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Wednesday, 02 February 2022 06:05

Guinea-Bissau's President Embalo survives attempted coup

Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo survived an attempted coup on Tuesday but said many members of the security forces had been killed repelling an attack on democracy that may have been linked to drug trafficking. Earlier, heavy gunfire rang out near a government compound where Embalo had been chairing a cabinet meeting. The situation was unclear for several hours, during which the African Union and West African bloc ECOWAS condemned what they called "an attempted coup". The fast-moving events in the former Portuguese colony on the West African coast came just over a week after the military in Burkina Faso,…

Wednesday, 02 February 2022 06:03

Falana to ECOWAS leaders: Acts proactively to prevent military coups, not after their occurrence

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has written to the President of Ghana and Chairman of Economic Community of West African States, Nana Akufo-Addo, over continuous military coups usurping governments in West Africa. In a letter dated February 1, 2022, Falana urged Akufo-Addo to provide the leadership necessary for ECOWAS to adopt preventive measures to promote the rule of law, end impunity of political leaders, and ensure full respect for citizens human rights including socio-economic rights. “Following the latest military coup and unconstitutional change of government the Republic of Burkina Faso has been suspended from the ECOWAS. The coup came on…

Wednesday, 02 February 2022 06:01

Court grants interim order halting sack of FUOYE Registrar

National Industrial Court of Nigeria has ordered authorities of Federal University, Oye Ekiti, to refrain from taking further steps to sack its embattled Registrar, Olatunbosun Odunsanya. Odunsanya had approached the court with an ex-parte request, urging it to make an interim order restraining the University; its Vice-Chancellor, Abayomi Fashina, and the National Universities Commission, who were listed as defendants in the suit, from sacking him. Lawyer to the plaintiff, Kenechukwu Azie, had applied for “an order of interim injunction restraining the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th defendants their agents, privies, assigns, servants however so-called from appointing a new…

Tuesday, 01 February 2022 13:26

One of Atiku Abubakar’s wives, Jennifer, has divorced him. Here’s what the ex-wife of the former VP of Nigeria says caused the divorce and how their assets are being shared

PRESS RELEASE For some time now, especially in the last few weeks, there has been a whole lot of rumours and in circulation about the state of my marriage to his Excellency, Atiku Abubakar, the Waziri Adamawa, GCON. The stories got more vicious as they continued to circulate. I deem it necessary to defend myself against the calculated propaganda to malign my character and position me in a bad light and damage my name. Without resorting to nonsensical talk, I would address the two key issues at hand: (1) That I asked for a divorce because His Excellency got married…

Tuesday, 01 February 2022 06:13

US embassy has restored ‘drop box’ visa renewal applications in Nigeria. These are the conditions to be met to qualify

The United States embassy in Nigeria has lifted the restriction on drop box service or interview waiver for those renewing visas in the country. The interview waiver was suspended for Nigerian applicants in May 2019. Applicants must, however, be applying to renew a visa in the same classification as their prior non-immigrant visa. “Right now, this service is only available to applicants renewing a B1/B2, C1/D, F, M or J, H and L visa. Applicants must satisfy all the following criteria for their visa class. If applying as a group or family, all members must fulfill all criteria to qualify…

Tuesday, 01 February 2022 06:05

French ambassador expelled from Mali

Mali's military leaders are expelling the French ambassador over what they called "outrageous" comments made by the French foreign minister about the transitional government. France said it was recalling Joel Meyer, who was given 72 hours to leave. Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian last week said the Mali junta was "illegitimate" and "out of control". Western powers are also concerned about Russia's growing involvement in the former French colony. Moscow reportedly sent military advisors in recent weeks to bolster local security forces in their fight with jihadist insurgents. Unconfirmed reports say hundreds of Russian mercenaries are also operating in the…

Monday, 31 January 2022 06:24

Scores of former Afghan officials killed by Taliban - UN

A U.N. report seen by Reuters says the Taliban and its allies are believed to have killed scores of former Afghan officials, security force members and people who worked with the international military contingent since the U.S.-led pullout. U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ report to the U.N. Security Council paints a picture of worsening living conditions for Afghanistan’s 39 million people despite an end of combat with the Taliban's takeover in August. "An entire complex social and economic system is shutting down," Guterres said. The report sounds the latest in a series of warnings the U.N. chief has issued in…

