Crisis rocks Enugu community over leadership tussle
By Chinedu Adonu – Enugu Crisis is rocking Ubiekpo-Abor community in Udi Council Area of Enugu State over who becomes the leader of Ubiekpo People’s Assembly. While majority of the Enugu community members, championed by the elders are rooting for the incumbent, Chief Patrick Maduchi, to lead for another three years, some elements, led by […]
55 commodity associations demand unfettered access to foreign exchange
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Following circular recently issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on control of foreign exchange access, 55 registered Commodity Associations under the auspices of the Federation of Agricultural Commodity Associations of Nigeria, FACAN, on thursday, demanded unfettered access to foreign exchange. This demand was made at a press conference […]
Ozekhome flays Buhari’s “lame” independence anniversary broadcast
By Dirisu Yakubu Constitutional lawyer and human rights activists, Mike Ozekhome has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s 60th independence anniversary speech as lame, saying the attempt to compare petroleum pricing in Nigeria with other countries is ridiculous. In a reaction to Thursday’s morning broadcast by Mr. President, Ozekhome said the fact that Nigeria is one of […]
Nigeria’s cocoa more valuable than gold, crude oil ― Dr Ofuka
By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar Dr Oscar Ofuka, the Special Adviser to Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade, on Cocoa development, has asserted that Nigeria’s cocoa is more valuable than crude oil and gold even at the world market and needs more attention to give us the actual economic benefit that can lead to real growth […]
Police arrest ‘Fix Badagry-Lagos Road’ protesters
The police in Lagos on Thursday arrested two conveners of “Fix Badagry-Lagos Road” protest at Aradagun area of the expressway and took them into custody.
Ondo 2020: Ajayi is the highest-paid deputy gov, earns N13m per month ― Akeredolu
…says l didn’t ask for interest on the N4.3b lodged in secret account By Dayo Johnson – Akure Candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the governorship election in Ondo State, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has opened up on his estranged deputy, Hon Agboola Ajayi. Akeredolu said he gave his deputy “wide room to operate […]
