A new report by the World Bank says Africa’s giant, Nigeria, will by 2021 become the world’s capital for infants’ death.
The revelation is contained in the latest bi-annual economic report of the World Bank’s Bretton Woods Institution.
It predicts that the most populous country on the continent will overtake India as the nation with the highest number of infant mortality...
ASUU Strike: Nigerian govt resumes talks with striking lecturers
The federal government on Tuesday resumed talks with the leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the ongoing strike in public universities which entered a month today.
The crucial meeting has in attendance the national president of the union, Biodun Ogunyemi, who led the union’s delegation.
The meeting is taking place at the Federal Ministry of...
Students kick as Osinbajo visits OAU for convocation
Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife on Monday expressed their reservations against the planned visit of the Nigerian Vice -president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo into the campus to attend the 43rd combined convocation of the university holding next week.
The students, through their representative, Gbenga Ololoniran, who is the Protem Chairman, Students’ Union...
‘Rice importation to end in Nigeria by 2020’
The Policy Adviser of the John Kufuor Foundation, Hon. Abraham Dwuma, on Tuesday expressed the belief that rice importation into the country would end by 2020.
Dwuma told the News Agency of Nigeria in Ilorin that the Africa Rice Advocacy Platform under the JKF had created a rice value chain to achieve this.
He said the purpose of the platform was for Africa to achieve...
Alleged N6.3bn: I won’t honour EFCC’s invitation — Jang
A former governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, yesterday said he would not honour the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission asking him to report to its Kano office on December 5 for allegedly misappropriating N6.3 billion when he was governor.
In a statement yesterday by his media consultant, Clinton Garuba, Jang said he had written to the...
Buhari urged to replicate increase in Police salary for teachers
The Class of 1978 of Government College Ughelli, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to replicate the increase in the salary structure of the Nigeria Police in the salaries of teachers in Nigeria.
The class made their position known during their inaugural annual lecture and conference as part of activities to mark its 40 years anniversary.
The event which held ...
2019 election is between thieves and honest people – El-Rufai
Kaduna state governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has likened the 2019 general election as a contest between honest and dishonest people.
El-Rufai, who delivered a keynote address at the launching of his campaign council in Kaduna, also likened Monday’s flag-off...
Saraki sold our mandate for a pot of porridge--Tinubu
A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu has lambasted the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, for defecting to the All Progressives Congress, APC ahead of the 2015 polls.
He lamented that the former Kwara State Governor used the APC to give a lifeline to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Tinubu spoke during the National...
2019 poverty rate will treble --Ex-minister predicts
A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Odein Ajumogobia (SAN), has predicted that the poverty level in the country may be worse in 2019 than this year.
He said Nigeria had in the last four years witnessed a continuous downward spiral in the poverty index, saying, “There is every indication that just as 2018 was worse than 2017, 2019 will be worse than 2018.”
According...
Nigeria won’t return to era of stealing public funds--Osinbajo
Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, said Nigeria will not go back to era when money meant for the development of the country was pocketed by few individuals.
Mr Osinbajo stated this in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, while launching the 6th phase of a youth empowerment initiative.
He said the All Progressive Congress administration is not stealing...
Akwa Ibom crisis: HURIWA moves against Akpabio
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, Tuesday tasked authorities of the United States of America, USA, to bar former Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, from entering their country for allegedly aiding and abetting the current outburst of violence in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly.
The association, in a petition signed by its national...
We remain unshaken in our support for Buhari's reelection--Tinubu
At a packed stadium, All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday announced the resolution of the progressives to support continuity of good governance.
“There is no going back in the resolve to return President Muhammadu Buhari for another term in office,” the former Lagos State governor said.
It was at the inauguration of Isiaka...
Jonathan goes offensive on Gov. Shettima, Buhari
Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has named the Governor of Borno State, Ibrahim Shettima as one of those who are working towards rubishing his new book.
Jonathan said that there was a comprehensive plot to discredit his book, ‘My Transition Hours’, launched in Abuja on Tuesday.
The...
Dare me, steal public funds because you're close to me,I'll deal with you – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja declared that he would ensure that all corrupt public officials who misappropriate public funds and make life difficult for the people are sent to jail.
This is as the former Governor of Benue State and Senator representing Benue North West in the senate, George Akume has accused the Benue State Government of being...
Attack On Soldiers true,but beware Of mischievous Propaganda-- Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that there was an attack on soldiers in Metele in Borno State.
The Army, which confirmed the attack in a statement on its official Twitter handle on Friday night, however, described the casualty figures as false and “various footages” in circulation as “old and inaccurate BHT (Boko Haram Terrorist) propaganda videos.
News agency AFP...
IS Claims responsibility over Killing of 118 Persons In ‘West African Province’
The Islamic State group has claimed to have killed 118 people in its self-styled West Africa province in the last week, after a series of attacks against military bases in northeast Nigeria that have raised fears of a resurgent Boko Haram.
