Analysis

French President Emmanuel Macron said the country’s ban on religious emblems, which notably affects Muslim women who wear headscarves or veils, will be extended to private sector employees, who are providing public services. The state will also have the power to step in where local authorities make unacceptable concessions to …

As Nigeria marks it 60th independence anniversary, the United States government has congratulated Nigerians for their commitment to tackling corruption, strengthening democratic institutions and leveraging entrepreneurship. The United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo congratulated Nigeria in a statement on Thursday on behalf of the U.S Government. Pompeo said that …

U.S. President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday night clashed in the first presidential debate described by commentators as chaotic and messy. The 90-minute encounter was characterised by frequent interruptions, mostly from Trump, and insults, with Biden calling the president a clown. Fox News anchor and …

The attention of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has been drawn to some reports making the rounds on a segment of the speech delivered by the ICPC Chairman, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, yesterday, Monday, 28th September 2020 at its 2nd National Submit on Diminishing Corruption in the Public …

The Nigeria’s Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has dissociate itself from a trending report in the media titled “N2.72b for School Feeding During Lockdown Diverted To Private Accounts”. The report emanated after a presentation by the Chairman of ICPC, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye at the 2nd National …

A New York Times report that President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income tax the year he entered the White House — and, thanks to colossal losses, no income tax at all in 11 of the 18 years that the Times reviewed — served to raise doubts about …

The No Alternative to Buhari – Osinbajo 2019 (NATBO 2019) has pleaded with labour unions to shelve their planned strike, stressing that shutting the nation’s economy now will be catastrophic for the nation. Vincent Uba, National Coordinator, NATBO 2019, said in a statement that rather that protest, President Muhammadu Buhari …

The Presidency has responded to the letter written by a group of UK lawmakers, expressing concerns over incessant killings of Christians in the country. The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement Thursday saidthe President and Government of Nigeria welcome the …

The United Nations has commended the Federal Government’s efforts at improving humanitarian support in the North-East region of the country, saying the Buhari Administration “has taken important steps to improve access to people in need.” A statement in Abuja on Tuesday by Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the …

By Yushau A. Shuaib It is baffling and hard to believe that the Nigerian Army under the current leadership of Lt. General Tukur Buratai would recruit the service of publicists for dark propaganda, rather than public relations to protect its image. Just recently, the Army’s publicists shot a movie titled …