Author: Alade Adisa

The former Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Yobe State on Students’ Affairs and the state’s current Focal Person on Bilateral Education, Abdulmumin Liman, speaks to NewDailyPrime on matters in Northern Nigeria, issues surrounding the youth, and other related topics. The Governor of Yobe State has been accused of consistently being absent from the state he was elected to govern. Does this indicate a lack of commitment to serving the people? Governor Buni has consistently delivered on his mandates as enshrined in the constitution and even beyond. Looking at the significant progress made during his time in office, he…

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has given its nod to the purchase of capital shares worth $582 million in the New Development Bank (NDB), according to a Finance Division statement. Established in 2015 by BRICS countries, the NDB is a multilateral development bank aimed at mobilising resources for infrastructure and sustainable development projects in BRICS and other emerging markets and developing countries (EMDCs). “The ECC approved Pakistan’s membership in the New Development Bank, established by BRICS member countries. The committee endorsed the purchase of 5,882 capital shares in the NDB, amounting to USD 582 million, with USD 116 million as…

Nigeria has signed a pipeline deal which would transport billions of cubic metres of gas 4,128 kilometres (2,565 miles) from Nigeria in West Africa through Niger and on to Algeria. Officials from the three countries signed the deal in Algiers, Algeria’s capital, aimed at accelerating the development of a vast natural gas pipeline toward Europe on Friday. The Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) deal would also see the gas pumped through the undersea Mediterranean pipeline, Transmed to Italy, or loaded onto liquefied natural gas tankers for export. The contracts centred on “an update of the feasibility study” and other issues, including…

Claudia Scheinbaum warns of reciprocal action if Washington designates country’s cartels as terrorist groups Mexico’s president, Claudia Scheinbaum has warned US gunmakers they could face fresh legal action as accomplices of organized crime if Washington designates the country’s cartels as terrorist groups. The Latin American country, which is under mounting pressure from Donald Trump to curb illegal drug smuggling, wants its neighbor to crack down on firearms trafficking in the other direction. “If they declare these criminal groups as terrorists, then we’ll have to expand our US lawsuit,” Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, said at a daily press conference. A new…

Bashir el-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has warned the federal government that arresting his father would be their biggest mistake. He gave the warning via a post on social media platform X. His comments have sparked controversy, especially as he appeared to reference President Bola Tinubu by calling him “Pablo Escobar,” a name associated with the infamous Colombian drug lord. The warning comes amid speculation that the federal government, through the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu is planning to arrest Nasir el-Rufai. The former governor, who was once a close ally of…

Former Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa has taken his battle for reinstatement to the courts. The Lagos politician has filed a suit at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, seeking to be immediately reinstated as the head of the state’s House of Assembly. The suit, filed on February 14, 2025, claims that Obasa was wrongly removed as Lagos Speaker. He has joined the current Speaker, Lasbat Mojisola Meranda, and the Assembly as defendants. This development comes after weeks of failed political meetings aimed at resolving the crisis. The meetings, which were held between Lagos and Abuja,…

The Canadian High Commission in Nigeria has responded to remarks made by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, regarding the alleged denial of visas to him and other top military officers by the Canadian embassy. According to reports, General Musa and other senior military officials were scheduled to travel to Canada on Wednesday but were denied visas the day before. Musa recounted the disappointing experience on Thursday while delivering a lecture at the maiden event of the National Association of the Institute for Security Studies (AANISS) in Abuja. “Every disappointment is a blessing. Yesterday (Wednesday), I was supposed…

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun has requested that the Senate conduct its investigation into the disappearance of 3,907 firearms behind closed doors, citing national security concerns. In a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Egbetokun expressed appreciation for the Legislature’s commitment to a thorough probe but stressed the need for confidentiality to prevent misinformation and security risks. He said; “We appreciate the Senate committee’s efforts in investigating the alleged missing firearms. However, we urge that future hearings on sensitive security matters be held in camera to avoid creating a wrong impression among Nigerians and the international…

In a bid to safeguard critical national electricity assets, the Federal Government has announced plans to establish a special security unit, dubbed “Power Rangers,” the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has disclosed. The minister, who announced the plans during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Friday, said, “We have decided now with the Minister of Power to have what we call the ‘power rangers.” Tunji-Ojo explained that the new unit will be comprised of officers from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NDCDC) and tasked with preventing vandalism of power installations across the country. Amid rising cases…

US vice-president questions whether European values are worth defending as he rails against ‘threat from within’ The US vice-president, JD Vance, has launched a brutal ideological assault on Europe, accusing its leaders of suppressing free speech, failing to halt illegal migration, and running in fear from voters’ true beliefs. In a chastising speech on Friday that openly questioned whether current European values warranted defence by the US, he painted a picture of European politics infected by media censorship, cancelled elections and political correctness. Arguing that the true threat to Europe stemmed not from external actors such as Russia or China,…