October 21, 2019

Ekwensu Is Not Satan; The Igbos Owe Ekwensu An Apology

Ekwensu Is Not Satan; The Igbos Owe Ekwensu An Apology

October 21, 2019 1:37 pm

Ekwensu is not satan, lucifer, or devil. Millions of Igbos were in various churches today, and many were busy allegedly destroying ekwensu with their holy ghost fire.

If you’re one of them and you’re reading this, I’m afraid, you’ve wasted your time and energy in what can best be described as an exercise in futility.

Ekwensu is one of the great and popular Igbo deities, in line with the likes of anyanwu, ala and amadioha. Ekwensu is known as a trickster, cunning, aggressive, violent, deal-breaker, crafty at trade negotiations, he’s the God of war and victory who rules and fights …

Katsina Spends ₦200m On Demarcation Of Cattle Routes

Katsina Spends ₦200m On Demarcation Of Cattle Routes

October 21, 2019 11:15 am

The Katsina State government has expended a whopping sum of ₦200 million in demarcating grazing areas and cattle routes as part of effort to curtail herdsmen and farmers clashes in the state.

The state government has also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Maradi State government in Niger Republic on the movement of cattle and herdsmen as well as the tracking of cattle rustlers and other criminals within the two countries.

Governor Aminu Bello Masari, who disclosed this in an exclusive interview with THISDAY on Monday, said the state government has completed the demarcation of over 905 kilometres of …

Buhari Departs Abuja for Russia Ahead Of African Summit

Buhari Departs Abuja for Russia Ahead Of African Summit

October 21, 2019 11:02 am

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday departed Abuja for Sochi, Russia to attend a three-day Russia-Africa Summit holding from Oct. 23 to Oct. 25.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that before leaving the presidential villa for onward journey to Sochi, Buhari carried out some official engagements where he was briefed by some cabinet ministers.

NAN reports that the presidential aircraft conveying the president and some members of his entourage took off from the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (NAIA) at about 2.15 p.m.

The presidential aircraft is expected to arrive Sochi International Airport at about …

Nigeria Needs More Private Sector Investment - Atiku

Nigeria Needs More Private Sector Investment – Atiku

October 21, 2019 10:56 am

Mr. Olusegun Adeyemi-Showunmi, who is the spokesperson of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has stressed the need for the federal government to focus more on attracting private capital.

Speaking in an interview on the sidelines of the just-concluded International Monetary Fund/World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington DC, Adeyemi-Showunmi, who is also the Managing Director of Right Dev, expressed dismay over the federal government’s aggressive tax drive, saying it was focused on impoverishing Nigerians.

He said his participation at the meetings was to see precisely where the world was going …

Sell Public Enterprises To Fund 2020 Budget, BPE Tells FG

Sell Public Enterprises To Fund 2020 Budget, BPE Tells FG

October 21, 2019 10:41 am

The Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr.Alex Okoh, has advised the federal government to consider the privatisation of federal government-owned enterprises to fund the ₦10.33 trillion 2020 budget, which has a total deficit of ₦2.28 trillion.

He decried a situation where state-owned enterprises place undue pressure on the lean public purse by way of subventions.

A statement by BPE’s Head, Public Communications, Amina  Tukur Othman quoted Okoh as saying that there was no justification for the ritual of yearly budget deficit with local and external borrowings when there are national assets that could be converted into …

No More Reliance On Federal Allocation In Oyo - Makinde

No More Reliance On Federal Allocation In Oyo – Makinde

October 21, 2019 10:26 am

Oyo State Governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde, yesterday said the era of going cap in hand to beg for federal allocations would soon be over in the state.

Makinde, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, made the declaration during a thanksgiving service held at the Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel) in Bashorun, Ibadan.

