Afenifere, Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, has insisted that the nation must be restructured and the practice of true federalism be restored, saying that Nigeria is already on the brink of collapse. This was contained in a communiqué signed and issued by Yinka Odumakin, the National Publicity Secretary, at the end of the group’s national leadership caucus meeting in Akure, on Thursday. Odumakin noted that the last five years of President Muhammadu Buhari administration has “besieged by attendant poverty, as insecurity worsens across the land with kidnappers, armed robbers and bandits on the prowl and government helpless and unable to govern effectively”.…
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Napoli are considering renaming its San Paolo stadium after late Diego Maradona who died at the age of 60 after suffering a cardiac arrest. The late Argentine football legend, regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, forged a strong bond with the Italian club and its supporters during his seven-year spell between 1984 and 1991. The forward, who inspired Argentina to World Cup glory in 1986, joined Napoli from Barcelona and won their only two Serie A titles – in 1987 and 1990 – along with the Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup. Napoli President, Aurelio de Laurentiis…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has mocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the recent defection of some members of the opposition party to the ruling party. MERIDIAN SPY reported Wednesday, Elisha Abbo, Senator representing Adamawa North in the National Assembly, quit his membership of the PDP and joined the ruling APC. This came weeks after Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State similarly defected to the ruling party. Reacting to the recent defections, the ruling party, in a statement issued on Thursday, said it was not surprised that “progressive-minded members of the PDP have been defecting enmasse from the opposition…
Nigeria has been ranked as the third most terrorised country in the world for the sixth consecutive time in recent Global Terrorism Index (GTI) report. According to recent GTI report, the number of deaths attributed to Boko Haram in Nigeria increased by 25 percent from 2018 to 2019. It said despite the rise in the number of casualties from Boko Haram attacks in the north-east, Nigeria is the second to record a fall in violent deaths after Afghanistan in 2019. GTI said 2,043 people died from “terrorism-related acts” in Nigeria in 2018 but only 1,245 deaths were recorded in 2019.…
The Kano State Government says it spent the sum of N1.8 billion to sponsor students to private universities. MERIDIAN SPY learnt the programme started during the administration of ex-governor Rabiu Kwankwaso and was inherited by the current administration of Abdullahi Ganduje. This was made known in a statement by Abba Anwar, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, on Wednesday, noting that over 1,150 students were inherited from the Kwankwaso administration. “They were the set of students who were taken to the university during the administration of Kwankwaso, with the payment of their tuition and other fees at less than 10 per…
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to honour his oath of office on combating the insecurity ravaging the Northern part of the country. Emmanuel Yawe, ACF National Publicity Secretary, made the call in a statement on Tuesday, lamenting the worsening state of insecurity in the country. Yawe urged the President to do the needful in arresting the rising insecurity before it is too late. “Even as the Minister was claiming falsely, whether in ignorance or deliberate, victory over bandits, 12 Police Superintendents on official duty from Zamfara to Kano were overpowered by superior tactics and force while…
“My brother, how you dey?” “What can we do?” “E ku recession” “Excuse me?” “I said er ku recession…” “Are you Yoruba people alright at all? You people always make a joke out of everything. Does recession look like a joke to you? Second recession in the last five years, the worst in Nigerian history in 33 years, and all you can think of is some meaningless local greeting. Someone at your level should be above such provincial fixation that instinctively compels a Yoruba man to create one form of greeting or another out of every situation. That was how…
Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, has predicted that the current economic recession being faced in the country will end soon. Ahmed gave the prediction while speaking at the 26th edition of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) on Monday, explaining that the pandemic was responsible for the recent entry into recession. She said the current economic growth trend and the many complementary fiscal, real sector and monetary interventions proactively introduced by the government to forestall a far worse decline, suggest the nation will exit the recession before the end of the first quarter of 2021. “Let…
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) urged the Federal Government to stop the victimisation of individuals who sponsored the #EndSARS protests in the country. Rev. Felix Omobude, PFN President, made the call in a statement on Saturday, while appealing to the government to deal with the crisis in a more conciliatory style rather than confrontation. Omobude also condemned the freezing of bank accounts of people linked with the protests, adding that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) should not give the impression that they are acting in furtherance of a different agenda. “PFN recognises the right of the Central Bank of Nigeria…
Ayodele Fayose, former Ekiti State Governor, says he would not join other politicians in attacking Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking during an interactive session with journalists as part of the events marking his 60th birthday in Ado Ekiti, Fayose described Tinubu as one of the greatest builders of men in Nigeria. “I am not championing the course of Tinubu, I am not in the position to do that. But there is no denying the fact that Tinubu is a prominent Yoruba leader both in APC or PDP. There is no denying the…
The Justice Ayo Salami-panel has recommended the sack of Ibrahim Magu, the suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Justice Salami-led panel also asked President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint a new chairman in an interim position for two years. The recommendations were contained in the panel’s report presented to the President on Friday. The panel also asked Presisent Buhari to look outside the police force in appointing the next chairman. More details soon.
Amaka Ndoma-Egba, Wife of the former senate leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba has died in an auto crash along Benin-Akure road. MERIDIAN SPY learnt Amaka was going for a function in Akure when the accident occurred. Vanguard reports the ex-senate leader could not speak but broke down in tears when a telephone call was put to him. More details soon.