On Saturday, 26 September 2020 in far away Abu Dhabi, Israel Adesanya, an illustrious Nigerian, who embodies the indefatigable Nigerian spirit made the nation proud by successfully defending his UFC middleweight title. That victory lifted our spirit, and gave us hope in a season of hopelessness when every index of life and human development in our country is trending abysmally negative. Nigerians of all hues are united in the celebration of the victory of Israel Adesanya. It is our victory. No one cares if he is from Abia or Zamfara, Rivers or Osun state. Indeed some are wont to adopt…
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Fellow Nigerians I speak to you today as your President and fellow citizen on this epoch occasion of our country’s 60th independence Anniversary. As President, I wish to renew my appreciation to Nigerians for entrusting me with your hopes and aspirations for a better and greater Nigeria. 2. Today, it is my unique privilege to re-commit myself to the service of this great country of great people with profound diversities and opportunities. We are bound by destiny to be the largest and greatest black nation on earth. 3. At this stage in our nationhood it is important that we reflect…
As we mark the 60th Anniversary Day, the record-setting, mega roadways infrastructure development projects by the Buhari administration numbering up to 600 that are undergoing major upgradation or rehabilitation call for public attention and appreciation. The size and magnitude of the road projects notwithstanding, the clamour by Nigerians for more motorable roads is not abating, and neither is the President Muhammadu Buhari Government’s commitment to delivering on an improved national road network, which it inherited at different stages of disrepair from previous administrations. When there is a will, as the adage goes, there will be a way or two. Since…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in the country to suspend the new increase in electricity tariff. NERC said the directive was in line with the agreement reached between the Federal Government and labour unions, leading to the botched nationwide protest against the hike in fuel price and electricity tariff. The order which was dated Monday, September 28 and signed by James Momoh, NERC Chairman, was issued by NERC to the DisCos on Tuesday night. According to the regulatory agency, from September 28 to October 11, the DisCos will revert all charges to the tariff…
Despite the agreement reached between the Federal Government and labour unions leading to the suspension of last Monday nationwide strike, the Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in the country say they have not received any directive on the suspension of the increased electricity tariff from the government. Recall that while the labour unions had agreed to halt the planned protest on Monday, the government on its part agreed to suspend the implementation of the new electricity tariff increase. The government also agreed to rehabilate the refineries in the country to reduce the cost of fuel. However, a top official of the…
A commercial court in London has ordered the release of the $200 million used as a deposit in the case against Process & Industrial Development (P&ID) to the Nigerian government, THISDAY reports. The newspaper quotes Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as confirming the development on Tuesday. “Due to the substantial evidence of prima facie fraud established before the court, we are pleased that the judge has agreed to release the guarantee. We are also pleased that the court has rejected P&ID’s application to increase the guarantee, which was clearly intended to be a diversionary tactic…
The convoy of Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state, has been attacked by Boko Haram insurgents, The Cable reports. This incident comes barely 48 hours after Zulum’s convoy was attacked by insurgents on Friday. TheCable had reported how security operatives were killed when Boko Haram insurgents opened fire on the governor’s convoy and other vehicles conveying government officials to Baga, a town in the state, for the resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs). However, the Sunday attack reportedly occurred along Baga-Kukawa axis of Borno. A source who confirmed the news to the TheCable said troops of the Nigerian air force were…
The British colonialists chucked the power console to the aborigines of Nigeria in 1960. Let me rephrase that. The British prowlers tossed power into the palm of native champions and ‘’non-functionally’’ exited the dais before the close of 1960. But these infiltrators did not go with the evils and vices of their craft. The perils of colonialism remained. So, long after they are gone, the colonial construction still stands sturdy. The political layout the British handed to Nigeria was fatally flawed. It was designed to perpetuate strife and disharmony. The Nigerian anatomy was deliberately contaminated. The interlopers’ emulsion of disparate…
No fewer than 30 people, including police officers and soldiers, have died following an attack by Boko Haram terrorists on the convoy of Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State. Aside the security personnel, four members of a government-backed militia and nine civilians who were in the convoy of the Governor were also said to have been killed in the attack which occurred on Friday. Governor’s Zulum’s convoy was said to have been attacked between Monguno and Baga areas of the state. A source at the Borno State Government House in Maiduguri also told The Punch that the governor had left…
Julie Okah-Donli, Director-General of the National Agency for Prohibition of Traffic in Persons (NAPTIP) has raised an alarm of Nigerians dying in Sahara desert and Mediterranean due to trafficking. Okah-Donli disclosed this during the inauguration of the state task force on human trafficking in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital, stating that over 20,000 Nigerians were victims of trafficking in Mali alone in 2018. She noted that the issue of human trafficking and irregular migration have become a great concern especially with the great number of Nigerians trapped in sexual and labour exploitation in various African and European countries. “Last year reports emerged about the existence…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have resolved to go ahead with its planned nationwide protest fixed for Monday September 28, despite a court order restraining the labour unions from embarking on the mass exercise. The labour unions had resolved to protest on Monday after a failed dialogue with the Federal Government on reversing the hike in fuel price and electricity tariff. The government, however, through Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), filed an exparte application at the National Industrial Court, Abuja stopping the union from carrying out the mass action and was granted…
Peremobowei Ebebi, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Bayelsa West Senatorial District by-election, has said he is ready to face, Seriake Dickson, his main opponent and immediate past Governor of the state in the upcoming polls. Ebebi made this known to journalists in an interview in Yenagoa, the state capital, on Thursday. He said his team are working to ensure he emerged victorious in the by-election. “Victory belongs to God. It is God that knows what will happen on the 31st of October. I’m working; some of my people are working towards victory. We are praying to…