Group accuses France of sponsoring terrorism
President of France,Emmanuel Macron has been accused by the Movement Against Slavery and Terrorism (MAST) Of sponsoring terrorism in Nigeria and other African countries This was made known at the end of a one day walk to the French embassy in Abuja, Nigeria. The visibly frustrated Africans, numbering in their hundreds demanded that the French […]
NDIC warns operators against disclosing customers’ financial data, status
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has warned financial technology (Fintech) operators against disclosing their customers’ financial details without appropriate permission. Dr Kabir Katata, Deputy Director, Research Department of NDIC, gave the advice in Yola on Wednesday at the 2019 NDIC Workshop for Business Editors and Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN). Katata said that […]
It’s not wrong to address Buhari by his military rank — Presidency
The Presidency says Nigerians including Media outfits are free to address President Muhammadu Buhari by his military rank of Major General as the administration promotes freedom of speech in the country. Mr. Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, stated this while reacting to a decision of one of the daily newspapers that it would henceforth address […]
Freedom of speech indeed: Jailers of journalists in the sub- Saharan African
Egypt, Eritrea, and Cameroon are among the worst nations in the world for jailing journalists, a list published on Wednesday by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said. The CPJ listed 26 journalists jailed in Egypt – most of whom it says are grouped in mass trials and charged with both terror offenses and false […]
Memory of his dead wife is all over the place
Dear Bunmi, My husband was a widower when I met him and we got married six years ago. Normally, I expected that with time the house would reflect the two of us. I was wrong. My husband was reluctant to change anything. His dead wife’s photographs still adorn the sitting room alongside mine. It is […]
NDLEA destroys 11,669 kg of illicit drugs worth N1.65bn in Nasarawa
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Tuesday in Lafia destroyed 11,669 kilograms of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances worth about N1.65 billion. According to Justice Arinze, Commander of NDLEA in Nasarawa State, the exhibits were seized from dealers in the state. He said that the public destruction of recovered drug exhibits as part […]
