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Lagos-Calabar Highway: We stand with Tinubu, but don’t bypass Ondo coast — Afenifere

Lagos-Calabar Highway: We stand with Tinubu, but don’t bypass Ondo coast — Afenifere

By Dayo Johnson, Akure AKURE — The Secretary-General of Afenifere, the apex Yoruba socio-political organisation, Chief Sola Ebiseni, has expressed support for President Bola Tinubu’s Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, but urged the Federal Government to ensure that the road does not bypass the coastline of Ondo State. Ebiseni described the unscheduled visit of the Minister […]
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NIGERIA 2024 HALF YEAR SUMMARY: What we told you!

NIGERIA 2024 HALF YEAR SUMMARY: What we told you!

By Dr Dele Sobowale “To know that which before us lies in daily life is the prime wisdom. What is more is fume. John Milton, 1608-1674. VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ p 275. For the last three years, 2022, 2023 and 2024, the Weekend Editor has asked me to write an article on the last […]

Economic Crisis: The difference between Nigeria and Kenya!

Economic Crisis: The difference between Nigeria and Kenya!

In what appeared similar to the ENDSARS protest of 2020 in Nigeria, the Kenyan government led by William Ruto, was brought to its knees by youth protesting the finance bill that included tax rises aimed at paying off the country’s massive debt. Many protesters rejected the tax rises, saying that the extra money would still be wasted.

Naira depreciates to N1,572/$ in parallel market

Naira depreciates to N1,572/$ in parallel market

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,572 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,570 per dollar on Wednesday. Similarly, the Naira appreciated to N1,566.82 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,566.82 per dollar from N1,581.65 […]

Drug trafficking trial: Why A-Court declined to quash charge against Abba Kyari

Drug trafficking trial: Why A-Court declined to quash charge against Abba Kyari

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, yesterday, declined to stop the trial of a detained Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, who is facing drug trafficking charge. The court dismissed as lacking in merit, an appeal the suspended DCP filed to quash the eight-count charge the National Drug Law Enforcement […]