Dey Dey (2024)

15/01/2022

https://afripinion.com/nigeria-lifts-twitter-ban-matters-arising/

Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has finally lifted the ban on the microblogging site, Twitter, after seven months of suspension. In June 2021, Twitter had deleted President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet, which thus triggered the suspension of its operations in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a state...

15/01/2022

https://afripinion.com/us-and-russia-resume-talks-over-ukraine-tension/

Concerning the issue with the US and Russia to ease tension over Ukraine, a meeting has been held in Geneva to discuss the best possible way to limit military exercises and missile deployment. The US has rejected the Kremlin’s demands that Ukraine never merges with Nato in any way. According to th...

15/01/2022

https://afripinion.com/tinubu-tells-buhari-i-have-ambition-to-run-as-president/

On Monday, the national leader of the All-Progressive Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said he was ready to contest for the presidential election coming up in 2023. According to him, he has informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his ambition. He disclosed this at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, af...

15/01/2022

https://afripinion.com/world-bank-projects-nigeria-economy-to-grow-by-2-5-in-2022/

On Tuesday, the World Bank stated Nigeria’s economy will grow by 2.5 percent in 2022 and 2.8 percent in 2023, up from an estimated 2.4 percent growth in 2021. The World Bank revealed this in its latest Global Economic Prospects report which was released on Tuesday. According to the Washington-base...

15/01/2022

https://afripinion.com/novak-djokovic-and-the-australian-government-visa-saga/

We all know Australia to love sport and give their full support, but the fate of tennis star Novak Djokovic is uncertain as he could be asked to leave the country before he defends his Australia open grand slam title. The Australian government has enforced strict borders control in a bid to avoid th...

10/01/2022

https://afripinion.com/lastma-as-an-instrument-of-extortion-and-entrapment-in-lagos-state/

The supposed purpose of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) is to “manage traffic in Lagos State, Nigeria”. In order words, LASTMA is traffic wardens tasked with the sole purpose of managing the free flow of traffic. But, as a lot of Lagosians will observe, the agency has morph...

10/01/2022

https://afripinion.com/electoral-bill-national-assembly-will-look-into-clause-femi-gbajabiamila/

On Thursday the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, had said that the National Assembly will look into the Electoral Act Amendment Bill and eradicate all kinds of clause in the bill. Such as the direct primary which seems to be the major issue. According to him. “If you...

10/01/2022

https://afripinion.com/inec-wants-n305bn-for-general-election-coming-up-2023/

On Monday, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, disclosed to the National Assembly, that N305 billion will be projected for the 2023 elections. Yakubu Mahmood, who is the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission disclosed this when he appeared before the Senate Commi...

10/01/2022

https://afripinion.com/corruption-nigerians-wants-to-live-flamboyantly-says-buhari/

Buhari speaking about corruption and how it has affected the country negatively, said the only possible way to fight corruption in the country is for citizens to live within their means of livelihood and shun avarice tendencies. In an interview with the national broadcaster, the NTA, the President w...

07/01/2022

https://afripinion.com/president-muhammadu-buhari-refused-to-consider-state-police/

President Muhammadu Buhari has refused to consider the request for state police to be brought into the system, stating that state police is not an option to tackle insecurities in the country. He affirmed this in an interview with Channels Television. In an interview with Channels Television, the Pr...

07/01/2022

https://afripinion.com/gov-mills-state-is-ready-to-use-3-5-million-in-federal-funds/

Governor Janet Mills on Wednesday had said the state will use $3.5 million in federal money to give as loan to residents in order to pay their property taxes. Gov Mills, who stated the loans will cover annual property tax bills. This she stated will enable some residents who are unable to pay taxes....

06/01/2022

https://afripinion.com/president-muhammadu-buhari-fails-to-assent-electoral-act-amendment-bill/

So many interpretations have been said as President Muhammadu Buhari, has failed to give his assent as regards to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The Electoral Act Amendment Bill was given to the President on November 19th 2021. Within the confines of the law, the President would have had to go th...

01/11/2021

https://afripinion.com/new-pdp-national-chair-iyorchia-ayu-promises-an-end-to-the-apc-reign/

Senator Iyorchia Ayu, the newly elected National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, has promised an end to the ruling All Progressives Congress reign, affirming “we are taking back the country.” Speaking after the conclusion of the national convention of the party in Abuja, Ayu insisted: ...

20/10/2021

https://afripinion.com/endsars-anniversary-one-year-on-nigerian-police-brutality-has-intensified/

Today 20th of November marks one year since the historic protest, a youth-driven anti-police brutality demonstration, that took Nigeria by storm. The protest, which progressed from a social media campaign into monstrous street demonstrations in October 2020, and was predominantly triggered....

19/10/2021

https://afripinion.com/former-us-secretary-of-state-colin-powell-dies-of-covid-19-complications/

Former secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Colin Powell, died Monday morning due to complications from COVID-19. In a statement, his family stated that “He was fully vaccinated. We want to thank the medical staff at Walter Reed National Medical Center for their caring tre...

