14th November, 2022 History Beckons and I will not be Silent (Part 1) Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR My attention has been drawn to some of the tirades on social media following my frank response during an interview on Channels TV regarding the “investments” Mr. Peter Obi claimed to have made with Anambra state revenues. Sadly, several of the comments left the issue of the interview to probe or suggest motives, inferred from my response on “investment” that I am opposed to Peter Obi’s ambition and therefore committed a “crime” for which the punishment is internecine abuse and harassment even to…
Author: Wale Adedayo
President Muhammadu Buhari says there is no going back on the planned redesign of the N1,000, N500 and N200 bank notes, adding that politicians won’t be allowed to mobilise resources and thugs to intimidate voters in the 2023 general elections. The President made this known on Wednesday in an interview in the United Kingdom after meeting with His Royal Majesty, King Charles III in Buckingham Palace. Buhari also said enough time has been given by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for Nigerians to deposit the present naira notes at banks in exchange for the newly redesigned ones which will…
President Muhammadu Buhari says the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is lucky to have former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu as its presidential candidate ahead of the 2023 general elections. The President stated this on Wednesday in an interview in the United Kingdom after meeting with His Royal Majesty, King Charles III in Buckingham Palace. When asked about the chances of his party (the APC) in the next elections, Buhari said, “What are the chances of my party not winning the election? We are going to win the election. “Tinubu, the presidential candidate, a very well-known politician in the…
•Negotiates to protect western interest in the country regardless of impact. Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar left Nigeria Tuesday night to the United States to lobby senior government officials and Congress men and women to back his bid for Nigeria’s number one job. WesternPost gathered that Atiku had a meeting Wednesday with senior State Department officials. Our correspondent was reliably informed that Atiku’s lobbyists secured top level meetings for him with members of Congress and other Biden’s administration officials. Until 2019 when he was able to enter US under a brokered deal, Atiku was barred from entering…
Some financial experts have commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for its decision to redesign the naira, saying that it would have positive effect on the economy. The experts spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday. They spoke against the backdrop of announcement by the CBN that new designs of the N200, N500 and N1,000 denominations would be produced and circulated on Dec. 15. According to Prof. Umhe Uwaleke, a financial economist and professor of capital market at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, the decision will be positive for the economy…
Two terror suspects have been arrested by the Department of State Services operatives who stormed the Trademore Estate in the Lugbe area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Monday. The security operatives were said to have shut the entrance and exit gates of the estate while the operation lasted. Our correspondent gathered that the two suspects said to be siblings were taken into custody on an allegation of terrorism. This happened less than 24 hours after the United States and the United Kingdom warned of a possible terror attack in Abuja, especially targeted at government buildings, places of worship,…
Nigeria is not a failed state – Asiwaju Bola Tinubu “Nigeria is not and will never be a failed country, reason I am running to serve her so as not to make it a failed country. Nobody buys a failed firm, they acquire it. Nigeria cannot be acquired by anyone who tagged her ‘failed nation’, she can only be served better. We have our portion of challenges like any other countries in the world but I’m prepared to serve Nigeria better, I’m prepared to build a greater ,better and more prosperous Nigeria. I’ve prepared for this since my day one…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday set up a committee to probe the source of leakage to the media of N10 billion allegedly missing from its coffers. The money was said to be proceeds of sale of nomination forms for 2023 general elections. This was contained in a statement by the spokesman for the PDP, Debo Ologunagba. Part of the money was allegedly paid to members of the National Working Committee (NWC) as “housing allowance”. Four of the NWC members had returned their own share of the money, totaling N122.4 million, to the party’s bank account. Read Also: More controversy trails…
The National Coordinator of the Congress of Nigerian Universities Academics, Dr Niyi Sunmonu, on Tuesday, said members of its union were teaching students despite the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Sunmonu made this known in an exclusive chat with The PUNCH on Tuesday evening. The PUNCH had earlier reported that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, presented certificates of registration to two new university-based unions namely the National Association of Medical and Dental Academics and the Congress of Nigerian University Academics. Ngige, who spoke while presenting the certificates of registration to the two unions,…
Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Nigerians must choose reason over sentiment during the 2023 presidential election. Tinubu said this on Wednesday in his message to Nigerians as the campaigns for the 2023 general election begins. The former Lagos governor said he is ready to lead the country to greater glory through innovative ideas, and he urged Nigerians to be wise and discerning in their choice of a president. “I invite all Nigerians to join me and HE Senator Kassim Shettima on this exciting and important journey as we set our shared vision of renewed…