Lagos’ War on Beggars: 911 arrested, but streets keep calling
Beneath the crackdown lies a harder reality: poverty, disability, homelessness, migration and unemployment continue to push people into the streets
Man impersonates Ooni, dupes US-based ladies of N600,000, i-Phone sets
Men of Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 26-year-old man, Abiodun Joseph, for allegedly impersonating the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, and duped two American-based ladies of N600,000.
Oil palm estate of dispute: Gov’s aides in fight to finish
By Emmanuel Una BETWEEN 1961 and ‘62, Chief Michael Okpara, then Premier of the Eastern Region,embarked on the cultivation of large hectares of agricultural estates which he called “Farm Settlements.” These farm settlements included cocoa, oil palm and rubber estates and the projects had the main objective of serving as an economic source for the government of the region while […]
FG reinstates commitment to ease of doing business initiatives
THE Federal Government has emphasised its commitment to the implementation of the National Action Plan, NAP, and ease of doing business in Nigeria, stressing that it will solicit private sector support for partnerships towards achieving the set goals.
Operators should pay attention to retail insurance – Opadokun
The Managing Director of FBN General Insurance Limited, Mr Olabode Opadokun says he will leverage the enormous economic opportunities to widen insurance.
Buchi Emecheta: Encomiums for a literary Amazon
Ever since the news about the passing of literary Amazon, Florence Onyebuchi (Buchi) Emecheta late January broke, it’s been accolades from literary communities both within and outside the shores of the country.
