• Whatever they’ve done is mere window-dressing, says Ayiri Emami The last is yet to be heard about the succession tussle, which recently dovetailed into ‘the missing crown crisis’ regarding the Olu of Warri throne in the Kingdom in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State. The supremacy battle within the ruling house and […]
Author: Clement Ekong YOLA
USSD: Banks deny owing MTN Nigeria, other telcos
Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in the country are not indebted to MTN Nigeria and other phone companies for using Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) platforms to provide payment services, the Chief Executive Officer, Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe has said. Bloomberg yesterday quoted him as saying on an investor call on Thursday that: “There is no […]
Vaccines access stimulus for developing countries –Okonjo-Iweala
The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, has described access to COVID-19 vaccine as the biggest economic stimulus for developing countries. She stated this during the final session of the 2021 International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring Meetings, on Friday. Although over 690 million doses of COVID-19 […]
North sinking under you, ACF, NEF, others tell Buhari, govs
Seventeen Northern groups which include the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and Northern Elders Forum (NEF) yesterday rose from their Northern Peoples Summit, venting their anger on President Muhammadu Buhari, and governors of the region that the North is worse off and now a sinking ship under their leadership. They also contended that in all indices […]
Nigeria drifting into a failed state under Buhari, says PDP govs
Fifteen Nigerian Governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday condemned what it called the alarming drift of the country, which it said if allowed to persist will make Nigeria a failed state under the watch of the President Mohammadu Buhari-led APC government. Besides, the governors called for urgent devolution of […]
DHQ counters army’s claim, says bodies of 11 burnt beyond recognition
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), has said that a Captain of the Nigerian Army and 10 of his fighting forces deployed in Konshisha LGA of Benue State, to restore order were killed by suspected “bandits”, with their bodies burnt beyond recognition. The disclosure put a lie to an earlier statement by the Army claiming that the […]
I won’t pay ransom, even if my son is kidnapped, says el-Rufai
The Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has insisted he will never pay ransom to bandits even if they kidnap his son. He said this on Friday, during a radio chat in Kaduna, to underscore his government’s policy of not negotiating with bandits. According to el-Rufai, he has warned his family members to be […]
Buhari, world leaders, mourn Queen Elizabeth’s husband, Prince Philip
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the death of the Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth of England’s husband, Prince Philip, as the end of an era. Buhari joined a chorus of condolences from other current and former world leaders around the world following the death of Prince Philip on Friday at the age of 99. […]
Exposure to sunlight may lower COVID-19 deaths –Study
Researchers in Europe have found that increased exposure to Sun rays, specifically Ultraviolet (UVA), can be a simple public health intervention to prevent mortality rates from COVID-19. The results of a new study published in the ‘British Journal of Dermatology,’ showed that sunnier areas are associated with fewer deaths from the deadly coronavirus. UVA rays […]
Tackling security challenge in South-East, South-south my priority, says IGP
…Mba breaks record as 3 times Force’s spokesperson The Acting Inspector- General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, says there are critical security situation in the South-East and South-South geopolitical zones of the country. This is even as announced new appointments, with the Force’s spokesperson, CP Frank Mba retained by him. He said: “It is not […]