A frontline political analyst, Mahmud Jega, has advised President Bola Tinubu to come out openly to condemn the attitude of some judges towards opposition political parties and against Nigeria’s democracy. Jega warned that Nigeria’s democracy is at risk if opposition parties are prevented from contesting the 2027 general elections.Continue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Group, Dr Umaru Kwairanga, has pledged the support of the exchange for the newly inaugurated Mahmoud Environment and Sustainability Trust. Kwairanga made the pledge on Friday in Kano at the unveiling of the trust, held alongside the turbanning of A.B.Continue Reading
THE FEUD BETWEEN LATE GEN. SANI ABACHA AND LATE ALHAJI QUASIM YAYI AKOREDE By SOMI AJAYI Late Alhaji Quasim Alaba Alawiye Yayi Akorede was the Chief Imam of Akure from 1979 to December, 2006. 1998. The “phantom coup” of December 1997 had just happened, and Gen. Oladipo Diya,Continue Reading
*By Adaobi Obiabunmuo In Nigeria, there are almost daily reports of schoolchildren’s abductions, banditry, gruesome murder of captives (including senior military officers serving and retired), and other forms of terror attacks. The persistence of this pathology should inspire a renewed search for solutions to the insecurity crisis. The countryContinue Reading
By Dianabasi Effiong Uyo (FLOWERBUDNEWS): The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it seized a tanker with a capacity of 45, 000 litres of product suspected to be acquired illegally ethanol. The Commandant, NSCDC, Akwa Ibom Command, Mrs Geraldine Abetianbe, made this known while briefing some journalistsContinue Reading
NADCEL: Chief Imam 81 Division Calls For Actionable Information From Nigerians To Stem Insecurity The Chief Imam of 81: Division of the Nigerian Army, Lt.-Col. Husein Eleje, has called for actionable information from Nigerians living in communities to proactively checkmate insecurity. Eleje made the call on Friday inContinue Reading
Enugu Govt. moves to sanction violators of sanitation regulations, engagements The Enugu State Waste Management Authority (ESWAMA) says it will sanction violators of sanitation regulations and engagements especially violators of the state monthly environmental sanitation. The Managing Director of ESWAMA, Mr Richard Onaga, gave the warning on Friday while announcingContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted and sentenced a Boko Haram member, Alkali Yarima, also known as La’ari, to death by hanging for participating in the attacks on Maiduguri in Borno in 2015. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, also sentenced Yarima to a life imprisonment inContinue Reading
A delegation of the Federal Government has visited the site of the ongoing construction of a $400 million rare earth processing plant under construction in the Uke community of Nasarawa State to assess the level of compliance with relevant regulations and standards. The facility being developed by an indigenousContinue Reading
