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Former CBN Deputy Governor Obadiah Mailafia Is Dead Former deputy governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia. Obadiah Mailafia, a Nigerian economist who served as deputy governor of Nigeria’s central bank. Mr Mailafia, 64, died on Sunday morning at the National Hospital, Abuja. He was certified dead by a medical doctor at the nation’s foremost public health facility, The Gazette learnt. Mr Mailafia hailed from Randa, in the Christian-dominated Southern Kaduna, and taught economics at different institutions. He spent the latter part of his years advocating for a solution to the protracted killings in Southern Kaduna, which had been…

OVER 23 civil society organisations and stakeholders have called on vice president Yemi Osinbajo, to prevail on the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba and his men to release Gloria Okolie, who was allegedly linked to the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra( IPOB). They (CSO and stakeholders) condemned the continued detention of Okolie after a court had ordered that the police should either release the suspect on bail or charge her to court. They also described the act of the security outfit as irresponsible, unconstitutional and contempt of court. The police had arrested and detained the 22-year-old Gloria since June…

Major CL Datong, who was abducted when bandits broke into the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna, last month, has regained freedom. Two senior officers were gunned down in the incident which happened on August 24, 2021. On Friday night, Deputy Director Army Public Relations 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Colonel Ezindu Idimah, said Datong was rescued by troops. He said the operations leading to his rescue led to the destruction of several identified bandits’ camps in Afaka- Birnin Gwari areas of the state. He said scores of bandits were killed during the operation, particularly, in the late hours of September…

An Oyo State High Court on Friday granted a relief sought by Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho and ordered the Nigerian government to pay him N20 billion. The court also dismissed an application filed by the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, challenging its jurisdiction to hear allegations against Nigerian government agencies. The court was expected to deliver judgement or ruling on the N500 billion fundamental human rights case instituted by the Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho against the Nigerian Government and Department of State Services (DSS). Igboho through his lawyer, Yomi Alliyu,…

A standard gauge rail being planned from Kano State in Nigeria to Maradi in Niger Republic is one of the projects the President, Muhammadu Buhari, plans to fund with the fresh external loans he is asking the National Assembly to approve for his regime. Buhari had asked the National Assembly to approve fresh external loans of $4.054bn and €710m ($839m) for his regime. He also sought the legislature’s approval for grant components of $125m in the 2018-2020 external rolling borrowing plan. These were contained in a letter addressed to both chambers of the National Assembly and read on the floor…

Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has reacted to Femi Fani-Kayode’s defection to the All Progressives Congress on Thursday, referring to him as the ‘Judas of Oduduwa.’ In a Facebook post, Gumi on Thursday wrote: “I have for long, neglected the rantings of the Judas of Oduduwa attacking me knowing fully well that he is fake and a traitor. “Time has now caught up with him and thanks to Allah, all his vituperations are cast in the dustbin of merciless history. “It is him now, one wonders which of the seven circles of hell this duper will settle if he doesn’t…

Former Minister of Aviation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, on Thursday said he was wrong about some of his criticisms of the Muhammadu Buhari administration in the past. Fani-Kayode, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, attributed his actions in the past to the fact that he did not know the President so well at the time. “It is absolutely clear to me that the perception that we had in the past, that many people had, is clearly wrong,” he said. “We can work together, we can come together, we can build bridges, we can effect unity in this country.…

Social crusader, Chief Patrick Osagie Eholor has mocked former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, over his defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). It was earlier reported that the former minister officially has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling APC. He was officially received by President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the leader of the party at the presidential villa. Reacting to his defection in a chat with THE WHISPERER, Eholor who is the Global President of civil society group, One Love Foundation, said former President Olusegun Obasanjo was right in his comment about Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode.…

Governors from the south of Nigeria have expressed their support for the collection of Value Added Tax, VAT, by state governments. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo disclosed this while reading a communique at the end of a meeting of the governors on Thursday in Enugu. Mr Akeredolu said that the governors resolved and affirmed the position that the collection of VAT fell within the powers of state governments. “We resolved to support the position that the collection of VAT falls within the powers of the state. “The meeting reaffirmed its earlier commitments to fiscal federalism and emphasised the need to…

A notorious bandit terrorising residents of Kaduna State has been gunned down by security operatives. The bandit was killed during an exchange of gunfire with security operatives around Kasarami village on Kaduna-Abuja highway. The incident happened in the wee hours of Thursday, according to a local source. A youth leader, who pleaded anonymity, said two civilians were killed while a security vehicle was destroyed by the bandits during the shoot out. The incident happened 48 hours after the Emir of Bungudu in Zamfara was abducted. The youth leader said, “A bandit was killed by security forces during the attack,” he…