteran journalist, as a big loss to the government and people of the state. He was the last Managing Director of Daily Times of Nigeria under President Obasanjo and was one of the 21 contestants of the governorship election in Kogi.
TA Associates invests in Interswitch
TA Associates said March 6 that it acquired a minority stake in Interswitch . Financial terms weren’t announced.
UPDATE 1-Nigeria files new charges against Shell, Eni, others over…
Nigeria’s financial crime watchdog has filed new corruption charges against Royal Dutch Shell, Eni and others regarding the $1.3 billion purchase of a long-disputed oilfield in 2011, according to court documents released on Thursday. The charges of conspiracy to commit a felony and official corruption were made after an investigation by Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission found new evidence, Jonson Ojogbane, an EFCC senior prosecutor named in the documents, told Reuters by telephone.
Nigerian governor says 2 kidnapped Germans are freed
Nigerian security agents have freed two German archaeologists kidnapped by gunmen from a remote dig, the governor of northern Kaduna state said Sunday. Governo Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai “commended the security agencies for their efforts in securing the release of the Germans,” said a statement.
German Archaeologists Freed in Northern Nigeria After Kidnapping
Kidnappers freed archaeologists Peter Breunig, a professor, and Johannes Behringer on Saturday evening near the city of Kaduna, Nigerian police said in a report on Sunday. The archaeologists were working about 150 kilometers south of Kaduna, studying the ancient Nok culture, when they were attacked, police said.
Nigeria declares pollution in southern city an emergency, closes plant
Nigeria declared an air pollution emergency in a major southern city on Tuesday and closed an asphalt plant there after residents complained about the fumes from its furnaces, in a country plagued by corruption and poor governance. Residents staged a protest in Port Harcourt, a harbor city in the oil-producing Niger Delta region, waving their hands in the air to show the soot stains from touching cars.
Efcc arraigns Futa VC, Bursar before Ondo High Court for fraudulent practices
THE Economic and Financial Crime Commission EFCC yesterday arraigned the embattled Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure FUTA, Ondo State, Prof Adebiyi Daramola before the State High court on a nine count charge of fraudulent practices. This is coming as students of the institution who were mobilized to the court and members of the unions in the university who a Zare against the Vice chancellor clashed.
Presidential panel requres N108b to feed IDPs in N’East
The Presidential Committee on North-East Initiatives has lamented that the N45billion budgeted by Federal Government to feed over 2.6 million Internally Displaced Persons in Boko Haram affected sub-region, was grossly inadequate, compared to what the international community has expended on humanitarian services. The Presidential panel, however requires N108billion to “effectively and efficiently intervene and feed” IDPs in camps and liberated communities of the affected states in Northeast sub-region of the country.
FIRO boast:We are capable of alleviating poverty in nigeria
General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research ,Oshodi-Lagos, says the institute has the capacity to alleviate poverty in Nigeria. Elemo made this known when she was defending the institute’s 2017 budget proposal before the Senate Committee on Science and Technology, on Tuesday in Abuja.
Quest for Diaspora Dollars Takes Nigerian Bank Globetrotting
Tunji Adeyemi traveled from Lagos to Britain seeking to persuade Nigerians living there to deposit their pounds in his bank’s vaults. Based on the crowds of people sitting at tables filling out forms in a Glasgow arts center, he’s finding a receptive audience.
The President’s surprise return
News of his departure was not hidden that Thursday, January, 19. He had announced it to Nigerians through a letter delivered to Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, that same day. And before the end of that day, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, issued a press statement, disclosing that he was proceeding on vacation in London.
‘Ministry of Religious Affairs” is NOT the answer: Reply to Owerri…
Malam Magaji made the call on Thursday, January 26, 2017, “in Owerri, the capital of Imo State while fielding questions from some journalists on the recent Southern Kaduna genocide being perpetuated by the terrorist group, the Fulani herdsman militia.” For Malam Magaji, if the government should address the issues arising from the Southern Kaduna incident, “it must look at them holistically.”
Azuri Partners with NDPHC to Launch PayGo Solar in Nigeria
Azuri is delighted to announce a partnership with the Niger Delta Power Holding Company to launch its PayGo Solar Home Systems in Nigeria, to deliver affordable, clean energy to 20,000 rural households living without electricity. Azuri’s PayGo Solar Home systems include four bulbs providing up to 8 hours of lighting, a radio and a USB port for charging mobile phones.
Nigeria: Self-defense fighter dies thwarting suicide attack
Police say a member of a civilian self-defense force has died while intercepting a suicide bomber at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria. Police spokesman Victor Isukwu says the attack occurred early Tuesday near the University of Maiduguri, where five people died in a bombing earlier this month.
In Enugu: HIV cases decreasing
The Enugu State Agency for the Control of AIDS has disclosed that the number of those living with Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus has reduced from 5.1 per cent to 4.9 per cent in the state. “As at 2010, the prevalence rate was 5.1 per cent but today, it has come down to 4.9 per cent from the study carried out recently.’