18/10/2021

https://afripinion.com/southend-west-mp-sir-david-amess-killed-in-apparent-terrorist-attack/

Sir David Amess, the MP for Southend West in Essex, died after being stabbed multiple times on Friday at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea. Police arrested a 25-year-old man at the scene who has since been further detained under the Terrorism Act. The Counter-Terrorism Command is leading the...

15/10/2021

https://afripinion.com/bill-clinton-former-us-president-hospitalised-with-non-covid-related-infection/

Former president Bill Clinton was admitted to the University of California Irvine Medical Center on Tuesday with a “non-COVID-related” infection. In the years since Clinton left the White House in 2001, the former president has faced health scares. Clinton’s spokesperson Angel Ureña said in a...

14/10/2021

https://afripinion.com/the-occupylekkitollgate-organisers-have-promised-to-shut-down-lagos/

This statement is coming on the heels of the one-year anniversary of the killings at the Lekki Tollgate in 2020 during the . The government has therefore promised to ensure no disruption of peace on that day.

06/10/2021

https://afripinion.com/governors-of-the-south-south-launch-regional-security-outfit/

The South-South governors on Monday 5th of October 2021 floated the establishment of a joint regional security outfit with the sole prerogative to tackle the menace of insecurity in the region. In a statement signed by the South-South leaders’ chairman, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, stated in a communiq...

28/09/2021

https://afripinion.com/northern-governors-insist-power-rotation-to-the-south-is-unconstitutional/

The 19 governors of Northern Nigeria, have vehemently rejected the notion of rotational presidency going to Southern Nigeria, insisting that the Southerners’ rotational position is unconstitutional. Thus stance was taken yesterday by the governors at a meeting in Kaduna. The Northern governors iss...

27/09/2021

https://afripinion.com/naira-weakened-significantly-against-the-u-s-dollar-at-the-official-market/

Naira weakened significantly against the U.S. dollar at the official market Friday, reaching its lowest rate in that market, even as foreign exchange supply rose marginally. Data from the FMDQ securities exchange window where forex is officially traded showed that naira closed at N414.90 per $1, the...

20/09/2021

https://afripinion.com/northern-elders-reject-power-shift-to-the-south-insist-the-north-will-continue-in-2023/

The leaders of the North at a recent meeting have insisted that the region will not give up the presidency to the South, insisting that the region will continue to rule Nigeria come 2023. This is coming after the stance by the Southern Governors’ Forum that presidential power must return to the So...

07/09/2021

https://afripinion.com/firs-insist-on-collecting-vat-till-the-appeal-court-states-otherwise/

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) insists it will continue to collect Value Added Tax (VAT) from businesses operating in the country. This comes despite the recent High Court judgment ruling against the agency in favour of Lagos and Rivers State. This was detailed in a letter sent by Muhamme...

06/09/2021

https://afripinion.com/military-coup-in-guinea-as-army-colonel-says-government-has-been-dissolved/

After hours of heavy gunfire near the presidential palace in Guinean Conakry, an army colonel, Mamadi Doumbouya announced the termination of the government and constitution through the state television on Sunday and declared that President Alpha Conde’s government had been dissolved in the West Af...

03/09/2021

https://afripinion.com/river-state-pdp-details-why-national-chairman-uche-secondus-was-suspended/

Desmond Akawor, the Rivers State Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, stated ina recent interview that the party suspended the embattled National Chairman, Uche Secondus, because he was not financially committed to the party. The chairman stated that “As of today, he remains suspended. He ...

01/09/2021

https://afripinion.com/electricity-tarriffs-increase-as-from-today-1st-of-september-in-nigeria/

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says increasing electricity tariffs is based on its “standard operations,” not on the level of poverty Nigerians are battling. Meanwhile, the Coalition for Affordable and Regular Electricity (CARE), Oyo chapter, has kicked against the propose...

23/08/2021

https://afripinion.com/alabama-rally-trump-booed-after-telling-supporters-to-get-vaccinated/

Former President Donald Trump was blatantly booed by his supporters at a rally Saturday in Alabama after he told supporters they should get vaccinated. “And you know what? I believe totally in your freedoms. I do. You’ve got to do what you have to do,” Trump said. “But I recommend take the v...

21/08/2021

https://afripinion.com/why-the-afghan-army-capitulated-so-easily-under-the-talibans-pressure/

There are largely questions on why and how the Taliban were able to capture the entire country of Afghanistan within two weeks with little or no resistance from the so-called three hundred thousand “well-equipped” Afghan security personnel. The Afghan military completely collapsed within a few d...

12/08/2021

https://afripinion.com/taliban-captures-police-headquarters-in-southern-afghanistan/

Thursday: The Taliban have captured a police headquarters in a provincial capital in southern Afghanistan. This is coming after the Taliban have seized nine provincial capital in the country. The resurgence of the Taliban comes within days of the allied forces withdrawing from the country. The presi...

11/08/2021

https://afripinion.com/nigerian-medical-doctors-continue-on-an-indefinite-strike/

The Nigerian National Association of Resident Doctors last Monday embarked on a nationwide industrial action over unpaid salaries, dearth of benefits to families of members that lost their lives to COVID-19 pandemic and hazard allowances, clamour for improved conditions, and the failure to domestica...

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