Nigeria In Trouble As Reps Approves Tinubu’s $2.35billion Loan Request, $500million Sukuk Plan The House of Representatives has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to borrow $2.35 billion to finance part of the 2025 budget deficit, aligning with the President’s earlier proposal to raise fresh funds from the international capital market. The approval, granted on Wednesday, also covers Tinubu’s plan to issue a $500 million debut sovereign sukuk in the international capital market to fund key infrastructure projects and broaden Nigeria’s access to alternative financing sources. The green chamber’s decision followed consideration of the report of its Committee on Aids, Loans…
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Start Nuclear Weapons Testing immediately; Trump Orders US United States President Donald Trump said Thursday he had ordered the Pentagon to start nuclear weapons testing on a level with China and Russia—just minutes before opening a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The move comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow had successfully tested a nuclear-capable, nuclear-powered underwater drone, in defiance of Washington’s warnings. “Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis,” Trump wrote in a social media post that specifically…
Recruitments: CDCFIB Releases Names Of Shortlisted Candidates For CBT The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has announced the release of names of candidates shortlisted for the computer-based test (CBT) in the ongoing recruitment exercise for the nation’s paramilitary agencies. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the Secretary to the Board, retired Maj.-Gen. Abdulmalik Jubril. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the affected agencies include the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the Federal Fire Service, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The statement…
EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Minister Fled Nigeria To Senegal Enroute To Argentina Over Coup Plot Former Petroleum Minister, Timipre Sylva who is under investigations for plotting a Military coup to topple the Government of President Bola Tinubu, fled Nigeria to Senegal from where he is to go into hiding in Argentina, a South American country. Insiders said the former Minister fled through the creeks immediately he got wind that the coup plot had leaked. Sylva allegedly has several businesses in Senegal and Argentina and was lobbying to be made Nigerian Ambassador to Argentina. Highly placed sources told me that the first military…
FG Screens 170 Foreigners For Nigerian Citizenship The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says the Federal Government is currently reviewing citizenship applications from 170 foreign nationals. The minister made the announcement on X (formerly known as Twitter) through his handle, @OlubunmiTunjiOjo, at midnight. Tunji-Ojo said the Citizenship Advisory Committee was responsible for reviewing and recommending citizenship applications for President Bola Tinubu’s approval. “We understand that the exercise is a test of our integrity as leaders, and we will ensure to uphold the trust placed in us by the nation. “Citizenship of the biggest black nation on earth is a…
Unbelievable As Buhari’s Praise Singers Mocked Late President Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has expressed disappointment that many of those who lavishly praised former President Muhammadu Buhari while he held power have now turned against him. Buhari, who first ruled as a military head of state before returning as a democratically elected president in 2015, completed two consecutive four-year terms in office. Speaking at the 2nd Raymond Dokpesi Diamond Lecture organised by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) in Abuja, Governor Sule said he witnessed firsthand how political sycophancy works in Nigeria. “By being a governor, I have…
Tension As Militants Block Fuel Supply Nationwide The Malian government has announced a two-week suspension of classes across all schools and universities starting Monday, citing a crippling fuel shortage triggered by a blockade imposed by al Qaeda-linked militants. Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), a group allied with al Qaeda, declared in early September that it would block fuel imports into the landlocked West African nation. Since then, militants have launched attacks on tanker convoys attempting to deliver fuel or reach the capital, Bamako. Analysts say the blockade is part of a broader effort by jihadist groups to pressure Mali’s military…
Fityanatul Islam Gabari Back Obiorah’s Proposal For Independent INEC A faith-based and community development organization in Zaria, Kaduna State, Fityanatul Islam Gabari, has declared its full support for Senator Ikechukwu Obiorah’s proposal to establish a truly independent electoral commission in Nigeria. The endorsement, announced at a press briefing in Kaduna, marks growing civil society backing for Obiorah’s push to reform Nigeria’s electoral framework and reduce political interference in the appointment of electoral officers. Speaking during the briefing, the President of Fityanatul Islam Gabari, Mallam Lawal, said the organization’s decision followed a careful review of Senator Obiorah’s draft bill, which seeks…
BREAKING: Tension As Awaiting Trial Inmate In Prison With Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer Dies An awaiting trial inmate, identified simply as Bitrus has died overnight at the Kuje Correctional Center of an undisclosed ailment. Although the inmate’s cause of death has not been determined, prison sources said that he was put in Kuje by the same police prosecutor, Musa Adama who also had arraigned 13 #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protesters and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore. “Adama is notorious for framing poor Nigerians and sending them to prison to await trial. Several of them never get their cases resolved for years. One of them…
Tension As Police Teargas, Bar Journalists, Lawyers From Entering Kuje Court Ahead Of Sowore’s Appearance There are Heavily armed police officers on Monday barricaded the entrance to the Kuje Magistrate Court in Abuja, preventing journalists and lawyers from accessing the premises. The security operatives arrived early in the morning and sealed off all access points without giving any reason for the restriction. Lawyers and members of the press who attempted to enter the court were turned back, sparking confusion and speculation about the motive behind the action. It was sighted a detachment of armed policemen with Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs)…