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The President, through his Special Adviser  on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina alleges that some people are planning to laugh a campaign to portray him as a ethnic bigot. He said those who are fuelling ethnic and religions unrest are motivated by the quest for power and filthy lucre.  According to Femi Adesina which reads in parts, "There is a compelling reason to alert the nation of another orchestrated smear campaign against President Muhammadu Buhari, using some online newspapers and blogs. “The campaign, scheduled to be launched anytime soon through editorials and purported special investigative stories, is designed to further exacerbate tension in the land, by portraying the President as pandering to ethnic and other primordial tendencies, contrary to his pledge to belong to all Nigerians. “Impeccable security findings indicate that those behind the plot have procured online blogs and newspapers, which are to launch coordinated publications, alleging subjuga...

Kidnapping continues to occur along our major roads especially in the Northern part of the country. No fewer than 21 persons have been kidnapped along the Kaduna-Kachia Road as they were traveling according to reports. Although a councilor from Southern Kaduna has espaced. According to a local, "It was in the late hour of Friday, the armed men who came in large number dressed in military uniform and abducted 21 persons along Kaduna- Kachia road at Idon village of kajuru local government area of Kaduna State,”  “The councillor who was  among the two persons that escaped from the kidnappers in the bush ran through the bush and they later found themselves at Mararraban Kajuru, where they were assisted by the locals.” The councillor who narrated his ordeal to a TV station appealed to government to beef up security in the area.

Nigeria has dropped to 149 on Transparency International’s 2020 Corruption Perception Index to become the second most corrupt country in West Africa, scoring 25 out of 100 points. This indicates that corruption in the country has worsened as it is the worst ranking Nigeria has received in two years. Nigeria follows Guinea Bissau who finished on 165 as the most corrupt nation in the sub-region scoring 19 points. Fellow African countries Somalia and South Sudan are perceived as the most corrupt nations on earth. Of the 49 countries assessed in Sub-Saharan Africa, only 12 are more corrupt than Nigeria. They are Zimbabwe, Chad, Eritrea, Burundi, Congo, Guinea Bissau, Democratic Republic of Congo, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Sudan, Somalia and South Sudan. Both Somalia and South Sudan. The report explains that the COVID-19 pandemic created structural gaps in national health care systems, corruption risks associated with public procurement and the misappropriation of emergency fund...

The race for the 2023 Presidential election has started getting momentum as different individuals has secretly started consultations.  Different groups and individuals has urged the present Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to seek election as president in the 2023 Presidential elections. A pro youths group, the North Central Coalition For Leadership (NCCL), has promised to purchase the All Progressives Congress (APC) Expression of Interest and Nomination Form for Governor Yahaya Bello if he decides to contest for the 2023 presidential election. According to Williams Charles, the National Coordinator of the group who made it known to Journalist.  In his words; "We members of NCCL (and) our resolve, since our formation, is primarily to ensure that Gov Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, a youth from North Central seek for the office of the president and emerges victorious. “Our reason for embarking on this project is based on the gross marginalization of North Central in...

The ongoing public hearing of the Petroleum Industrial Bill(PIB) at the House of Representatives has seen it being marred by violence. According to reports, fighting ensued among members of the host oil bearing communities although the identities of the perpetrators of this fights is yet to be identified. It could be observed that members of the House of Representatives and other participants were running for safety but security agents has stepped up to the occasion to dose the tension.

Days ago, news filtered in on the dismissal of a police woman on the grounds that she is pregnant. The social media space and well meaning Nigeria didn't take it lightly with the Ekiti State Police Command on its decision But surpringly, the Ekiti State Police Command has come out to defend its decision to dismiss the unmarried police pregnant woman, Olajide Omolola. Omolola, who until her dismissal was a corporal serving at the Iye Divisional Police Headquarters in Ilejemeje local government area of the state  According to section 127 of the Police Act and Regulation she breached the act which forbids a woman police from getting pregnant before marriage in the Force. Section 127 of the act reads,” An unmarried woman police officer who becomes pregnant shall be discharged from the Force and shall not be re-enlisted except with the approval of the Inspector-General.” According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) ASP Sunday Abutu noted that every organisations h...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has taken his second dose of Covid-19 vaccine. His media aide Paul Ibe had confirmed this.  The 2019 Presidential flag bearer of the PDP who is currently in dubai, had taken his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine in January 5

President Buhari has signed a bill tagged Covid-19 Health Protection Regulations 2021, Chairman of the Presidential task force on covid-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha disclosed this on Wednesday 27th, 2021. According to him, “The regulations enforce physical distancing of at least two metres and a regulation of the number of people to be admitted in an enclosed environment. The first part of the new regulations imposes restrictions of gatherings and enforces a physical distancing of not less than two meters between persons at all times. The part also provides that no gathering of more than 50 persons shall hold in an enclosed space, except for religious purposes, in which case the gathering shall not exceed 50 per cent capacity of the space. All persons in public gatherings, whether in enclosed or open spaces, shall adhere to the provisions of Part two of these Regulations. The provisions of these regulations may be varied by Guidelin...

