BY GODDY OBI The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi has condemned what he described as the “targeted killing” of the party’s house of assembly candidate in Imo State Christopher Eleghu. Eleghu was killed by assailants in the early hours of Friday in his home with the attackers burningContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU Nigeria’s inflation rate which began its upward trajectory has berthed at 21.47 per cent in November, 2022 as against October rate of 21.09 per cent. In a statement obtained from the website of National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the high food inflation rate in November 2022 wasContinue Reading
BY GODDY OBINWA The Department of State Services (DSS) has not given the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, his medication for nine days, and had not given him food today. This was made known by Kanu’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, via a tweet on ThursdayContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that it recovered over 30 billion Naira out of the 109 billion naira alleged to have been fraudulently amassed by the suspended Accountant General of the federation, Ahmed Idris. Chairman of the EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, disclosed on ThursdayContinue Reading
GODDY OBINWA The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has called for the support of the South-East, saying he is the region’s surest route to the presidency. He made the comment while addressing party supporters during his campaign rally in Awka the Anambra State capital onContinue Reading
BY GODDY OBI The Second Niger Bridge will today open to traffic.The bridge will be open only to vehicles coming from the West to the East through Asaba, while work continues on the other side of the bridge.The idea is to ease traffic during this period of the Christmas andContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Following the outcome of the recent meeting of Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) in Abuja ratifying the request of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration for Enugu to join the league of states enjoying oil producing status, Governor Ugwuanyi on Wednesday said he was delighted that moreContinue Reading
BY GODDY OBINWA A new report has said insecurity and the sit-at-home protest in the South East geopolitical zone have led to economic losses estimated at almost N4 trillion. The report was made available to the public by DevEast Foundation, a non-profit, issue-based policy and business advocacy organisation with emphasisContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI SENATORS Wednesday divided over plans by the Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN) to limit cash withdrawal by any individual to N100,000 and Corporate bodies to N500,000 per week from January 9, 2023 as they kicked against the timing. Senators who kicked against the proposed policy,Continue Reading
BY GODDY OBINWA The Federal Government says construction work on the East-West road will gulp N200 billion, including N13 billion on the failed Eleme axis of the road. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola said this on Wednesday during a visit to Rivers State to assess the stateContinue Reading