Buhari Swears In New INEC Commissioners
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday sworn in three National Commissioners of Independent National Electoral Commission. The newly sworn-in commissioners include Dr Baba Bila representing the North-East zone, Professor Sani Adam, representing the North-Central zone and Professor Abdullahi Abdu, representing the North-West zone. The swearing-in took place on Wednesday just before the commencement of the Federal Executive […]
BAT Accused of Bribing African leaders $600, 000 To Undermine Public Health
New reports claim that British American Tobacco (BAT) allegedly bribed African leaders, law enforcement agents, and journalists $600,000 to allow it to undermine health policies on the continent, sabotage competitors, and endanger people’s lives. The report was sponsored by Stopping Tobacco Organisations and Products(STOP)- a global tobacco industry watchdog whose mission is to expose the […]
BREAKING: 240 Inmates Escaped As Gunmen Attack Kogi Prison
At least 240 inmates have escaped the Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC) in Kabba, Kogi State, following an attack by yet to be identified gunmen. The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) spokesman, Mr Francis Enobore confirmed the incident in a communique on Monday, stating that the attack took place at about midnight on Sunday. According to […]
Lagos Assembly Passes VAT Bill, Anti-Open Grazing Bill
The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the Value Added Tax (VAT) and Open Grazing Bills in the state. The two Bills were passed after unanimous votes by the lawmakers during Thursday’s plenary after they were read for the third time. After the passage of the Bills, the Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa […]
BBNaija: Tega Narrates What Happened Under Duvet With Boma
One of the evicted female housemates of Big Brother Naija reality television show, Tega, has revealed what happened under the duvet with a male housemate, Boma. Both Boma and Tega were evicted on Sunday alongside Peace and Michael during the King Size eviction night. After her eviction, Tega, a married woman, had made several efforts […]
Nigeria Receives 1.1 Million Doses Of Johnson & Johnson Vaccines
The federal government of Nigeria says it received 1, 123, 000.1 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccines. The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCD) said this while speaking with Journalists in Abuja, adding that the latest shipments were received as part of the 39, 800, 000 doses procured by the […]
DSS Files Terrorism Against Two Supporters of Igboho
The Department of State Security Services(DSS) has files charges against two supporters of Yoruba Agitator, Sunday Adeyemo better known as Sunday Igboho. The agency in suit number FHC/ABJ/CR/305 /2021 dated August 31, 2021, preferred a five-count terrorism charge against Noah Oyetunji and Amudat Babatunde. The suit was filed through the DSS lawyer, SM Bello. According […]
Buhari Appoints Ifedayo Adetifa As NCDC DG
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Ifedayo Adetifa as the new Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) The appointment was announced in statement issued by the presidency on Monday. Adetifa replaces Chike Ihekweazu, who was recently appointed as assistant director-general of the World Health Organisation(WHO) in charge of health emergency intelligence. Adetifa, a […]
We Will Withdraw Court Case If You Go Back To Work, FG Tells Striking Doctors
The Federal Government is ready to withdraw the case instituted against the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) if striking doctors return to work. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, said this on Sunday after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. “I have briefed Mr President, we […]
The fallacy of ethnic homogeneity
At the centre of separatist campaigns in Nigeria, and possibly around the world, is the desire to have “homogenous” nations, or nations where an ethnic group is overwhelmingly in the majority, thereby leaving little room for rivalry, conflict and instability. When an ethnic group is overwhelmingly dominant in a country, the tendency for ethnic conflicts […]
