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Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Onyendu is to appear before Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja on the 18th January, 2022. He implores his supporters to be civil, exercise restraint in speech, shun violence and be of good conduct in his court appearance on…
The Nigerian LNG Limited Board of Directors has approved that 100 per cent of its Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG (butane and propane), be supplied exclusively to the Nigerian Market. In a statement issued on Thursday 13th January, 2022, the NLNG announced that 100 per cent of the butane (cooking gas) produced by the company would…
There is uneasy calm in Omor and Anaku, two neighbouring communities in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State as a shallow grave with a fresh human corpse believed to be that of one Mr. Tagbo Okoye is uncovered by men of the Nigeria Police. Tagbo Okoye, 53 years old was reportedly killed in his…
The National Bureau of Statistics has confirmed that capital imported into Nigeria surged by 97.73% in the closing quarter of 2021. The value stood out at $1.73 billion, edging out the $875.62 million recorded in the preceding quarter. The body published a report that revealed the 97,73 percent increase. However, comparison with the last quarter…
Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, the Anambra State Governor-elect has released a list of his 80-member transition committee, placing former Nigerian minister, Oby Ezekwesili, as the Chairman.Soludo’s media aide, Joe Anatume, in a statement issued on Thursday, said the transition committee is comprised of highflying Nigerians who are coming on board to play different rolesAccording to him,…
President Muhammadu Buhari paid a visit to Ogun State today, Thursday 13th January, 2022 to commission landmark development projects which were undertaken by the Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun.The President was greeted on arrival at the Lagos Airport by the Ogun state governor, Dapo Abiodun; the former governor of the state, Gbenga Daniel; the…
Effective today, President Buhari has lifted the 222-day-old ban on Twitter in Nigeria, maintaining that the lift was a result of Twitter’s willingness to run its activities in cooperation with the Federal Government. The President’s approval was given, following a memo written to him by the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa…
Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala, a former governor of Oyo State, died this Wednesday 12th January, 2022 in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.He was 71 years old. He was a former police officer and between 2003 and 2006 he was the deputy governor under Gov. Rashidi Ladoja. who was impeached. There after, Alao-Akala became the acting governor for…
The World Bank in a report released on the 11th of January, 2022 estimated a 2.5 percent economic growth in Nigeria for the year 2022, 0.1 percent higher than the projection for 2021. The report was titled ‘Global Economic Prospects’; in the report, the World Bank stated that the elevated commodity prices are anticipated to…
West African countries under ECOWAS last Sunday decided to close borders with Mali, besides imposing sweeping economic sanctions in response to what it calls ‘unacceptable delays’ in holding promised elections after a 2020 military coup. The decision followed a summit of leaders of the bloc called to discuss a proposal from Mali’s transitional authorities to hold elections in December 2025 instead…
