The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has opposed the Ondo State Government’s plan to produce marijuana as medicines, boost employment and earn Nigeria a share of the $344 billion global cannabis market. ROBERT EGBE examines the pros and cons of producing medical marijuana locally. There are no fewer than 10.6 million … [Read more…]
Two suspected members of Eastern Security Network (ESN), the armed security outfit of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), have been taken into police custody in Imo. They were arrested after a shootout with police who raided their hideout at Emekeukwu in Owerri North council area of the state. The raid was carried … [Read more…]
The Abuja division of the Federal High Court will on September 27 rule on the propriety or otherwise of the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) taking over the case file of former Imo state Governor, Ikedi Ohakim. Ohakim is facing trial before the court alongside Chinedu Okpareke, over an allegation that … [Read more…]
Members of the minority caucus in the House of Representatives, on Thursday, declined to participate in the consideration and adoption of the report by the Committee on Aids, Loans and Debt Management chaired by Ahmed Safana. The report was on the external borrowing plan of the Federal Government to fund the 2021 budget, … [Read more…]
British Government has raised the alarm that the rising conflicts could destabilise Nigeria’s democracy in the run-up to the 2023 elections. This is even as the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) declared that the level of insecurity across the country is not only eroding citizens safety and peoples means of livelihood but also threatening … [Read more…]
AUTOEASE: Our Legacy Lives On Days after the assassination of her MD, Ifeanyi Okeke, his Auto Body Repair Shop, AUTOEASE has released what may be viewed as its statement. The image which read “Our Legacy Lives On” has been described as touching by those who have seen it. While it goes a long way to … [Read more…]
Security: Governor Ugwuanyi of Enugu State meets with Security Agencies and Stakeholders. By Onochie Jon-Igwesi It has been a gloomy week in Enugu, beginning with the murder of the Autoease Boss, Mr. Ifeanyi Okeke who was said to have been shot by assassins on Sunday, July 4, 2021 around Independence Layout area of the state. … [Read more…]
North’s elders and interest groups slammed the 17 southern governors on Tuesday for demanding power shift to the South in 2023. The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) said the North would not accept the imposition of any candidate on the region. The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) rejected the position that the South should … [Read more…]
South-West Governors, Senators and House of Representatives’ members have agree to present a common position for Nigeria’s constitution review. They also set up a committee to harmonise the positions of the Governors and lawmakers from the zone. The agreement was reached after their Tuesday evening meeting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. … [Read more…]
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Tuesday, described the decision of Southern Governors Forum to enact laws to ban open grazing of livestock in the region as a bold and patriotic move that will bring to an end the lingering crisis caused by armed herdsmen. The Governor in a statement issued by his Chief … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded the collaboration between security agencies on the operations against separationists, Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho. Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, in a statement, said the operations was done with great synchronisation leading to the arrests of individuals who had inflicted pain and hardships on fellow citizens. He said Kanu and … [Read more…]
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries on Tuesday kicked against calls for the discontinuation of investments in the oil and gas industry, describing such calls as dangerous. Secretary-General, OPEC, Sanusi Barkindo, spoke in a keynote address on ‘Global oil market dynamics in a decarbonising world’, at the 20th Nigeria Oil and Gas Conference … [Read more…]