Nigeria

Soyinka said, “Tinubu disregarded my advice not to run for president.”

Soyinka said, “Tinubu disregarded my advice not to run for president.”

Prominent Nigerian dramatist Prof. Wole Soyinka has said that President Bola Tinubu disregarded his recommendation to not seek the office. When Soyinka paid Tinubu a courtesy call at his Lagos residence, he claimed to be checking up on the President and his spouse, who had disregarded his counsel. The famous author claimed that during the "embarrassing" visit, he gave the President a seven-point agenda. "I had a seven-point agenda when I came here. And we had a pretty in-depth conversation about those things," Soyinka said to reporters following the meeting. "It's actually a humiliating visit because I went to see…
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The Abia Judicial Panel uncovers abandoned road projects, prob missing hospital properties.

The Abia Judicial Panel uncovers abandoned road projects, prob missing hospital properties.

The dismal state of Isuikwuato General Hospital has been linked by Akabueze Ndukwe, Secretary General of the Isuikwuato Development Union, to the purported loss of a 125KVA power generating equipment and a few "unserviceable" hospital vehicles. Ndukwe stated that he noticed the missing items in 2020 and reported the matter to the stakeholders of Isuikwuato LGA. He was being cross-examined by Enobong Okafor, the counsel to the Abia State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on the Recovery of Government Properties and Funds, regarding the auction sales of "unserviceable vehicles" and the missing 125KVA Generator. He claimed that the 125KVA Generator Set…
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Five lads in police net for unlawful ownership of AK-47 firearm

Five lads in police net for unlawful ownership of AK-47 firearm

Five people were detained in Kurmi village in Bakori Local Government Area, according to the Katsina State Police Command, after it was discovered that they were in unlawful possession of an AK-47 gun. This was revealed to reporters in Katsina on Wednesday by the command's spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu. "On December 19, 2023, our operatives attached to Bakori divisional police headquarters, working with vigilante members while on patrol, successfully identified and apprehended five suspects based on credible intelligence." The suspects are 20-year-old Sharhabilu Dahiru, 25-year-old Abubakar Tukur, 20-year-old Kasamanu Abdullahi, 20-year-old Abdulrahman Shu'aibu, and 20-year-old Sulaiman Sanusi. Lawal was invited…
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Accelerate the use of Chinese currency, Representatives urge FG

Accelerate the use of Chinese currency, Representatives urge FG

The Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria have been urged by the House of Representatives to expedite the Chinese Yuan's adoption as a substitute trading currency. This call was part of a resolution that was approved on Wednesday in response to a motion made by Jafaru Leko. Recall that the Federal Government of Nigeria and China established a bilateral currency swap arrangement. This was reported by OHAFIATV News. Amidst the naira's struggle against major Western currencies, Leko encouraged the government to embrace the current in the motion. According to him, the currency need to be included in Nigeria's…
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Anambra: Four injured after truck crashes into a parking lot.

Anambra: Four injured after truck crashes into a parking lot.

A truck transporting a forty-foot container collided with the Asaba Motor Park along Oguta Road by Upper Iweka in Onitsha, Anambra State, injuring four people. On Saturday, the event occurred at approximately 11:15 a.m. The truck driver was heading towards the River Niger Bridge when the brakes failed, according to witnesses at the parking lot. The car drove off the road and slammed into the motor park, according to the sources, when the driver was trying to control the brake failure. It was said that the truck struck more than ten cars, including tricycles, commercial buses, and a Toyota Sienna,…
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