A faction of the People’s Democratic Party, backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has issued a formal disclaimer reaffirming the expulsion of 18 prominent politicians. In a disclaimer issued yesterday by its National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, the PDP faction warned the public to beware of “impostors” still parading themselves…
The United Nations has expressed concern that displaced communities in Nigeria — with camps closing and nowhere else to go — risk returning to areas where lethal explosive remnants may be hidden from view. Speaking on the sidelines of a key international meeting in support of landmine action taking place at the UN in Geneva…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The President, Ede Elders Council (Igbimo Agbaagba Omo Ilu Ede), Alhaji Sulaimon Adebayo has described the death of the renowned historian Prof. Gafar Siyan Oyeweso as a collosal loss to the academic community and Ede in particular. In his reaction, Alhaji Adebayo said the Elders are deeply saddened that the Community has…
The bill seeking to amend the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act to classify kidnapping, hostage-taking and related offenses as acts of terrorism has scaled second reading at the Senate. The proposed law, sponsored by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, prescribes the death penalty without the option of a fine or alternative sentence for offenders. Bamidele stated…
The eyewitness to Atrocities – founded by the International Bar Association, IBA, and the International Committee on Nigeria, ICON, have reported the atrocities in Nigeria’s Middle Belt to the United Nations. The organizations submitted a Joint Urgent Appeal ddocumenting grave violations in respect to the right to life, and the right to housing and food,…
More than 1,500 members of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, from the Zuru Emirate have defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kebbi State. The defectors were received yesterday in Birnin Kebbi by the state APC chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Kana-Zuru. Kana-Zuru attributed the development to what he described as the state government’s performance, stating…
The Donald Trump administration has ordered an immediate halt to immigration applications from nationals of 19 countries already subject to United States travel bans or restrictions, according to a memo issued on Tuesday by US Citizenship and Immigration Services, NBC reported. The four-page directive states that the pause, which applies to both green card and…
Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has clarified that the Federal Government does not negotiate with or pay ransom to terrorists, despite claims surrounding the release of kidnapped schoolchildren. In an interview today, Bwala acknowledged that in previous administrations, the government sometimes engaged in negotiations to protect citizens, saying, “There…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has announced major adjustments to its cash-handling regulations, abolishing the ceiling on cash deposits and expanding the weekly withdrawal limit across all platforms to N500, 000, a significant rise from the previous N100, 000. The policy shift was communicated through a circular issued to financial institutions and titled “Revised…
Paul Ibe, a media aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has blamed President Bola Tinubu for the state of insecurity in Nigeria. Ibe attributed the insecurity in the country to Tinubu’s decision to priorities politics in the appointment of those saddled with the responsibility of securing Nigeria. Posting social media, Ibe wondered why Tinubu…