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Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to President Buhari says farmers who were brutally murdered on a rice field in Zabarmari village in Borno state should have obtained military clearance before resuming farming activities in the area. Mr. Shehu who spoke to BBC ‘Newsday’ said the government was sad about the tragic incident, but added that the “people need to understand what it is like in the Lake Chad Basin area.” He claimed that though much of the area has been liberated from Boko Haram terrorists, there are still a number of spaces that have not been cleared…

US President-Elect Joe Biden is expected to announce a Nigerian-born attorney, Adewale ‘Wally’ Adeyemo, as deputy Treasury secretary. Adeyemo, who is a former senior international economic adviser during the Obama administration, will serve under former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who Biden plans to appoint to lead the US Treasury Department. According to the Politico, Adeyemo’s appointment is one of many key cabinet positions Biden is expected to announce in the coming days. Born in Nigeria, Adeyemo was raised in California where he obtained a bachelor’s degree before proceeding to Yale Law School for his legal education. Before his appointment…

… Wins Best Bank of the Year, International Bank of the Year Pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, carted two highly coveted laurels at the BusinessDay’s Bank and other Financial Institutions Awards (BAFI) winning the Bank of the Year and the International Bank of the Year at the glamorous event held over the weekend. The bank beat other strong contenders – Zenith Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank, Access Bank and First Bank – to clinch the two top categories in a well-attended ceremony comprising of Bank CEO’s, Captains of Industries and Senior financial executives. UBA won the ‘Bank…

BudgIT Foundation, a civic-tech non-governmental organisation has raised concerns over the capital projects breakdown in 2021 proposed FG proposed budget, noting that, it is marred by opacity, duplications, fragmentations and other critical issues that create loopholes for corruption and misappropriation of limited public funds. BudgIT, a leading advocate for fiscal transparency and accountability in budget and public finance explains that the government had offered hope that capital projects in the 2021 FG budget will be accompanied by precise GPS coordinates to encourage project monitoring. Not only was this not provided in the budget proposal, many capital projects also had no…

Armed robbers have invaded the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in the Gudugbe Alagbon area of Wasimi in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State. The hoodlums reportedly beat up several worshippers as they robbed them. They also abducted one worshippers before escaping into the forest under the cover of darkness. Police spokesman Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the attack yesterday, saying the hoodlums invaded the church during a vigil on Friday night. Abimbola told The Nation that the abducted woman has been rescued safely, naming the suspects as Abubakar Ibrahim, 38, Sulaiman Yusuf, 32, Ismail Yusuf, 20, Umar Aliu, 26, and Yinusa…

Nigerian have lamented the spate of killings across the country calling for the immediate sack of the Service Chiefs who were appointed since inception of the Buhari administration. Most Nigerians were vexed by the killings of 43 farmers in Zabarmari in Jere local government area, Borno state. Many others were outraged by weekend’s killings in Borno, Benue, Kaduna, Plateau and Ekiti states. In Ondo State last week, a first class traditional ruler, Olufon of Ifon, Oba Israel Adeusi, was waylaid on the highway and killed. The wife of Mr. Olugbenga Ale, the Chief of Staff to Ondo State Governor Rotimi…

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said he is not worried about his position after his side slumped to their worst start to a season since 1981 with defeat at home by Wolves in a game overshadowed by a nasty head injury to visiting striker Raul Jimenez. The Gunners sit 14th in the table after five losses in 10 league games – a year to the day since Unai Emery was sacked at head coach – and have been beaten in their past three matches at Emirates Stadium. “It’s something that the day I decided to be a coach I knew that…

Edinson Cavani came off the bench to inspire a stunning Manchester United comeback as they turned around a two-goal deficit to secure a superb victory at Southampton. The 33-year-old Uruguayan striker was a half-time replacement for out-of-sorts Mason Greenwood with Saints two goals up and in control of a fluctuating encounter at St. Mary’s – the veteran turning the tide with a virtuoso display and a brilliant headed double. James Ward-Prowse was United’s tormentor in that first half, setting up Jan Bednarek’s 23rd minute header with a corner before floating a magnificent free-kick beyond David de Gea 10 minutes later.…

Lionel Messi paid tribute to the late Diego Maradona after scoring in Barcelona’s 4-0 La Liga win over Osasuna on Sunday. Forward Messi, 33, unveiled a Newell’s Old Boys shirt – one of Argentina great Maradona’s former clubs – after his side’s fourth goal. The Argentine also looked to the screen showing Maradona’s picture at the Nou Camp and raised both hands in the air. Martin Braithwwaite, Antoine Griezmann and Philippe Coutinho also scored. Ronald Koeman’s side had managed just one win in their previous six Spanish top-flight games. Barcelona to save 122m euros as players agree to wage cut…

Nigerian troops on Sunday neutralised Boko Haram terrorists, destroyed their logistics warehouse and recovered arms for the sect. Benard Onyeuko, the acting director, Defence Media Operations said the attack was meant to clear out remnants of Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters. “Operation Fire Ball, a subsidiary operation under Operation LAFIYA DOLE which is meant to clear the remnants of the Boko Haram/ Islamic State West Africa Province terrorists from their identified enclaves in the North East region has steadily continued to record significant results within the theatre of operation. “Consequently, on 27 November 2020, troops of Army Super Camp 11…