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Wednesday, 22 December 2021 05:03

Aisha Buhari sends all staff on indefinite leave amid pregnancy rumours

First Lady Aisha Buhari has directed all her staff to proceed on leave until further notice. This was contained in a statement signed by Mohammed Kamal, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Office of the First Lady on Health and Development Partners. Kamal stated that official engagements and work will continue virtually. “This serves to inform all staff that the office of the First Lady will be closed for the upcoming festive period of Christmas and New Year. To this end, all staff are requested to proceed on leave, until further notice. “Please note that official engagements and work can…

Wednesday, 22 December 2021 05:01

My Covid experience - Atedo Peterside

There was an outbreak of Covid-19 in my house as last weekend approached and so I told myself that I must do the correct thing. I immediately went into self isolation (because I had been exposed) and started cancelling all physical engagements that I had committed to attend over the course of the next few days. One of the first casualties was a Future Leaders Network event billed for Saturday morning in Ikoyi where I was supposed to be the Keynote Speaker. I contacted them and offered to deliver my Keynote Address virtually instead. Tony Rapu (medical doctor and pastor)…

Wednesday, 22 December 2021 05:00

Folorunso Alakija’s husband suspended by Ikoyi club for beating up fellow club member

The popular Ikoyi Club in Lagos has announced the suspension of Modupe Alakija, the husband of billionaire businesswoman, Folorunsho Alakija. The club said Mr Alakija, 72, will remain suspended till November 30, 2022. According to a circular signed by Bamidele Ibironke, the Honorary Secretary of Ikoyi Club, Mr Alakija, a lawyer, was suspended over physical assault and abuse. “The above-named member of the Club is hereby placed on a one year suspension from the Club for physically assaulting and abusing a fellow member, conduct injurious to the interest of the Club, thereby violating Rule 9(C) of the Club’s Rule Book.…

Tuesday, 21 December 2021 05:55

Northern leaders berate Buhari, govs for lacking empathy for victims of killings in the North

Pan-Northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and northern governors of creating impression that lives of those who are being killed in the North by bandits do not matter. ACF, which stated this in a statement in Kaduna on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Yawe, condemned the gruesome killing of 38 persons in four communities in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday. The group said this as herdsmen killed 20 Tiv farmers in Nasarawa State between Friday and Monday in what was reported to be a reprisal. During the attacks in…

Monday, 20 December 2021 06:22

Army authorities explain why female soldier engaged to NYSC member is being punished

The Nigerian Army says it is punishing a female soldier who got engaged in an Orientation Camp of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for flouting its rules and code of conduct. Army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a response to an enquiry by PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday. A video of a male corps member proposing to a female soldier at the Yikpata Orientation Camp of the NYSC in Kwara State recently surfaced online and went viral. In one of the video clips, some corps members are seen having a discussion at a venue believed to be the parade…

Monday, 20 December 2021 06:20

Assault video: How Onyeama, envoy to Togo, Adesina, saved Nigerian passengers

Nigerians seen being maltreated at the Gnassingbe Eyadema International Airport, Lome on Saturday in a viral video have been successfully evacuated to the country. It was learnt that both the Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister, Geofrey Onyeama, and the Ambassador to Togo, Debo Adesina, had immediately moved in on Saturday after getting wind of the incident where some of the Nigerian passengers were shown being assaulted by airport security operatives. It was gathered that the Nigerian passengers aboard the Ethiopian Airline from New York got to Lome only to be informed that their connecting flight to Nigeria through ASky Airline was…

Monday, 20 December 2021 06:16

Schools shut down In Niger state over fresh bid by bandits to kidnap school children, students

Chairman, Wushishi Local Government Area of Niger State, Danjuma Suleiman Nalango, has ordered the closure of all public and private primary, secondary and tertiary schools in the local government area over a planned banditry attack on schools to abduct school children in Zungeru and neighbouring communities. The Council Chairman told our correspondent via telephone that there was an intelligence report by the security agencies that armed bandits in their numbers were planning to strike in the day at Niger State Polytechnic and Government Girls Day Secondary School, both located in the outskirt of Zungeru town. He said the measure was…

