The parallel market has responded to the fresh devaluation of the naira amidst growing foreign exchange illiquidity. The local currency weakened to N500/$ at the black market at the weekend. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had adjusted the value of the naira by N6 against the dollar on Friday. That was the third time…
Umahi’s defection to APC has no value — Obi Mr. Peter Obi …Says, it has not brought anyone out of poverty …2023 elections should not be the discussion now. Sequel to the defection of the governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, reactions and counter-reactions have continued to trail…
Dry season: Enugu govt donates rapid response vehicles to state fire service …As agency commences sensitization campaign against fire outbreak The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Tuesday, handed over four rapid response vehicles and a 12,000-liter capacity water tanker it newly purchased, to the State Fire Service, to aid operations of…
2023: “We want a humble, peaceful governor like you from Nkanu land”, Youths tell Ugwuanyi …As Sen. Nnamani lauds governor on peace Youths from Enugu East Senatorial District, in Enugu State, under the aegis of Nkanu Youth Assembly, have renewed the quest for the governorship position of the state to return to the zone in…
The prices of some selected food items have shot up by 30 per cent according to price checks by this reporter and the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics. Prices of food items have skyrocketed by as much as 30 per cent in many parts of Nigeria in the last one year. This increase is largely caused…
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO: Diego Maradona of Argentina holds the World Cup trophy after defeating West Germany 3-2 during the 1986 FIFA World Cup Final match at the Azteca Stadium on June 29, 1986 in Mexico City, Mexico. There are few players who have commanded such a God-like status as Maradona, a footballer who has transcended…
ASUU leaders say they are taking the new proposals from the government to union members for consideration. The end may be in sight for the eight-month-old strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as a meeting on Friday between the government and the union ended on a positive note. The government said it…
The MP accused Mr Gowon of looting public treasury. Nigeria has sought apology and retraction from the British government after a parliamentarian accused Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s former Head of State, of looting public treasury, Abuja has said. The British MP, Tom Tugendhat, had during a debate Tuesday on a petition regarding arbitrary use of force…
New Niger Delta militant group throws up 5 demands Supports S’South govs, leaders on true federalism …Backs payment of 13% derivation directly to oil/gas communities. South- South A new coalition of 36 militant groups, Continuous Emancipation of Niger Delta, CEND, which carried out attacks on gas and crude oil pipelines in Bayelsa State, in the…
A political thinker posited that politics is a concentric circle of conspiracies. It is such a conspiratorial game that while statesmen worry about development to cater for the present and coming generations, politicians are busy scheming how to retain power, return to power, or gain power. Nigerian politicians could pass as the worst hue to…
