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Thursday, 06 January 2022 06:28

Soldiers invade Abeokuta community, kill two labeled Boko Haram terrorists

Two men, Sale Abacha and Malummodu Ibrahim, have been shot dead by soldiers in the Adigbe area of Abeokuta, Ogun State. The soldiers, who were reportedly led by a Lt.Col, and one Bashir, described as a lawyer, invaded the community around 1am last Saturday. During the attack, no fewer than five persons reportedly sustained bullet injuries and were rushed to Federal Medical Centre for treatment. Our correspondent learnt that prior to the incident, there was an argument between Bashir and a member of the community, Suleiman Yawal, on New Year’s Eve. Bashir was said to have taunted Yawal, saying he…

Thursday, 06 January 2022 06:26

N.Korea launches second hypersonic missile in fiery test

North Korea fired a "hypersonic missile" this week that successfully hit a target, state news agency KCNA reported on Thursday, its second such test as the country pursues new military capabilities amid stalled denuclearisation talks. The launch on Wednesday was the first by North Korea since October and was detected by several militaries in the region, drawing criticism from governments in the United States, South Korea, and Japan. North Korea first tested a hypersonic missile in September, joining a race headed by major military powers to deploy the advanced weapons system. Hypersonic weapons usually fly towards targets at lower altitudes…

Wednesday, 05 January 2022 06:12

88,000+ AK-47 rifles missing from Nigeria Police armoury - Audit Report

Nigeria police could not account for thousands of firearms, including 88,078 AK-47 rifles, an audit report published by the auditor general of the federation on Tuesday showed. Missing firearms raise worries in a country fighting growing insecurity from Islamist insurgents in the northeast and armed kidnappings and banditry in the north and northwest. In his latest report published on its website and covering the period to December 2019, Auditor General Adolphus Aghughu said that a review of arms movement from police armouries in Nigeria showed several weapons were missing and unaccounted for. Police did not respond to written request for…

Wednesday, 05 January 2022 06:11

Buhari appoints Chief Economic Adviser

PRESS RELEASE A Chief Economic Adviser to the President (CEAP) has been appointed. He is Doyin Salami, up till now Chairman of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC). A 1989 doctorate degree graduate in Economics of Queen Mary College, University of London, Doyin Salami, 59, is Managing Director and Head Markets Practice at KAINOS Edge Consulting Limited, and member of the Adjunct Faculty at the Lagos Business School (LBS), Pan-Atlantic University, where he recently attained the rank of Senior Fellow/Associate Professor. The Chief Economic Adviser to the President is expected to address all issues on the domestic economy and present…

Wednesday, 05 January 2022 06:09

Drama as police officer defies Lagos gov in Magodo

Abimbola Oyewole, identified as a chief superintendent of police (CSP), on Tuesday, defied Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, during the latter’s visit to Magodo estate to intervene over a planned demolition. An earlier threat to demolish houses in the estate on December 21 had been resisted by residents, and the police and bulldozers were withdrawn from the estate after the state intervened. According to the Lagos government, the case dates back to a demolition exercise at Shangisha village between 1984 and 1985, after which a supreme court verdict ordered the state to give the Shangisha landlords 549 plots of land…

Wednesday, 05 January 2022 06:06

Thousands troop out in protest against military rule in Sudan

Security forces in Sudan have fired tear gas at pro-democracy demonstrators in the latest mass protests against military rule following October's coup. Thousands of people in several cities took to the streets chanting anti-coup slogans and calling for the downfall of Sudan's ruling council. Tear gas was used to disperse crowds in the capital Khartoum and in Port Sudan. Tuesday's protests come two days after the resignation of the civilian Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok. Hamdok quit after a recent deal he made with the military to share power sparked outrage. Rallies calling for a return to full civilian rule have…

Tuesday, 04 January 2022 06:28

No one can win nuclear war, US, China, Russia, UK and France say in joint statement

China, Russia, Britain, the United States and France have agreed that a further spread of nuclear arms and a nuclear war should be avoided, according to a joint statement by the five nuclear powers published by the Kremlin on Monday. It said that the five countries - which are the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council - consider it their primary responsibility to avoid war between the nuclear states and to reduce strategic risks, while aiming to work with all countries to create an atmosphere of security. "We affirm that a nuclear war cannot be won and must…

