Month: December 2018
Budget Presentation: Between Virtuous Jeers and Vicious Cheers
With the enormous goodwill and aura that accompanied President Muhammadu Buhari to Aso Rock on May 29, 2015, no one in his/her wildest dreams would have thought that, between then and now, the president would have lost so much goodwill … Continue Reading
Activist Who Protested the Politicization of the Police Remanded in Prison Until February 2019
A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Kano on Friday remanded human rights and political activist, Deji Adeyanju in prison until February 2019, after taking his plea and concluding that it lacked jurisdiction to hear murder charges against him over a crime … Continue Reading
Alex Badeh’s Driver is Alive and Recuperating – Nigerian Air force
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the driver of Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), is alive and receiving treatment at an air force hospital.
Badeh was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Tuesday … Continue Reading
Nigeria Begins Extradition of Diezani Allison-Madueke, Interpol Issues Arrest Warrant – Sahara Reporters Alleges
The International Police (Interpol) have issued an arrest warrant for Nigeria’s former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Allison-Madueke following a request by the Nigerian government to the agency reports Sahara Reporters.
A source had disclosed that the necessary charges had been filed … Continue Reading
Ex-Niger Delta Militants Protests Non-Payment of Allowances at NASS
A group of former militants from the Niger Delta on Wednesday, December 19, took their protest to the gate of the National Assembly in Abuja, demanding the payment of their allowances hours to when President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 budget presentation … Continue Reading
Badeh’s Assassination: Wife, Sons Still on DSS Watch List, May Miss Burial
The family members of the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.), may miss his burial as they remain on the watch list of the Department of State Services and the Nigeria Immigration Service in … Continue Reading
Nigeria needs more investments in IT to improve its technology readiness rankings
…Sultan of Sokoto Abubakar Sa’ad, Emir of Keffi, CEO General Electric Nigeria Lazarus Angbazo deliver IT laboratory to Nasarawa State University
According to the World Economic Forum’s 2016 Global Information Technology Report, Nigeria is ranked at the bottom, 119 out … Continue Reading
2018 Deadliest Year for Journalists, 53 killed for their Work – CPJ Data
At least 53 journalists were killed on the job this year, 34 of whom were targeted for murder in reprisal for their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists says in its annual analysis.
The numbers, which represent those killed … Continue Reading
Alex Badeh: The Death of the Air Chief Marshal Hunted By A Corruption Case
The shocking news of the sudden death of a former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alexander Badeh in the hands of unknown gun men has divided Nigerians along political lines. Many have called for a scrupulous investigation into … Continue Reading