Insecurity threatens business in S-East – ECCIMA boss
Enugu-The Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA), says about 50 per cent of businesses in the South East zone have closed shops because of upsurge in crime. Dr Emeka Okereke, the Director General of the chamber, said this in an interview with newsmen in Enugu, yesterday while reacting to insecurity challenges in […]
Gani is victory in defeat
GANI Fawehinmi was a special Nigerian both in life and death. Many people were born to be copycats. They abound everywhere, particularly among so-called opinion leaders. They are unable to produce unique and insightful ideas. But because they have the gift of the gab and the elevated platform to demonstrate it, they pass for intelligent or intellectual people.
**AS GANI GOES HOME : How he ‘breathed’ life into political parties
PRIOR to 2002, Nigeria had only three officially recognised political parties- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alliance for Democracy (AD) and All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP). However, due to the various contradictions inherent in the three existing parties, coupled with the desire of many Nigerians who don’t believe in them and the necessity for fresh political […]
Tompolo won’t surrender arms, says Ijaw youth group
IJAW youth leaders in the Niger-Delta, under the auspices of the Ijaw Youths Leadership Forum (IYLF) , weekend, said militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, was fighting the cause of Ijaw people and ruled out the possibility of his surrendering arms when the federal government has not commenced feasible development of the coastal communities.
Bail: Ibru, Adigwe, Ebong know fate today
*I’m not on the run, says Akingbola By Innocent Anaba LAGOS – A Federal High Court, Lagos, will today rule on the bail applications of Mrs Cecilia Ibru, former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Oceanic Bank Plc; her counterparts in Afribank Plc and Union Bank of Nigeria Plc-Mr. Sebastian Adigwe  and Mr. Bartholomew […]
FG agrees to PIB modification
IN what appears to be a turn around, the Federal Government may have acquiesced to the submissions of stakeholders who made presentations at the public hearing on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), agreeing to some modifications.
