Festus Adedayo (Published by The Cable, June 13, 2021) Was it better that President Muhammadu Buhari remained unapologetically deaf to all entreaties to address Nigerians or open a window into his mind and reveal a cesspit of foul-smelling hate? Peradventure there were still nationalistic remnants among his coterie of admirers, after last Thursday’s interview the…
By Okenwa Cyril When the Prof. Humphrey Nwosu-led National Electoral Commission prior to 1993 general elections chose June 12, 1993 as the date for the presidential election, little or, at all did Nwosu and his men, and indeed all Nigerians know that an epochal date of political history had been marked in the calendar of…
Another set of suspected northern herdsmen have been reportedly arrested by angry protesters in Ondo state. The suspected herdsmen were heading to Lagos with some locally made guns which they hid in the car transporting them to their location, according to Sahara reporters the protesters in Ondo spotted their vehicle and noticed the vehicle was…
Twenty-year-old Frenchman, Damien Tarel has explained to the court the reason behind his decision to slap the country’s President, Emmanuel Macron. However, his explanation could not stop the court from handing him a four month jail for slapping his president. Despite the presence of security personnel, Tarel had attacked the French president when he (Macron)…
Protesters have arrived at the Gani Fawehinmi Park in the Ojota area, the venue of the June 12 protest in Lagos State. This is despite the heavy presence of security operatives at the park. The protesters brandished different placards with inscriptions including, “Buhari must go”, “Revert electricity tariff now”, “End Bad Government”. Details later…
Global aviation experts have expressed deep concern over the extreme complexities of technological advancement which they fear may lead to a very turbulent future for the industry especially in Nigeria and other African countries. At a one-day virtual workshop on ‘Global Megatrends and Impact on Aviation’ presented by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the…
A leading Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere has lambasted Muhammadu Buhari, describing the Nigerian President as an unrepentant tribalist Afenifere noted that Buhari’s interview on Arise Television on Thursday was full of lies, inconsistencies, contradictions and utter disrespect for other ethnic nationalities. The group’s Secretary General, Chief Sola Ebiseni said this in a statement in Akure,…
The South-East Governors’ Forum had on August 31, 2019, appointed Gen. Umahi as the chairman security committee. The committee was charged to draft a framework for the establishment of a South-East joint security outfit to cater to the security needs of the zone. Our correspondent gathered that infighting among the South-East governors delayed the launch…
The Nigerian Communications Commission has said that it is not within its purview to arrest and prosecute violators of the Twitter suspension order. Recall that in a statement on Saturday, the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, had directed the Director of Public Prosecution to liaise with the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy,…
There has been several reactions in the comment section of Nasir El-Rufai’s tweet, the Kaduna State Governor made a tweet on Twitter, for the first time after the Telecommunication companies in Nigeria blocked access to Twitter. It can be recalled that few days ago, the Federal Government of Nigeria announced the suspension of the use…
