Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. There was a widespread outrage yesterday following the abduction of over 317 schoolgirls from the Government Girls Secondary School (GGSSS), Jangebe, Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State by suspected bandits. Many Nigerians have lamented the high rate of insecurity in the country. 2….
Russia has expressed its readiness to support Iran in addressing issues related to its nuclear programme, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who spoke to Iranian news agency IRNA on Tuesday. Mr Peskov emphasised that Moscow views its strong relationship with Iran as highly significant and aims to strengthen cooperation across all areas. “Iran support…
The sidestepping of Nigeria is seen as reflective of the country’s declining global appeal. U.S. President Joe Biden made his first call to an African leader last week, apparently choosing not to speak to Nigeria’s President Buhari, an omission experts say reflects not only America’s diplomatic priorities but Nigeria’s estimation at a time the continent’s…
The Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, and the Management of Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) have been summoned over the failure to clean up Ogoni land. The National Assembly Joint Panel on host communities summoned the minister and the management of HYPREP over the failure to clean up Ogoni despite payment of $1 billion for…
Green Africa, Nigeria’s Lagos-based value airline has announced that it will start its first official flight Thursday, 12th August 2021. This is as the airline received its Air Operator Certificate from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Monday, 9th August 2021. Following the successful completion of all five phases of the AOC application process,…
Enugu witnessing influx of people because of the peace you entrenched – NSCDC boss tells Gov. Ugwuanyi The new Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Enugu State Command, Commandant Africa Valentine Ezenyimuru, has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s peace and development initiatives, stressing that he was impressed to observe that a lot…
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has reacted to a statement credited to the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu. Ayu on Wednesday had described people calling for his resignation from office ahead of the 2023 general elections as children. The PDP national chairman who insisted that he would not resign, added that he…
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike was conspicuously absent on Wednesday as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) inaugurated its campaign council for the July 16 Osun State governorship election.This development occurs at a time there are suggestions Wike may not be on good terms with the party leadership after losing out on the 2023 PDP presidential ticket to Atiku Abubakar and…
By Olu Fasan JUST a day after the collapse of the Afghanistan government, hitherto propped up by the United States and its allies, President Muhammadu Buhari wrote an article in the Financial Times pleading with the West to help fight militancy in Africa. In the article, titled: “Africa needs more than US military aid to…
Dikko Abdullahi Inde, who died in an Abuja hospital on Thursday evening after a brief illness, did not have a happy retirement since he left the Nigeria Customs Service in August 2015, six years before he clocked the mandatory retirement age. Anti-corruption agencies charged him to court for alleged offences, and he was subjected to a…
