We’ve put Nigerian Basketball on World map – Babs Ogunade
Babs Ogunade, a former Nigeria iternational is the immediate past Vice President of the Nigerian Basketball Federation. He spoke with Jacob Ajom on the recently concluded Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the 2021 Afrobasket and why Nigeria performed poorly at both tournaments. Ogunade also spoke on the exploits of the Musa Kida-led board of the NBBF and […]
FFK’s blast from the past; the transmogrification of a Buhari tormentor
Call it Jero’s Metamorphosis or Yeh Trials of Brother Jero (apologies to Prof. Wole Soyinka), you wouldn’t be wrong. That is for literary minds.
Igbo, Idoma, have origins from 12 lost tribes of Israel — Report
A renowned televangelist, Innocent Agu, in a 738-page book titled ‘The Hebrew Evidence of Nigerian Jews: A Scriptural Insight’, has said that Igbo people in South-Eastern Nigeria and some Nigerian tribes share a common ancestry that is traceable to the twelve lost tribes of Israel.
2023: Hope for President from S-east dims
•As APC, PDP not likely to zone Presidency to the region •PDP to throw it open, considers Southwest for chairmanship •Intrigues surface as both parties seek to outfox each other By Emmanuel Aziken A game of intrigues between the two major political parties, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the All Progressives Congress, APC is […]
IPMAN Crisis: Scarcity, price increase hit Anambra as marketers shut outlets
The price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) has risen to between N200 and N250 in parts of Anambra, following the strike action embarked upon by Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Enugu Depot Unit
Igboho: N20bn fine against DSS, triumph over illegalities, by Ilana Omo Oodua
The Ilana Omo Oodua, 100, yesterday, described as the verdict of an Oyo State High Court delivered by Justice Ladiran Akintola which awarded N20 billion against the Department of State Services, DSS, for invading the house of Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Igboho, on July 1st, 2021, as the triumph of truth over gladiators of Illegalities.
Court orders FG to pay Igboho N20bn
• Says group has a right to self-determination • Dismisses AGF, Malami’s application against court jurisdiction • Grants Igboho’s counsel N2m as cost By Sola Isola, Ibadan An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan,yesterday ordered the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Department of State Services to pay the sum of N20billion to Chief […]
OMPALAN appoints US coordinator, moves to honour Governor Ayade and Obong of Calabar
The Oil & Solid Mineral Producing Area Landlords’ Association of Nigeria (OMPALAN) resolved during the Association’s Board meeting in Abuja to confer on the Cross River State Governor Prof. Benedict Ayade and the Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V with the prestigious honour of Patron of OMPALAN (POO). In a statement by […]
Osinbajo charges religious leaders to pay Pentecost tax
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday charged religious leaders to pay their ‘Pentecostal tax,’ which will tell their stories, achievements and life experiences in the Ministry to affect generations.
APC LG Congress: No single petition received in Yobe ― Committee
The All Progressive Congress (APC) Appeal Committee for Yobe, says it has not received a single petition on the September 4, Local Government Congresses at the end of its two-day sitting in the state. Mr Musa Abba-Aji, Chairman of the committee, made the disclosure at a press conference on Friday in Damaturu. Abba-Aji said that […]
CBN retains MPR at 11.5 %, goes after illegal FX operators
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), at 11.5 per cent and the asymmetric corridor of +100/-700 basis points around the MPR.
