OPC, Amotekun, bicker over implementation of guidelines
…It’s not true, govs‘re on course By Dayo Johnson THE Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, weekend, bickered with South West governors over implementation of guidelines on the formation of the regional security network, Amotekun, especially in the area of recruitment. While the OPC said the governors had abandoned the guidelines, the commander of Amotekun in Ondo […]
Using digital platforms, SMEs position for yuletide boon
Digital-savvy entrepreneurs are gearing up for yuletide sales with a plethora of tools including Facebook Ads, writes ETOP EKANEM Before the COVID-19 pandemic, no one, including businesses, thought we would be doing some of the things we are doing today. But the year 2020 has been norm shattering. If anything, it has taught us that […]
Low Yield Environment: PFAs raise equity stakes by 17% in 8 months
Downsizes TBs investments By Nkiruka Nnorom On the backdrop of thinning margins and low yield environment in the fixed income space, Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) have upscaled their investments in the equities market, while correspondingly reducing their stakes in fixed income, Treasury Bills (TBs). Figures on distribution of pension fund assets for the eight month […]
2023: Main reason Umahi defected to APC
By Dennis Agbo Earlier than Governor Dave Umahi defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, on November 19 2020, the Ebonyi state governor had lost grip in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and was at sea on what to do as the 2023 general elections draw nearer. Umahi had on assumption of power in 2015 […]
Floyd Mayweather announces exhibition fight vs. Logan Paul
Floyd Mayweather is returning to the ring — to fight a YouTube star. Mayweather, the undefeated retired boxing superstar, announced on Instagram Sunday that he will step back into the squared circle to fight Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition match on Feb. 20. The event, which has reportedly been in the works for a […]
Shell, Wike and the future of OML 11
By Ephraim Matthew When people go to court, there is the assumption that one party will win while the other one will lose. That is where Shell and the Ejama-Ebubu community in Eleme local government area of Rivers state have now found themselves. After years of legal skirmishes, a decisive verdict seems to have been […]
