Jesusegun Alagbe The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said the recent report that Nigeria is the poorest in the world is the hypocrisy of the West against Africans. Notwithstanding the report, the cleric said it should propel Nigerian leaders to do more in the fight against corruption […]
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Controller-General of Prisons, Ja’afaru Ahmed, has approved the dismissal of three junior prison officials for smuggling cannabis into the Kaduna Central Prison. The warders, Samaila Inusa, Jonathan Ibrahim and Adamu Jethro, were indicted for compromising prison security by giving narcotics and other illicit subtances to inmates. A statement by the NPS […]
Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi The operations of airlines at the General Aviation Terminal of the Murtala Muhammad Airport, Lagos were interrupted for over four hours on Friday by members of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria. According to reports, the unions’ leaders got to the airport early in the morning and ordered […]
Anna Okon The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma, has expressed appreciation to foreign investors for the interest they continue to show in Nigeria and their willingness to spread the good news about the investment opportunities in the country. Udoma expressed appreciation to the foreign investors in his opening remarks at an […]
Anna Okon The Nigeria Indigenous Ship Owners Association has calculated that the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund has accumulated up to $300m in the last 10 years. The President, NISA, Aminu Umar, stated this during the Annual General Meeting of the association in Lagos. He said, “The Cabotage Act has been on for over 10 years. […]
Feyisayo Popoola with agency report Stakeholders in the financial industry have emphasised the need for the Central Bank of Nigeria to issue a report on the status of the financial market. According to them, the collapse of Skye Bank Plc is darkening the outlook for Nigeria’s other small lenders struggling to recover from the economy’s […]
Gibson Achonu, Owerri The former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, says he will continue to pursue his legitimate ambition of becoming the governor of Imo State in 2019 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, against all odds. Ihedioha, in a press release signed by his media aide, Mr. […]
Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri Operatives of Imo State Police Command have arrested a 34-year-old man, Chibuike Okorougo, while allegedly stealing solar batteries belonging to mobile telecommunications company, MTN, in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Dasuki Galadanchi, told Southern City News that the suspect, who is a native of Umuenyem Nkwerre, was caught in the […]
Sampson Itode, Port Harcourt The Academic Staff Union of Universities has described the proposed education bank and tuition scheme by the Federal Government as a ploy to commercialise public university education and thereby encourage private universities in the country. ASUU Zonal Coordinator, Port Harcourt Zone, Uzo Onyebinama, said that the proposed scheme by the Federal […]
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt A group of scavengers, who besieged the Fruit and Vegetable Market that was engulfed by fire in Port Harcourt, fought one another over the leftovers from the inferno. The scavengers, who were mainly youths, had come into the market with sledge hammers, chisels, cutlasses and others to pull out iron bars […]
Afeez Hanafi A Lagos Magistrate’s Court sitting in Igbosere has sentenced a security guard, Celestine Kyosu, to seven years’ imprisonment for allegedly stealing goods at a boutique in a mall on Prince Adelowo Adedeji Street, Lekki Phase 1. Kyosu reportedly burgled the shop on June 18, 2018 around 3.30am when he was on duty and […]
In this interview with JESUSEGUN ALAGBE, the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Alhaji Razak Jaiyeola, shares his thoughts on the Federal Government’s anti-corruption war, among other things In June, you were installed as the 54th President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. Did you see it coming or was […]
Tony Okafor, Awka There was tension in Governor Willie Obiano’s Anambra East constituency on Friday following an alleged attempt by the hierarchy of the All Progressives Grand Alliance to impose a certain candidate on the people of the area for next year’s general elections. As a result, the people of the area have asked the […]
Nigeria was granted independence by Britain on October 1, 1960, but the independence did not just happen. Before then, some Nigerians had started calling for independence from British colonial rule, and these included notable Nigerians such as Sir Herbert Macaulay, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Alhaji Tafawa Balewa and Chief Anthony […]
Mudiaga Affe, Calabar The Secretary to Cross River State Government, Tina Agbor, has said that nearly 1,000 children die each day all over the world due to preventable water and sanitation-related diseases. Agbor stated this on Friday at the celebration of Bekwarra Local Government Area Open Defecation Free Status held at the council headquarters in […]
Tunde Ajaja The shame that confronted both of them as they were ushered out of the office premises that morning could make anyone in their shoes want to attempt the unthinkable – like entering the ground, if possible – at that moment. It all happened in the full glare of their colleagues. The incident happened […]
Prof Chris Nwamuo is a professor of Theatre Arts at the University of Calabar. In this chat with ADEMOLA OLONILUA, he relives some of his fondest memories How would you describe your early years growing up in Abia State? I would say that they were quite uneventful and I grew up like a normal child […]
Folashade Adefisayo is an educationist and also the founder of Leading Learning Nigeria Ltd. She tells ADEMOLA OLONILUA about how she once resigned from an international finance agency because she found the job boring What influenced you to study Zoology for your first degree at the University of Ibadan, Oyo State? I actually studied arts […]
Elizabeth Ajaguna was the best graduating student of the Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, at the recent convocation of the institution. In this interview with PETER DADA, the 21-year-old, who graduated with 4.68 Cumulative Grade Point Average out of a possible 5.00, spoke about how she graduated with a first-class degree and other issues that […]
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu Two armed robbers, who specialised in breaking into homes to steal valuables, have been apprehended by the police in Enugu. The two suspects – Ejike Nomeh and Sopulu Edeh – were nabbed for allegedly committing separate offences by operatives of the Emene Division of the Enugu State Police Command. Nomeh, a native […]
Funmi Akingbade A man is created to be the head of his household, but when anything threatens that authority, a man must fight it with all his energy. Premature ejaculation is considered as an aberration and here are important things to know about it, to help you overcome it now without further delay: PE is […]
The Elekole of Ikole-Ekiti, paramount ruler of Egbeoba Kingdom, Oba Adewunmi Fasiku, Aladesekole I, tells GBENRO ADEOYE that some cultures are dirty and should be stopped How would you describe your experience on the throne? We thank God as everything has been going on smoothly with the help of the people of the town, particularly […]
On October 1, 2018, Nigeria would mark 58 years of independence from British colonial rule. In this report, Samuel Awoyinfa, Eric Dumo and Afeez Hanafi take a look at some of first landmark monuments in the country There are few countries in Africa and perhaps the world today that can boast the rich heritage and […]
Eric Dumo Bajaj Electricals, an Indian firm, has announced plans to expand its presence in Nigeria by increasing the volume of its investment. Making the disclosure in Lagos during a meeting with some of its major dealers, the company said that being an important market in Africa and indeed the world, it had seen the […]
Timileyin Akinkahunsi October 1 is a remarkable date in the history of Nigeria; the giant of Africa gained independence on this date under a constitution that provided for a parliamentary government and a substantial measure of self-government for the country’s three regions. In October 1963, Nigeria proclaimed itself the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and former […]