The real trouble with Nigeria (2)

The real trouble with Nigeria (2)

By Douglas Anele The inauguration of British colonial rule truncated the jihadist ambitions of warmongering Dan Fodio and his cohorts who used violence and deception or taqiyya of Islamic purification to conquer Hausaland. Yet leading members of the northern military-civilian establishment never really gave up the idea of “dipping the Koran into the sea.” That was why […]
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Buhari commissions a gutter in Owerri [OPINION]

Buhari commissions a gutter in Owerri [OPINION]

When presidents make state visits, there’s always a fanfare of drums, iron clatters; a flourish of trumpets; a tumultuous crowd of flag-waving, and patriotic people eager to welcome them and show them some love.

Kebbi Bakers tasks FG on stable price of flour

Kebbi Bakers tasks FG on stable price of flour

Bakers in Kebbi State who are currently groaning under unstable price of flour and items have asked the federal government under president Muhammadu Buhari to wade into the crisis to save their businesses from extinction.

Police in Edo kill passersby while chasing suspect

Police in Edo kill passersby while chasing suspect

THE police in Edo State while trying to arrest a fleeing murder suspect identified as Ebuka Nwaechie yesterday shot dead one Moses Adam  in a vehicle passing by.  A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Bello Kontongs, said Nwaechie is a suspect in the murder of Bright Orikose in 2020.

Health workers issue fresh strike notice

Health workers issue fresh strike notice

The industrial crisis in the nation’s health sector is not about to abate following a fresh 15-day ultimatum issued to the Federal Government by the Joint Health Sectors Unions, JOHESU, and  the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations, AHPA, to meet their demands

Lagos Free Zone Company floats N10.5bn corporate infrastructure bonds

Lagos Free Zone Company floats N10.5bn corporate infrastructure bonds

By Nkiruka Nnorom Lagos Free Zone Company (LFZC), the first free zone in Nigeria with a fully integrated deep seaport, has announced the successful issuance of a N10.5 billion corporate infrastructure bond under its N50 billion debt issuance programme. The bonds is a 20-year, series 1 senior guaranteed fixed rate corporate infrastructure bonds due in […]

ZONING: PDP, govs hit back at Umahi

ZONING: PDP, govs hit back at Umahi

Governors elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have taken an exception to a remark by Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi, wherein he accused them (PDP governors) of dishonesty in their clamour for a return of the Presidency to the South in 2023

2023: Igbo president gathers momentum as CAN group backs bid

2023: Igbo president gathers momentum as CAN group backs bid

THE Christian Social Movement of Nigeria (CSMN) has written a letter to the Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM), Dr. Mike Okonkwo, asking him to modify his position on Igbo presidency in 2023, just as it is throwing its weight behind a presidential hopeful from the South-East.