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In just one week, these are some of the images Nigeria offered: Terrorists overrunning the Kaduna International Airport. Bombing of the Abuja-Kaduna rail line, followed by maiming and looting, killing and abductions. Suspected herdsmen attacking farming communities in three local government areas in Benue State, with several people killed. Yet another attack on communities in Southern Kaduna State, with about 50 persons feared killed, homes and property burned, and cattle rustled. Continuing electricity failure nationwide. University teachers strike unresolved Widespread diesel shortage nationwide. And yet none of these was the most important event in Nigeria last week.  Not even close.…

Eze Onyekpere THE Nigerian security situation deteriorated in the last week with the government proving helpless and raising its arms in the air. The deterioration can be aptly called the ‘Kaduna Statement.’ The statement is about the attack by terrorists within the perimeters of Kaduna State. This discourse reviews the statement and its significance in the descent to anarchy in Nigeria while reaffirming that the government has apparently abdicated its role to secure the lives and property of the people. It proffers a way forward for the people of Nigeria. The ‘Kaduna Statement’ is important because it is a…

A coalition of Arewa Civil Society Groups, has cautioned the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Nigeria electorate to be mindful of the presidential aspiration of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, because he simply wanted immunity against plausible prosecution after the 2023 elections. The Arewa group at a press briefing in Abuja, yesterday, insisted that Osinbajo was contesting for president to continue enjoying immunity against prosecution, after 2023. Convener of the group, Comrade Musa Attah, while briefing Journalists, alleged that the vice-president mismanaged funds under his control and office, for various social intervention programmes of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.…

The federal government has barred all outgoing calls on every SIM card that is not linked to the National Identification Number (NIN) of the SIM card owner. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, who gave the order Monday to bar outgoing calls on every unliked Subscriber Identification Module (SIM card), also ordered the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the telecoms industry regulator, to direct all telecoms operators to begin deactivation of all unlinked SIM cards with immediate effect, insisting that all telecoms subscribers must comply with the NIN-SIM linkage Policy of the federal government. The federal…

Kylian Mbappe said he has still yet to make a decision on his future at Paris Saint-Germain after scoring twice in a sensational display in Sunday’s 5-1 demolition of Lorient in Ligue 1. The France star was in unstoppable form, creating two goals for Neymar and another for Lionel Messi as the trio all scored in the same match for PSG for the first time. However the post-match focus again quickly shifted to where Mbappe will be playing next season, with his PSG contract expiring in July. “I haven’t made my choice. I haven’t taken my decision, I’m thinking it…

Ms Hafsat Abiola, Director-General, Yahaya Bello Presidential Campaign Organisation, says she is leading the campaign efforts of Gov. Bello because she sees the qualities needed to take Nigeria to its right destination in him. Hafsat Abiola, daughter of late Chief M.K.O Abiola, acclaimed winner of the 1993 presidential elections, said on Sunday in Lagos that one of the similarities between her late philanthropist father and the Kogi governor, was that they both refused to have political godfathers. This, she said, was responsible for the persecution the governor had faced by different interests and the controversies around his administration. The DG…

Federal Government’s revised COVID-19 travel protocol for travellers arriving in Nigeria takes effect from today. Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this in a statement yesterday. The new protocol stipulates that inbound passengers to Nigeria who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are no longer required to carry out the mandatory PCR test before boarding Nigeria-bound flights. Also, fully vaccinated passengers arriving Nigeria will not be required to carry out the post-arrival PCR or Rapid Antigen Tests. “Children below the age of 18 years will be accorded the same privileges as persons who are fully vaccinated,”…

• Distances self from partisan politics • Says God has not confirmed 2023 elections to him • Don’t be discouraged, suspended Abuja Iman gets support after criticising Buhari The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has warned those killing themselves ahead of 2023 general elections to desist from such act. This is even as he categorically stated that he doesn’t know whether or not there will be election next year. The 80-year-old cleric said God has not told him whether there will be an election next year. He remarked that God spoke to…

* Ex-Senate president seeks support of Delta, South-east PDP delegates, rejects zoning Former President of the Senate, Dr. Çi, has argued that the rudderless leadership currently in charge of affairs in the country is the cause of the present socio-economic challenges facing the country. Saraki therefore stressed the need for a president in the next administration that could reverse the trend by detoxicating the country. Saraki said he decided to throw his hat in the ring for the presidency in 2023 because the nation was in dire need of courageous and patriotic people to rise to the challenge to rescue Nigeria…

Niran Adedokun MINISTER of Transportation Rotimi Ameachi’s reaction to Monday’s terrorist attack on the Kaduna-bound service of the Nigerian Railway Corporation is as painful and heartbreaking as the incident itself. At the end of that avoidable event, official records indicate that at least eight people died, tens lay on hospital beds and the psyche of every Nigerian is perpetually bruised and assailed with fear and uncertainty. There are so many ways we could have avoided this tragedy. A national tragedy of multiple dimensions it is when the innocent souls of servants and kings are lost to the bombs and…