Former President Goodluck Jonathan says the corruption allegations levelled against him could have sent him into political oblivion but God did not allow that happen, The Cable reports. Speaking at a book presentation in Abuja on Tuesday, Jonathan said officials of the current administration tagged him and some members of his former cabinet as corrupt. Jonathan was in charge of the country between 2010 and 2015. President Muhammadu Buhari defeated him in the 2015 election and he conceded even before the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) made a final pronouncement on the exercise. In his remarks at the presentation of…
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Tank Muhammad, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), has tested positive for coronavirus. According to Vanguard, the CJN is presently in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, receiving treatment. A member of the Supreme Court, Justice Ibrahim Saulawa disclosed this at the unveiling of the national headquarters of the Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria (MULAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. More details soon.
Inflation rate in Nigeria has increased to 14.89 per cent; highest in 32 months. This is according to the latest figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday. Food inflation, according to the report, hit 18.30 percent; up 0.92 percentage points from the 17.38 percent recorded in October. NBS explained that increase in the prices of bread and cereals, potatoes, yam and other tubers, meat, fish, fruits, vegetables and oils and fats were behind the rise in the food index. “The urban inflation rate increased by 15.47 percent (year-on-year) in November 2020 from 14.81 percent recorded in…
The World Bank has finally approved Nigeria’s request for a $1.5 billion loan. The loan facility is a five-year country partnership framework (CPF) that would last from 2021 to 2024. Shubham Chaudhuri, World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, who announced this in a statement on Tuesday, said the loan would focus on four areas of engagement namely, investing in human capital, promoting jobs and economic transformation and diversification, enhancing resilience and strengthening the foundations of the public sector. “This country partnership framework will guide our engagement for the next five years in supporting the government of Nigeria’s strategic priorities by taking…
Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the abduction of over 300 students from the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State. HumAngle confirmed this in a 4 minutes 28 seconds audio released on Monday night by Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the terror group. Shekau said the abduction was done “to promote Islam and discourage un-Islamic practices as Western education is not the type of education permitted by Allah and his Holy Prophet”. “What happened in Katsina was done to promote Islam and discourage un-Islamic practices as Western education is not the type of education permitted by Allah and his…
Gani Adams, Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, has reacted to the recent abduction of over 300 students from Government Science Secondary School in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State; the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari. The abduction had occurred on Friday while the President was in the state for a week-long visit. Speaking during his ordination as an Apostle at the Saviour’s Ministries on Sunday in Lagos State, Adams lamented that it was saddening to accept the situation as a parent, but also ridiculous as a leader who knows much about what it takes to lead a country like Nigeria.…
Muhammadu Kirowa, National President of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has blamed the rising levels of insecurity on failure of its leaders to pass on to their children the right training and upbringing. Kirowa stated this at the inauguration ceremony of North-Western States executives of MACBAN held in Dutse. He said state Fulani leaders were responsible for the spate of insecurity in their domain as they allowed youths to go on rampage against other citizens. “Before any other person gets kidnapped, about twenty or more Fulani people must have suffered the same fate with payment of…
No fewer than 20 Army Generals have reportedly tested positive for coronavirus. This is coming one week after the death of Maj. Gen. John Irefin, General Officer Commanding, 6 Division, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, who died from complications arising from the disease. MERIDIAN SPY reported week ago late Irefin slumped and died during the Chief of Army Staff’s annual conference 2020, in Abuja. The death of the Army General had led to the event been truncated. The infected Generals however, reportedly had contact with the deceased. The conference was attended by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, the…
Malam Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education, has expressed concern over the decline in the standard of education in the country. Speaking at the official commissioning of completed projects in a college in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, Adamu said a number of graduates can neither read nor write in a tolerable manner. The Education Minister who was represented by the Director of Tertiary Education in the Federal Ministry of Education, Hajia Rakiya Gambo Iliyasu said the situation was a cause for concern. He added that students and teachers need to sit up and face their tasks squarely if the situation is to be…
Godwin Obaseki, Edo State Governor, says Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), prayed for him and assured him of his victory in the September 19 governorship election. Obaseki defeated his main rival in the governorship poll and an RCCG pastor, Osagie Ize-Iyamu. The Cable reports during the testimony session at this year’s RCCG Holy Ghost Congress, held along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, on Friday, the Governor said he visited Adeboye on two different occasions before the election. “When it looked impossible and when men rose, He (God) came out to say that He is God and…
Nigeria is an exceptionally intolerant country – religion-wise. In fact, the country is next to Iran on the religious intolerance threshold. You could get killed, threatened, hounded, harassed and victimised for going against the religious orthodoxies. The two major religions in Nigeria – Christianity and Islam — bubble with the most fanatical of followers who elect themselves ‘’defenders of God’’. In their inquisition, death is the penalty for every perceived breach of the holy canons. There is no other way. Over the years Nigeria has been on the US watch-list for religious intolerance. I must say, this problem has always…
The World Bank has projected that the number of poor people in Nigeria would increase from the current 90 million to about 100 million by 2022 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the country’s economy. The World Bank gave the projection during its Nigeria Development Update virtual event, which had the theme ‘Rising to the challenge: Nigeria’s COVID-19 response’. The global bank stated that by 2022, about 11 million more Nigerians were expected to fall into poverty due to the COVID-19 crisis. Marco Hernandez, an economist with the bank, explained his presentation at the event, that before…