Tag: Nigeria

National Unity: Ganduje, Okorocha, Fashola, others to discuss sustainability of Nigeria

Aminu Imam

By Godwin Amunde A group of eminent Nigerians will on Thursday gather in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital, at a roundtable to examine issues bedeviling the unity of the country with a view to proffering far-reaching recommendations on how to sustain a united and indivisible Nigeria. This follows the renewed upsurge in agitations for secession by some groups and individuals in the country. The one-day conference – a brainchild of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Press Corps – is slated for Thursday August 5, 2021 at the Ladi Kwali Conference Centre,…

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Tokyo Olympics: Blessing Okagbare suspended for failing drug test

Aminu Imam

Nigeria’s sprinter, Blessing Okagbare, is out of the Tokyo Olympics after being suspended for failing a drugs test. Okagbare, who is a rival to Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smithhad, won her 100m heat yesterday, and was due to race in the semi-finals on Saturday against Asher-Smith and Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herath. According to the Athletics Integrity Unit, the 32-year-old had tested positive for a human growth hormone following an out-of-competition test on 19 July. This came after 10 other Nigerian athletes were declared ineligible for the Games because of non-compliance with out-of-competition…

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Kano State Govt denies banning women from driving

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Kano State Government has debunked rumours on its purported plan to ban women, regardless of their faith, from driving in the state. The denial was contained in a   statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information Muhammed Garba, and made available to newsmen on Thursday, in Kano. He described the trending online report as “fallacious” and baseless, with no credible source. “The trending story lacks credibility and that is why it is wholly attributed to a source that cannot be substantiated,’’ he added. Garba pointed out that the state government…

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The electronic transmission of election results; NASS coup against the people?

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By: Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir Nigeria’s electoral system reform is progressing. It has made some positive dramatic moves up the ladder of democratic tenets since 1999 when Nigeria returned to civil rule. But there are pundits who believe the progress should have been faster than what we have witnessed thus far. You may want to disagree with them. But the recent debate on the amendment of the electoral act, especially clause 52(2) of the bill that prescribes that the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC might adopt electronic voting and transmission of…

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Fleeing Nigerians besiege foreign embassies as economy falters, unemployment heightens – World Bank

Aminu Imam

Fifty percent of Nigeria’s 200 million people want out of the country for a better economic future abroad, an increase of nearly 20% since 2014, a new report by World Bank has shown. Consequently, it said, several foreign embassies in the country are having a hard time keeping with the pressure of requests by Nigerians. Its findings revealed that these include far-flung countries such as Ukraine and other eastern countries. The figure underpins the growing hopelessness in Africa’s country, beset by rising unemployment, escalating insecurity and high inflation. It said…

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2023: “Allow Nigerians vote for leaders irrespective of party, religion”, Buhari urges Nigerians

Aminu Imam

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari has urged leaders to respect the people and allow them “to choose who they like as their leaders, irrespective of political party or religion”. He stated that the people be allowed to choose their leaders from the lowest to the highest “so that it becomes a duty to them (the people) to pay back to the leadership”. According to a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, while receiving the report of the National Security…

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‘Buhari has mismanaged Nigeria’, says Colonel Dangiwa Umar

Aminu Imam

…Says President accords undue attention to separatists Former military governor of Kaduna State, Colonel Abubakar Dangiwa Umar (rtd), has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has exhibited poor skills in managing the diversity in the country. In an issued statement yesterday, entitled: “Nigeria: Nation Challenged”, Dangiwa said that “it is my long-held belief that this country is more beneficial to all the federating units if only because it provides a security umbrella to all its units”. “Truth be told, the Buhari’s government has so far exhibited poor skills in its management…

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“Hold Nigerians for Nigeria’s problems” – Buhari tells Nigerians

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the problem of the country is Nigerians and not ethnicity or religion. The president stated this while receiving members of the Muhammadu Buhari/Osinbajo (MBO) dynamic support group. The group had visited the state house, Abuja, to present a compendium of five years achievements of the present administration. The president was said to have made references to his “struggles to get justice at the courts” after disputed results of presidential elections in 2003, 2007, and 2011. Buhari noted that the people who ruled against him…

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INSECURITY: SENEGALESE ARMED FORCES SEEKS NIGERIAN STAFF COLLEGE COLLABORATION ON TRAINING OF PERSONNEL

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Inspector General of the Senegalese Armed Forces, Major General Elhadji Daouda Niang has sought the collaboration of the Nigerian Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji on military training for its personnel    A statement by Major Muhammed Sani, the College Acting Public Relations Officer said Niang made this call at Headquarters Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji during a courtesy call.General Niang said he was at the AFCSC in recognition of the cordial relationship between the Armed Forces of Nigeria and Senegalese Armed Forces, noting that Senegal and Nigeria…

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Petroleum products marketers have no plan to go on strike – President

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) is neither planning to go on strike nor planning to shut fuel stations nationwide, its National President, Alhaji Sanusi Fari, said on Monday. He said in a statement issued in Awka and signed by the association’s National Secretary, Mr Chidi Nnubia, that the public should dismiss any information regarding the planned strike. The association’s National Public Relation Officer, Alhaji Yakubu Suleiman, had threatened in Abuja on Monday that IPMAN would go on strike and shut fuel stations nationwide beginning from Tuesday because…

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