Importers get Reprieve, As Dcokworkers Suspend Siege On APMT Terminals
By Alex Akao Reprieve have come the way of importers and clearing agents in Lagos, following the granting of extension for the delivery order on goods which were caught in the web of the now suspended strike earlier embarked upon by dockworkers in Apapa ports. The ‘grace’ offered to the importers was announced at the […]
NIGERIA: Where did we get it wrong??? By Patrick Aigbokhan
Sometimes I try to figure out the meaning of a current trendy statement, or maybe I should refer to it as a slogan, that is flying around in the political air of Nigeria. I see in that statement no other definition than a self-reasoned, self-driven and self-centered national leadership ambition. That statement sounds like a […]
Breaking: Police Detains CEO of Rock FM in Abuja, Over Senator Bwacha’s Petition
The Police at the FCID Abuja, have detained the Publisher of Taraba Truth and Facts Newspaper and CEO of Rock FM Jalingo, Mr. Ayodele Samuel Oloye over Senator Emmanuel Bwacha’s petition. The lawmaker representing Taraba South senatorial District for the third term and also APC Taraba gubernatorial, Mr. Bwacha has petitioned the highest investigating arm […]
Govt shuts unity school over threats by bandits
The Federal Government has ordered the immediate closure of the Federal Government College, Kwali, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, over the threat of attack by bandits. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, gave the directive in a statement by the Director of Press at the ministry, Ben Goong. This has disrupted the ongoing […]
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Alternative Paths to Ghana’s Success
By Toyin Falola There is always a community of Afro-pessimistic scholars, occasionally joined by their in-house accomplices, who assert that the unity and togetherness that Africans try to muster in their contemporary history is a recent development whose timeline emerged with colonialism. Under this assertion lies an impression that there was nothing like a […]
TINCAN Customs Generates Over N274.3B In First Half Of 2022
By Alex Akao The Tincan Island Command of the Customs Service has generated over two hundred and seventy -four point three billion Naira in the first half of the year, 2022. It represents twenty-seven point fifty percent increase from last year’s figure of two hundred and twenty-nine point three billion Naira. The Customs Area Controller […]
Court sends ex-AGF, others to prison over N109bn scam
A Federal Capital Territory High Court has remanded a former Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, and two others in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Kuje. Justice Adeyemi Ajayi ordered that Idris and his co-defendants be kept in Kuje Correctional pending the hearing of their bail applications on July 27. This followed the […]
Tinubu, Shettima meet Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu and his vice presidential candidate Kashim Shettima are about now in a closed-door meeting at the Aso Villa, Abuja. The delegation, which is made up of others was ushered in to see the President at about 3:00 pm. The visit […]
Don Jazzy Loses Mum To Cancer
Music producer and Mavin records boss, Michael Collins Ajereh popularly known as Don Jazzy has announced the demise of his mother. Don Jazzy announced the sad news on his Instagram page . According to the music executive, the mother died on Friday morning after battling cancer. “Lost my sweet mother this morning. The matriarch of […]
Breaking: Joe Biden Tests Positive For COVID
President of the United States, Joe Biden has tested positive for coronavirus . This was disclosed in a statement by Karine Jean-Pierre, white house press secretary, Biden is experiencing “mild symptoms” and has begun taking Paxlovid, an anti-viral treatment. The US president is also expected to isolate at the white house, while continuing to carry out […]