The governor added that the idea of relying solely on federal allocations would soon be a thing of the past in Oyo State, as, according to him, the state’s Internal Generated Revenue (IGR) would be drastically improved through enhanced tax collection procedures.…

Sowore Gets Concessions As Court Varies Bail Conditions

Sowore Gets Concessions As Court Varies Bail Conditions

October 21, 2019 10:05 am

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court on Monday reviewed the bail conditions granted to detained convener of #Revolution Now protest, Omoyele Sowore, in his alleged treasonable felony charges.

The review was sequel to an application by Sowore praying the court to vary his bail conditions on accounts of his inability to meet the conditions described as ‘stringent’ by his lawyers.

Justice Ojukwu had on October 4 admitted Sowore to bail in the sum of ₦100 million with two sureties in like sum. One of the sureties, according to the judge, must deposit the sum of ₦50 million …

NERC, CBN Consider Ways To Monitor Electricity Market Fund

NERC, CBN Consider Ways To Monitor Electricity Market Fund

October 21, 2019 9:47 am

In a bid to curb the poor remittances of power market funds by distribution companies, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) is to set up mechanisms to rectify the Discos’ unruly financial behaviours by monitoring the monthly financial inflows into the country’s power market from the power distribution firms, journalists learnt at the weekend.

According to a source, a new Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and NERC-driven presidential initiative on power market revenue would be rolled out soon to ensure that the Discos no longer default in their minimum monthly remittances to the market.

The source said the CBN was …

NSCDC Officer Shot In Kidnap Attack In Abuja Dies

NSCDC Officer Shot In Kidnap Attack In Abuja Dies

October 21, 2019 9:27 am

An officer of the Nigeria Security Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), who was shot during kidnappers’ onslaught on Pegi community in Kuje Area Council of the FCT, has died.

The victim, Samuel Aku Attah, a Chief Superintendent Officer in the NSCDC, died at the Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital, where he was receiving treatment.

The 44-year-old is survived by two children and aged parents. He was shot when gunmen, dressed in military camouflage, kidnapped nine persons during a raid on the community on October 8.

Meanwhile the Association of Local Government Vice Chairmen of Nigeria, (ALGOVC) has concluded arrangement to hold its …

AMCON Seeks Much Collaboration To Recover ₦5trillion Debt

AMCON Seeks Much Collaboration To Recover ₦5trillion Debt

October 21, 2019 7:40 am

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of AMCON, Mr. Ahmed Kuru has said that the agency would require support of other agencies to help in the recovery of over ₦5.4trillion outstanding debt in the hands of a few Nigerians.

Aside from collaborating with the likes of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC); Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC); Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU); Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as well as Ministry of Justice, Kuru has extended hand of fellowship to the judiciary whom he said must strongly support AMCON to …

In Ekiti State: Fayemi Remits ₦4Bn UBEC Counterpart Funds

In Ekiti State: Fayemi Remits ₦4Bn UBEC Counterpart Funds

October 21, 2019 7:14 am

Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has said the payment of counterpart funds by his administration will facilitate the transformation of basic education in the state.

The Governor disclosed this in Ido Ekiti while commissioning a block of six classrooms at Ekiti Parapo College as part of activities marking the first anniversary of his administration.

Fayemi, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, disclosed that payment of ₦4 billion counterpart funds to the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) will change the face of basic education in the state.

Other projects commissioned were a police station in Igogo Ekiti …

NCC Grants Airtel Permission To Disconnect GLO Network

NCC Grants Airtel Permission To Disconnect GLO Network

October 21, 2019 6:55 am

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted Airtel Networks Limited an approval to partially disconnect Globacom from its network.

“The Commission having examined the application and circumstances surrounding the indebtedness determined that the affected operator does not have sufficient reason for non-payment of interconnect charges,” NCC spokesman Henry Nkemadu said in a statement.

“All subscribers are, therefore, requested to take notice that the Commission has approved the partial disconnection of Glomobile by Airtel in accordance with Section 100 of the Nigerian Communications Act 2003 and the Guidelines and Procedure for Granting Approval to disconnect Telecommunication Operators.”

Nkemadu disclosed that Glo …

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