Sunday, 30 January 2022 06:06

110 abducted Chibok girls still not found - Community leaders

Kibaku Area Development Association (KADA) in Chibok, Borno state, says 110 girls are still unaccounted for. The girls are among the over 200 girls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in 2014. Speaking on Saturday at a media briefing held in Abuja, Dauda lliya, KADA president, urged the government to deploy more security operatives to the area. “By doing so, we expect our remaining 110 daughters abducted in 2014 and numerous others subsequently abducted at different times to be brought back to us,” he said. He also accused governments at all levels of “abandoning” the community. “Chibok has been for all…

Saturday, 29 January 2022 06:22

More Nigerians receive Covid-19 jabs after expired doses destroyed - Report

Abubakar Yusuf, an informal Nigerian trader, said he was scared to get a Covid-19 shot after hearing the country had stocks of expired vaccines. That changed, however, when health authorities destroyed more than a million expired doses last month. Nigeria's vaccine rollout has slowly gained pace since then as public confidence increases and the government has assured citizens they will not receive expired doses. Nigerians like Yusuf were rattled by reports of vaccines with looming expiry dates and worried about whether the shots they would get were safe and effective, complicating the government's efforts to get as many shots into…

Saturday, 29 January 2022 06:20

ECOWAS suspends Burkina Faso after military coup

West Africa's main regional bloc on Friday suspended Burkina Faso from its governing bodies over this week's military coup but stopped short of imposing any sanctions, its member states said in a statement. Burkina Faso's army overthrew President Roch Kabore on Monday, presenting the latest test to the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which has struggled to mount an effective response to a series of coups in the region over the past 18 months. A delegation of ECOWAS defence chiefs will travel to Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Saturday, followed by a ministerial mission a few days…

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Friday, 28 January 2022 06:09

Despite FG’s repeated vow to stop petrol subsidy, Buhari suddenly backtracked. This is what happened

Details have emerged on how security advice forced President Muhammadu Buhari to make a U-turn on the decision to remove fuel subsidy. An impeccable security source told one of our correspondents that intelligence handed over to the president by security officials showed that the protests that would have accompanied the subsidy removal might have been far worse than the #EndSARS demonstrations, mass protests against police brutality that grounded many parts of the country in 2020. The official, who spoke on strict condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak with the press, said the president was eager to…

Friday, 28 January 2022 06:08

I’m overwhelmed by security situation in Northwest Nigeria - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is overwhelmed by the security situation in the northwest region. Buhari spoke on Thursday at the palace of Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto. The president said while the situation in the northeast and southsouth has improved compared to when he assumed office, the challenges in the northwest are a different matter. Buhari, however, said he has charged the military and other security agencies not to spare any criminal posing a threat to the peace and safety of Nigerians. “Every day, we are worried about what is happening in the northwest. When we came, if Nigerians…

Friday, 28 January 2022 06:07

FIRS generated N6.4trn revenue in 2021 - Report

Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has raked in N6.4 trillion as revenue in 2021, the highest in its history. The 2021 revenue collection surpassed the N5.3 trillion generated in 2019 when Babatunde Fowler was the head. Johannes Oluwatobi Wojuola, special assistant on media and communication to the chairman of FIRS, said this in a statement released on Thursday. According to Wojuola, Muhammad Nami, executive chairman of FIRS, said that despite the limitations faced in 2020/2021, the agency achieved over a hundred percent of its collection target. “The FIRS, in the year 2021 collected a total of N6.405 trillion in both…

Friday, 28 January 2022 06:02

UAE lifts entry, transit ban on passengers from Nigeria, Ethiopia, 10 other African countries

The United Arab Emirates will lift an entry and transit ban on Saturday on travellers who had recently visited South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia and eight other African countries. National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) said late on Wednesday it was lifting the ban on those who had visited certain African countries in the previous 14 days, imposed due to the Omicron Covid-19 variant. The other countries are Tanzania, Republic of Congo, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Those travelling from African countries will have to obtain a negative Covid-19 PCR test 48 hours prior to…

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