The brief: Buhari ‘doesn’t care’; rumble in aviation; looming food crisis
President Muhammadu Buhari says he does not care about who will succeed him come 2023. The Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff & Cattle Dealers of Nigeria Wednesday expressed its readiness to stop the transportation of livestock and foodstuffs to the South East. The 2022 edition of the Grammy Awards ceremony has been postponed indefinitely due to […]
President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says he does not care about who will succeed him come 2023.
The Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff & Cattle Dealers of Nigeria Wednesday expressed its readiness to stop the transportation of livestock and foodstuffs to the South East.
The 2022 edition of the Grammy Awards ceremony has been postponed indefinitely due to of concerns about the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
President Muhammadu Buhari says he does not care about who will suceed him come 2023.
The Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff & Cattle Dealers of Nigeria Wednesday expressed its readiness to stop the transportation of livestock and foodstuffs to the South East.
The 2022 edition of the Grammy Awards ceremony has been postponed indefinitely due to of concerns about the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
2023: I Don’t Care Who Succeeds Me – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said he does not care about who succeeds him, stressing that 2023 is not his problem.
His assertion is in contrast to former President Olusegun Obasanjo who worked to ensure that late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua succeeded him in 2007 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Flight Delays: Slot Allocation, Surcharge For Airlines Raise Dust
There are mixed feelings in the aviation sector over the proposal for slots allocation for airlines operating scheduled flights, Daily Trust can report.
By slot allocation, each airline would be allocated a slot for take-off and any operator failing to depart within the allotted time would be surcharged.
IPOB Order: Food, Cattle Dealers Mull Fresh Blockade In South-East
The Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff & Cattle Dealers of Nigeria Wednesday expressed its readiness to stop the transportation of livestock and foodstuffs to the South East.
The union was responding to a statement on Monday by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) banning the singing of the national anthem in schools and directing the people of the zone to stop consuming beef of imported cattle from the north.
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FG Mulls Subsidy For Transport Workers
The federal government is planning to pay transport workers while finalizing a decision on the N5,000 monthly payment to the poor as the monthly subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or petrol ends by June.
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed Shamsuna, stated this during the public presentation and breakdown of the highlights of the 2022 Appropriation Act, in Abuja yesterday.
I Can’t Release Nnamdi Kanu, Says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has ruled out the option of releasing Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Some Igbo leaders had visited the president at Aso Rock, where they pleaded that the IPOB leader, who is currently standing trial for treason should be freed.
INEC Processing 101 Applications For New Parties – Okoye
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it is constitutionally bound to register qualified political associations as political parties.
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC) Festus Okoye said this in an interview with Daily Trust.
Grammy Awards Postponed Indefinitely Over COVID
The 2022 edition of the Grammy Awards ceremony has been postponed indefinitely due to of concerns about the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
The show had been scheduled to take place at an arena in downtown Los Angeles and broadcast live on the CBS network on January 31.
NPFL: LMC Slams N3.5m Fine, Banish Dakkada FC To Benin
The League Management Company (LMC) has hit hard on Dakkada Football Club after one of its officials attacked an assistant referee during a clash with Remo Stars on Sunday.
The LMC announced the immediate expulsion of Sunday Etefia, the Dakkada FC Assistant Coach while slamming on the club a total sum of N3.5m.