Deborah: I’m not afraid to take a stand on critical issues, says Atiku on deleted tweet
Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, says he is not afraid to take a stand on critical issues. Atiku was reacting to social media backlash after he deleted a tweet concerning the killing of Deborah Samuel, a female student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto. Deborah was killed by a mob over alleged blasphemy. […]
Russia cuts electricity supply to Finland — first time in over two decades
Inter RAO, a Russian state-owned utility, says it has suspended electricity supply to Finland, citing payment difficulties. In a statement issued on Friday, RAO Nordic, the company’s Finnish subsidiary, said the halt in electricity supply to the Scandinavian country was happening for the first time in over two decades. “This situation is […]
MUDDLED (I): Shallow police probes, corruption frustrate Nigeria’s student deaths cases
In the last two years alone, there have been a number of questionable deaths involving secondary school students across Nigeria, relating to alleged bullying, harassment, corporal punishment, or institutional negligence. Central to these cases are the police who — armed by law — are tasked with undertaking probes meant to uncover the circumstances that […]
Peter Obi: If elected president, I would replace sharing formula with production formula
Peter Obi, presidential hopeful of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he would replace sharing formula of monthly allocation with a production formula if elected. Obi, an industrialist, said this in Calabar when he visited delegates of the PDP ahead of the forthcoming party’s presidential primary slated for May 28 and May 29, […]
Newspaper Headlines: EFCC asks INEC, banks to provide details of parties, aspirants
Reports on the forthcoming primaries of political parties for the 2023 general election dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Tinubu: Other presidential hopefuls lack the brain I used to develop Lagos
Bola Tinubu, presidential hopeful on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he’s the only aspirant with the required expertise to manage Nigeria. He said this on Friday while addressing APC delegates at the Niger government house in Minna, the state capital, ahead of the forthcoming presidential primary. Tinubu also […]
Ministers who resigned can only be reappointed after senate confirmation, says Falana
Femi Falana, a human rights advocate and senior lawyer, says ministers who resigned over their political ambitions can only be reappointed after confirmation by the senate. President Muhammadu Buhari had, on Wednesday, directed his cabinet members seeking elective positions to hand in their resignation on or before May 16. Following the directive, […]
Jibrin, Tinubu’s support group DG, meets Kwankwaso amid rumours of joining NNPP
Abdulmumin Jibrin, a former house of representatives member and director-general of the Bola Tinubu support group, on Friday, held a meeting with Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano. Kwankwaso is also a presidential hopeful on the platform of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). During the last weekend, Jibrin had announced that […]
Deborah: Nobody has right to take laws into their hands, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of Deborah Samuel, a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto. The student was reportedly attacked over comments said to be considered to be an insult to Prophet Mohammed. A video of the student being stoned and beaten surfaced on social media […]
Tambuwal meets Sokoto Muslim leaders over Deborah Samuel’s murder
Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto, on Friday, met with Muslim leaders in the state over the killing of Deborah Samuel, a female student at the Shehu Shagari College of Education. The student was attacked by a mob over remarks considered to be an insult to Prophet Mohammed. Videos of the student being […]