“You Are A Pathetic Fellow Who Lies To Remain Relevant, Jonathan Blast Ex-Niger Gov, Babangida Aliyu

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, last night, described a former governor of Niger State, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, as a despicable fellow, who resorted to lies and half-truths to try to remain politically relevant. Jonathan also called Aliyu a backstabber, in a statement by one of the ex-president’s former aides, Reno Omokri, maintaining regarding Aliyu, “As long as that remains his character trait, he will always be at the back.” The former president was reacting to claims by Aliyu that the reason Jonathan lost the 2015 election was because all the northern governors resolved not to support him

Seven Military Officers Arrested For Supporting Bandits In Zamfara

The Zamfara State Government has revealed that seven serving military officers have been arrested by the state police command for conniving with bandits and supplying logistics and weapons to them. The state Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Magaji Dosara, disclosed this in Gusau, adding that nine military bulletproofs, four sets of military camouflage uniforms and a Nigerian Army Identity card were some of the exhibits recovered by the police from the bandits and their collaborators. The commissioner explained that the military personnel had already been interrogated by the police, saying that many of the suspects made confessional statements on their respective crimes. He said, “The suspects have since been handed over to their appropriate security authorities for further necessary actions. We feel obliged not

NULGE Plans Protests, Says, Nine Governors Diverting Local Government Funds

The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees has alleged that about nine governors are diverting local government funds in violation of the guideline issued by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit in May 2019. The union said on Friday that the governors' actions were depriving the people of the benefits that they should ordinarily have access to, as it threatened to shut down the 774 councils in the country if their demands were not met within 30 days. According to Punch, the union also called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sign an executive order preventing any state that failed to conduct council poll from accessing local government allocations. Ogun, Katsina, Anambra, Kwara, Osun and Zamfara are among states that had not conducted local government

N60bn Mint Printing: Obaseki’s Revelation A Wakeup Call,“He Has Shaken The Table For The Right Thing To Be Done.”-Economist

Dr Anthony Aziegbemi, an Economist and Edo chapter Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has hailed the courage of Gov. Godwin Obaseki to mention the printing of N60 billion by the federal government to augment revenue allocation. Obaseki had in an expose alleged that the country was in troubled times that it had to print the currency in order to beef up the federation account for sharing to the three tiers of government in March. The federal government had since denied the allegation, which went viral on the social media, describing it as baseless. Aziegbemi, who holds a PhD degree in Economics from Russia, on Friday at a media briefing in Benin, however, described the revelation by Obaseki as a

UN Int’l Parliament Stresses Need For Growth, Stability Of Women In Governance

The Minister for Women Affairs Africa IPSPUN, Ambassador Juanita Nwendu, has stressed the need to give more attention to growth and stability women in governance for any country to develop, just as the International Parliament for Safety, Peace and Justice of United Nations (IPSPJUN), Oyo State chapter, was inaugurated in Ibadan. While speaking on the theme: “Transforming Oyo State Waste into a Treasure Base,” at the event held at Western Hall, Secretariat, Ibadan, yesterday, Amb. Nwendu, observed that political accountability to women began with increasing the number of women in decision-making positions, adding that was required are genders sensitive governance reforms that would make all elected officials more effective at promoting gender equality in public policy and ensuring their implementation. “Studies

Breaking: JAMB Bans Parents From UTME Venues

The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, has ordered all CBT Centres across the country not to allow parents/guardians into the registration hall again. A statement signed by JAMB Spokesman in Ilorin Office, Hassan Lawal, quoted Oloyede as saying that the decision was made after inspecting some of the registration centres in Kwara, which were overcrowded. ”The registrar said it has been discovered that the parents/guardians are always a distraction to both candidates and the centres and at the same time, congesting the halls by not following the COVID – 19 protocols,” Oloyede was quoted as saying. Oloyede also advised parents/guardians to stop pushing the education of their wards faster than necessary. “For example a 14

Lai Mohammed Shift Blame On Nigerians for Twitter’s Decision To Locate African Headquater In Ghana

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, yesterday blamed Nigerians for the decision of Twitter’s to locate its new African headquarters in Ghana over Nigeria. He also noted that the decision was not based on commercial considerations, in view of the large market available in Nigeria. This is even as ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, countered the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for lambasting the President Muhammadu Buhari’s adminstration over the decision of Twitter to cite the headquarters of its African operations in Ghana. The Minister, in an interview with Vanguard, condemned the unpatriotic attitude of some Nigerians, especially the media, who he said had always struggled to outdo one another in painting Nigeria as hell where no one could

Minister Of Power Apologises For Erratic Electric Supply, Says Eight Power Plants Are Down

The Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, has apologised to Nigerians over the recent erratic power supply in the country, saying no fewer than power generating plants had broken down in the last few weeks In a statement signed yesterday by his spokesman, Aaron Artimas, the minister said the breakdown of the plants was responsible for the poor power supply situation in the country. He noted further that seven other thermal plants were battling with low gas shortages but assured that there were ongoing efforts to restore power to the affected areas in the country. The statement read: “I sincerely regret the recent power outages across the nation and the difficulties it has brought with it, and wish to assure my fellow

US Watchlist: Buhari’s Minister Pantami Makes A Shocking Confession, Says, I Support Terrorist Groups Like Taliban, Al-Qaeda, Not Boko Haram

Though Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, denounces any allegiance to Boko Haram, he expressed support for the global extremist groups — the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. “This jihad is an obligation for every single believer, especially in Nigeria,’’ Pantami said in one of his vicious preachings in the 2000s. “Oh God, give victory to the Taliban and al-Qaeda (Allahumma’ nṣur Ṭālibān wa-tanẓīm al Qā‘ida).” Pantami’s call to Jihad and unalloyed support for murderous groups portray him as a dyed-in-the-wool Islamic fundamentalist. Yet, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Pantami as communications minister to control the country’s massive data and telephone infrastructure and other sensitive details of national intelligence. When contacted on Wednesday by Peoples Gazette regarding his support for the terrorist groups,

Nigeria Face More Economic Woes As Inflation Rate Hits 18.17%

Nigeria's inflation rate rose from 17.33% recorded in February to 18.17% in the month of March. In the latest report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the Headline index increased by 1.56% in March 2021, this is 0.02% points higher than the rate recorded in February 2021 (1.54 percent). Food inflation, a closely watched index spiked to 22.95% from 21.79% recorded in the previous month. On a month-on-month basis, the food sub-index increased by 1.9% in March 2021, up by 0.01% points from 1.89% recorded in February 2021. The rise in the food index was caused by increases in prices of Bread and cereals, Potatoes, yam, and other tubers, Meat, Vegetables, Fish, Oils and fats, and fruits. The report added; “The urban inflation rate increased by 18.76 percent