Sunday, 19 December 2021 06:27

FAAC: FG, states, LGs share N675bn for November

N675.946 billion has been shared by the three tiers of government as revenue from the federation account allocation committee (FAAC). This is the revenue from November disbursed in December. This figure is N4.036 billion higher than the allocation distributed in November. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of a virtual FAAC meeting for December 2021. According to the communiqué, the total distributable revenue of N675.946 billion comprised distributable statutory revenue of N488.674 billion, distributable value added tax (VAT) revenue of N182.678 billion, exchange gain of N4.156 billion and recovered excess bank charges of N0.438 billion. Federal…

Saturday, 18 December 2021 06:18

Omicron: Canada lifts ban on travel from Nigeria

Canadian government has lifted the ban imposed on travel from 10 African countries — including Nigeria. Jean-Yves Duclos, minister of health in Canada, announced the decision at a media briefing on Friday. The development comes almost three weeks after the Canadian government banned 10 African countries — including Nigeria — over concerns relating to the Omicron Covid variant. Omicron has been designated as a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Aside from Nigeria, other countries affected by the Canada travel ban are Botswana, Egypt, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. In a statement issued…

Saturday, 18 December 2021 06:15

Which is The Economist’s country of the year for 2021?

Each year The Economist picks a “country of the year”. The award goes not to the biggest, the richest or the happiest, but to the one that in our view improved the most in 2021. Past winners have included Uzbekistan (for abolishing slavery), Colombia (for making peace) and Tunisia (for embracing democracy). This year was a difficult one. Covid-19 continued to spread misery, as brilliantly designed vaccines were unevenly distributed and new variants such as Omicron emerged. In many countries civil liberties and democratic norms were eroded. Russia’s main opposition leader was jailed. Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol.…

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Friday, 17 December 2021 06:16

Buhari off to Istanbul for Turkey-African Partnership Summit

President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja for Istanbul, Turkey to attend the third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit, hosted by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the Republic of Turkey. President was accompanied on the trip by his wife, Aisha Buhari; Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; Defence, Bashir Magashi; FCT, Mohammed Bello; Health, Osagie Ehanire; Agriculture, Mohammed Abubakar; Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo; National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno; and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Rufai Abubakar. The Summit with the theme ‘‘Enhanced Partnership for Common Development and Prosperity’’ is to among others review the cooperation between African countries…

Friday, 17 December 2021 06:15

UK resumes visa processing from Nigeria

The United Kingdom (UK) government has lifted the pause on processing visitor visas in all countries previously on the red list, including Nigeria. The UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) announced this in a statement on Wednesday. The government said it lifted the pause due to the removal of Nigeria and other countries from red list restrictions over the Omicron Covid-19 variant. “From 4:00 am on 15th December, all countries currently on the red list will be removed. In line with the lifting of red list restrictions, UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) will lift the pause on processing visitor visas in…

Friday, 17 December 2021 06:14

Bisi Akande alleged that Bola Tinubu built Ayo Adebanjo’s Lekki home for him. Here the Afenifere leader gives detailed accounts of how he built the house

PRESS RELEASE Gentlemen of the press,About a week ago, last Thursday, 7 December, to be exact, at the presentation of the book “MY PARTICIPATIONS” by Bisi Akande, it was said that Bisi Akande stated in the book that I brought pressure on Bola Tinubu to build the house for me. But since Bola Tinubu himself was present at the presentation, I expected him within a few days to refute such a malicious falsehood about me emanating from his Man Friday. I hold this view because Bola Tinubu just some three years ago on the occasion of the presentation of my…

Friday, 17 December 2021 06:13

Oyinlola's preliminary response to Bisi Akande

PRESS RELEASE I have just read a part of the recently released autobiography of my predecessor as governor of Osun State, Bisi Akande, which concerns me. He levelled some allegations against me and also made certain allusions and insinuations. My forthcoming autobiography has already taken care of all the issues. Notwithstanding that, however, I have the following preliminary replies to some of the issues he raised where he mentioned my name. This is for the benefit of Nigerians who may be interested in hearing my own immediate side of the story. 1. Bola Ige House contract Akande said I wrongly…

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