UPDATE 2-Nigeria court orders temporary forfeiture of Shell, Eni oilfield in corruption probe
Jan 26 A Nigerian court has ordered the temporary forfeiture of assets and the transfer of operations of a long-disputed oilfield owned by Shell and Eni , among others, to the federal government, court papers show. The court orders will last until Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency concludes an investigation into how the current owners acquired oil prospecting licence 245, according to the papers released on Thursday.
Osinbajo’s visit to Warri: INYC flays Gbagi
APEX Itsekiri youth body, Itsekiri National Youth Council, INYC, has flayed Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, saying the statement credited to the one-time Minister of State for Education, on the visit of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli, was “typical of a man driven by ethnic bigotry against Itsekiri and a clear example of crass ignorance on the state of Nigeria’s economy.” Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo ; Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa and His Majesty Ogiame Ikenwoli the Olu of Warri, during the Vice President one day working visit to Delta State.
Global Natural disasters cost insurers N16tr in 2016
The Munch Re’s report for 2016 has indicated that countries across the world suffered natural disasters to the tune of $175billion in 2016. Out of this figure, only $50billion was covered by insurance industry.
Indices will get better in 2017 financial year – Puchercos, CEO of Lafarge Africa
M ichel Puchercos, is the Managing Director, Lafarge Africa Plc, one of the largest cement groups in Africa, a member of the French global cement giant, LafargeHolcim Group, with a huge presence in Nigeria. With decades of experience in cement industry across the world through South Korea, Kenya and Uganda, Tanzania, and France, Puchercos’ career span extensive operational and strategic experience both at Junior and Senior levels with small and medium organizations, cooperatives and multinationals organisations.
Fayose faults Chibok girls abduction
Lagos- Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State yesterday declared reports of the abduction of more than 250 girls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State as a ruse staged to frustrate the re-election of former President Goodluck Jonathan. This came as he hinged the challenges confronting the country’s economy on the insensitivity and body language of the president among members of the international community.
Power generation drops to 2662 megawatts on Sunday – TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria said that the nation’s power generation capacity dropped from 3,959 megawatts on Jan. 4 to 2,662 megawatts on Jan. 22. The Nigerian Electricity System Operator website, a sub agency of TCN, disclosed the figure in its daily forecast on power generation data in Lagos on Sunday. TCN attributed the drop to low water levels at the hydro power stations and dearth of gas to the power generating companies.
Telecoms service providers should consider reduction in tariffs- Ogunbanjo
The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers has called on operators to ensure continuous improvement in the Quality Of Service they offer. NATCOMS President, Chief Deolu Ogunbanjo stated this in Lagos on Sunday, that there was marginal improvement in the QoS rendered by the service providers in 2016.
Ponzi shemes: Change of attitude is solution to challenge, Sec DG says
Mr Mounir Gwazo, Director-General, Securities and Exchange Commission , said that the solution to ponzi schemes in the country was a change of attitude. Gwarzo told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that for Ponzi schemes to be eradicated, Nigerians must stop being greedy.
Buhari transforming Nigeria – Tambuwal
Tambuwal spoke in Sokoto on Saturday night at a reception organised by the state government in honour of his predecessor, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko . Wamakko was also among the 12 recipients of the 2016 prestigious Sheikh Abdullahi Fodio Merit Award conferred on them by the Gwandu Emirate Council of Kebbi State on Saturday.
Stop humiliating our traditional institution, Rulers, Gbagi Replies Okowa
ABUJA- FORMER Minister of State, Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi has asked the Delta State governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa to stop desecrating and humiliating the traditional institution and traditional rulers of the State. According to him, putting the traditional rulers in what he described as a school auditorium at the Petroleum Training Institute from 11am to 5.3pm during the visit of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, was most embarrassing and humiliating to the Monarchs and to the people of Delta State.
Mr Eazi’s – Life is Eazi – ” Detty world tour’ kicks off in New York, March 11
Nigerian-born Afrobeat singer Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade aka Mr Eazi, who is getting ready for the launch of his much-anticipated mixtape Accra to Lagos, will kick off his Life is Eazi – DETTY World Tour this March. Scheduled to start in New York City, the tour is expected to see him make stops at several other destinations across the globe, like was the case with his Life is Eazi tour last year, which was crowned in Lagos last month.
We are stronger united, Gbajabiamila tells Nigerians
The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, has urged all Nigerians, regardless of ethnic or religious backgrounds, to live in unity with one another for a stronger, better nation. Gbajabila spoke in Lagos on Saturday at the”New Year Luncheon`he organised for members of the Igbo communities in his Surulere 1 Constituency.
Love Zone: Searching for a partner?
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Appeal Court reserves judgement on Ondo deputy governor’s impeachment
Dayo Johnson, Akure THE Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by a former Deputy Governor of the state, Alhaji Ali Olanusi, to challenge his impeachment. Justice Mohammed Danjuma, who leads a three-man panel, reserved judgment after the counsel to the former Deputy Governor, Mr Richmond Natha-Alade, and that of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr Taiwo Olubodunrin, adopted their briefs.