Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described himself as “a mad man for agriculture.” Obasanjo spoke at the 9th International Trade Exhibition and Conference on Agrofood, Plastics, Printing, and Packaging in Lagos on Tuesday. He harped on the need to promote agribusiness for food security, nutrition security, employment, wealth creation, poverty elimination and income generation, particularly,…
Controversial Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has disclosed that he had a productive meeting with security agencies on how to curtain bandits and their activities in the North. This comes as the Minister of Information and Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said Gumi would be invited for questioning over the activities of bandits in the North. The minister…
Senegal opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a political newcomer popular among the country’s disaffected youth, is set to be declared the next president after his main rival called him on Monday, March 25, to concede defeat. Provisional results showed Faye with about 53.7% and Amadou Ba – from the current ruling coalition – with 36.2%…
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has explained why he dumped his calling as a Catholic priest for the murky waters of Nigerian politics. According to the cleric, God sent him to redeem the people of Benue State from maladministration. He said, “My advent into partisan politics was because too many things were wrong. I’ve lived…
The Federal Government has insisted that it did not pay ransom to secure the release of the 137 schoolchildren kidnapped from Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made the remarks on Monday, shortly after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa,…
The Federal Government says it has invited Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, over his comments on the activities of bandits in the country. This was disclosed by the Minister of Information and Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Monday while addressing journalists at the State House, Abuja. Idris said Gumi is not above the law, noting…
One of the two Binance Executives detained in Nigeria for alleged tax evasion and other offences, Nadeem Anjarwalla, has reportedly escaped from custody. It will be recalled that the Federal Government detained the two Senior Executives of Binance in February. The arrest came amidst efforts by the Government to rein in speculation on the Naira…
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has distanced controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi from the release of the school children abducted in Kuriga area of the state. Sani said Gumi had offered to negotiate with the bandits for the release of the student but was not involved. It will be recalled that bandits had…
The World Institute for Peace has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government on Saturday, requesting security forces to arrest and question Sheikh Ahmad Gumi to ascertain his involvement in the country’s insecurity. In a statement issued in Osogbo on Saturday, the group’s chairman, Lamina Kamiludeen, questioned the Islamic scholar’s constant outbursts against the…
The Kaduna State Government has announced the release of the 137 school children kidnapped from Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State. The state governor, Senator Uba Sani, who made the disclosure on Sunday in a statement he signed and released to newsmen, commended President Bola Tinubu, and the Nigerian Army for their roles in…
