How to believe that Nigeria’s prominent civil society leader, Innocent C. Chukwuma, is gone at 56! Among other important unfinished business–he still had a lot to give–was the conversation he began with me only six weeks ago concerning an important family matter hanging in the balance! I first met Innocent during his Civil Liberties Organization […]

Rep. Suleiman Lere (APC-Kaduna State) has died at the age of 53. Mr Tukur Maibindiga, his Personal Assistant, disclosed this when he spoke with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. Maibindiga said that lawmaker who represented Lere Federal Constituency, died at the Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna State after a brief illness. Lere was sworn-in in February […]

The Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Dingyadi has described the Monday attack on security operatives and formations in Imo as an act of terrorism.

By Peter Egwuatu FMDQ  Securities Exchange Limited has disclosed that the federal government  could leverage derivative product to hedge against crude oil price volatility, just as the global  gross market value of Over the Counter, OTC derivative market hits $15.5 trillion in first half 2020, H1’20. FMDQ Securities stated this at the one day virtual […]

The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel has declared the preparedness of the state-owned carrier, Ibom Air to commence flight operations between Uyo and Banjul, the Gambia, aimed at strengthening regional integration and trade between the two countries.

The management of the largest containers in Africa, AMP Terminals, and the leaders of Maritime Workers of Nigeria, MWUN, Tuesday began a marathon meeting to avert looming industrial unrest from Thursday over the replacement of Nigerian workers with foreigners

ABUJA – THE National Association of Seadogs, NAS, on Tuesday protested in Abuja to press home for the removal of the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Danladi Umar for allegedly desecrating his office by physically assaulting a security guard at Banex Plaza in Abuja.

By Dirisu Yakubu The Almagamated Atiku Support Group has chided Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami for filing an affidavit in support of a suit pending before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, is not a Nigerian. A statement signed by Remi Adebayo, Director of Media of […]

The 5th Archbishop, Metropolitan and Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev. Henry Chukwudum Ndukuba, has expressed the Church’s confidence in the leadership qualities of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State. Primate Ndukuba told Gov. Ugwuanyi that “you are one of the young men in politics we can look up to and […]

ABUJA–AFTER meeting with the Minister of Education,Mallam Adamu Adamu, polytechnic lecturers have vowed to continue the strike they earlier declared Monday morning.

By Emma Ujah, Abuja The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 2021 growth rate from 1.5 per cent to 2. 5 per cent. This was contained in its World Economic Outlook (WEO) released by the organization, yesterday, in which it, however, slightly reduced next year’s growth forecast from 2.5 per […]

By Dirisu Yakubu Famous rights advocacy group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, yesterday linked Monday’s attack on a correctional facility and Police Command in Owerri as a plot to destabilize the South-East geo-political zone. This is even as the group queried the methodology deployed by outgoing Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated the Itsekiri nation on the announcement of a new Olu of Warri, as pronounced by the Iyatsere of Warri Kingdom.

By Soni Daniels The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has handed over the sum of ¥370,000 and $1,800 recovered from a fraudster, to the Japanese victim  through officials of the Japanese Embassy, Abuja. The money was recovered by the EFCC following a complaint by one Hatsumi Ozeki on January 19, 2019. Investigation established that Ozeki […]

By Steve Oko The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, has mocked Gov. David Umahi over his lamentation on the massacre of locals by herdsmen, saying that the governor is waking up to realities rather too late. IPOB in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary Emma Powerful, said Umahi and other South East governors […]