Elder statesman Dr Chike Obidigbo has stated that the trial of state governors by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, after their four or eight-year tenure is unconstitutional.He regretted that the anti-graft agency seems to have become a willing tool in the hands of desperate politicians and malicious businessmen with an axe to grind…
A year on, Bloomberg named Nigeria the best performing stock exchange in the world, posting a 50 percent gain at the end of 2020. The Lagos bourse closed with the highest points since December 2007, beating 92 other stock exchanges around the world. At the time MTN Nigeria was listed, many Nigerians sought to invest in the telecommunications…
There seems to be no going back on the Federal Government’s stance on recovering grazing routes across the country, as it has been exclusively gathered that efforts have commenced to retrace about 415 grazing routes along the grazing reserves. Based on information , only buildings and infrastructure that are of public importance will be spared…
South East APC Youth and Student Wing set to inaugurate 3665 Excos and 4608 polling unit Mobilizers in Anambra State ahead of the forthcoming Gubernatorial Election. Speaking in Awka before a closed door meeting with the Anambra State Executives lead by Hon Okechukwu Chukwurah, Mazi Ezenwa A A Onyirimba who is the National Coordinator states…
A 37 year old, Humza Yousaf is set to become Scotland’s first minister, having won the keenly contested SNP’s leadership contest. Born of Pakistani parents, who emigrated to Scotland in the 60’s, Yousaf is from the ethnic minority and a muslim. In an organised democracy like Scotland, Character Competence, Capacity, and Compassion, rather than ethnicity…
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said about 18 state governors across party lines are currently working behind the scene for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. It, however, did not name the state governors. The group’s Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. He said, “As…
Distortion of Abuja ‘Master-plan’ Driven By Greed, Politics – Iyortyer A former staff of the Federal Capital Development Agency (FCDA), sexagenarian Arc. (Dr.) Philip Zegetar Iyortyer tells LEADERSHIP Scorecard about his experience in drawing up plans for the young city and, ultimately, about that famous ‘master-plan’. As a civil servant who retired from the FCDA,…
Many journalists who came for the event were denied access to the courtroom. The security operatives stationed at the entrance of the Ministry of Justice building told journalists that only accredited judiciary reporters would be allowed in. It was however, observed that even accredited journalists were also not yet allowed to enter the court. As…
By Law Mefor ‘Ifeanyi’ is a generic name borne only by the members of the Igbo ethnic stock. The name means: nothing is beyond God. Why then is one who bears the name required to prove that he belongs to the Igbo ethnic group or to prove such ancestry? This pettiness of some Igbos who…
PRESS RELEASE Insecurity: More Will Die Unless We Take the Right Measures, Ekweremadu Warns …Commiserates with Plateau State The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has raised the alarm over the escalating killings and insecurity in Nigeria, warning that more lives would be clost unless the nation’s security architecture was reorganised. Reacting to…