Have you ever wondered why Cats bury their faeces(poops) even when other animals don't do so.  Personally I was entrilled when I observed a cat do so. It had to dig the ground and excrete its poops in there and covered it. I was just smilling after the whole episode. Cats have a long history of covering their poops when ever they defecates basically because of two reasons. Firstly, cats covers their poops to steer off other cats  from noticing they are in that particular vicinity. Secondly, cats covers their poops in order to avoid other dominant cats from attacking them or pursuing them away from the area. Although domestic cats cover their poops inorder to impress their owners, to show how clean they are but still in case there are dominants cats around.  If your cat does not cover its poops it means it never learned from the mother, or has a medical problem or it waste can is dirty. In addition, wild cats do not cover their poops inorder to sign...

The 2020/2021 English Premier League has been marred by several twist and dramas since the beginning of the season.  The league has become hard to be predicted and have seen 'big teams' drop points to teams ordinarily they should have smashed past them. It has become very competitive to the extent of having several teams being a candidate in becoming champions.  After week 20 of the EPL, the league has produced nine(9) league table toppers at the end of a match day. That is  EPL record breaking.

On Tuesday, President Buhari appointed new service chiefs for the country after several crys from the public for change of the high ranking officers.  Though it is the prerogative of the president to appoint and fire whoever he wishes. It is best we know them by their profile. Let's look at the profile; Major General Lucky R. O. Irabor He has been appointed as the Chief of Defence Staff.  He hails from Delta State and a trained engineer by profession. He has held several positions in the Nigerian Army among whom are, Commander Training and Doctrine Command, Chief of Trianing and Operations, Theater Commander Operation Lafiya Dole, Field Commander of the Multi National Joint Task Force, Chief of Staff to the Chief of Army Staff. Chief of Army Staff Major General Attahiru Ibrahim He is from kaduna. Before his appointment as Chief of Army Staff, He has worked as the General Officer Commanding 82 Division.  He todok over Theather Command from Irabor in...

  Mohammed Adamu, the inspector-general of police (IGP), says officers from Nigeria are acclaimed to be the best in the world because they perform better than their foreign counterparts when given the right resources to carry out their duties. Speaking on a Channels Television programme on Monday, Adamu said the police in Nigeria do a lot to keep the peace, despite the lack of enough resources for them to perform their function. The IGP, who noted that officers from Nigeria do well when compared to personnel from advanced countries, called for more support for the police to enable them function effectively. “When you have police as an organisation that is supposed to fight crime, to maintain law and order, the personnel of that organisation must be properly trained, must be properly equipped, must be given the necessary tools required for them to perform the functions for which they are recruited,” he said. It is only in Nigeria that you have police officers that don’t have the req...

  Operatives of the Nigerian Army on Monday again attacked residents of Okporo, Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State, killing about five persons. It was that many persons were also injured when the soldiers stormed the community suspected to be the operational base of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) security outfit, Eastern Security Network (ESN). The attack by the soldiers was said to be a reprisal after members of the ESN engaged them in a shootout last Friday. From reports, one person died at the community market square during the security operation last Friday. Also, about 10 buildings, including a church, Blessed Holy Trinity Sabbath Mission, were allegedly set ablaze by the soldiers. “They came back today and started killing our people, I can’t confirm the number of casualties now but they are more than five. They were here last Friday and killed one person at the market square. About 10 buildings were also burnt by these masked security agents on Friday. “Imo State...

 Yoruba liberation fighter also called 'activist' was burnt on the wee hours of Tuesday at about 3:00am.  Although the cause of the fire outbreak is not known but according to recent happenings, it may be unconnected to the vacation order. Remember, Sunday Igboho had given a seven day ultimatum to the Fulani herdsmen to vacant ogun state or face his wrath.

Former Chelsea Manager Frank Lampard has come out to express his Lamentations over his sack in the early hours of yesterday. In his words; “It has been a huge privilege and an honour to manage Chelsea, a club that has been a big part of my life for so long,” Lampard said in a statement posted on his Instagram account. “I am disappointed not to have had the time this season to take the club forward and bring it to the next level.” The club said it had been a “very difficult decision” to part ways with their all-time record goalscorer, who won three league titles and the Champions League during his 13-year career as a player at Stamford Bridge. “Recent results and performances have not met the club’s expectations, leaving the club mid-table without any clear path to sustained improvement,” Chelsea said

 President Biden on Monday signed an executive order reversing former President Trump’s ban on transgender individuals serving in the U.S. military, saying it is "the right thing to do" and is in the "national interest" of the United States. The order sets the policy that all Americans who are "qualified" to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States should be able to do so. The Biden administration stressed that the U.S. military "thrives" when it is composed of diverse Americans who can "meet the rigorous standards for military service," and added that "an inclusive military strengthens our national security." "President Biden believes that gender identity should not be a bar to military service, and that America’s strength is found in its diversity," the White House said. "This question of how to enable all qualified Americans to serve in the military is easily answered by recognizing our core values....