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Hajiya Rakiya, the only surviving elder sister of President Muhammad Buhari, has appealed to Nigerians to continue to pray for the well being of the President, instead of spreading rumours about his health. In an interview with a correspondent of the News agency of Nigeria in Daura, Katsina state, the 84-year-old said the president needed the prayers of every Nigerian for him to succeed in the task of addressing the problems facing the nation. She said President Buhari being a mortal is bound to fall ill or even die “at any time his Creator wishes’’. She said she speaks with…
National Judicial Council (NJC) has written to acting President Yemi Osinbajo asking him to re-appoint the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen in an acting capacity, pending his screening and confirmation by the Senate as the substantive CJN. The decision to resend Justice Onnoghen’s name confirmed THISDAY’s exclusive report yesterday that the NJC would at its emergency meeting recommend his re-appointment in an acting capacity, pending his confirmation by the Senate. THISDAY had also exclusively reported that Osinbajo on Tuesday transmitted Justice Onnoghen’s name to the Senate for confirmation as the substantive CJN. The need for the…
Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, MSSN, Lagos State Area Unit, has hailed the striking out of a motion seeking an injunction to stop hijab usage in the state by the Court of Appeal. Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos on Tuesday heard the motion – stay of execution – filed by the Lagos State Government and struck it out. The case, CA/L/135/15, is between Lagos State Government, Asiyat AbdulKareem (through her father), Moriam Oyeniyi and Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria. The struck out motion was asking the court to stop the use of hijab in public primary and secondary schools…
Boko Haram is currently plagued by financial difficulties, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr Jeffrey Feltman, has said. Feltman stated this while briefing the Security Council on the UN Secretary-General’s Fourth Report on the threat the group poses to international peace and security efforts to “check and roll it back” on Tuesday. The UN envoy also noted that Boko Haram was under intense military pressure, but warned against undermining its capacity to launch fatal attacks. “ISIL-affiliate Boko Haram is attempting to spread its influence and commit terrorist acts beyond Nigeria. “And Boko Haram remains a serious threat, with several…
Thursday, 09 February 2017 02:34

El-Rufai bars FRSC from Kaduna

Kaduna State Government has barred personnel of Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) from erecting checkpoints in Kaduna and other urban centres in the state. The directive is contained in a statement issued in Kaduna on Wednesday by Mr Samuel Aruwan, Special Assistant to Gov. Nasiru El-Rufa’i on Media and Publicity. It said that the decision was taken by the state Security Council after a meeting in which it reviewed complaints from the general public against the road marshals. “The council acted following complaints that FRSC officials were acting in ways reminiscent of the VIO that was dissolved by the state…
Wednesday, 08 February 2017 18:15

Buhari is 'well, hale and hearty', FG insists

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has reiterated the federal government’s stance that President Muhammadu Buhari is not sick, despite seeking an extended medical vacation. Mr. Mohammed stated this while briefing journalists at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting. He said the fact that all the ministers were working optimally was an indication that the president was “hale and hearty.” “Do you think we will be conducting our business like this if Mr. President is ill?” the minister asked rhetorically. “He (pointing to Minister of Power, Babatunde Fashola) was in Anambra last week, I was in…
With just two days left to the expiration of the tenure of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, acting President Yemi Osinbajo Tuesday transmitted his name to the Senate for confirmation as the substantive CJN. Confirming this, a source close to the Office of the Senate President, said Senate President Bukola Saraki received the letter yesterday, requesting the upper chamber to screen and confirm Justice Onnoghen, a Cross River State indigene, as the substantive CJN. Also, a ranking senator speaking on the condition of anonymity, said he was aware that the acting president had transmitted Justice…
Nigeria’s aviation ministry has said the planned six weeks of resurfacing work were needed because the runway. International airlines are refusing to fly to an alternative hub when the only airport serving Nigeria’s capital shuts down, forcing travellers to make lengthy detours at extra cost. Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja closes completely for runway repairs on March 8. Domestic and international flights will be diverted to Kaduna, 170 kilometres (105 miles) away. Nigeria’s aviation ministry has said the planned six weeks of resurfacing work were needed because the runway, which was built in 1982 with a 20-year lifespan, was…
Wednesday, 08 February 2017 18:04

28 died over denial of pension entitlement

Association of Cross River State Local Government Pensioners has lost 28 members from June, 2016 till date, due to non-payment of their pension entitlements. Chairman of the association, Mr Okosin Bassey, made the claim in a statement he issued in Calabar on Wednesday He blamed the development on “the inefficiency of the consultant engaged by the State Government to verify pensioners with a view to eliminating ghost pensioners’’. Bassey explained that the verification which was carried out by Techvite Consultants in June 2016 was “faulty, misleading and filled with confusion’’. He described the consultants as inexperienced young school leavers, who…
Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, is set to send the name of Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, to the National Assembly for confirmation as the substantive CJN. Buhari had, on November 10, 2016, inaugurated Onnoghen as acting CJN following the retirement of Justice Mahmud Mohammed at the attainment of the mandatory 70-year retirement age. National Judicial Council had earlier forwarded Onnoghen’s name to the President to be named the new CJN based on the recommendation of the Federal Judicial Service Commission. According to the law, the President is expected to forward the name of the nominee to the…
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticized the President Bola Tinubu-led administration for the increasing…
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The magic and the minefield of confidence: Self doubt, hubris and everything in between - The Economist

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Influencer eats pig feed in extreme attempt to save money

Popular Douyin streamer Kong Yufeng recently sparked controversy in China by eating pig feed on…
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FG excited as pro-Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa arrested in Finland on terrorism charges

Simon Ekpa, the controversial leader of the pro-Biafra faction Autopilot, was arrested by Finnish authorities…
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Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 413

ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel's Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas leader The International Criminal Court…
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Nigeria comes top in instant payment system inclusivity index in Africa

Nigeria’s instant payment system is projected to advance to the maturity inclusion spectrum ahead of…
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Nigeria have been awarded a 3-0 victory over Libya, and three vital points, from their…

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