Category: Politics
LAI MOHAMMED- FG recovers over #120bn from crime proceeds
07 Dec 2022
Federal government on Wednesday announced the recovery of over N120 billion, among other currencies, through the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Law (POCA), 2022. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this in Abuja at the eighth edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) Administration Scorecard series (2015-2023). The News Agency […]
Continue ReadingGunmen Release Kidnapped Benue Commissioner
06 Dec 2022
Ekpe Ogbu, the Benue State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, and three others were freed by gunmen who kidnapped them near Ado Local Government Area last Friday. The commissioner was kidnapped on his way to Makurdi from Utonkom in the state’s Ado LGA. Following this development, the Ado Local Government Executive Council, led by […]
Continue ReadingKano collaborates with Morocco on agricultural development
06 Dec 2022
The MoU was signed on Monday by the Kano and Moroccan teams. The Kano State Government and the Agricultural Processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS Project) have signed a memorandum of understanding with Morocco’s School of Agriculture (Ecole National D’ Agriculture) to facilitate technical assistance to technology demonstration on improved agricultural practices. In […]
Continue ReadingIran’s Morality Police Are Officially Disbanded
06 Dec 2022
Nasibe Samsaei, an Iranian woman, cuts her ponytail during a protest in Tehran following the death of an Iranian woman who was arrested by the country’s morality police. The morality police have been officially abolished in Iran, according to the country’s attorney general, following the death of a young Kurd following her arrest by religious […]
Continue ReadingHundreds of terrorists killed in Lake Chad clash between Boko Haram and ISWAP
06 Dec 2022
Infighting between the late Abubakar Shekau’s Boko Haram faction and the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) has reportedly killed dozens of terrorists in the last three days. According to Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in Lake Chad, the notorious leader of Boko Haram, Ali Ngulde, led hundreds of fighters […]
Continue ReadingTinubu takes campaign to the U.S
06 Dec 2022
The presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress in the 2023 general elections, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Monday took his campaign to London, United Kingdom, where he revealed his plans to rebuild the nation’s economy, security and foreign policy if elected as president. This came as the presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku […]
Continue ReadingPresident Buhari talks on aviation security
06 Dec 2022
President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria will continue to prioritise aviation safety and security as critical elements to grow the industry. President Buhari stated this on Monday in Abuja at the fourteenth ICAO Air Services Negotiation event. Buhari also said Nigeria’s participation in the open sky agreements have attracted huge Investments into the aviation sector. […]
Continue ReadingBreaking: CBN limits money withdrawal from bank to #100,000 per week, #20,000 through POS
06 Dec 2022
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has pegged maximum over the counter (OTC) cash withdrawal per week for individuals at N100,000 and N500,000 for corporate organizations. The apex bank also limited individual Point of Service (POS) to N20,000 per day. This is is contained in a circular by the CBN and addressed to all Deposit […]
Continue ReadingTinubu discloses why he snubs debates
05 Dec 2022
The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said those inviting him for debates are only trying to use him to make money because he’s a marketable individual. The former governor of Lagos State said this at Chatham House in London on Monday, barely 24 hours after he snubbed a […]
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