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A student of the College of Business and Management Studies in Konduga, Juliana Christopher, who was kidnapped by Boko Haram, has said she saw many Chibok girls in the insurgents’ camp. She added that many small girls were either pregnant or nursing children belonging to the insurgents. She spent three weeks in Boko Haram camp after the insurgents, who were ...
April, 2021
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19 April
No Insurance claims for Lagos buses burnt during #EndSARS – Sanwo-Olu
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says state government cannot file for insurance claims on the mass transit buses burnt during the #EndSARS protests in 2020. He, however, said the government would replace the vehicles. According to him, the premium paid on the vehicles did not cover what eventually happened to them. Several government properties especially buses were burnt ...
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19 April
Financial Experts list why CBN shouldn’t print money now !
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia, and a professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, have faulted the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele’s justification of printing money to support government. Reacting to Emefiele’s explanations, Mailafia, in an interview insisted that there was no basis for comparing Nigeria’s printing more money to other countries’ He said ...
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18 April
FG suspends Adeboye’s helicopter from flying
The Federal Government through the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has grounded a private chopper belonging to Pastor Enoch Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God at the Lagos Airport. It was learnt that the aircraft, AgustaWestland AW139 chopper, with registration number 5N-EAA, was suspended from flying over two weeks ago, following the expiration of some of its papers and ...
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18 April
CBN, SEC fine 10 banks N2.5bn ..see list
Three financial services regulators in the country have sanctioned 10 of the nation’s lenders to the tune of N2.5bn for committing various market infractions. Specifically, the Central Bank of Nigeria, Securities and Exchange Commission and Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria have sanctioned Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, Zenith Bank Plc, Access Bank Plc, FBN Holdings Plc, FCMB Group and five others ...
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18 April
Bishop Oyedepo rejects COVID-19 vaccine, with reasons
The Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, aka Winners’ Chapel, David Oyedepo, on Saturday said he would not take the COVID-19 vaccine, adding that he was not a guinea pig. Oyedepo, who spoke during the church’s Covenant Hour of Prayer programme, described the vaccine as illegal. Oyedepo said he owed no one an apology for rejecting the vaccine, ...
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18 April
Ask before discarding placenta after childbirth —Physicians Warns fellow doctors
Medical experts say there is no scientific basis for the collection of placenta, revealing that many doctors have been harassed by family members of women who delivered in their hospitals for not being able to account for the placenta. According to them, the collection of placenta by family members of a woman who gives birth is just a cultural thing ...
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18 April
Covid-19 deaths pass three million worldwide
The number of people who have died worldwide in the Covid-19 pandemic has surpassed three million, according to Johns Hopkins University. The milestone comes the day after the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned the world was “approaching the highest rate of infection” so far. India – experiencing a second wave – recorded more than 230,000 new cases ...
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18 April
Sheffield United relegated from Premier League
Sheffield United’s relegation from the Premier League was sealed when they lost 1-0 at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday. The defeat left the Yorkshire club 19 points behind fourth-bottom Burnley with a maximum of 18 remaining. Sheffield United finished in the top half last season on their return to the top flight but have looked relegation favourites for a long time ...
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17 April
Opinion) :Judiciary’s Financial Autonomy: JUSUN Is Right!
By Dr. Muiz Banire In the recent past and up till about a week ago, I have been intervening in matters relating to the financial autonomy of the judiciary. Thus, I am an unrepentant supporter and advocate of financial autonomy for the judiciary for several reasons that I shall highlight in the course of this discussion. However, before embarking on ...
