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Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has sued an online Newspaper, Peoples Gazette, over alleged defamatory publications. In the suit marked, HAB/36/2021, and filed before an Abakaliki High Court, Umahi and two other plaintiffs, Austin Umahi and Brass Engineering and Construction Nigeria Limited, said the paper’s ‘offending’ publications of January 29 and 30 2021, caused … [Read more…]
Four persons, including two senior staff in the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Alhaji Ahmed Idris, have been charged to court by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons over their alleged involvement in human trafficking. The workers were the Chief Accountant on Grade Level 14, Innocent Bola-Audu, … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has received an invitation from US President Joe Biden to a virtual summit to galvanise efforts in tackling the climate crisis. President Biden also extended the invitation to four other African leaders and 35 others. The African leaders are Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Kenyan … [Read more…]
The Federal Government is yet to release the fund it promised Edo State for the hosting of the 2020 National Sports Festival with less than a week to its commencement. Musa Ebomhiana, a Project Manager in the Media and Communications Sub-Committee of the festival’s Local Organising Committee, disclosed this on Sunday in Benin. … [Read more…]
George Floyd must receive justice, his family said ahead of opening arguments Monday in the trial of the white police officer accused of killing the Black man, whose agonising death ignited protests against racism and police brutality across the United States and around the world. “I have a big hole right now in my … [Read more…]
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has called on Nigerians to help President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to save the country and themselves. Atiku, in a series of tweets on Sunday, March 28, 2021, said this in his reaction to the recent Bloomberg’s report which says Nigeria is set to become the country with the highest … [Read more…]
Enugu: After outcry, bad roads receive attention. The Enugu State Commissioner for Works, Engr. Greg Nnaji has revealed that the state government has commenced the bi-annual repair of roads that were in bad shape in the state, in line with the government’s zero tolerance for potholes. Our correspondent had, on Friday March 26, 2021, … [Read more…]
The clamour for power shift got a push on Sunday from former Head of State Gen. Yakubu Gowon, who called for zoning and rotational presidency among the six geo-political zones. Gen. Gowon said rotating the office is key to peace, tranquility and development. Besides, the elder statesman, who spoke in Abuja at 100th … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s livestock sector has the potential to add N33tn worth of investments to the country’s economy, the Federal Government has said. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, who said this to the media in Abuja on Saturday evening, stated that the Federal Government was working hard to ensure the release of this … [Read more…]
The Nigerian stock market extended its decline last week as investors lost N140bn. The Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index and market capitalisation depreciated by 0.69 per cent to close the week at 38,382.39 and N20.08tn respectively. All other indices, however, finished higher with the exception of NSE Mainboard, NSE 30, NSE Insurance, … [Read more…]
Apex Igbo organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, said there was no going back on the push for a president of Igbo origin in 2023. It described the clamour for the president by Igbo as equity-inspired, adding that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had betrayed Igbo in spite its long years of support to the party. … [Read more…]
According to recent figures on the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) website, on March 1, 2021 the external reserve was $34,998,144,389 but by March 16, it had shrunk to $34,475,618,425. Since January 25, 2021 when the reserve stood at $36,469,940,426.08 it has been on a steady decline to the current $34,475,618,425. In other words, … [Read more…]