Blasphemy: CAN insists on open trial of Bridget’s killers
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, of the 19 northern states yesterday insisted that the trial of the killers of 74-year-old woman, Madam Bridget Agbahime, who was murdered by a mob at Kofar Wambai market, Kano, Kano State, last week over alleged blasphemy of Islam, must not be done in secret.
Seven banks earn N78bn from forex trading in 2015
In spite of the scarcity and restrictions in the nation’s foreign exchange market, seven banks made N78 billion trading in foreign exchange in 2015. Financial Vanguard investigations revealed that the income was 8.3 per cent lower than the N85.5 billion recorded in 2014. The banks are Access, UBA, FBN Holdings, Union Bank, Diamond Bank, Wema Bank and Sterling Bank.
Marafa dismisses Senate reconciliation c’ttee
ABUJA—SENATOR Kabiru Marafa, yesterday, dismissed the Senate Reconciliation Committee set up seven weeks ago by the Senate leadership to reconcile aggrieved senators and possibly settle all the problems confronting the Red Chamber, following the emergence of Senators Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu as Senate President and Deputy Senate President, respectively.
The economy and Pandora’s Box
“Poverty will clearly deepen nationwide and severe level of unemployment will persist with serious social consequences, if the preferred strategy for rescuing our economy implies further Naira devaluation and outright deregulation of fuel price, as recommended by the IMF and other likeminded experts. (see “Devalue Naira, Remove Subsidy and Kill Nigerians” Rational perspectives: 02/11/2015 www.lesleba.com).
Corruption, infighting bane of Nigerian football – Barr. Aimuan
The protracted crisis rocking Nigerian football has been linked to high level of corruption and infighting that have characterized the administration of the sport in the country.
PMT insists on speed limiters, opens Ilorin terminal
The Management of a leading road transport company,Peace Mass Transit,PMT,weekend,reaffirmed is resolves on installation of Speed Limiters in all its fleet to reduce the rate of auto crashes even as it commissioned its Ilorin,Kwara State capital terminal situated opposite ADP Sango Area,to ease difficulties commuters traveling to various parts of the country are bedeviled with.
