Author: Biyi Lawrence

Some female returnees who were airlifted back to Nigeria from Egypt following the crisis in Sudan have recounted their ordeal. Some of the students who were stranded in Sudan following the clash between two military leaders, alleged that some females were sexually harassed and were so broke to the extent of stealing from the shops. A returnee female student told journalists on arrival at the International Airport, Abuja, that they faced humiliation and slept in the open. “We spent all the money we had. We were so hungry and thirsty. They were harassing us sexually. There was no food, no…

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Nigerian cyber security expert based in South Africa, Charles Awuzie has reacted to the British monarch’s invitation to award-winning singer, Tiwa Savage to perform at the historical coronation ceremony of King Charles III. The cyber security expert reacted in a post shared on his verified Facebook page on Tuesday. Reports had emerged recently about the musician slated to perform at the coronation ceremony of King Charles III, the new British monarch. The event will take place on 6 May, 2023, at Westminster Abbey, where King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla will be officially crowned. On 7 May, 2023, a…

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The agitation of the Senate cannot halt the ongoing demolition of offices belonging to aviation agencies at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, according to the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Siriika. Sirika made the FG’s stance known after this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at the State House, Abuja.⁣ He said: “Government is going to continue (with the demolition). The Senate is advisory. It’s an executive function, we are not bound by any court of law and the government cannot be stopped from giving development to its people. ⁣ “So,…

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Some Nigerians stormed the headquarters of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Wednesday, to demand the resignation and arrest of the apex bank governor, Godwin Emefiele, over the new naira notes policy. According to a report by Sahara Reporters, the protesters, who were sighted at the premises of the apex bank holding placards, noted that Emefiele had inflicted undue hardship on Nigerians which had allegedly led to the death of many Nigerians. Some of the inscriptions on their placards read, “Emefiele Must Go”; “CBN Now Bureau De Change”; “Emefiele Bring Out The Names of Those You Gave Our Money…

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The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, rejected the request made by Nyesom Wike, the Governor of Rivers State, saying, he owes the State nothing. Wike had requested a refund of some Federal projects including roads which he reconstructed with the approval of the Federal Government. While addressing the President-elect, who was in the State to commission some projects, Wike explained that his government had to amend its procurement law to source for funds to complete some flyovers in the state capital which are Federal government projects. Wike explained that he could not wait to see those projects uncompleted because they…

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The hearing of a suit accusing the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) of abusing his office, has been approved by the Federal High Court in Abuja. The suit is equally seeking an order to compel the AGF to pay N1 billion as damages to an international businessman and property developer, Cecil Osakwe. The plaintiff told the court that the AGF, using his office, arm-twisted him to give out two units of three-bedroom flats in one of his properties situated in Mekong Close, Maitama, Abuja to a civil servant, Asabe Waziri. Osakwe alleged that…

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The Adamawa State Government has reacted to the arrest of suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Yunusa-Ari. The State government described the resident electoral officer’s arrest as a vital step towards justice in the country. Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa made this known in a a statement, signed by the Director General of Media and Publicity to the Governor, Mr. Solomon Kumangar on Tuesday. According to Fintiri, Yunusa-Ari’s arrest is a big relief and proof that the long arm of the law always catches up with a felon. Finitiri said while Hudu was at large, he had continued to stoke the…

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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will attend the coronation of King Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as Her Majesty The Queen Consort of the United Kingdom. This was made known in a statement released on Wednesday, by the Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina. Adesina said the President will depart for London, United Kingdom on Wednesday for the coronation slated for Saturday, 6 May. “Ahead of the coronation, the Commonwealth Secretariat will take advantage of the gathering of leaders in London to host a Commonwealth Summit for Presidents and Heads of Government of Commonwealth countries on Friday, May 5. “President Buhari is…

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Supporters of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike were present to receive President-Elect, Bola Tinubu, as they were allowed into the tarmac area under strict security control. Tinubu arrived Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, ahead of the inauguration of some projects in the State. Tinubu, who was invited at the instance of Governor Nyesom Wike, was received by the Governor and his entourage on Wednesday morning at the Port Harcourt International Airport. The jet that conveyed the President-Elect touched down at the airport at 10:03am on Wednesday. Wike’s entourage include National and State Assembly members, local government chairmen and government…

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The Nigerian Parliament will investigate the delay by the Egyptian Government to allow Nigerians evacuated from war-torn Sudan into its territories, according to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. Gbajabiamila noted that the House will look into the remote and immediate circumstances that led to the hard diplomatic stance of the Egyptian authorities over the plight of Nigerian evacuees. The Speaker added that the House would examine, to eliminate the “apparent confusion” over the roles and jurisdiction of relevant ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government in the management of the crisis involving Nigerians abroad. Gbajabiamila…

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