Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has said that Nigerians should not deceive themselves pretending things are alright in the country. The monarch said this while speaking at a National Security Summit in Abuja. The Sultan also revealed that for over 11 years as a traditional ruler, he has participated in several discussions on Nigeria’s…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said the pieces of jewellery seized from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, have been valued at about N14.460 bn. Chairman of the EFCC, AbdulRasheed Bawa, told the House of Representatives on Friday. Bawa disclosed the “estimated value” of the forfeited pieces of jewellery to an…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) here brings to the notice of hopeful pilgrims and the general public fraudulent activities linked to the sponsorship of Hajj 2021 and some dubious persons advertising Hajj slots under the guise of being assured of Hajj allocation. The Commission therefore warns the general public to be wary of…
Those in government have said so. We shall be awaiting a constitutional amendment or restructuring to make it official. For in principle, Nigeria is a democratic state. In reality however, only a few would disagree that it practices DEMONcracy. Recall that in my article last week, I defined it as “a system of government that…