The Islamist militant group said in a video posted online late on Thursday that it conducted five operations in Chad and Nigeria...
Boko Haram: Buhari Sends Defence Minister to Chad
Worried by the deteriorating security situation on the Nigeria – Chad border, President Muhammadu Buhari has dispatched the Minister of Defence, Brigadier General Mansur Dan Ali (RTD) to neighbouring Republic of Chad for an urgent meeting with President Idris Deby and Ali’s defence counterpart.
A reliable diplomatic source in Abuja, on Friday, said Ali’s mission was to...
Buhari paid me to rear rustled animals, watch over victims – Kidnap suspect
The Katsina State Police Command has paraded some notorious kidnappers in the state.
One of the suspects, Abubakar Saidu told journalists that he is a gang member of a notorious kidnap kingpin, Tsohon Buhari popularly known as Buharin Daji, operating from the dreaded Rugu...
EFCC probes ex-Abia gov Theodore Orji, over alleged N27bn fraud
The immediate past Governor of Abia State, Senator Theodore Orji, is currently being interrogated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
It was learnt that Orji, who was governor from 2007 to 2015, arrived at the EFCC office in Abuja, along with his lawyer, in a cream long-sleeve Niger Delta outfit popularly referred to as ‘senator.’
Orji,...
70 Percent Of My Appointments Will Go To Youths, Women If Elected President – Atiku
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, said if elected, 70 per cent of his appointments would go to youths and women.
Abubakar said this on Wednesday in Yola while addressing a group of youths who organised a solidarity rally to endorse his candidature.
Abubakar said 40 percent of appointments would...
Defection: Two federal lawmakers decamp from APC to PDP
Two members of the House of Representatives elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have resigned their membership of the ruling party.
One of them also announced his defection to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
The lawmakers, Babatunde Kolawale representing Akoko North/West Federal Constituency in Ondo and Mukaila Kazzim representing Abeokuta...
Steer Clear from Nigeria, Buhari doesn't obey law, court orders, ex-British minister tells investors
Stay away from Nigeria, Buhari doesn't obey law, court orders, ex-British minister tells investors
A former Secretary of State for International Development of the United Kingdom, Priti Patel, has warned investors to be wary of investing in Nigeria.
In an op-ed for City A.M., Patel, who is a member of the British parliament, claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari was...
Deputy SP, Southeast Governors in a meeting with Buhari
The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and Governors of the South East geo-political zone are currently meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House Villa, in Abuja, Daily Trust reports.
Ekweremadu and the governors arrived the State House Villa, Abuja by 4.10pm and went straight into the President’s office for a closed door meeting.
Except...
Buhari’s govt, worst in Nigeria’s history – Agbakoba
A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), said on Tuesday that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is the worst in the history of Nigeria.
Agbakoba, who is one of the leaders of the National Intervention Movement, described the last four years under Buhari as locust years, saying the Coalition of United Political Parties were...
Buhari’ll rather lose than rig 2019 elections – Presidency
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina has said his principal would rather lose the 2019 presidential election than rig it.
The presidential spokesman said this during a programme on ARISE TV, yesterday.
In his comments concerns raised ahead of the 2019 elections, Adesina assured that the process will be free and fair.
“I’m...
‘Don’t handover Nigeria to thieves and hooligans’ – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has beckoned on Nigerians not to hand over the nation to ‘thieves and hooligans.’
Speaking on Tuesday as former President Goodluck Jonathan presented his book, ‘My Transition Hours,’ Obasanjo said if the nation’s democracy was handed over to those in such categories, they could use it as a weapon against the people.
The former president...
44 soldiers,nine farmers murdered by Boko Haram in onslaught
Boko Haram has killed 44 soldiers and nine farmers in three days of attacks on some villages in Borno State, AFP has reported.
According to the report, which quoted security sources, the Islamic State West Africa Province, a Boko Haram splinter group, killed at least 44 soldiers in attacks on three military bases at the weekend.
It stated that out...
Implosive crisis rocks APC as legal adviser accuses Oshiomhole of hijacking his office
The internal crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a new dimension as Babatunde Ogala, national legal adviser of the party, has accused Adams Oshiomhole of hijacking his office.
In an internal memo dated November 6 seen by TheCable and addressed to Oshiomhole, Ogala accused the national chairman of denigrating the party’s legal department.
This...
2019: Kashamu replaces Shittu as Ogun PDP governorship candidate
The Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Buruji Kashamu has replaced Adeleke Shittu as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of next year’s elections in the state.
Shittu whose name was pasted alongside other governorship candidates of 38 political parties by the Independent National Electoral...
Avalanche of litigations trail Rivers APC
Barely thirteen days to commencement of governorship campaigns, uncertainty still hangs over the fate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State
The subsisting judgment of a Rivers’ State High Court presided by Justice Chiwendu Nwogu, which nullified the ward, local government and state congresses conducted in May, and the subsequent, indirect governorship and...
