The 14th Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mohammad Sanusi II said greed, selfishness and envy far surpass the severity of sin of unlawful sex, homosexuality, and gambling. Sanusi stated this in a…
Students’ loan ploy to starve public varsities – ASUU FUTA
Lecturers under the auspices of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, the Federal University of Technology, Akure chapter, has again rejected the proposed students’ loan scheme initiated by President Bola Tinubu. The lecturers described the scheme as a way to…
Pakistan former PM Imran Khan jailed for leaking state secrets
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 10 years in jail in a case in which he was accused of leaking state secrets. Mr Khan, who was ousted by his opponents as PM in 2022, is already…
Corrupt governance responsible for insecurity, banditry in North —Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima said corrupt governance was responsible for the crises of insecurity and banditry in the Northern part of the country. Shettima stated at the 10th Annual Sir Ahmadu Bello Foundation lecture and award hosted by Borno State…
Just in: $500k bribe: Supreme Court affirms Farouk Lawan’s 5-year sentence
The Apex Court in Nigeria on Friday affirmed the five-year jail term handed to a former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan by the Court of Appeal. Lawan was convicted and sentenced to prison in 2021 for accepting…
ICPC will arrest more corrupt Nigerians using digitisation — NITDA
The director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has said that automation of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) will up the ante in tackling corruption to a large extent in…
Mauritania’s former president jailed 5 years for corruption
Mauritania’s former president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has been sentenced to five years in prison for money laundering and “illicit enrichment”. Abdel Aziz led the West African country for a decade after coming to power in a 2008 coup and…
Making the Renewed Hope Agenda work for Nigerians — Henry Anibe Agbonika
As the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration kicks off its inaugural cabinet retreat this morning, it is an opportune time to reflect on the challenges and opportunities facing our nation. Nigeria is a country with immense potential, but we are…
Nigeria’s self-inflicted moral burden of shame — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Nigeria has reduced itself to the butt of the crudest jokes all over the world. Forgery at the highest echelon of power in the land has put a bad patch on Nigeria in the eyes of astonished commentators across the…