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A former Nigerian Minister of Defence, Lt.Gen Theophilus Danjuma (retd.), is worth an estimated $1.2 billion (N432 billion), Bloomberg, United States-based financial data media house, said. Though this is the first time Danjuma’s net worth is made public, the ex-minister was awarded oil block in 1998 by the regime of former dictator and fellow army officer Sani Abacha, making him one of a handful of Nigerians made extraordinarily wealthy from the country’s energy reserves. Danjuma paid $25 million in 1998 for the oil field exploration licence that made him a billionaire. A year later, he became Nigeria’s defence minister as…

Nigeria became the first team to qualify for the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations as they beat Guinea 1-0. Three-time winners Nigeria scored the only goal in the 73rd minute when Moses Simon’s right-wing corner was headed in at the near post by Kenneth Omeruo. They now have six points from their two games after a 1-0 win over Burundi in their first match on Saturday. The top two nations in each of the six groups advance, along with the four best third-placed countries. Nigeria dropped captain John Mikel Obi, who played for Middlesbrough in 2018-19, but…

Bryan Marshall, best known for his role in James Bond, has died at the age of 81. The British actor was famous for playing Commander Talbot in the 007 movie, The Spy Who Loved Me, as well as Australian daytime soap Neighbours. Confirming the sad news, Marshall’s agent Esta Charkham from ECA tweeted on Wednesday: ‘So sad that my dear old chum Bryan Marshall has gone on ahead. A wonderful actor – he was so good you never noticed how good he was. ‘He was a valued chum. His credits are a catalogue of classic British and Australian TV. ‘Fare…

The Emir of Kano has warned that Nigeria is on the verge of bankruptcy, calling for the removal of petroleum and electricity subsidy. Muhammad Sanusi II, who made the comment on Tuesday, June 25 at a workshop organised by the office of the accountant-general of the federation at Government House, Kano decried what he called following “unfavourable economic policies.” The traditional ruler advised President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to take a different stance, saying for 30 years, successive governments “have had this project called petroleum subsidy.” According to The Cable, he said the time had come to stop subsidy so as…

By Akanimo Sampson The political vultures of Edo State appear to be very desperate for a plundering feast. It seems they have not been having their way easily to the resources of the state since 2016. To therefore, dismantle every obstacle to pillaging the state from 2020, their scheme is to abort Governor Godwin Obaseki’s re-election bid on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Surprisingly, Adams Oshiomhole, APC National Chairman, seems to be galvanising the abortion surgeons against Obaseki who he foisted on the state in 2016. The governor may not be a saint, but he has not been…

By Akanimo Sampson A former university professor based in the United States, Arshad M. Khan, has explained why President Donald Trump beat a dramatic u-turn on Iran. According to him, when Trump called off this military escalation, he was not just thinking of the 150 Iranians he claimed would be killed, ‘’he was also concerned about US casualties and the loss of a ship or two, future relations with China and its partners, the lack of support from Europe, and the uncertainties of war — all with one eye on the 2020 elections.’’ Khan whose work has been quoted in…

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel has returned 17 former Commissioners, two special advisers and appointed two into the yet-to-be reconstituted State Executive Council. During the swearing in of the re-appointed Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, Emmanuel promised to re-appoint most members of the State Executive Council. Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey, the Speaker, Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Tuesday, read the list of Commissioners and Special Advisers-designate sent by the governor for clearance during the house plenary. The list of returned commissioners includes Akan Okon, Ime Ekpo, Uwemedimo Nwoko, Monday Uko, Linus Nkan, Ephraim Inyangeyen,…

By Akanimo Sampson A seeming unrestrained push by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) to unleash Fulani youths as vigilantes on Eastern Nigeria, is currently causing security concern in that axis of Nigeria, the hotbed of Biafra agitation. Worried by what they generally see as double standards by the Nigerian government under President Muhammadu Buhari’s watch since 2015, Igbo youths have been intensifying their agitation for a sovereign Republic of Biafra. While government’s response to the undying agitation has been a military crackdown, the killer cum the kidnapping herdsmen appears to be enjoying unchallenged reign by the…

By Gab Efo  Since his inauguration on May 29 for a second term in the office, President Muhammadu Buhari is seemingly operating with most of his political aides of the first term in office. Ideally, the tenure of office of Ministers expired on May 28 and constitutionally the tenure of the special advisers and other political aides equally ended same day. While the ministers had packed out and submitted hand-over notes to their subordinates, the President’s aides are still holding fort their positions and offices. For instance, some particularly the media aides still issue press statements for the president which…

Christians are enjoined to rise up and pray against antics of some governments and powerful forces in the world aiming to stop the spread of gospel of Jesus Christ. Like the biblical John the Baptist, Rev. Fr. Patrick Henry Edet has raised an alarm against what he feared as “many happenings in Nigeria and some countries regarded as Super powers in the world poised to checkmate the freedom of worship and by implication the preaching of the gospel to all parts of the world.” Speaking on a two-hour programme in a private radio station on Tuesday, Comfort 95.1 FM, Uyo,…