he House of Representatives member representing Etiosa Federal Constituency, Babajide Obanikoro, has proposed the death penalty for sponsors of terrorism and banditry. “How can any right-thinking human being be comfortable with shedding the blood of his/her own people. Such people do not deserve jail terms when convicted but more painful death,” Mr Obanikoro said. In a statement on Saturday in Lagos to mark Nigeria’s 61st independence anniversary, Mr Obanikoro said those sponsoring the killings should not be called Nigerians, stating that they “do not deserve to be called citizens of the nation.” Mr Obanikoro said Nigeria’s insecurity challenges had become…
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President Muhammadu Buhari will Monday depart for Addis Ababa to attend the inauguration of Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for a second five-year term in office. A statement issued Saturday by Mr Buhari’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina, said the president would depart Abuja for Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, on Sunday. The presidential aide disclosed that Mr Buhari would deliver a goodwill message at the inauguration ceremony and attend a state banquet in honor of visiting Heads of State and Governments. He said the president would be accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, and the Director-General of the…
The World Bank has approved a $400 million dollar credit to the Muhammadu Buhari regime for additional financing for Nigeria’s COVID-19 vaccine acquisition. The global bank announced on Friday in Washington that the credit facility was from its International Development Association (IDA). The credit would help purchase vaccines for 18 per cent, or about 40 million of Nigeria’s population and support effective vaccine deployment to 50 per cent, about 110 million Nigerians. The funding would also strengthen the country’s relevant health systems that are necessary for a successful deployment and to prepare for future health emergencies. Speaking of the fund,…
Nothing pinches more than a rude departure of a good man departing for the world beyond at a time when his impact was most needed to advance a noble mission he had started and beginning to gain momentum. The news of your death Hon. Isaac Adedayo Omolafe (Expensive), on the 16th of August, struck me harder like a sledge hammer would hit a nail and sink into the wood, provoking many rhetorical questions, what and how could have happened,? I asked myself severally, but my subconscious was blank, until later when reality revealed I wasn’t dreaming, a rude shock it…
Nothing pinches more than a rude departure of a good man departing for the world beyond at a time when his impact was most needed to advance a noble mission he had started and beginning to gain momentum. The news of your death Hon. Isaac Adedayo Omolafe (Expensive), on the 16th of August, struck me harder like a sledge hammer would hit a nail and sink into the wood, provoking many rhetorical questions, what and how could have happened,? I asked myself severally, but my subconscious was blank, until later when reality revealed I wasn’t dreaming, a rude shock…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s realignment of its economic development strategies and methodologies will build bridges for many Nigerians to come out of poverty, says the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Government Affairs, George Akume. He stated this at the closing ceremony of the ‘NIG@60: Made-In-Nigeria exhibition/trade fair and lecture,’ on Thursday in Abuja. The four-day exhibition/trade fair and lecture was organised by the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) as part of activities to mark Nigeria at 61. Mr Akume stated that the recent ‘Partnership Economy Nigeria Summit’, organised by the ministry, was to diversify the Nigerian economy, promote rural…
Federal lawmaker representing Idanre/Ifedore federal constituency and the youngest federal legislator from southern Nigeria, Hon. Tajudeen Adefisoye has charged the economic managers of Nigeria to put on their thinking caps and save the nation from sliding into further economic woes. The Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Army made this call in his 61st independence anniversary message to his constituents and Nigerians at large. Adefisoye, particularly charged the Central Bank Governor to arrest the steadily declining value of the naira as well as the worsening hyper inflation in the country. He lamented that the prices of food items, goods and services…
The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky has said he is confident that if given a choice, most Nigerians will choose the Islamic system of government over the neocolonial system of government. The Islamic scholar, who is the leader of Shiites in Nigeria, accused the Nigerian Government of gross violation of his fundamental right by not allowing him to go abroad for treatment despite his deteriorating health condition. He disclosed this while responding to questions in an exclusive live programme with the Iranian Press TV monitored in Kano on Wednesday evening. It is his first…
Lawmaker representing Sabon Birni South in Sokoto State House of Assembly, Hon. Saidu Ibrahim, has urged the Nigerian and state governments to rescue Sokoto East Senatorial District from bandits. Ibrahim said bandits have completely taken over his constituency. He, however, noted that he is ready to lead soldiers to their hideouts in the forest whenever they are willing to go and confront the bandits. Ibrahim told PREMIUM TIMES in a phone interview that he can no longer go to his constituency because bandits are totally in control of it. “The reason I said bandits are in charge of my constituency…
Commercial banks in the South-East region of Nigeria have started bringing down the Nigerian flag from their poles. This comes a few days after the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) urged its members to remove all Nigerian flags mounted in “Biafra land.” The group had also declared another sit-at-home on October 1, 2021, when Nigeria will be celebrating its 61st Independence anniversary. Meanwhile, sources in the region reported that even though IPOB had directed that banks should be left alone, the financial institutions themselves have started bringing down their Nigerian flags over fear of attacks. A source in Enugu reported…