United State (US) former president, Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial began Tuesday with harrowing video footage of his supporters’ assault on Congress, but Republican senators made clear how difficult it will be to win a conviction. Senators voted 56-44 in favour of the constitutionality of the historic trial, rejecting a bid by Trump’s lawyers to […]

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North Korea has stolen more than $300 million worth of cryptocurrencies through cyberattacks in recent months to support its banned nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, a confidential UN report said. Compiled by a panel of experts monitoring sanctions on Pyongyang, the report said the country’s “total theft of virtual assets from 2019 to November 2020 […]

The Ovie of Idjerhe Kingdom, Ethiope West Local Government Area, Delta State, HRM Obukowho Monday Whiskey, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to step in and halt the dance of shame at the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, by returning the regional interventionist agency to the Presidency.

By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo Akwa Ibom State government has announced the prohibition of posting of posters on road kerbs, roundabouts and other government facilities. The Commissioner for Environment, Mr Charles Udoh, in a statement made available to newsmen in Uyo, also announced the prohibition of indiscriminate hoisting of banners and placement of A-Boards of […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the 33rd virtual Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. Physically present at the meeting that started by 10 am are Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha and Chief of […]

By Babajide Komolafe From 2017 to 2019, Nigeria enjoyed a  strong romance with foreign investors. During this period foreign investors injected $53 billion into the nation’s economy. Driven by a series of foreign exchange market reforms introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)  between 2016 and 2017, including the introduction of the Investors and […]

By Cynthia Alo Insurers have warned against the devastating impact of another lockdown on the insurance industry. The warning is coming on the heels of a similar position by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, which warned that imposing another lockdown will be catastrophic to the economy. While noting the necessity of the decision of […]

By Rosemary Iwunze The expected increase in the sale of third party motor insurance through the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data, USSD, channel, otherwise known as mobile insurance, is being undermined by the reoccurring menace of rate cutting. This, according to insurance practitioners, is due to the fact that some insurance companies still sell third party […]

Three civil society groups have condemned the attack on President Muhammadu Buhari by Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue over the activities of criminal herdsmen in the country. The groups are Nigeria Project Initiative; Initiative to Save Democracy and Global Economic Policy Initiative. Ortom was reported to have accused the president of being “lenient’’ towards criminal […]

Certified Identity & Communication Coach, Trainer, Speaker and founder of Red Instinxts, Stephanie Kadiri “StephREDD” is set to host the 2021 edition of her Unveil, Review, Redefine & Relaunch (UR³) conference on the 26th of February by 5pm WAT. Themed “Blooming Regardless”, the UR³ is for people who have experienced loss and failure of any […]

Michael Timothy Johnson(MTJ) is a motivational speaker. It was not something he’d set out to do in life, yet it found him and compelled him to go from ground zero to becoming a ground-breaking mentor and coach. Here’s how things unfolded for the young speaker. MTJ felt that the need to bring his life under […]

Nigeria recorded 1,056 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 141,447. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on its official Twitter handle. The centre also recorded 21 COVID-19 deaths, raising the total fatality in the country to 1,694. READ ALSOOshiomhole faults APC membership […]

…decry Central Bank forex policy By Lawani Mikairu National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies, NANTA, has commended the federal government for including the association among the beneficiaries of the palliatives given to the Aviation sector by the government. This is just as the association condemns the Central Bank forex policy of not making dollars available […]

A chieftain of the People Democratic Party, PDP, in the Southwest, Honourable Ajala Somide yesterday described as fairytales the alleged defection to APC of former Aviation Minister, Chief Olufemi Fani-Kayode.