Abia state governor, Alex Otti says an innovation park and a modular refinery will be established in Abia to accelerate economic development. Information commissioner Okey Kanu stated that plans were underway to build the park and refinery. Mr Kanu disclosed this during a news conference on the outcome of the State Executive Council at the…
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), working with over 600 journalists from 150 media outlets in 117 countries across the world, pored over 11 million pages of financial documents, has exposed financial irregularities. The investigation penetrated the underbelly of the international financial system that provides cover for some politicians, government officials, businessmen in different…
SaharaReporters learnt from top NAF sources that the crash-landing of the ATR 42 occurred about two weeks ago – a week before the late Chief of the Army Staff, Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, died in a similar NAF jet crash in Kaduna State. A Nigerian Air Force ATR 42 aircraft heading for Owerri, Imo State,…
Ukpo community, Anambra State, on Saturday, conferred on Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, the Chieftaincy title of “Ifezulumba”, in recognition of his “contributions towards the development of Ukpo and mankind,” by His Majesty Igwe Dr. Robert C. Eze (Okofia VI) the Igwe Ukpo and Clan Head of Dunukofia Ancient Kingdom, Anambra State, during the…
The internet has been awash with sensational journalists writing high and low about the new documents released in Rome. Indeed, I felt the gravity of the problem yesterday evening when, within an hour, I got four calls from priest friends and religious asking if I have seen the new document and what sense do I…
By Tolu- July 31, 20230 BUA Group has vehemently debunked what it termed as “baseless claims of engaging in illicit forex” dealings with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from January to March 2016. The accusations, propagated by Mr. Desmond Ike-Chima and Mr. Oliver Fejiro of ENigeria News and SecretReporters, respectively, are unfounded and lack…
President Ibrahim Traoré has claimed that terrorism is a new form of violent and barbaric colonization that has been articulated on the disintegration of African armies and bad governance, encouraged by imperialists. The head of the Burkinabe state was speaking in an interview recorded on August 31, 2023 and broadcast on Wednesday evening by Burkina’s…
Steve Hanke, an American professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, has sharply criticized Nigerian President Bola Tinubu for his recent purchase of a $150 million Airbus A330 private jet, which Tinubu used for a trip to France. Hanke, who is well-regarded for his work on inflation, expressed his concerns on social media, highlighting…
The prestigious Enugu Sports Club yesterday hosted APGA candidate, Prof Chukwuma Soludo to a grand reception in support of his governorship ambition Soludo was received warmly by the President of the club, J. C Nwosu and his co-members who are basically successful businessmen and professionals in various callings and of Anambra origin. The Chairman of the occasion,…
By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo Several weeks ago, in the heat of the 2023 campaign, I commissioned two social scientists conversant with Nigeria to help me map out the DNA of an Obidient. They went to work. Periodically, they sent me their findings. After stating that deep down, the Obidient movement is not about Peter Obi…
