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Buhari Condemns Bandits’ Attack on Katsina School

12Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Terrorism

Buhari Condemns Bandits’ Attack on Katsina School

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attack by bandits at the Government Science School, Kankara in Katsina State where students were allegedly taken captive. This was contained in a statement released by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, titled “President Buhari strongly condemns bandit’s attack on Katsina school.” Buhari directed the immediate deployment of officers of the Nigeria Police force and the Nigerian Army to track down the attackers to ensure that no student gets missing or harmed. The president asked the school authorities to carry out an audit of the population of the students following sporadic shootings reported in and around the school that lead to scores of students fleeing to safety. He also urged parents a...

Dave Umahi’s Heart of Lion – Femi Adesina

11Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Dave Umahi’s Heart of Lion – Femi Adesina

There were three prominent red caps dotting the hall, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) held its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Tuesday at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, in Abuja. Type of caps are often symbolic of the part of the country you hail from. Red is typical of the East, particularly if you are a title holder. And these three were no mean men. The first red cap adorned the head of Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, a former two-term governor of Abia State, and an early comer to the APC from his region of the country. He caught the vision of a renascent Nigeria early enough. He used to belong to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Progressive People’s Alliance (PPA). The second red cap sat daintily on the head of Hope Uzodimma, another wise...

ASUU Assured FG to Suspend Strike Today – Ngige

9Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Assured FG to Suspend Strike Today – Ngige

The Federal Government has countered the claim by the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi that the government had reneged on offers made to the union, noting that the government had delivered on its offers. The ASUU President had said that the varsity lecturers would not suspend the strike until their salary arrears are paid by the government. Reacting, Senator Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment said that ASUU had agreed at their meeting with FG on November 27 to suspend the strike before December 9. He said, “A gentleman agreement was reached at the last meeting in which ASUU agreed to call off the strike before December 9, 2020, and the minister, in turn, agreed that once the strike is called off, he would get a pres...

APC Extends Caretaker Committee’s Tenure

8Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

APC Extends Caretaker Committee’s Tenure

The tenure of Governor Mai Buni led caretaker extraordinary convention planning committee of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has been extended by six months. The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party reached the agreement at a meeting attended by President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, and other party stalwarts. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the meeting that the part also ratified the expulsion of Ntufam Hilliard Eta, former National Vice Chairman, South-south, for his insistence on pursuing the court case filed against the caretaker committee. El-Rufai added that the NEC dissolved states, zonal, and national party structures. President Muhammadu Buhari who spoke during the opening re...

#EndSARS Protests: Any Act of Hooliganism to be Dealt with – Buhari

7Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Armed Forces, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Violence

#EndSARS Protests: Any Act of Hooliganism to be Dealt with – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration will decisively deal with any act of hooliganism hiding behind peaceful protests. Buhari stated this on Monday while remotely declaring open the Chief of Army Staff’s Annual Conference 2020 themed, ‘Human Capacity Development in Sustaining Professionalism and Responsiveness of the Nigerian Army in the Discharge of its Constitutional Roles.’. The president said that although his administration recognised the rights of citizens to embark on peaceful protests, such must be done responsibly. Buhari who spoke at a time when reports of renewed #EndSARS protests regretted the violence that followed the last protests. He said, “Let me also mention the EndSARS protest which was recently hijacked by hoodlums which resulted in the loss of l...

Why I Backed Buhari Despite Juicy Offers from Jonathan – Amaechi

6Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Why I Backed Buhari Despite Juicy Offers from Jonathan – Amaechi

Mr Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation has said that his insistence to support President Muhammadu Buhari despite several offers made by former President Goodluck Jonathan for him to stay in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was because he was detribalised. The minister who was the governor of Rivers State at the time, said he his decision to support President Buhari, who was then the flag bearer of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and later won the presidential poll in 2015 rather than Jonathan noted that he did so because he was not tribalistic. Amaechi disclosed this in Port Harcourt on Saturday while receiving some PDP politicians who cross carpeted to the APC in the state. Notable among the defectors were a former Commissioner for Chieftaincy and Community Affairs,...

2023: It’s Too Early – Jonathan Reacts to Speculated Presidential Ambition

5Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: It’s Too Early – Jonathan Reacts to Speculated Presidential Ambition

Following speculations of a possible return to active politics to contest the 2023 election, former president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has said that it is too early to talk about seeking a return to the office. There have been speculations of an imminent return to the office Jonathan last occupied in 2015, before losing the seat to President Muhammad Buhari. However, the rumours could neither be confirmed nor rubbished as the former president could not definitely rule out a possible shot at the presidential position in 2023. “it is too early to talk about that,” Jonathan replied while being queried by journalists at an event organised by the Commonwealth Community Choir in Abuja on Friday. Recall that some governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and stalwarts of the r...

Autogas, Modular Refinery: PMB Making Conquests Steadily, Surely – Femi Adesina

4Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Petroleum

Autogas, Modular Refinery: PMB Making Conquests Steadily, Surely – Femi Adesina

Diverse developments in our country often bring to mind lyrics of the song ‘God Moves in a Mysterious Way,’ by William Cowper. The lines go thus: “Behind a frowning providence, He hides a smiling face. His purposes will ripen fast, unfolding every hour.” If we are not discerning enough, the tendency is quite strong to think that all that is happening in Nigeria is evil, evil and more evil. Killings by insurgents, bandits, and assassins. Violent protests leading to loss of lives and wanton destruction. Kidnappings for ransom. Mayhems and murders. Sorrow, tears and blood (dem regular trademark, as Fela Anikulapo-Kuti sang). Yes, all these negative things happen, and you would think all that God does now is to frown at us as Nigerians. He frowns, quite alright, but “behind a frowning pr...

2Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Legislature, News, Nigeria

Senate Confirms Garba as NERC Chairman

Following the nomination of Engineer Sanusi Garba by President Muhammad Buhari, the Senate has confirmed his appointment as Chairman of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The red chamber also ratified the nominations of Dr Musiliu O. Oseni as Vice Chairman, and Aisha Mahmud as Commissioner. The upper legislative chamber confirmed the nominees following the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Power. Gabriel Suswan, Chairman of the Committee, said the findings showed that the “nominees are qualified to hold the positions ascribed to them on the Governing Board of NERC, under Section 34(1) of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act, (EPSA) 2005.” Suswan added that while there is no petition against any of the nominees; the panel was “satisfied wi...

25m Poor Nigerians to Pay N4,000 Monthly for Solar System

30Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Power

25m Poor Nigerians to Pay N4,000 Monthly for Solar System

About 25 million Nigerians expected to profit from the proposed off-grip solar home systems across rural areas in Nigeria are expected to pay N4,000 monthly. This comes as the Federal Government plans to kickstart the installation of the N140 billion solar project for 5 million households in rural communities from the first week of December. According to the Federal Government, the initiative which is implemented by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) is a continuation of the systematic implementation Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, in a statement on Sunday said the beneficiaries of the solar programme, dubbed Solar Power Naija, are...