Tuesday, 04 January 2022 06:27

IPOB bans singing of Nigerian National Anthem in Southeast schools

Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says the recitation of Nigerian national anthem will henceforth be banned in schools in the Southeast. Chika Edoziem, IPOB director of state, stated this in a New Year message announcing the plans of the proscribed separatist group for 2022. Edoziem said school authorities in the Southeast should only teach “the Biafran national anthem”. He also said all supporters of IPOB across the world would embark on a global campaign to ensure the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the group, from custody. “The following are some of the programmes and actions which the leadership will…

Monday, 03 January 2022 06:18

Governors, Ministers, others to be tested for Covid-19 before allowed entry into Aso Rock - Presidency

The presidency says visitors to the presidential villa in Abuja will be required to take rapid Covid tests before they would be allowed in. Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, confirmed the development to state house correspondents in Abuja on Sunday. Rapid Covid tests are designed to tell in a few minutes if someone is infected with the virus or not and is recommended for individuals with symptoms, high-risk populations, and healthcare or casual workers. According to the spokesman, the new regulation became necessary due to the global spike in the rate of the Covid infections, especially the Omicron variant. Shehu said…

Sunday, 02 January 2022 06:26

3 years after N30,000 national minimum wage took effect, the following states are yet to pay - NLC

Nigeria Labour Congress has admonished the Federal Government to halt all policies negatively impacting Nigerians in 2022, saying it would resist every attempt to inflict more pains on the citizens. The congress also asked state governors to pay all outstanding national minimum wage, pension and benefits immediately. NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, in his New Year message made available to journalists in Abuja on Saturday, noted that some states have continued to violate the National Minimum Wage Act, 2019. He said, “While most of the states in the Northwest geopolitical zone have started implementing the new national minimum wage, there is…

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Sunday, 02 January 2022 06:21

US imposes sanctions on Mali, Guinea over military coup; Ethiopia for Tigray war

The United States on Saturday cut Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from access to a duty-free trade program, following through on President Joe Biden's threat to do so over alleged human rights violations and recent coups. "The United States today terminated Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from the AGOA trade preference program due to actions taken by each of their governments in violation of the AGOA Statute," the U.S. Trade Representative's office said in a statement. Biden said in November that Ethiopia would be cut off from the duty-free trading regime provided under the U.S. African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) due…

Saturday, 01 January 2022 06:18

The world ushers in New Year with sorrow, fear, hope as Omicron spreads round the globe

Sorrow for the dead and dying, fear of more infections to come and hopes for an end to the coronavirus pandemic were — again — the bittersweet cocktail with which the world said good riddance to 2021 and ushered in 2022. New Year’s Eve, which used to be celebrated globally with a free-spirited wildness, felt instead like a case of deja vu, with the fast-spreading omicron variant again filing hospitals. At the La Timone hospital in the southern French city of Marseille, Fouad Bouzana could only sigh Friday when asked what 2022 might bring. “Big question,” he said. “It’s starting…

Saturday, 01 January 2022 06:17

Despite ‘worrisome changes’ to proposals submitted to N’Assembly, Buhari signs 2022 budget

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed reservations over the “worrisome changes” made by the national assembly to the 2022 executive budget. On Friday, the president signed the N17.13 trillion 2022 appropriation bill into law. The presidency had submitted a proposal worth N16.391 trillion to the national assembly. The lawmakers later increased the budget size to N17.127 trillion. In his remarks after signing the budget, Buhari said the lawmakers reduced the amount allocated to some projects — but added 6,576 projects of their own to the 2022 budget. “It is in this regard that I must express my reservations about many of…

Friday, 31 December 2021 12:10

Buhari signs FG’s 2022 budget

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed Nigeria’s 2022 budget into law. He signed the budget at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday. The signing of the budget comes two weeks after the Senate and House of Representatives passed the bill presented by the president a few weeks earlier. The lawmakers had approved a total expenditure of N17.1 trillion against the N16.3 trillion proposed by the president in October. Over N700 billion was added to the proposed appropriation. The National Assembly also increased the Oil Benchmark Price from $57 to $62. The increase, they said, was to reflect the current market…

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