BY GODWIN OBI, MARTINS DURU, CHIGOZIE EZEH The Federal Government has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria of misappropriating N2.73tn in interest payments from Ways and Means advances, raising serious concerns over irregularities in managing government funds. The allegation was disclosed in the consolidated financial statement of the Federal GovernmentContinue Reading
•Communities in border states plead for peaceful resolution, debunk Niger leader’s claim of French troops in Nigeria BY GODWIN OBI, EFE MODESTUS, JAMES AKINOLA Some residents of communities in some states that share border with Niger Republic have expressed fears over the spat between Nigeria and its neigbouring country, FrontlineContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI With food queue stampedes claiming scores of lives, the President of the All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Kabir Ibrahim, has urged the Federal Government to activate short-term measures including the importation of basic farm produce to flood the market with food. Ibrahim made this known duringContinue Reading
ADOLPHUS DURU As the world prepares to usher in the New Year, stakeholders across major sectors in Nigeria, including manufacturing academia, security, local government unions, and the Ijaw National Congress, have called on President Bola Tinubu to ensure a better economy in 2025. They noted that 2024 had been “tough”Continue Reading
BY OUR REPORTER Hair vendor and crypto enthusiast from Enugu State, Obinna Henry, tells our correspondent how policemen allegedly extorted $25,000 from him after labelling him a member of the Indigenous People of Biafra You mentioned that the sum of $25,000 was extorted from you by policemen. Can you describeContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI, MARTINS DURU, JAMES AKINOLA Retired army generals, former diplomats, and security experts have urged President Bola Tinubu to prioritise the fortification of Nigeria’s northern borders in response to potential security threats arising from the ongoing crisis between Nigeria and Niger. They also called on the Federal GovernmentContinue Reading
Troops of the one brigade of Operation Fansan Yanma have arrested 25-year-old Shamsiyya Ahadu, a suspected logistics supplier for terrorist activities in Zamfara State. The suspect was arrested on Saturday, December 28 after authorities received intelligence about her movement. She was with her accomplice, Ahmed Husaini, at a checkpoint alongContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS, JAMES AKINOLA The Federal Government has disclosed plans to provide accommodation to urban refugees and asylum seekers living in Abuja. The Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Tijani Ahmed, also said the refugees would be trained in farming, phoneContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI, EFE MODESTUS Days after military airstrikes killed at least 10 people in Gidan Sama and Rumtuwa communities in the Silame Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Christmas Day, some residents of the agrarian community have rejected claims by the military that those hit were terrorists. ReportsContinue Reading
The Federal Government will conduct a thorough investigation into Wednesday’s accidental bombing that killed 10 people in the Gidan Bisa and Runtuwa villages of Silame Local Government Area. This was disclosed in a statement on Friday by the Press Secretary to Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu. He said the MinisterContinue Reading