Deplorable road: Youths protest in Imo, block Owerri, Port Harcourt highway
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Irate Ohaji/Egbema youths left several travellers stranded on Tuesday, when they embarked on a protest along the Owerri- Port Harcourt Road, over the deplorable state of Avu – Obosima Umunwaku road, Ada-palm- Etekwuru Road in Ohaji -Egbema Local Government Areas of Imo State. As a result, many commuters and motorists were trapped […]
Edo APC 14 lawmakers to get automatic ticket
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – EDO state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday said the fourteen state lawmakers elected on its platform but have not been able to perform their legislative functions because of the controversy that has trailed the inauguration of the house since 2019 would get automatic tickets to […]
UK suspends work, study visa applications in Nigeria to prioritise Ukrainians
“We are still currently unable to offer PV for visitor applications in Nigeria. Standard visitor visa applications are currently taking an average of six weeks to process.”
Russia, US and China: Birds of same feather
By Sunny Ikhioya Reactions have continued to trail the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. What we are seeing is like a Hollywood fast-action film, the conclusion of which will determine where the superpowers stand against lesser countries. It will determine whether the United Nations, UN, charter will have to be re-examined, especially as it concerns […]
Preventing aviation disasters
THE “dividends” of incompetent and corrupt governance in the petroleum sector by successive governments have really caught up with us on all fronts. We are now the laughingstock of our own people and the international community. Nigeria is the only major oil-producing country that lacks indigenous refining capacity. Successive governments have failed to address this […]
Judge didn’t accuse bank of bribery — Court papers
By Innocent Anaba Lagos—A Lagos State High Court judge, Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe, did not accuse Zenith Bank Plc. of bribing judges and lawyers for 11 years to pervert justice, according to the certified true copy, CTC, of her judgment in a suit by Real Integrated and Hospitality Limited. From the court papers sighted by this […]
