Tinubu asked me to support his presidential ambition, says Tanko Yakasai
Tanko Yakasai, founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum, says Bola Tinubu sought his support for the 2023 presidential election. According to the Punch, Yakasai said he would support Tinubu, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), after the politician visited him on Wednesday. “I don’t want to join any (political) party […]
Gumi: Declaration of bandits as terrorists won’t end their aggression
Ahmad Gumi, Islamic cleric, says the designation of bandits as terrorists by the federal government “will not end their aggression against the society”. A federal high court in Abuja had, on Thursday, declared the activities of Yan Bindiga and Yan Ta’adda bandit groups as acts of terrorism. The judgment followed the motion […]
‘More expensive than subsidy’ — is FG’s N5,000 transport grant dead on arrival?
Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget, and national planning, said on Tuesday that the federal government would remove fuel subsidy by 2022 and replace it with a N5,000 grant for the poorest Nigerians. According to her, about tens of millions Nigerians would benefit from the transport grant. Following the revelation, Nigerians online and […]
Daily COVID Tracker: Nigeria reports 41 infections in six states, zero deaths
Nigeria on Friday recorded 41 cases of COVID-19. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Saturday. WHO names new COVID strain ‘Omicron’, says it’s ‘variant of concern’ The World Health Organisation (WHO) has named the new COVID-19 strain as ‘Omicron’ and classified it as a variant of concern. On Thursday, South […]
FG lifts ban on Emirates Airline — 10 months after row
The federal government says it has lifted restrictions on Emirates flights — ten months after the diplomatic discussions around COVID-19 travel requirements on Nigerian passengers. Emirates Airline is the flag carrier of the UAE Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, said this on Friday. Sirika said the airline had removed some of […]
Ethiopian prime minister ‘joins army at battlefront in fight against rebel forces’
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia, on Friday, shared a video of himself in what appeared to be a military operation. The video, which he shared on his social media pages, showed Ahmed with armed military officers, while shooting was heard in the background. The prime minister had vowed to lead troops […]
WHO names new COVID strain ‘Omicron’, says it’s ‘variant of concern’
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has named the new COVID-19 strain as ‘Omicron’ and classified it as a variant of concern. On Thursday, South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) announced the discovery of the new variant, B.1.1.529, and said 22 positive cases of the strain had so far been detected in the […]
Cable Foundation advocates political awareness among campus journalists
The importance of campus journalism as a tool for deepening democratic consciousness and active participation of youth in politics has been emphasised. This was the crux of the town hall meeting organised by Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation (CNJF). The event, which took place on Thursday in Lagos, had students from various higher […]
Garba Shehu: Buhari’s government is first to propose workable solution to herder-farmer clashes
Garba Shehu says the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is the first to “put forward a workable solution to the herder-farmer” clashes. The senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity spoke on Friday while presenting a paper at the 10th anniversary of the Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), Katsina state. […]
Obasanjo advocates renewable energy, says it’s possible to make profit — and save the planet
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigerians need to adopt renewable energy because it is cheap, environment-friendly and can help generate profit. He said this on Friday at the inauguration of the 2MW solar power project for the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun state. Recently, Nigerians raised the alarm over the […]