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A popular African proverb says: “When the python fails to act as one, little ones will mistake it for a rope and use it to tie their firewood”. With broken and bleeding heart, I am constrained to put to writing what we – the black African people are passing through in China and in the […]
Coronavirus Coronavirus – The Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami, recently fielded questions from some journalists in Abuja. In the interview, the graduate of Bayero and Ahmadu Bello Universities gave insights into the challenges he has faced so far in office and the measures taken to overcome them. He also outlines plans to harness […]
Coronavirus – Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, is said to be seriously ill and in fact suspected of being infected with Coronavirus. A top government source told SaharaReporters on Monday that Kyari has been seriously “down” since returning from a trip abroad. Kyari visited Germany and Egypt and only returned […]
Nollywood – Wale Adenuga has described the film industry in Nigeria as unprofitable, adding that things are not going on well as expected with the sector. Adenuga, who is the chairman of Pefti Film Institute, disclosed this over the weekend in Ibadan while speaking with newsmen. He said the Federal Government had done its best by providing loans for […]
Emergency Call Centre – LAGOS – President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday unveiled the new National Broadband Plan (2020-2025). The President also commissioned three other projects executed by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy and agencies under it. According to Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, “The plan, essentially, is intended to […]
Akeredolu – Akure – Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has declared all schools in the state closed till further notice to prevent the spread of the dreadful coronavirus. He made the declaration in a statewide broadcast on Thursday in Akure, the state capital. In his address, the governor said: “We have also directed the closure […]
Coronavirus – The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has reacted to the covid-19 pandemic being witnessed around the world, Nigeria inclusive. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), Garba Shehu, he stated that the government is on top of the situation. “Nigeria, like every other country […]
Sanusi says his sack as Emir, about six years after his appointment, is an act of God. Former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has reacted to his dethronement by the State Government on Monday, March 9, 2020. In a four-minute video, Sanusi described his sack, about six years after his appointment as Emir, as […]
President Buhari – An yet-to-be identified man charged at President Muhammadu Buhari in Kebbi State on Thursday, March 12, 2020, raising questions about the safety of Nigeria’s number one citizen and the competence of those who watch over him In the eight-second clip that has been making the rounds on social media and which was […]
Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, one of Nigeria’s most influential Muslim traditional leaders, has been removed from his throne. He was deposed for showing “insubordination” to the authorities in the northern state of Kano. Mr Sanusi, an ex-central bank chief, has had frosty relations with Kano Governor Abdullahi Ganduje since 2017. His supporters believe […]