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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday night condemned the “heinous and senseless” killing of Omobolanle Raheem, a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), shot by on-duty policemen on Christmas Day. Buhari said he was deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the brutal killing of Raheem. The President also directed the police authorities to take “the strongest possible action” against the culprits already detained. This was disclosed in a statement by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, on Tuesday. Buhari said this incident is a stark reminder of the recurring menace of the mishandling…

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar the 3rd has assured that the people of many different races, tribes and religions, who are knit together by common history, common interests and common ideals are still recognized in the northern region. The monarch made this remark at the closing ceremony of the national Qur’anic Recitation competition in Gusau, Zamfara State, saying that diversity may be great but the things that unite them are stronger than the things that divide them. “On occasions like this, I always remind people about our firmly rooted policy on religious tolerance”, he said. “Families of all…

President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State for his service and dedication. Buhari made the remark while felicitating Atiku on his 61st birthday. The president described the governor as a capable leader. Buhari said the Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum always carries out his duties with incomparable hard work, dedication, and creativity. In a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, Buhari said: “May you have the strength and health to achieve all your goals.” Also, Buhari felicitated Governor Oluseyi Makinde of Oyo State on the occasion of his 55th birthday anniversary. Buhari said…

Amid the spate of insecurity in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has been asked to sack all Service Chiefs. The sack of the Service Chiefs is believed would pave the way for a restructured and reorganized security architecture. To this end, prominent civil society organizations, CSO, and a security consulting organization cautioned the Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Lucky Irabor, and other Service Chiefs against using false narratives on Nigeria’s insecurity. The CSO was reacting to claims by an unknown civil society organization, the National Coalition of Concerned Citizens on Peace and Security, that the nation’s security situation had greatly…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara has received defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and New Nigerians Peoples Party (NNPP). They were received on Monday by the former Governor and Chairman, of the APC governorship campaign council in the state, Abdul’aziz Yari. Yari’s spokesperson Dahiru Mafara gave the names of the decampees in a statement on Monday. They are Ibrahim Shinkafi, NNPP Senatorial candidate, Zamfara North Senatorial District; House of Representatives candidate, Shinkafi and Zurmi Constituency, Suleiman Garba. State Treasurer, Suleiman Galadi; Kaura-Namoda, and Zurmi Local Governments NNPP Chairmen also defected. Others include the Coordinator of a Foundation…

The Osun State Government has disengaged all consultants and revenue collectors on all quarry sites across the State with immediate effect. The disengagement was directed by Mr. Samuel Oyedotun, Chairman Committee on Solid Minerals inaugurated by the Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke. In a statement signed by the Secretary of the Committee, Barrister Hashim Abioye, the decision was necessary to stem the tide of loss of revenue for the State, warning all the illegal revenue collectors to steer clear of all quarry sites in the state. According to Barrister Abioye, the Committee is in receipt of information…

AFRICAN Union Development Agency, AUDA-NEPAD, has said continental body wants Nigeria’s elections in 2023 to be violence-free. The National Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer of AUDA-NEPAD, said this in Abuja, the nation’s capital, yesterday, while interacting with journalists, According to her, the agency had begun the implementation of a national action plan on violence free election across the six political zone. She said, “Buhari has promised free election we should all support him. We have no other country except Nigeria. “Do not allow personal interest or quest for whatever that won’t support the peace of this country to come to play during…

The ruling All Progressives Congress has described as fair the N5 million penalty slammed on the party by the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, over the indiscriminate posting of campaign posters on a public facilities. Umahi, who stated that he would use his own political party as a scapegoat, stated that the action contravened the provisions of the state’s Executive Order 3 of 2022. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Ebonyi Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Uchenna Orji, on Sunday in Abakaliki. Orji, who claimed the move was an attempt by the state government to set an example,…

The Director of Contact and Mobilisation for the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council for the North West, Aminu Jaji, has said that the All Progressives Congress inherited the insecurity facing the country and therefore cannot be blamed for it. Jaji, a former Chairman House Committee on Intelligence and Internal Security in the House of Representatives and also an ex-Zamfara State governorship aspirant in 2019 under the APC, said this during a press briefing in Gusau, the state capital. The former lawmaker further stated that the APC-led government under the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had done all it could to…

Central banks are independent national institutions and supreme monetary authorities which are at the heart of the economy. They manage currency and are given free control over the production and domestic distribution of money and credit for a country with the aim of achieving price stability and economic growth. But central banks seem to have one common challenge. An economic expert and the president, of World Money Watch, Ms. Kimberly Amadeo, noted that central banks were often misunderstood in their efforts to heal the economy. They were often poorly misunderstood, raising the level of suspicion. According to Ms. Amadeo, due…