November 5, 2019

Putin Honours Afreximbank CEO With Russian National Award

Putin Honours Afreximbank CEO With Russian National Award

November 5, 2019 8:22 am

Russian President, Vladimir Putin on Monday bestowed the national honour of “The Order of Friendship” on Prof. Benedict Oramah, President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in Moscow. 

Spokesman of Afreximbank, Obi Emekekwue in a statement said the award took place during a ceremony held in the Kremlin, seat of the Government of the Russian Federation, and was witnessed by senior members of the government and other dignitaries.

The Order of Friendship is a state decoration established by Boris Yeltsin, the first president of the Russian Federation, and is awarded to Russian and foreign nationals for; Special merit in strengthening …

Onitsha Ofala: Globacom’s 9 Years Of Cultural Fanfare

Onitsha Ofala: Globacom’s 9 Years Of Cultural Fanfare

November 5, 2019 8:20 am
In leaps and bounds, the Onitsha Ofala celebration has grown over the years to become one of the biggest traditional festivals in Black Africa, and, unarguably, the biggest festival in South East Nigeria. The recent success story of Ofala is attributable, to a large extent, to the ingenuity of the giant telecommunications network, Globacom, which has in the past nine years supported the festival as the major corporate sponsor, and the innovativeness of the custodian of the festival, the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe.

The uniqueness of Ofala is not only embedded in the razzmatazz that characterises the …

NIG Holds Investment Exhibition

NIG Holds Investment Exhibition

November 5, 2019 8:19 am

In line with plans to boost local production and foreign direct investments, the Nigeria Investment Gateway (NIG), a company registered both in the United Kingdom and Nigeria is set to host the 2019 edition of the ‘Best of Nigeria Investment Exhibition tagged BONIE2019.

NIG, while inviting various companies and agencies to the event, said the exhibition will focus on a wide range of investment opportunities and high-level engagement meetings among investors, policy-makers and entrepreneurs.

Proudly supported by the British International Institute for Leadership and Management (BIILM) BONIE2019 will bring together potential business  oriented speakers to advise participants on how to …

Atiku: Will He Or Will He Not?

Atiku: Will He Or Will He Not?

November 5, 2019 4:34 am
The Supreme Court has brought the 2019 presidential election to an end with its October 30 verdict that the petition filed by the PDP candidate Atiku Abubakar lacked merit. Any discussion as to the fairness or otherwise of the verdict by anybody at this point is purely academic and an exercise in futility. Since the matter has been brought to a closure it is appropriate that we examine the fallouts and what Atiku may decide to do in the days ahead.
As for President Muhammadu Buhari he has gone into the history books as the only Nigerian who contested for
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Kaduna Residents Storm Assembly In Protest Against Banditry

Kaduna Residents Storm Assembly In Protest

November 5, 2019 4:33 am
Tarabans laud army for clearing roads blocked by hoodlums
Amid the high rate of banditry in Kaduna State, residents of Rigasa community in Igabi Council, yesterday, stormed the House of Assembly in protest against kidnapping and armed robbery in their communities.The placard-wielding protesters urged the lawmakers to intervene and save them from the bandits.‘End Kidnapping in Rigasa and Environs’, ‘Stop Kidnapping in Rigasa Community’ and ‘Change Rigasa Policemen’ were among the inscriptions on the placards. The protesters arrived the Assembly around 11a.m., shortly after the presentation of the 2020 budget by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs,
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FG Clears Air On N14b Transferred From NEPZA

FG Clears Air On ₦14b Transferred From NEPZA

November 5, 2019 4:28 am
Minister blames predecessor for confusion
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo, has cleared the air on the suspicious ₦14 billion transferred to the Nigeria Special Economic Zones Company (NSEZCO) from the accounts of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA).At the investigative hearing conducted by the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Adebayo said the transaction was in order, insisting that NSEZCO was not a private firm, but wholly owned by the Federal Government.He, however, faulted the procedure adopted by his predecessor, Okechukwu Enelama, in registering NSEZCO, saying the process created confusion, which made many Nigerians believe that it
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Why Saints May Not Save Judiciary, By Senate Panel

Why Saints May Not Save Judiciary, By Senate Panel

November 5, 2019 4:27 am
• ‘Africa loses $50b to corruption yearly’
• Presidency, Sani differ on border closure

Nigeria’s judiciary has fallen so low that not even saints may salvage it, according to a Senate panel. The panel lamented that the judiciary came to this sorry pass with the attendant high level of corruption because of a paucity of funds.But the panel is hopeful that a special intervention fund could bring sanity to the third arm of government.

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele (APC Ekiti Central), made these observations after a confirmation hearing session for

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Ekweremadu Urges Leaders To Honour Odumegwu Ojukwu

Ekweremadu Urges Leaders To Honour Odumegwu Ojukwu

November 5, 2019 4:25 am

Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has said that the greatest honour political leaders can accord the leader of the defunct Republic of Biafra, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, is to build a united but restructured and just Nigeria, which he lived and died for.

Ekweremadu disclosed this yesterday in his opening remarks as chairman of the second Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Memorial Lecture at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam, Anambra State.

His words, “From the structural imbalances, which inescapably counts against the South East zone in particular in its voting power at the National Assembly, the distribution of national …

Moghalu Apologises For Hailing Yakubu Gowon

November 5, 2019 4:24 am

Odumegwu-Ojukwu laments Obiano’s absence at memorial lecture

Former Presidential candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, has apologised to Ndigbo and other Nigerians for his description of Yakubu Gowon as a humane personality. Moghalu spoke during the second Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Memorial Lecture at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam, Anambra State.

Also, wife of the ex-Biafran warlord, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, is not pleased with Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State who was absent at the lecture. Though the governor was represented by his deputy, Dr. Nkem Okeke.She told Obiano that there was no evil spirit …

Ihedioha, Remember Ikeduru Roads

Ihedioha, Remember Ikeduru Roads

November 5, 2019 4:23 am

I would like to commend his Excellency Governor Emeka Ihedioha, for appointing Dr. Carmelius Iwuagwu, as the Head of Service (HoS) in Imo State. Dr. Iwuagwu, a first class brain and unassuming gentleman, hails from Owu-Amakohia Ikeduru. He holds a First Class Honours degree in Mathematics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Project Management from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO). This appointment shows that the Governor values excellence and shuns mediocrity.

But while commending Ihedioha for Dr. Iwuagwu’s appointment, I would also like to let him know that the new HoS has

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Journalists At NUJ Week, Experts Call For Laws To Regulate Bloggers

At NUJ Week, Experts Call For Laws To Regulate Bloggers

November 5, 2019 4:20 am

How to ensure professionalism in journalism and instil discipline in social media/online practice dominated discussions at the 2019 media week of Correspondents Chapel, Abia State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists that ended at the weekend in Umuahia, the state capital.Both professionals and non professionals alike decried the insanity in the industry orchestrated by social media operators, as well as calling for laws and regulations that will curb the menace of non trained persons that have invaded the media space in the guise of social media, online and blogging.

The theme of the Press Week, ‘Challenges of Social Media to

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Governor Abiodun Inaugurates First Judicial Service Commission

Abiodun Inaugurates First Judicial Service Commission

November 5, 2019 4:16 am

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has urged members of the newly-inaugurated state’s Judicial Service Commission to shun partisanship, be firm and fair at all times in the discharge of their duties.The governor stated this yesterday in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, while inaugurating the first commission in his administration’s five-month history.

In a statement by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, Abiodun reminded members of the commission that their role was very sensitive, which demands that they should be circumspect and resist lobbyists. He said: “You must shun partisanship, be firm and be fair at all times in carrying …

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