The presidency, yesterday, said despite the seeming embarrassment the ongoing probe of the suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu had caused the government and the country, it was a strong message that no one in Nigeria was above the law or beyond investigation in the country’s anti-corruption war. It said by subjecting the head of one of its most critical agencies to an open probe, the administration had set a new record in the country’s history by the move and strengthened the mantra that there were no sacred cows in fight against…
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On Friday, President Muhammadu Buhari discharged the ritual of signing the revised budget into law. That, we know, is the easiest part of the job. The projected expenditure for 2020 is now N10.8 trillion — curiously more than the N10.5 trillion that Buhari originally signed in December 2019 when the world was still a better place, when we didn’t need to be using hand sanitisers anyhow. Crude oil price was $72 then; it is now $40. The economy was breathing better then; it is now struggling for air under the face mask. Already, the crash in oil prices has meant…
The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS), through the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), has donated essential medical equipment to the government of Nigeria as part of the regional response strategy to curtailing the spread of the deadly coronavirus. The commission, in a statement issued Sunday by its Directorate of Communication, Mr. Oghogho Obayuwana, said with the active support of the German government, through its Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the development agency-Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and bank- Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), 12,800 goggles, 294,000 small, medium and large gloves, 23,220 small, medium and large…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) in collaboration with the Borno State government has commenced administering malaria prevention drugs on two million children. In a similar development, the Kano State government said it has committed the sum of N5 billion to fight malaria in the state. The organisation yesterday unveiled its annual malaria chemoprevention campaigns (MPCs) in Maiduguri, noting that two million children between 3 and 59 months were targeted in 25 of the 27 local governments of the state. WHO revealed that Abadam and Marte were excluded from the ongoing campaign due to inaccessibility brought about by the Boko Haram…
Twenty people have been reportedly killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen following an attack on Chibuak and Kigudu II communities in Kauru Local Government Area, Kaduna state. Apart from those killed in the two communities, THISDAY learnt that some of the villagers are missing. The two villages were said to have been attacked consecutively, on Thursday and Friday at midnight. The bandits reportedly launched yet another attack yesterday in Kigudu II where the villagers were preparing for a mass burial for some of the victims who are Catholics. The bandits were however repelled by security personnel and the burial was quickly…
Residents of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, yesterday recounted their loss to flood that ravaged their communities, farmland and homes due to long hours of rainfall last week. The disaster sacked most parts of the ancient city; submerged different categories of buildings, temporarily displaced residents in hundreds and wreaked havoc on public and private assets. Apart from the perimeter fence of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library that was affected, the disaster affected Isale-Oja, Kuto, Ago-Ijesha, Ijeun Titun, Ijeja-Igbore road, Gbangba, Elite-Lantoro road and Oba Adeleye’s park. But the construction of Lafenwa-Sapon-Idi-Aba-Ajebo road and Onikolobo-Omida-Sapon road prevented major damage to public…
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) over the weekend disclosed plans to prosecute the Commissioners for Heath in both Kogi and Cross River States over alleged unethical conduct in the fight against the spread of the dreaded coronavirus. The association said before their formal trial in court, the two commissioners will first face a probe panel put in place by the Medical and Health Council of Nigeria for allegedly obstructing the activities of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in their respective states. The National President of NMA, Prof. Innocent Ujah, who dropped the hint, explained that the two health…
Right from day one, God planned creation in such a manner that there will be a shepherd and the sheep. He created man to tend and to care, to have dominion over (shepherd) all else and with himself ‘God’ as “The Shepherd” over all. Is it no wonder then that He was particular about checking on Adam and Eve and ensuring He spend time with them? Every true shepherd is particular about his sheep. His heart is always out to them and he spends time with them. Between the shepherd and the sheep then, is the tie of love, care…
The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, the Most Rev’d Henry Ndukuba has called on the Federal Government to grant autonomy to the Local Government. Primate Ndukuba who made this call in an interview with Press in his office in Abuja, also requested that Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should be allowed to conduct local government elections; stating that this would make those elected answerable to the people at the grassroots and make them accountable with the monies they are given for the development of their localities. He said, “Local Government autonomy should be granted, so that governance…
Many Christians claim the blessings of Abraham. They are not wrong since they are actually our heritage by faith. But Abraham’s blessings are consequent on his obedience to the call of God. He demonstrated his faith through obedience, and God rewarded his obedience with blessings. Abraham became the father of faith. Therefore, it is only his children who as well demonstrate their faith through obedience that can rightly lay claim to his blessings. There is blessing in obedience. The petition of the day’s Collect is that as Abraham was given faith to obey God’s call and go into the unknown,…