President Muhammadu Buhari says a trusted, well-resourced and well-functioning Judiciary is essential to the entrenchment of rule of law. He made this submission while declaring open the 2021 All Nigeria Judges’ Conference organised by the National Judicial Institute (NJI) on Monday in Abuja. Represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Buhari said that the Judiciary remained the last hope of the common man as it exercised powers that affected lives and liberties. He said that there was nothing more important than for judges to be trusted for honesty and integrity. “Men and women who have the power over the lives and…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Bauchi state government is poised to access N30 billion grant from the World Bank, to address the state’s myriad environmental challenges, Kabir Ibrahim, the Director-General of the state Environmental Protection Agency (BASEPA) has said. Ibrahim said in an interview in Bauchi on Sunday, that the state government would be expected to provide N1 billion counter funding, before the bank releases the said amount for proper and judicious utilization. He said the agency had commenced evacuation of heaps of sand which had covered some parts of Cheledi village since the last rainy season in Kirfi local government area of the…
Long queues have resurfaced in Abuja filling states as motorists struggle to purchase Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol. Most fuel stations were locked while long queues were noticed in retail outlets in Wuse, Gwarimpa, Wuye and Kubwa expressway on Sunday. A private car owner, Mr Emmanuel Eze said that there was fuel but does not know the reason for the queues. He urged the government to bring sanity to the oil sector. “They encourage black market and most times their fuel is adulterated. “Why do we have to face this kind of problem every month? We need a…
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN will on Monday (today) in New York, United States of America deliver a public lecture titled “Declining of Corruption in Africa: The Approach of President Muhammadu Buhari in Nigeria”. The annual public lecture was organised by the Center for Media and Peace Initiatives (CMPI). It is a New York-based media and policy think tank in special consultative status with the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council and affiliated with Rutgers University’s School of Public Affairs and Administration. This is contained in a statement by Dr. Umar Gwandu, Special…
Younger brother to Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man has died in an American hospital. Sani Dangote was the vice president of Dangote Group and owner of Dansa Agro-allied Limited. Two close family sources confirmed to DAILY NIGERIAN that Dangote died at a US hospital on Sunday evening after a protracted illness. Dangote was a businessman with more than 30 years’ experience in manufacturing, agriculture and oil services. He had investments in key sectors of the economy, including manufacturing, agriculture, banking, and oil services. Dangote also sat on the board of several other companies, including Nigerian Textile Mills Plc, Nutra Sweet…
Even though Anambra has been in the kitty of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) for a long time, the recently concluded gubernatorial election in which Professor Charles Soludo bested other candidates to emerge winner is a straightforward case of identity politics. Identity politics is a political approach in which people of a particular gender, religion, tribe, ethnicity, race, social background, class, etc., develop political agendas based upon these identities. The term can apply to multiculturalism, women’s movements, civil rights, lesbian and gay movements, and regional separatist movements. While a majority of the Igbo may not be comfortable with a…
By Ahmed Attahir, Gusau A stalwart of All progressive Congress (APC) in Zamfara state, Sani Shinkafi has chided supporters of former Governor Abdulaziz Yari for boycotting ward congresses in the state. Dr Shinkafi who addressed press conference on Sunday in Gusau said the court had not stopped congresses. He debunked media reports that reported parallel ward congresses in the state. “As far as I am concerned, there is no APC faction in the state; the ward congresses was conducted and it is over. We have done it and it is concluded. “Our ward congresses is genuine and constitutional. There was…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Department of State Services, DSS, have launched an investigation into alleged attempt by the Editor of a Nigerian online newspaper, Peoples Gazette, Samuel Ogundipe to blackmail the chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, into paying him $300,000, Newsdiaryonline has exclusively reported. According to the report, which said Ogundipe is now on the run as a result of the EFCC and DSS’ search for him, the editor contacted Onyema five months ago that his paper was working on a stinker on him, but could drop the story if the Air Peace chairman…
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, has disowned a publication attributed to him about “Defence Headquarters warning soldiers against overthrowing Buhari’s regime”. Nwachukwu, in a statement on Saturday, said the publication, which was riddled with outrageous lies and fabrications, claimed that the “Defence Headquarters has denounced a call for the military to take over power”. He said the online outlet went further to attribute what he described as falsehood to the “Army Spokesman”. According to him, the only reason why this grossly unprofessional and blatantly irresponsible report is receiving any attention is the attribution of the false statement…
Lawal Usman, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the party must zone its presidential ticket to the North for 2023 general elections for strategic reasons. Usman, popularly called ‘Mr LA’, said this when he spoke in Zaria on Sunday. “For the strategic interest of the party and the nation, the PDP must zone its presidential ticket to the North in 2023,” he said. Usman said that the party must give the ticket to the North for fairness and equity. “For justice and equity, the North should be allowed to produce the president in 2023 under the PDP.…