Poorer countries will be casualties of U.S. tariff move – UN
The UN says U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports will take a toll on poorer countries and could trigger takeovers in their mining industries.
Secondus tasks women on nation-building
ABUJA— National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, has called on Nigerian women to help rescue the country from the men who he accused of failing to rise to the challenge of leadership having “disappointed the nation.”
I deserve a place in Russia-bound Eagles – Ejide
Experienced Hapoel Hadera of Israel and Nigeria goalkeeper, Austin Ejide has voiced his desire for a role in the Super Eagles Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup campaign.
Woman clubs husband’s assailant to death in Cross River
CALABAR—THE rustic town of Okpoma, Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State was Tuesday thrown into mourning as a woman, identified as Alice, allegedly clubbed a man, Ogar Olaje, to death during a brawl with her husband.
Ekiti PDP: The gathering storm over governorship primary
As the race for the July 14, 2018, governorship election in Ekiti State gathers momentum, aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are concerned about the prospects of having a free and fair primary.
Gunmen shoot pregnant woman in Bayelsa
KOLUAMA—A pregnant woman, identified as Gulu, was reportedly shot in the stomach by gunmen suspected to be pirates that attacked a Yenagoa bound passenger boat in the coastal area of Koluama in Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State.
Be wary of Chinese loans, US warns Nigeria, others
The United States Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, yesterday, told African countries to be wary of Chinese government and its loan facilities.
Train kills NYSC member in Lagos
A yet-to-be identified female member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, was, yesterday, crushed by a train in Ikeja Local Government Area, Lagos State.
Emefiele seeks top bank mgt, board positions for women
As the world marks this year’s edition of the International Women’s Day, IWD, the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has called for more opportunities for women at top management and on boards of the nation’s banks.
MD remanded for allegedly forging SON logo
LAGOS—JUSTICE Saliu Saidu of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has remanded the Managing Director of Agastorm Limited, Nonso Udoye, in prison custody for allegedly cloning the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON, logo in a bid to perpetrate fraud.
