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Nimi Princewill

February 8, 2021

Biden threatens financial, visa sanctions against Nigeria, others over anti-gay laws

It was unlikely that Nigeria would revisit its anti-gay marriage law to strengthen bilateral relations with the United States.

Buhari and Joe Biden
February 7, 2021

Why Nigeria was excluded from WHO 320,000 Pfizer vaccines allocation: NPHCDA

The NPHCDA chief explained that a hundred thousand doses of the Pfizer inoculation to Nigeria would have been “a drop in the ocean.”

Photo of Coronavirus vaccine used to illustrate this story (Credit: USC)
February 7, 2021

#LekkiMassacre: Segun Awosanya joins four others to reopen toll gate in controversial 5-4 judgement

“It is a judicial panel,” Mr. Awosanya told Peoples Gazette on Sunday morning. “Not an opinion panel.”

Segun Awosanya
February 6, 2021

Two ways Nigerians can bypass CBN’s restriction on crypto trading: Experts

The embargo on cryptocurrency exchanges by the Buhari administration ignited furore amongst Nigerians, many of whom excoriated the regime for its poor economic policies.

cryptocurrency
February 6, 2021

UPDATED: Fayemi deletes procurement website after backlash for spending N2 million on official portrait

Social accountability think-tank, Dataphyte, uncovered budgetary expenditure of N2 million reportedly spent on the production of Mr. Fayemi’s portrait.

Fayemi
February 6, 2021

WHO suspends Nigeria’s free COVID-19 vaccines over poor electricity supply

The world health agency says it has no confidence in Africa’s largest economy’s ability to store the vaccines at the required temperature.

Photo of Coronavirus vaccine used to illustrate this story (Credit: Bloomberg)
February 5, 2021

Buhari using EFCC, others to blackmail Nigerian elites from condemning killer herdsmen: Ortom

Mr. Ortom chided the Buhari regime for its perceived bias and conspicuous support for rampaging herdsmen.

Governor Ortom and President Buhari
February 5, 2021

Chinese men too weak to serve in military: Official

Si Zefu linked rising feminine behaviour of men to single parenting, stating that a large number of Chinese boys were being raised by their mothers.

President Xi Jinping of China (Credit: BBC)
February 4, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Bank documents expose how ex-Zamfara Governor Yari wired N350m to EFAB Estate hours before leaving office

Abdulaziz Yari was nicknamed the ‘loaded governor’ for his flamboyant waste of public funds, even as he led one of the most deprived states in Nigeria.

Abdulaziz Yari and Fabian Nwaora
February 3, 2021

Additional 20 million Nigerians to plunge into poverty before Buhari leaves office: World Bank

The Buhari administration has been propagating its lofty plans to lift 20 million Nigerians out of poverty over the next two years.

President Muhammadu Buhari.