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From Lagos, one Ayinde Salihu wrote to the Sardauna of Sokoto and Premier of the Northern Region, Alhaji Ahmadu Bello, on 19 January, 1964, describing the premier as the “Prophet of Nigeria.” The man wanted the Sardauna to take him to Mecca for Hajj. Buliyaminu Oladiti Fadairo wrote from Ibadan on 21 January, 1964, saluting […]
Continue Reading“Every government is run by liars; and nothing they say should be believed” – I F Stone, US journalist, 1907-1989. Stone was one of about a dozen columnists I read religiously when I was in the USA. He cured me of the virulent disease of columnists sending their CVs to governments in search of jobs. […]
Continue ReadingNigerians resident in Niger Republic have appealed to the Federal Government to facilitate their evacuation and return home before any possible offensive against the coup plotters by the Economic Community of West Africa States’ (ECOWAS) forces to restore constitutional governance. ECOWAS had on Thursday resolved to deploy troops in Niger following the refusal of the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Bar Association (NBA) Section On Public Interest Law, NBA-SPIDEL, has set up a team to examine the legality of the Federal Government’s imposition of N1,000 annual proof of ownership fee on vehicle owners. Nigerian government had through the Joint Tax Board, recently come up with a policy making it compulsory for N1,000 to be […]
Continue ReadingThe Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has adjusted the remuneration of President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, and other political and judicial officeholders by 114 per cent (114%). Mr Tinubu will earn N8,013,527 monthly, a 114 per cent (114%) increase from former President Muhammadu Buhari’s monthly salary of N3,514,705, according to a […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star actress, Nse Ikpe-Etim, has reacted to federal government of Nigeria lifting suspension of Twitter operations in the country. The federal government said it lifted the suspension of the social media giant’s operations in the country after reaching an agreement which include legal registration of operations, taxation, and managing prohibited publications in line with […]
Continue ReadingNigerian government has disclosed that 31 inmates have been released from the Nigerian Correctional Centre in Kano. The disclosure was contained in a statement by Dr. Umar Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice. According to the statement issued on Sunday, the […]
Continue ReadingBritish government has expressed readiness to provide “consular assistance” for the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who was arrested on Sunday by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The Head of Communications, British High Commission in Abuja, Nigeria, Dean Hurlock, made this known in an exclusive chat on Wednesday, according […]
Continue ReadingEnvoys of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, the Republic of Ireland and the European Union in Nigeria, on Monday, insisted that the suspension of Twitter in the West African nation is a violation of freedom of expression. The ambassadors stated this at a meeting with the Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, in […]
Continue ReadingFormer Bank Director, Dauda Lawal, has asked the Court of Appeal in Lagos to order the Nigerian Government to return to him the sum of N9.08 billion he forfeited to it on February 16, 2017. Lawal said the Federal High Court, Lagos, which ordered the forfeiture of the money had no jurisdiction to do so. […]
Continue ReadingLagos lawyer and rights activist, Femi Falana SAN, has said that former President, Goodluck Jonathan was presiding over the country when $12.7 billion worth of crude oil was stolen from Nigeria. While speaking at the 40th-anniversary celebration of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, in Abuja, on Thursday, the Human […]
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