President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Abuja received The Patriots, a group of eminent Nigerians, and emphasized that retooling the economy for sustainable growth and development is a major priority of his administration. The President also assured the group that their request for the convening of a national constituent assembly with the mandate to draft a new constitution will be reviewed. President Tinubu made this declaration when he received members of the group led by Emeka Anyaoku, former Commonwealth Secretary-General, at the State House. Speaking on behalf of The Patriots, Anyaoku appealed to the President to send an executive bill…
Author: Abdoulaye Kay
Claim: A Facebook user, Khailan Arab, posted that dragonflies can eat 100 mosquitoes in a day and, therefore, serve as mosquito repellant. By Faruk Shuaibu Verdict: The claim is true. A Google Search Engine churned out dozens of articles extolling the predatory nature of dragonflies in controlling insects in their environment. This includes their ability to eat 100 mosquitoes a day and other insects. Full Text: Mosquitoes are regarded as the deadliest animal in the world through the spread of Malaria. According to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO), there were 249 million cases of malaria in 2022, with…
World record-holder Oluwatobiloba Amusan, who has been widely regarded as Nigeria’s brightest hope for a medal at the Paris Olympic Games, suffered a disappointing exit on Friday as she failed to qualify for the final of the women’s 100m hurdles.
The case, filed under Section 211 of the Nigerian Constitution and various sections of the Kano State Administration of Criminal Justice Law (2019), involves multiple counts of criminal conspiracy, breach of trust, and misappropriation. The legal team, led by Ya’u A. Adamu Esq., is supported by a detailed list of 143 witnesses, including local government cashiers, foreign currency exchange operators, and former bank employees.
The Benue state government has confirmed the killing of over 30 people by a local militia in Ayati village, Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State on Thursday night. The Commissioner for Information, Culture, and Tourism, Mr. Matthew Aboh, stated this while addressing newsmen on Friday in Makurdi. Aboh said that adequate security has been deployed to the area to restore order. According to the commissioner, a total of 30 bodies have been recovered after the attack, with more bodies still being found in the surrounding bushes. He attributed the killings to a battle for supremacy between local militias in…
Khalipah Isyaku Rabi’u University Kano (KHAIRUN), one of the fastest-growing private universities in Nigeria, has announced a new collaboration with SolaceBase, an online newspaper, aimed at enhancing media coverage and fostering the academic growth of the young institution. The Vice Chancellor of KHAIRUN, Prof. Abdulrashid Garba, emphasized that the university chose to partner with SolaceBase due to the online newspaper’s reputation for accurate and balanced reporting. “This partnership marks a step forward in bridging the gap between academia and the media, promoting a more informed and educated society,” the Vice Chancellor said. Speaking on Wednesday at the university premises in…
To clarify, we have never accused NNPC of not supplying us with crude. Our concern has always been NUPRC’s reluctance to enforce the domestic crude supply obligation and ensure that we receive our full crude requirement from NNPC and the IOCs.
OPEC identified the Dangote Refinery as one of the key players poised to challenge traditional suppliers in Europe. The report underscores how the refinery’s increasing output, coupled with robust flows from the Middle East and new supplies from Mexico’s Olmeca refinery, could reshape the dynamics of the European oil market in the mid-term.
Floods caused by heavy downpours have severed a crucial section of the Kano-Maiduguri Highway at Malori-Guskuri, a community in the Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The flooding has rendered the highway impassable, significantly disrupting transportation between the North-West and North-East regions of Nigeria. The Kano-Maiduguri highway is one of the major roadways in Northern Nigeria, serving as a vital link for the movement of goods, services, and people between key cities. The road’s closure has forced motorists to seek alternative, often longer and less efficient, routes to reach their destinations, leading to delays and increased transportation costs. Speaking…
The National Coordinator of the African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD) Nigeria, says seven Nigerian states are to benefit from the first phase of the smallholder farmers initiative. She said this during a stakeholders’ engagement on the Mainstreaming of the African Union Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) in Abuja. The states, according to her, are Nassarawa, Cross River, Imo, Abia, Kano, and Kebbi. Akobundu said that the initiative aims to address food supply challenges and bolster local agricultural production in the country. She highlighted that the initiative was part of AUDA-NEPAD’s broader mandate under Agenda 2063 to…