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The Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, on Monday night raised alarm that the security situation in the state was getting worse. He also explained why he has not criticised President Muhammadu Buhari on the issue, saying the President had given him unfettered access to the Presidency on the crisis. Governor Shettima’s statement came at a time the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, warned the federal government to quickly nip in the bud the killings in Zamfara State to prevent emergence of another Boko Haram crisis in the state. The governor, who spoke an at extraordinary security meeting at Government House, Maiduguri,…

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has advised the Federal Government to ensure proper use of security agents during the forthcoming general elections to avoid intimidation of electorate. Onaiyekan gave the advice in Abuja Tuesday, while celebrating the New Year mass at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Nyanya. He reminded President Muhammadu Buhari’s promise to ensure free and fair election, praying for God’s intervention to make it come true. “It is the government that is responsible for free and fair election in any country, the government has all the necessary things to make it free and fair,”…

The State House has been caught earmarking N90.8 million for expenditure this financial year, an action which appears as double budgeting and misplaced priority. A breakdown shows that the House budgets N23.8 million for telephone while  internet will consume N67 million. The 2019 Estimates obtained by Vanguard last night indicates that some expenditure items which had in the past caused some concerns, have also found their way into the current budget. Similarly, the State House plans to commit the sum of N135 million to refreshments and meals, N478 million for honorarium and another N198 million to the construction of a…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is optimistic that N-Power Scheme introduced by President Muhammadu Buhari administration that has so far employed 500,000 persons would do more to reduce the number of unemployed Nigerians. Osinbajo, who in his Twitter handle on Tuesday, January 1, re-tweeted “Imagine 500,000 people spread around 774 LGAs manning classrooms in public schools, acting as extension workers in our primary health centres, acting as agric extension advisors to farmers armed with devices pre-loaded with over 1 million resources.” In November 2018, the Federal Government said would it expand the scheme from the current 500,000 to accommodate one million…

Goodluck E. Jonathan, the former Nigeria’s President, has told Nigerians of “A New Opportunity to be better leaders and better followers.” Jonathan who was defeated by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 in the general elections in his New Year message declared “All I just want to say is that there is hope and a future for Nigeria. We do not just have a New Year, we have a New Opportunity.” Meanwhile, Pope Francis in his 52nd World Day of Peace delivered on January 1 rolled out the eight beautitudes for politicians of different hues. According to him, “This is a…

The daring and outspoken Senator Dino Melaye has gone ecclesiastical as a way of relieving himself from the stress of the continued police siege in his residence. Police operatives began the ongoing four-day siege on Melaye’s residence on Friday, 29, December. Melaye representing Kogi West in the Senate located along Mississippi Maitama, Abuja over is wanted in connection with what the police called “homicide case.” In his twitter account, the Senator wrote “The Bible record prophet Elijah to be among one of the strongest prophets that lived, but he went to Mount Carmel to hide when king Ahab sought him…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi says the culture of Ibibio people in Akwa Ibom State and the Oduduwa people in Nigeria’s South West Region has similarity in terms of humanity and heritage. Oduduwa was not only the first ruler of a unified Ife, but also the progenitor of various independent royal dynasties in Yorubaland, and is today venerated as “the hero, the warrior, the leader and father of the Yoruba race. Oba Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife is a descendant of the godking Oduduwa and is counted first among the Yoruba kings, spoke Monday during the coronation of…

The General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) Worldwide, Dr. Daniel K. Olukoya, has released 31 prophecies for 2019. Tagged 2019: “Year of Supernatural Ease and Double Honour”, Olukoya urged Christians to be spiritual and develop violent faith. The clergyman also called on Christians to pray for Nigeria daily. Here are the prophecies below: 1. Year characterised by 1 word (strangeness) it is a strange year that would require strange prayers 2. Year of the cunning serpent 3.Year of reaping benefits of having aggressive faith and walking by faith 4. Year that living a sacrificial lifestyle will…

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The database of taxpayers in Nigeria has increased from 20 million to 35 million, Mr Oseni Elamah, the Executive Secretary of the Joint Tax Board (JTB), has said. According to him, the great feat was achieved as a result of the ongoing database consolidation of JTB, being carried out in collaboration with the Nigeria Inter Bank Settlement System (NIBSS). Mr Elamah, who made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in Abuja, said the figure comprises both individuals and corporate bodies and has translated to increase in the actual money collected as tax. “We are…