President Muhammadu Buhari says it will cost the federal government N1.8 trillion in interest if the national assembly fails to approve N23.7 trillion in extra-budgetary spending. The president had asked the national assembly to approve the sum he said were funds provided by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through loans for “emergencies” in the…
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Rt. Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has said that Nigerian universities have become mere incubators of ethnic jingoism. Speaking in an interview with Arise Tv on Thursday, Kukah said, Nigerian universities are no longer focused on academic pursuits but “have become playgrounds for the ambitions of the local…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned its electoral officers to refrain from activities that will tamper with the commission’s integrity. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC’s chairman, said this on Thursday while swearing in 19 resident electoral commissioners (RECs) in Abuja. According to TheCable, the commissioners comprise nine from the academia, six civil servants including retired…
Senator Shehu Sani has that President Muhammadu Buhari is weak when it comes to sacking his officials who have failed his administration and the country. In a post on Twitter, Sani, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District between 2015 to 2019, said Buhari has continued to retained these failed officials and is bonded with them…
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have killed 30 in an attack on Runji community, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna state. At least six people were also reported injured while 32 houses were burnt by the invaders. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Saturday at about 10pm when the gunmen invaded the…
Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, has lamented the killing of 134 people by rampaging armed invaders within five days in separate attacks on villages in Otukpo, Apa and Guma Local Government Areas of the state. It was gathered that the death toll of Wednesday’s attack on Umogidi village in Otukpo LGA rose to 52 from…
