A Zuba Magistrate Court in Abuja on Tuesday denied bail to one Obiajulu Uja, who protested against the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress (APC) while onboard an Ibom Air Abuja-Lagos bound flight. Uja, who was evacuated from the plane by airport security officers for delaying the flight for over an […]
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Photo by Samuel Corum/ Getty Images North America/ AFP – Banking sector stress, interest rate, others top Spring Meetings deliberation – Nigerian monetary, fiscal authorities to reveal progress on key reforms On account of China’s relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions and the better-than-expected performance of the advanced economies last quarter, the World Bank has reviewed its […]
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Labour Party (LP) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of inducing former publicity secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, to destabilize the party. Ag. National Youth Leader of the LP, Prince Kennedy Ahanotu, made this allegation in a statement in Abuja on Monday. The Federal High Court in Abuja last week Wednesday issued an order restraining […]
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IGP Alkali Baba Usman The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has unfolded plans to immediately prosecute the three officers involved in the assault of an unidentified man in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi disclosed this in a statement on his official Twitter handle on Tuesday following the arrest of the three officers. In […]
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Private schools are choking under the heavy tax burden imposed on them by various agencies of government across the country. These taxes range from business premises, yearly renewal fees, waste management agency fees, local government levies, emblems for school buses, merriment levies, parking fees, radio and television fees, and signage or billboards, among others. These […]
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Aftermath of ‘Obidient Tsunami’ Things appear to be falling apart in the Southeast geo-political wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In fact, the centre can no longer hold in Abia and Enugu states’ chapters of the party. The membership registers in those two states are undergoing disputed reviews through the ‘inquisition’ going on to […]
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By Banji Ayoola The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has described the leader of the Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, as a consistent social justice crusader. In his congratulatory message to Adebanjo, who turned 95 yesterday, he praised the elder statesman for his remarkable leadership within the Afenifere fold. Hailing him for his contributions […]
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Leader of the Pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organisation, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo (left), Former President Olusegun Obasanjo during Pa Adebanjo’s 95th birthday in Ogbo-Ijebu, Ogun State yesterday. ‘This is not the Nigeria we fought for, will pursue outcome of presidential poll to Supreme Court’ Obasanjo visits Afenifere leader, again declines comment You’re a consistent social justice crusader, […]
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• ‘Unhealthy fiscal condition, domestic borrowing threaten industrialisation’ • Promote new investments to increase revenue, experts advise • Credit to public sector soars by over 600% yearly in five years • Banks, private sector weakening linkage portends danger, Muda Yusuf warns • ‘SME credit to GDP ratio falls to three percent’ Nigeria’s hope for a […]
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Vice-Chancellor, University of Calabar, Prof Florence Obi The Service Compact with All Nigerian Directorate of the University of Calabar has banned indecent dressing among students and staff of the university forthwith. The director of SERVICOM, Prof. Patrick Egaga, announced the ban in a statement issued on Friday in Calabar. He said that the directorate had […]
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