Making Buhari’s 77,400 farmers project work
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari appears dead serious about his intention to stop the allocation of precious foreign exchange to food importation by promoting local production. But there are contradictions that must be sorted out. Buhari’s newest initiative which could help stave off hunger crisis as a result of the coronavirus pandemic (which necessitated massive lockdowns) and […]
Okotie-Eboh Peace Resolution Foundation for launch July 7
To commemorate the legacy of their patriarch, the Okotie-Eboh family will, on Tuesday, July 7, launch a foundation, The Joseph Adolo Okotie-Eboh Peace and Conflict Resolution Foundation, in honour of the late Chief Joseph Adolo Okotie-Eboh, who passed on July 6, 2019. The event, which is set to hold via zoom, as part of the […]
NBA has lost its voice as prime defender of Bar, Bench — Akpata
Olumide Akpata is a Senior Partner and Head of the Corporate and Commercial Practice Group at Templars Law Firm. In this interview with Innocent Anaba, he speaks on his aspiration to become the next President of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, and his vision for the association.
Egypt court sentences one monk to death, another to life for abbot’s killing
An Egyptian court upheld a death sentence for one Coptic monk and life in prison for another over the killing of the abbot of a desert monastery in 2018, a judicial source said. In a case that shocked the Middle East’s largest religious minority, Bishop Epiphanius was found with a bleeding head wound after being […]
Communities in South-East groan, as herdsmen take over farmlands
By Anayo Okoli, Vincent Ujumadu, Peter Okutu, Chimaobi Nwaiwu, Ikechukwu Odu & Chinonso Alozie The destructive activities of rogue herdsmen on farms in communities in Igbo land are becoming worrisome and frightening. They, with hordes of cattle, have been invading farmlands with reckless abandon and making a mess of the crops which the poor village […]
Why Akanu Ibiam Airport’s renovation is delayed
By Dennis Agbo Different renovations and new constructions are ongoing simultaneously at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu, but there are issues the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, are facing that are constituting hiccups to their speedy completions. Apart from the popular runway reconstruction, other constructions that have gone to advanced stages include […]
Just in: Domestic flights to resume on July 8th
The federal government yesterday night finally announced the resumption of domestic flights which have been suspended in the country since March 2020. The government said flights will resume on the 8th of July, 2020.
Lagos CP refunds N500,000 extorted from Lagosian, arrests 4 officers
By Evelyn Usman The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, CP Hakeem Odumosu, on Wednesday, at the command headquarters in Ikeja, refunded N500,000 cash to a businessman, who was extorted by a team of policemen. The businessman (names withheld) was arrested by policemen for violating the 10p.m. curfew. The officers were said to have […]
JUST IN:FG Okays July 8th for resumption of domestic flights
ABUJA- The federal government, Wednesday, approved the resumption of domestic flights across the nation’s airports with effect from July 8 after months of shutdown due to coronavirus pandemic.
NAPTIP, NiDOM clash at Reps C’mttee hearing over distressed Nigerians abroad
ABUJA-Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NiDCOM and the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons yesterday disagreed on whose responsibility it was to come to the rescue of distressed Nigerians abroad.
Taraba group hails Gov Ishaku over restoration of peace, security
Taraba State-based pressure group, Taraba Interest Group, TIG, has commended Governor Darius Ishaku for the peace and stability that has returned to the state, saying his urgent intervention in the Jukun/Tiv lingering crisis has brought an end to killings.
