Paris Club refund: Don’t deduct $418m judgement debts from our accounts, states tell FG
The state governments have asked the federal government to refrain from deducting from funds accruing to them and all local government councils as liquidation for the alleged $418 million London/Paris Club loan refund-related judgment debts. The governors stated this in a letter dated April 4 as its response to a November 11, 2021 […]
‘Rape’: Lagos shuts Chrisland School, warns public against distributing child porn
The Lagos state government has warned members of the public to desist from distributing footage of the pre-teen students of Chrisland School involved in what is now being alleged to be a case of rape. Source: Top Stories
APCON to penalise Sterling Bank over controversial ‘Agege Bread’ Easter message
The Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) says it will sanction Sterling Bank over a controversial Easter ad likening the resurrection of Jesus Christ to Agege Bread. The advertising industry regulator announced this in a statement issued by Olalekan Fadolapo, its registrar/chief executive. In celebration of Easter, Sterling Bank had posted an […]
REPORTER’S DIARY: Four years tracking ‘stateless Nigerians’ through the paths of death
This journey began in January 2017, at a time when the Nigerian military said it had “accidentally” bombed a civilian camp in Rann, the capital of Kala Balge LGA in north-east Nigeria. I travelled to the region to tell the story. I met hundreds of victims of the bombing, which killed more than 120 […]
INSIGHT: Nigeria’s N4trn budget for petrol subsidy is more than 2021 CIT, VAT combined
On Thursday, the national assembly approved the request of President Muhammadu Buhari to earmark N4 trillion for petrol subsidy in 2022. Subsidy or under-recovery is the underpriced sales of premium motor spirit (PMS), better known as petrol. The lower and upper legislative chambers approved the president’s request after they considered reports of […]
My 10-year-old daughter was raped during Chrisland School trip to Dubai, mother claims
A woman has claimed that her 10-year-old daughter was raped during a trip to Dubai which was organised by Chrisland School. Source: Top Stories
QUESTION: Can an underperforming president be recalled — as suggested by Anyim?
On Wednesday, Anyim Pius Anyim, a presidential hopeful on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said he should be recalled if he fails to perform as president after one year. Anyim stated this while addressing members of the PDP’s national working committee (NWC) at the party’s headquarters in Abuja. The […]
Joint task force kills ’10 Boko Haram commanders’ in Lake Chad region
The multinational joint task force (MNJTF) says its troops have killed 10 Boko Haram commanders in the Lake Chad region. The MNJTF operates in the Lake Chad basin of Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria. Over a hundred of the insurgents were said to have been killed in a coordinated land and […]
Archbishop of Canterbury: UK’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda raises ethical questions
Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, says the United Kingdom’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing raises “serious ethical questions”. Boris Johnson, UK prime minister, had announced the decision on Wednesday, arguing that the action is needed to stop illegal migration and to prevent “vile people smugglers” turning the ocean into […]