President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday described terrorists of the Boko Haram sect as “fraudulent people” who have been overwhelmed by his administration since 2015. Buhari spoke in Owerri, the Imo State capital when he was hosted by Governor Hope Uzodinma after he commissioned some projects by the latter’s government. The President blamed the elite for not thinking hard about Nigeria, adding that though his government has done “extremely well” those who are supposed to commend his administration for their achievements have refused to speak. He also said despite earning so much from crude oil, his predecessors failed to develop the…
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President Muhammadu Buhari says those who should be speaking about the achievements of his administration are not doing so. Buhari said this on Tuesday during a visit to Imo to inaugurate some projects in the state. He said considering the available resources when his administration came into power, the current government has performed “extremely” well. “On the question of insecurity and bandits, the Second Niger Bridge, if Nigerians will reflect; anyway, to be frank with you, I blame the Nigerian elite for not sitting and thinking hard about our country,” Buhari said. “Between 1999 and 2015 when we came in, I will…
Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, said yesterday Nigeria was currently being dressed in borrowed robes, adding the he would improve Nigeria’s economy with a “warm handshake” for the private sector. Recall that Nigeria’s current debt, local and foreign, stands at N41trillion, with the nation spending a greater chunk of its revenue to service debts. Abubakar said the All Progressives Congress-led government has distorted the economy since 2015, adding that basic commodities are now beyond the reach of ordinary Nigerians. The PDP standard bearer, who spoke at the presidential economic agenda forum of the Lagos Chamber of…
The wealth of the British Royal family remains a closely guarded secret but it is said to run into billions of dollars. Last year, Forbes put the headline value of its holdings at $28 billion, theoretically making the Windsors (House of Windsor is reigning royal house of the UK and other Commonwealth realms) one of the two richest clans in Britain. Among those holdings are instantly recognisable icons like Buckingham Palace and crown jewels. Also included are vast tracts of land, from office properties and a major cricket ground in London to farmland on Britain’s outer edges, New York Times…
The police command in Oyo State says the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is handling the investigation of the decomposing body of a landlord found in his bedroom at Awotan, Apete area of Ibadan. It would be recalled that the skeleton of the landlord later identified as Aderemi Abiola was discovered in his bedroom by some residents of Awotan Community after a long period of searching for him. The decayed body of the deceased was found glued to his beddings lying upward. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered from the residents of the community that the deceased was last seen…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has tasked the newly appointed 11, Permanent Secretaries, in the Lagos State civil service on the need to scale up efficiency and reposition the wheel of governance for improved service delivery. The new Permanent Secretaries were sworn in on Friday at a ceremony held at Banquet Hall in the State House, Alausa, and presided over by the Governor. The swearing-in followed weeks of rigorous screenings of 54 candidates shortlisted for the positions. The governor also appointed a five-member Standing Tribunal of Enquiry on Chieftaincy Matters led by retired Justice O. A Dabiri, just as he reassigned some of the…
Britain’s Charles III will officially be proclaimed king in a ceremony on Saturday, a day after he vowed in his first speech to mourning subjects that he would emulate his “darling mama”, Queen Elizabeth II. The 73-year-old automatically became monarch upon the queen’s death Thursday, but an Accession Council ceremony at St James’s Palace early Saturday is a constitutional formality to recognise his sovereignty. Featuring trumpets and a balcony proclamation, the pomp-filled protocol is the latest part of a 10-day programme of official mourning — which will last even longer for the royals — held across Britain leading up to the queen’s funeral.…
Mega Screen, a once bubbling area at the temporary site of the University of Abuja is currently like a ghost town, it has been like that since February. The students, who are the main lifeblood of this area, are currently at home waiting for news on when the strike will be over. Alhaji Bagudu and many other petty traders, Mai Suya, Mai Shai and others are equally waiting for news on the call-off of the strike as the businesses depend on the students. “In February, when the strike was declared, some of the students stayed, hoping it’s going to be…
The Ekiti State command of the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun has arrested 19 suspects for various crimes in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the Amotekun commandant in the state, Brig.- Gen. Joe Komolafe (retd), disclosed this while addressing journalists in Ado-Ekiti, on Thursday. Komolafe said the suspects were arrested during a raid on flashpoints in Ado Ekiti which included Atikankan, Oke-Ila and Okeyimi. He disclosed that 13 of the suspects were arrested in Atikankan area of Ado-Ekiti for burgling, while the remaining six were apprehended at Oke Ila and Oke Iyimi for offence of swindling innocent…
Residents of Abule Oluwa in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government of Lagos State have appealed to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to prevail on some officials to stop demolition of their buildings. Counsel to the community, Ademola Olowoyeye, said 30 buildings were demolished by government agents on September 1, after being marked by officials of Ministry of Urban and Regional Planning. Olowoyeye noted that on February 15, 2018, judgment was granted, affirming ownership of the land on the Oluwa Family. Family head, Mr. Oluwa Nurudeen, said: “As head of the Oluwa community, I went to them and asked them where they came from,…