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Lessons learnt as Maiden relives attack on Alex at 10th year memorial
Silence never forgives a narrative that must be spoken. On Saturday evening, the audience was left speechless when Lady Maiden Alex-Ibru, publisher of The Guardian Newspaper, took relatives, friends, and guests on a journey that invoked terrifying recollections of the dark days of military dictatorship prior to the establishment of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic in May 1999.
Nigeria
Economy: New borrowing underway as oil production, reserves dwindle
Widening deficits, low crude oil output, increased subsidy payments, and a persisting foreign exchange problem look to be exacerbating Nigeria’s income problems, forcing the Federal Government to borrow as a last resort to fund the N16.39 trillion budget for 2022.
Business News
Time to make states fiscally responsible
FRLs (fiscal responsibility laws) are becoming more common as a means of holding government officials accountable. The principles have become the bedrock of accountability in government and administration.
Sport
We can’t do anything about Rohr now, says NFF
Despite reports that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has formally parted ways with Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr, the football governing body declared yesterday that it is unable to do so at this time.
Nigeria
Kogi government gives EFCC 48 hours, denies ownership of N19.3b returned to CBN
The Kogi State administration has criticized the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) assertion that it returned N19.3 billion in bailout monies purportedly “hidden” by the state to the Central Bank of Nigeria as “mischievous, misleading, and politically motivated” (CBN).
World
Belarus leader says EU refusing to discuss migrants
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday that the European Union refused to debate the fate of 2,000 refugees stranded in Belarus who wanted to travel to Europe.
Nigeria
Bandits kill four, loot community in Katsina
Three individuals were killed and numerous others were injured by gunmen suspected of being bandits in the Barawa hamlet of Katsina State’s Batagarawa Local Government Area.
Nigeria
Local Nigerian rice reduces sleep disorder, other health challenges – nutritionists
Following their discovery of the nutritious and health components of locally grown rice, most Nigerians and households in the North-West have converted their preferences from imported rice to locally grown rice.
Nigeria
Gunmen kill Ex Zamfara guber aspirant, kidnap many travellers on Kaduna-Abuja highway
In a kidnapping attack on the Kaduna-Abuja route, bandits are said to have slain Alh Sagir Hamidu, a former Zamfara State governorship aspirant and former director of protocol at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Nigeria
COVID-19: Nigeria records one death, 57 new infections Sunday
On Sunday, another death was reported in Nigeria as a result of the coronavirus epidemic, with 57 new cases identified across the country’s ten states.
World
Vehicle strikes Christmas parade in US, killing five and wounding 40
On Sunday, a truck slammed through barricades and into a Christmas parade in Wisconsin, killing five people and injuring at least 40 more, according to police.
Nigeria
PDP advises FG to understudy, adopt Akwa Ibom’s template for peace
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Federal Government to examine and adopt the Akwa-Ibom State government’s pattern for long-term peace and prosperity in the state, as well as for national peace and harmony.
Nigeria
LAUTECH : Makinde releases N500m grant to Iseyin campus – Council chair
Gov. Seyi Makinde has given N500 million for the successful start-up of the Iseyin campus, according to Prof. Deji Omole, the Governing Council Chairman of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso.