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Fri, 12 Feb 2021 22:04:54 +0000
Your Handling Of Herdsmen’s Crisis Amateurish, Dangerously Incompetent — Niyi Osundare Slams Buhari
Literary giant and elder statesman, Prof Niyi Osundare, has lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari’s approach to the ongoing herdsmen’s violence across the country, saying his handling of the matter is “amateurish, pedestrian and dangero...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 20:17:25 +0000
Why We're Confident Buratai, Others Will Answer For Their Crimes Against Humanity — Deji Adeyanju
Convener of Concerned Nigerians Group, Deji Adeyanju, has said immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, and other service chiefs will answer for 'their crimes against humanity and the genocidal acts they committed.' The group had i...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 20:07:57 +0000
Jakande, An Unforgettable Political Mentor and Benefactor — Okunniyi
Olawale Okunniyi, National Secretary of Project Nigeria Movement, a platform for leaders of thought and elder statesmen/women in Nigeria, has described the death of the first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, as...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:57:21 +0000
Police Take Over Lekki Toll Plaza, Display Show Of Force Ahead Of Saturday's Protest
In what appears to be an attempt to forestall another round of protests in Lagos, armed police officers were on Friday spotted at the Lekki toll gate. Speaking with SaharaReporters, a source, who works in Lekki confirmed the heavy presence o...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:32:50 +0000
Access, GT Banks Close Accounts Of Cryptocurrency Traders
Two new generation banks, Access and Guaranty Trust, have started closing accounts of persons and entities doing cryptocurrency transactions within their systems, SaharaReporters has gathered. The CBN had on February 5 directed banks to cl...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:10:42 +0000
Let’s Defend Lagos From Tinubu And M.C. Oluomo By Bayo Oluwasanmi
In Nigeria, corruption and political thuggery reach everywhere even into the remotest villages. Lagos as the commercial city of Nigeria is home to  organized corruption and political thuggery.  Tagged “Occupy Lagos Lekki Tollgate...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 18:58:22 +0000
Nigeria And The Cow Problem: Another Letter To President Buhari By Prof Niyi Osundare
Niyi Osundare Dear President Buhari,     This letter, my second to you in five months, will begin with a very, very absurd question: Mr. President, will Nigeria drift into another civil war&nb...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:56:22 +0000
Kaduna In Chains: The Curious Case Of The $350 million World Bank Loan By Dr Nasir Aminu
Dr Nasir Aminu No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which large part of the population is poor and miserable. – Adam Smith  The 2007 Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) has been ki...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:45:44 +0000
'Bauchi Governor Should Be Checked For Justifying Fulani Herders' Use Of AK-47s' — Afenifere
Yinka Odumakin The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation has slammed Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, for justifying the use of AK-47s by herders across the country. The governor had on Monday faulted the quit notice given to Fulani he...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:21:32 +0000
Lekki Tollgate Reopening: Youth Representative On Lagos #EndSARS Judicial Panel, Rinu Oduala Steps Down
Rinu Oduala, one of the organisers of the #EndSARS protests, has withdrawn from the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution and Compensation for victims of SARS-related abuses. Oduala was one of the youth representatives on the ...



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