
Today's Scoops
Survey: How COVID-19 has impacted jobs, paychecks and religion in Nigeria
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Politics
Quick take: Nigerian government claims on El-Zakzaky’s ‘Islamic State’
August 29, 2019Is the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky trying to establish an Islamic State in Nigeria? The Federal Government of Nigeria thinks so. Backstory: The Nigerian government (through the Solicitor General) made this allegation in a...
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Politics
Former Lagos Governor hit with fresh assembly probe – the bottomline
August 29, 2019The State House of Assembly has opened fresh investigations into transactions by the administration of former Lagos Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. Backstory: The state legislators are looking into the conditions surrounding the purchase of 820 mass transit buses under the former...
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Politics
Quick take: EFCC’s gambit against Obasanjo
August 29, 2019The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday announced that it has detained 4 top officials of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company. Top line quote: The anti-graft commission on Wednesday, said in its statement: “The NPDHC officials are being...
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Doing Business
The implication of Nigeria’s latest action on P&ID judgement
August 28, 2019The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that it is seeking a stay of execution of a British court judgment that has determined that it pays 9.6 billion dollars to an Irish company, Process and Industrial Development (P & ID),...
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Activism
Popular Nigerian Pastor accused of rape finally in Police custody – why it matters
August 28, 2019The Nigeria Police Force revealed that embattled Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth Of Zion Assembly (COZA), Biodun Fatoyinbo, is in its custody. Backstory: Per Police spokesperson, Frank Mba, Fatoyinbo is being held at the Force Headquarters, where detectives with the...
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BOOs
The wonders of Nigeria
August 25, 2019In February 1998, Gen Sani Abacha, Nigeria’s military head of state, sent troops to Sierra Leone to restore democracy. Major General Johnny Paul Koroma had sacked the democratically elected president, Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, who fled to exile in Guinea....
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Politics
Ambode’s lawyers allegation can do great damage to EFCC’s credibility – the bottomline
August 22, 2019Some lawyers on Tuesday accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of attempting to frame Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode in order to charge him with corruption. The lawyers said they stopped the EFCC from entering his Epe residence with some...
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BOOs
A review of the messy P&ID dispute costing Nigeria $9.6 billion
August 22, 2019The report that a commercial court in the UK has ruled that Nigeria must pay a UK firm, Process and Industrial Development Limited (P&ID) a sum of $9.6 billion or have its assets in the UK to the tune of...
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Scoopinions
Months after elections, Nigerians still don’t know how Buhari won
August 21, 2019Six months after Nigeria’s contentious general elections, the electoral body, INEC, is yet to publish a breakdown of votes and how it arrived at the total figures awarded to all candidates, with incumbent Muhammadu Buhari getting the largest share and...
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Aso Rock
How the numbers show that Presidency’s Fowler query makes no sense
August 21, 2019When a letter from the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, dated August 8 and addressed to the office of the Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Babatunde Fowler, was leaked to the media over the weekend,...
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Scoopinions
Legitimate business, fraudulent income: How Obinwanne Okeke reverse-engineered the fraud model
August 20, 2019“The real billionaires in Nigeria are very quiet. People don’t know them.” This statement is common refrain in the Nigerian informal conversations circle. It is really not far fetched. A toxic political environment, high level of insecurity, and a history...
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Scoopinions
“Good afternoon my co-debaters”: How a popular Nigerian school tradition is distorting national discourse
August 19, 2019“…And that is why I believe this name Adeniyi is better than gold. With these few points of mine, I hope I have been able to convince you that a good name is better than gold!” [Wild audience applause] Sometime...
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Today's Scoops
Nigeria Prisons Service has a new name – why it matters
August 18, 2019The Nigeria Prisons Service will now be known as Nigeria Correctional Service, thanks to a bill assented by President Muhammadu Buhari during the week. Why it matters: The Correctional Service Act (2019) is a repeal of the 1972 Nigeria Prisons...
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Aso Rock
President Buhari’s Central Bank ‘directive’ on food imports – why it matters
August 16, 2019President Muhammadu Buhari directed that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop providing foreign exchange for importation of food. Backstory: Presidential spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, quoted the President as saying: “Don’t give a cent to anybody to import food...
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Today's Scoops
El-Zakzaky is now in India but its not Eureka yet
August 14, 2019Following a medical bail granted him by the court, incarcerated leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Ibraheem El-zakzaky has arrived in India, where he is expected to get bail. Backstory: Rejecting the offer to be flown with government...
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Today's Scoops
The Army and Police are battling to re-capture Taraba kidnap kingpin – watch out
August 14, 2019Kidnap kingpin, Alhaji Hamisu Wadame was freed in controversial circumstances after Army personnel attacked and killed three policemen (and a civilian) who had captured him last week. It gets ugly: Per reporting by New Telegraph, we learnt that: Wadume has...
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Aso Rock
The presidency is being careful in wading into Army and Police rift
August 13, 2019The presidency has said it was working to resolve the rift between the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Army over the killings of three policemen in Taraba by personnel of the Army. Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu said, that a...
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Politics
The EFCC is investigating Atiku’s companies but PDP says its blackmail
August 13, 2019The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday arrested two associates of Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 elections. According to the EFCC, the arrest of Alhaji Babalele Abdullahi,...
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Nigerian Identity
A Buhari adviser reveals that “RUGA” still exists – why it matters
August 10, 2019The recently suspended settlement scheme for herders known as RUGA might not be dead after all. The scheme which was suspended following resistance by community leaders and governors across the nation, still has a lifeline as it is budgeted for...
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Politics
EFCC moves to prosecute two former APC Governors – One curious thing
August 10, 2019The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) during the week made moves towards the possible prosecution of two former governors, who are members of the ruling All Progressives Congress. Backstory: The EFCC obtained a court order to freeze three bank...
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Events
7 takeaways from @AbujaGSC dialogue on health financing in Nigeria
November 6, 2017The issue of health financing, funding and the rising cost of health care in Nigeria were on the front burner last Friday at the Dialogue Series of the Global Shapers...
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Politics
Buhari’s assistant sulks and melts down on national TV (Watch)
November 1, 2017Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecutions, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, was a guest on Monday’s edition of AIT’s breakfast program, Kaakaki. Interviewed by the duo of Utibe Umoren and...
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Slider
“Boko Haram is broke” – UN
February 8, 2017The Boko Haram sect is currently plagued by financial difficulties, Jeffrey Feltman, UN under-secretary-general for political affairs, has said. Feltman said this on Tuesday, while briefing the security council on...