Author: Ishaku Yohanna

N107bn stolen under Yari, says Matawalle

Ishaku Yohanna

Zamfara state governor, Bello Matawalle has endorsed a 5-man commission of inquiry to probe alleged misappropriation of over N107 billion leveled against the immediate past administration of former Governor Abdulazeez Yari Abubakar. A statement issued by Governor Matawalle’s spokesperson, Zailani Bappah, said the figure is “total sum of money discovered to have been misappropriated between 2011 and 2019.” The decision to set up the commission was reached on Wednesday at a state executive council meeting and made public by the state’s deputy governor, Mahdi Aliyu Gusau. “This is partly fallout…

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Nigerian elites only fighting for their pockets, says Sanusi

Ishaku Yohanna

Muhammad Sanusi, a former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria and ex-Emir of Kano, has said that the ethno-religious crisis in the country was caused by elites jostling to plunder the nation’s resources and not the people, who are affected by the crisis. Sanusi made this known while speaking at The Platform, an annual conference organised by the Covenant Christian Centre in Lagos, on Thursday. He said politicians were only fighting for their pockets and in the process instigate deadly crisis that affected the masses. He said, “Ethno-religious crisis is…

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Nigeria @ 60: APC Governors reaffirm commitment to democracy, development

Ishaku Yohanna

By Godwin Amunde As Nigeria celebrates 60 years of independence from colonial rule, the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), an umbrella body of governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) reaffirmed its commitment to Nigeria’s democracy, development and the well being of the people. The PGF, in a message signed by its Chairman and Governor of Kebbi State, Abubakar Atiku-Bagudu, congratulated the Nigerian people for their resilience and faith in a united democratic Nigeria, adding that as democrats, they have accepted their electoral victories and losses without…

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Nigeria @ 60: No protests, no rallies! – Police warn agitators

Ishaku Yohanna

The Nigeria Police has vowed that it will not allow any rally or protest by agitators for Oodua Republic and conveners of #RevolutionNow  who have scheduled protest rallies and processions to mark October 1 Nigeria’s independence day celebration. Agitators for the creation of Oodua Republic have indicated that they will hold rallies and processions across the states in South west Nigeria to demand for the secession of the region from the country. In the same vein, agitators, under the aegis of  #RevolutionNow, led by the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele…

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First man cured of HIV/AIDS dies of cancer

Ishaku Yohanna

The first person to be cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown — known as the “Berlin Patient” — has died after a battle with cancer, the International Aids Society (IAS) announced Wednesday. Brown made medical history and became a symbol of hope for the tens of millions of people living with the virus that causes AIDS when he was cured more than a decade ago. He had been living with a recurrence of leukaemia for several months and received hospice care at his home in Palm Springs, California. “On behalf…

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NERC orders DisCos to suspend new electricity tariffs for two weeks

Ishaku Yohanna

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has ordered distribution companies to suspend the implementation of the new tariffs which was introduced on the 1st of September. This means for the next two weeks, Nigerians will be paying the exact tariff they paid for electricity about four weeks ago. This is one of the agreements the federal government reached with organised labour on Monday to suspend the nationwide strike and protest planned by the unions. According to the tariff suspension order signed by the Chairman of the commission, James Momoh, and…

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Nigeria lifts ban on Emirates Airlines

Ishaku Yohanna

The Federal Government has agreed to lift the ban placed on Emirates Airlines from operating into and out of the country. Mr James Odaudu, Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Aviation, in a statement on Wednesday said that the lift of the ban was based on an undertaking by the authorities of the United Arabs Emirates (UAE) Odaudu said the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, had said the commencement of the airline’s operations would, however, depend on the commencement of visa issuance by the UAE. “UAE has written to state…

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Court of Appeal nullifies IGP Adamu’s recruitment of 10,000 constables

Ishaku Yohanna

The Court of Appeal has nullified the recruitment of 10,000 constables that was conducted last year by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu. This is contained in Judgement that was delivered on Wednesday in a three-man panel of the Court presided over by Hon. Justice Olabisi Ige. The Court unanimously ruled that the IGP is bereft of the power to do the recruitment, holding that the appropriate authority is the Police Service Commission (PSC) with the exclusive power to carry out the exercise. It would be recalled that…

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FEC approves N13.08trn budget proposal for 2021

Ishaku Yohanna

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday in Abuja approved a budgetary proposal of N13.08trillion for the 2021 fiscal year. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, made this known when she briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting. She explained that the total aggregate revenue projected for the 2021 budget was N7.89 trillion with a deficit of N4.48 trillion. According to the minister, the total capital expenditure projected in the budget is 29 percent of the aggregate expenditure, saying the 29…

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Assault: Police declare ex-minister Gbagi wanted

Ishaku Yohanna

Former Minister of State for Education, Chief Kenneth Gbagi, was on Wednesday declared wanted by the Delta State Police Command for allegedly failing to honour an invitation for formal interrogation into his alleged involvement in the recent dehumanizing treatment meted out to three young ladies and a man. Voice of Liberty earlier reported that Gbagi, who is the chairman of Signatious Hotel, located at Effurun area of Delta state,  had allegedly ordered that four of his workers – three women and a man – be stripped naked and physically assaulted…

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