Nnewi – A pastor of Deeper Life Bible Church, 84, Nnobi Road, Nnewi, Anambra State, Ogueze Venitius Chinyerugo, has resigned as the district pastor of the church on account of the apparent support of the general superintendent and head of the church, William Kumuyi, for the government of President Bola Tinubu, exemplified by recent comments…
By Gwiyi Solomon Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, reaffirmed the constitutional superiority of elected officials when he commanded some traditional rulers to stand up and greet him. Obasanjo gave this order at the commissioning of a 34.85 km Oyo-Iseyin Road and the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Iseyin Campus, which houses the College of…
By Ogaga Ariemu President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr Olayemi Michael Cardoso as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Cardoso is to serve a term of five years in the first instance, pending his confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed…
By Law Mefor The authors of the iconic book “Why Nations Fail,” Daren Acemoglu and James Robinson, stated that it is the parasitic political and economic classes that are the primary cause of why nations fail. What counts to them is what they get out of the system, not what they put into it. Nigeria…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike presented 10 vehicles to third-class chiefs in the federal capital on Friday and promised improved welfare for traditional leaders. NAN reports that the third-class chiefs were from Gomani, Yaba, Bwari, Pai, Garki, Jiwa, Wako, Rubochi, Gwagwalada, and Zuba chiefdoms. Wike explained, while handing over the…
By Bolanle Olabimtan The court of appeal in Abuja has set aside the judgment of the national and state houses of assembly election tribunal in Asaba. The tribunal had declared Ndudi Elumelu, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as winner of the 2023 election for Aniocha/Oshimili federal constituency, Delta state. In a judgment on…
The death has occurred of Madam Ego Emesua, of Kolo community, in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. She passed on to glory surrounded by her children and family members in the late hours of Thursday, 7th September 2023, after a brief illness. Aged 81, Madam Emesua was a devoted member of The New…
The 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery is yet to begin production after the August commencement date, earlier announced by the President, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote. While delivering his speech at the official commissioning of the refinery by former President Muhammadu Buhari in May, he said, “Your excellencies, distinguished guests, our first product will be…
By: Law Mefor The Igbo term for apprenticeship is ‘Igba Boi.’ It involves learning a trade or craft under someone who is already well-established in the field and is now a master in his own right aka ‘Oga’ in local parlance. Though Igbo apprenticeship had been around for a while before the Biafra war, its…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has expressed shock at the rate at which contracts are inflated in the nation’s capital. The minister said the rate of disparities in projects handled by the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) is shocking, Naija News learned. He described the trend of contract inflation as worrisome and…
