2019: ACF declines support for only Buhari
In what appears a major shift in position, Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, yesterday told a pro-Buhari group from Kano, under the aegis of Muhammadu Buhari Legacy Implementation Initiatives, that it was not a partisan group and could not, therefore, support only President Muhammadu Buhari as a candidate for 2019 election.
Oil trades near two-week low amid talk of Libya, Nigeria caps
OIL traded near the lowest closing price in two weeks, erasing earlier gains after an OPEC minister said Libya and Nigeria may be requested to cap their production.
UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE: Avon HMO seeks right regulatory framework for private sector
PRIVATE sector participation and a strong regulatory framework have been mooted as factors that can drive Universal Health Coverage, UHC, in Africa.
OAU academic staff protest Prof Elujoba’s detention
Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, yesterday staged a peaceful protest to register their grievances over the detention of the former Acting Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Anthony Elujoba, in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Okorocha, Fayose preach politics of inclusion
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha and Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, have called on their counterparts in the country to embrace the politics of inclusion as a means of making the dividends of democracy reach the people.
Nigeria to generate N141.3bn annually from lottery —Western lotto
WESTERN Lotto Nigeria Limited has disclosed that lottery can generate over N141.3 billion annually for the development of Nigeria’s economy.
Okotie-Eboh tasks NASS on burning issues
Chairman, People for Peace and Justice Initiative, PFPAJI, Mr Emmanuel Okotie-Eboh, has called on the National Assembly, to tackle burning national issues threatening the unity of the country rather than flex muscles with the Presidency over the confirmation of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Magu.
Yam exportation won’t cause artificial scarcity, Ogbeh assures
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has insisted that exportation of yam is a laudable development that will not cause artificial scarcity or lead to increase in the price of the staple food at the local markets.
Rangers International Football Club
Okey Anyichie, in his book, Football in Nigeria, the Coal City Connection (page 54-58), wrote: “The 1971 Amachree Cup Competition started on the 1st of March 1971 at the City stadium, Onikan, Lagos, with seventeen football clubs participating. The opening match was between Vasco Dagama FC of Enugu and ACB FC in Lagos. ACB defeated Vasco Dagama 4 goals to 3.”
Persons Living With Scleroderma speak out: Our skin condition does not make us less human
Beside scleroderma attacking the skin to form scar tissue or fibrous and thickening, it also affects the blood vessels and vital organs of the body such as the lungs, heart and kidneys
Firm accuses Lagos agency of unlawful possession of property
MESSRS A. J. Missri & Company Limited, operators of poultry farms in Aba, Abia state, has decried unlawful occupation of its landed property located on 23, Breadfruit Street, Lagos Island by the Lagos State Urban Renewal Agency LASURA. The property in question is an expansive bungalow comprising 25 lock up shops occupied by traders as tenants built 30 years ago.
