PDP warns party exco from fraternizing with aspirants
BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME AHEAD of its primaries for the coming local government election in Delta state, executive members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have been warned against campaigning with aspirants for the party’s ticket. Chairman of the party in Delta south senatorial district, Chief Julius Takeme, gave the warning at the inaugural meeting of […]
Akeredolu and plight of the Ijaw community in Ondo State
By Fidelis Soriwei IN 2017, when Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, was elected Governor of Ondo State, the people of Arogbo heaved a huge sigh of relief. His emergence inspired so much hope in the minority Arogbo Ijaw Community òf Ese-Odo Local Government Area of the State. First, the people believed that Akeredolu, a former President òf […]
COVID-19: South Africa relax lockdown restrictions
South Africa will move to lockdown alert level 1 from midnight on Sunday, 20 September. President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement during a live address to the nation on Wednesday evening. The president said following consultations with provincial and local government representatives, and drawing on the advice of scientists and engagements with various stakeholders, the […]
TikTok, Oracle face several hurdles to keep afloat
TikTok has found a dance partner to keep it going in the US, but it has to convince the feds not to let the deal flop. American software firm Oracle said it would become the “trusted technology provider” for ByteDance — the Chinese tech giant behind the popular app known for its viral dance videos […]
Fuel: The day of reckoning is here
IT is a factual error to conflate the subsidy uprising of 2012 and the crisis of 2020. True, both speak to a national emergency, but the circumstances are starkly dissimilar. Nigerians that marched across the nation in the harmattan-scorched January of 2012 were actually protesting a touted rising economic tide that didn’t in any way raise their individual boats.
FG projects Nigeria’s economy to recover in Q1’21
The federal government has projected that Nigeria’s economy will recover from the effect of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the first quarter of 2021. This aligns with the projection of several analysts who are of the view that the recovery may have even started projecting that the huge drop in the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, […]
