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President Muhammadu Buhari’s speech on Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary has been flawed for failing to soothe the pains and hardships facing many after COVID-19 outbreak. During the country’s Diamond anniversary on October 1, Buhari in a broadcast said Nigeria sells petrol at N161 per litre when the same is sold higher in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ghana, Chad, and Republic of Benin. He said, “We sell petrol at N161 per litre when same is sold at N168/litre in Saudi Arabia, N211/litre in Egypt, N362/litre in Ghana, N362 in Chad, and N346 in Niger Republic among others. “It does not make sense…

US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has wished Republican President Donald Trump, 74, and First Lady Melania, 50, a quick recovery from COVID-19. “Jill and I send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery. We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the president and his family,” Biden wrote on Twitter. Trump had written in his Twitter handle “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!” A number of Democrat lawmakers in the US also…

A member of the Nigerian House of Representatives is said to be paid N9.3 monthly, showing N8.5m as running cost, and N800,000 as salary. The member representing Kaltungo/Shongom Federal Constituency in Gombe State, Rep Simon Karu stated this during a panel discussion at an event that marked Nigeria’s 6oth Independence Anniversary. Speaking at “FixingNigeria at 60 – Sustainable and efficient democracy: Issues on accountability and transparency in governance” also had Senator Dino Melaye in attendance, Karu said: “The official salary of a member, house of representatives, which I also receive monthly is N800,000. “I told you I was going to…

A five-man panel of the Appeal Court has upturned the nullification of the election of Douye Diri as Bayelsa State Governor. The court held that the Bayelsa Election Petition Tribunal acted outside its jurisdiction by nullifying the election of Diri. In a unanimous judgment, the five-man panel of the court said the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party failed woefully to show that it had a valid candidate that was unlawfully excluded by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The court criticised the tribunal for ignoring the fact that the petition of ANDP was status barred in addition to the fact that…

Nigeria has recorded 153 new COVID-19 cases, according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). This is as Akwa Ibom State has five new confirmed cases of COVID-19. NCDC announcing this Thursday night in its Twitter wrote “153 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-81 Rivers-21 FCT-11 Ogun-8 Kaduna-7 Oyo-6 Akwa Ibom -5, Osun-3 Katsina-3 Edo-2 Ebonyi-2 N.” Lagos-81 Rivers-21 FCT-11 Ogun-8 Kaduna-7 Oyo-6 Akwa Ibom-5 Osun-3 Katsina-3 Edo-2 Ebonyi-2 Nasarawa-2 Plateau-1 Kano-1 So far, there are 59,001 confirmed while 50,452 have been discharged and 1,112 deaths recorded.  

As Nigeria marked its 60th independence anniversary, Matthew Hassan Kukah, the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto in northwestern Nigeria has confessed “I am not a happy Nigerian, but I am hopeful of a better Nigeria.” Kukah, speaking Thursday at “The Platform” a special programme to commemorate Nigeria’s 60th Independence Day anniversary, lamented that the insecurity, corruption, and ethnicity, among others in the country have saddened many Nigerians. According to him, Nigerian government has created identity consciousness making it democracy not to work. He bemoaned the skewed Federal Character contrary to the spirit and letters of Nigerian constitution,…

In this season’s Champions League group stage draws announced on Thursday, Cristiano Ronaldo will square against Lionel Messi. Ronaldo’s Juventus and Messi’s Barcelona were pitted against each other in what promises to be an exciting Group G match-up. Both men have flourished in European football’s most prestigious competition throughout their careers, with Ronaldo winning five titles compared to Messi’s four. However, both Dynamo Kiev and Hungarian underdogs Ferencvaros will both be competing with two of Europe’s giants for the top two qualification places from Group G. Tough draws This season’s competition will start again in just three weeks having been…

Following what is seen as an attempt by the outgoing Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) in Nigeria to manipulate the selection process of the new Vice Chancellor, some aggrieved members of the Senate of the institution have petitioned the Governing Council, demanding a democratic and transparent process in line with the tradition in other universities. In the petition under the aegis of “The Concerned Senate Members in the University of Uyo” addressed to the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Enefiok Essien, and copies sent to the Governing Council Chairman, Prof. Austin Awujo and the Academic Staff Union of…

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division Wednesday benched a judgment that validated the powers of the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, to recruit the rank of constables for the Nigeria Police Force. The appellate court in a unanimous decision held that the IG lacked the power to recruit constables for the police force and consequently nullified the said recruitment. The Police Service Commission (PSC) had approached the appellate court to challenge last year’s recruitment of 10,000 constables by Adamu. Delivering judgment in the appeal, a three-man panel of the appellate court led by Justice Olabisi Ige held that the…

INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S SIXTIETH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, THURSDAY, 1ST OCTOBER 2020 Fellow Nigerians I speak to you today as your President and fellow citizen on this epoch occasion of our country’s 60th independence Anniversary. As President, I wish to renew my appreciation to Nigerians for entrusting me with your hopes and aspirations for a better and greater Nigeria. Today, it is my unique privilege to re-commit myself to the service of this great country of great people with profound diversities and opportunities. We are…