Kalu BY GODWIN OBI The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has expressed concern about Nigeria’s reliance on debt at 63 years of Independence anniversary. Speaking at a stakeholders’ dialogue on the implementation of Section 45 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, on Saturday in Lagos, Kalu saidContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has applied for leave of the Supreme Court to file what he termed as fresh evidence. In a motion he filed through his team of lawyers, Atiku said the evidence he is seeking to tender beforeContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu BY GODWIN OBI The Deputy Apex leader of Ndigbo in Lagos APC, Sir Jude Idimogu, on Friday appealed to opposition parties to allow President Bola Tinubu breathe and concentrate on governance in the interest of the masses. Idimogu, the immediate past two-term lawmaker, who represented Oshodi-Isolo ConstituencyContinue Reading
Minister of Works, David Umahi BY GODWIN OBI The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has announced a ban on the use of laterite as a base in road construction. He directed that henceforth, contractors should use lumps, sharp sand and stone base to form the base before laying ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Troops of Joint Task Force South East Operation UDO KA II on Thursday arrested two suspects while conducting a clearance operation in some parts of Imo State to apprehend “terrorists” of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its paramilitary arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN).Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja has sentenced the kidnappers of Prof. Mike Ozekhome and Delta State Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof. Hope Eghagha to 20 years imprisonment Delivering Judgement, Justice Nyako sentenced Kelvin Oniarah and Frank Azuekor after convicting them of kidnapping andContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Lagos State Police Command has identified Ms Feyisayo Ogedengbe, an auxiliary nurse, as the prime suspect in Mohbad’s death, while Naira Marley, Sam Larry, Primeboy, and one other have been named suspects. Mohbad, whose real name is Ilerioluwa Aloba, died on September 12 at the ageContinue Reading
R-L: Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy/Transportation, Dr. Magdalene Ajani, Honourable Minister, Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON and Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Bashir Jamoh, OFR (left) during the visit of the Minister to the NIMASA SkillContinue Reading
The Nigerian banking sector has assured that it would keep supporting the manufacturing and agricultural sectors to help the country prosper. President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, Ken Okpara, made the pledge in Abuja when he led the leader of the Bankers Institute on a courtesy visitContinue Reading
ATIKU ABUBAKAR BY EFE MODESTUS Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has said his quest to unravel the educational qualifications of President Bola Tinubu is to ensure that “ground rules” for legitimate governance is respected and has, therefore, vowed to pursue the case at the Supreme Court to its logical conclusion.Continue Reading