2019:

How Buhari, Amaechi Tried To Rig Rivers 2019 Election – Wike

September 1, 2022 5:26 am

River State Governor, Nyesom Wike has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi of making efforts to rig the 2019 governorship election in Rivers State.

Governor Wike made the allegation on Wednesday while speaking during the flag-off ceremony of the construction of internal roads in Igwuruta, Ikwerre local government area of the state.

He said the president through the former minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi had used the security agencies to attempt to scuttle the governorship election.

The governor said the people of the state stood against the action of the security agencies.

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2019: Rising Air Fares, Shrinking Operating Airlines

December 27, 2019 4:36 am

The aviation industry in 2019 recorded less number of operating airlines than the previous years; few number of operating aircraft; fewer number of people employed in the aviation industry, as many airlines went under and their workers lost jobs; but the industry still kept high record in air safety, which is a significant progress made since 2014.

Also, the cost of airfares both in the domestic and international routes were relatively high because in the domestic routes. Also, there were few operating aircraft; while on international routes, foreign carriers continued to hold sway and determine the fares, as local airlines …

2019: Race For Capital Raising For Insurance Sector

December 25, 2019 7:36 am

The insurance industry in its continued struggle to realise its potential in 2019, met a lot of challenges.
Top among these challenges was harsh business climate which manifested itself in lull in underwriting business as not many of the expected policy renewals came the way of insurers during the year.

The problem was compounded by the regulator’s demand for over 300 per cent increase in the minimum paid up share capital of operating firms and persistent apathy of Nigerians to insurance.

Indeed, as the industry operators were about to heave a sigh of relief from the trauma of the …

Education Sector in 2019: Specks Of Sunshine

December 23, 2019 9:30 am

For a long time in Nigeria’s history, the education sector in an election year did not witness a disruptive quake at the federal level as a result of change in leadership. Malam Adamu Adamu was Minister of Education before the election and emerged Minister of Education after the election. The importance of this should not be lost on us. Projecting from the traditional trend, a change in leadership would have translated into a halt in the direction of the trajectory of Adamu Adamu. The new actors would begin to set new course for themselves. By year’s end, we would …

Tennis In 2019: Nadal On Top

December 17, 2019 5:22 pm

Rafael Nadal finished the season on top of the world to give the men’s rankings a familiar look but a new crop of women is showing the old guard can be overthrown.

The Spanish world number one and Novak Djokovic won two Grand Slams each in 2019, holding Father Time and their young rivals at bay for another year.

But Ashleigh Barty and teenager Bianca Andreescu were two new faces on the list of women’s Major winners as familiar names slipped from view.

AFP Sport looks at some of the big talking points of the season.

Can Nadal stay on …

BBNaija 2019: FGN lodges complaint with NBC over live sex

August 19, 2019 9:08 am

The Federal Government of Nigeria has lodged a complaint with the National Broadcasting Commission over the sexual content on Big Brother Naija.

The Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Segun Runsewe, stated this when the President of the National Council of Women Societies, Dr Gloria Shoda, visited him.

He said that in 2020, the NCAC would represent the 2008 Nudity Bill titled “A Bill for an Act to punish and prohibit nudity, sexual intimidation and other-related offences in Nigeria,” sponsored by the former chairperson, Senate Committee on Women and Youth, Eme Ekaette.

“We are going to represent that …

AFCON 2019: Eagles 69% ready, says Rohr

March 27, 2019 8:26 pm

Despite handing out Nigeria’s first defeat to Egypt since 1990, one of the favourite teams to win the 2019 AFCON in summer, Super Eagles Head Coach, Gernot Rohr is not deluding himself that he has a team to surprise the continent yet.

Speaking at a crowded post match briefing shortly after Paul Onuachi’s record eight second strike welcomed the Pharaohs into the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba on Tuesday, the Franco-German coach admitted his team is still work in progress but not looking for new players.

“No, there is no need calling up new players to the Super Eagles before …