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Quick take: Nigerian government claims on El-Zakzaky’s ‘Islamic State’

Is 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...

Politics

Former Lagos Governor hit with fresh assembly probe – the bottomline

The 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...

Politics

Quick take: EFCC’s gambit against Obasanjo

The 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...

Doing Business

The implication of Nigeria’s latest action on P&ID judgement

The 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),...

Activism

Popular Nigerian Pastor accused of rape finally in Police custody – why it matters

The 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...

BOOs

The wonders of Nigeria

In 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....

Politics

Ambode’s lawyers allegation can do great damage to EFCC’s credibility – the bottomline

Some 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...

BOOs

A review of the messy P&ID dispute costing Nigeria $9.6 billion

The 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...

Scoopinions

Months after elections, Nigerians still don’t know how Buhari won

Six 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...

Aso Rock

How the numbers show that Presidency’s Fowler query makes no sense

When 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,...

Scoopinions

Legitimate business, fraudulent income: How Obinwanne Okeke reverse-engineered the fraud model

“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...

Scoopinions

“Good afternoon my co-debaters”: How a popular Nigerian school tradition is distorting national discourse

“…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...

Today's Scoops

Nigeria Prisons Service has a new name – why it matters

The 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...

Aso Rock

President Buhari’s Central Bank ‘directive’ on food imports – why it matters

President 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...

Today's Scoops

El-Zakzaky is now in India but its not Eureka yet

Following 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...

Today's Scoops

The Army and Police are battling to re-capture Taraba kidnap kingpin – watch out

Kidnap 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...

Aso Rock

The presidency is being careful in wading into Army and Police rift

The 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...

Politics

The EFCC is investigating Atiku’s companies but PDP says its blackmail

The 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,...

Nigerian Identity

A Buhari adviser reveals that “RUGA” still exists – why it matters

The 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...

Politics

EFCC moves to prosecute two former APC Governors – One curious thing

The 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...