During an address by Harvard Political Professor, Samuel Huntington, on August 1995, at Taipei, he was among other things asked of his impression about Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s effort to develop Singapore, and he scantly summed it up this way; the honesty and efficiency Senior Minister Lee has...
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With the successes recorded so far in the Transportation sector, particularly in the Railway Revolution, would Amaechi have done better as Defense Minister with the level of insecurity facing the Government he fought so hard to bring about? Keep your argument over his qualification as a professional security expert,...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has commended Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on his efforts in providing security, good governance, and infrastructure building in the state. The Chief Press Secretary to Kogi governor, Mr Mohammed Onogwu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Onogwu, who quoted Obasanjo as...
At least two people are dead in the central African nation of Chad, following an attempt by security forces to arrest Opposition Candidate Yaya Dillo at his home on Sunday. Mr. Dillo, who plans to run against President Idriss Deby in April’s presidential election, told Reuters he was attacked...
Pressure is building to phase out petroleum production in Africa to fight climate change. But harnessed strategically, Africa’s oil and gas industry can power a better future for Africa. Are calls to “keep it in the ground” really in Africa’s best interests? Do a Google search for “Help Africa,”...
As part of plans to key into the 2021 global economic recovery forecast, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has pledged the apex bank’s commitment to make local lenders raise credit facilities to agriculture sector to 10 per cent. According to Emefiele, who stated...
Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to order the shooting on sight of killer herdsmen from the Fulani tribe. Fani-Kayode said Buhari should emulate ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo who ordered the shot at sight of Southwest mitia, Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC. In a series of tweets,...
Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators (CNDA) is demanding the arrest of an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, and Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State over their stance on bandits and armed herders terrorizing the country. The John Dukku-led group, comprising of all major militant groups in the Niger Delta,...
The queues for petrol grew worse in some parts of the country on Sunday following the shutdown of many filling stations amid heightened expectations of an increase in the pump price of the product. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, had on February 9 said...
On March 6th 1957, Kwame Nkrumah led his team of Ghanian nationalists who had fought heroically with him to achieve independence from Britain. Formerly known as the Gold Coast, Ghana gained independence from Britain in that year, becoming the first sub-Saharan nation to break free from colonial rule. “At...
The Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) is expected to furnish the House of Representatives with a financial statement on the utilisation of the N2.2 trillion revenue accrued from the foreign and domestic debts raised by the Debt Management Office (DMO). Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts, Hon Oluwole...
At least 18 people have been killed in a bloody police crackdown on demonstrators during a weekend of protests and chaos in Myanmar. Another 30 are believed to have been wounded and 1,000 detained when police launched their most brutal action against pro-democracy supporters. At Yangon’s medical school, doctors...
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele has disclosed that arrangement was been made to enable the Dangote Refinery sell refined crude to Nigeria in naira when it commences production. Emefiele also said the first shipment of Urea from the Dangote Fertiliser Plant would begin in March to...
Lawyer to the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, Mr Chukwuemeka Okoroafor, on Friday, escaped an assassination attempt in Abuja, according to IPOB source. IPOB Leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu who disclosed this in a press statement he personally signed, condemned the attack, describing it as “war on Biafra”. The incident...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 240 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 155657. As at Sunday (28th, February, 2020), the public health agency also recorded two (2) new COVID-19-related deaths, raising the...
Liverpool halted a run of four defeats in the Premier League as it ended a miserable February with a 2-0 win over last-place Sheffield United on Sunday. A series of fine first-half saves from Sheffield goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale kept the defending champions at bay in the first half. The...
At least 11 alleged terrorists were killed and one was caught during an army operation from Tuesday to Wednesday in the north-east of Burkina Faso, a statement from the Burkina Faso Armed Forces have said. The operation was carried out in the localities of Tasmakat, Bidy, and Fourkoussou as...
Thousands of Haitians protested Sunday in Port-au-Prince and several provincial towns against a spike in kidnappings by gangs, as well as accusing the president of establishing a new dictatorship. Earlier Sunday in the capital city, a 63-year-old pediatrician was murdered in front of his clinic by unidentified assailants who...