I received 19 threats during banking consolidation era — Soludo ON Attempts also made to kidnap my children By Vincent Ujumadu, Awka THE former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Professor Charles Soludo, at the weekend in Awka, narrated how he received 19 written threats on his life following his decision to embark…
The vacation judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja Justice Ahmed Mohammed on Wednesday declined to grant an interim order stopping the Imo State government from demolishing marked houses belonging to the former governor, Rochas Okorocha in Owerri, the Imo State capital. Justice Mohammed refused Okorocha pleading through his lawyer, Chief Oba Maduabuchi (SAN)…
By SKC Ogbonnia, August 26, 2024. The #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria against the gross misrule of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu have come and gone. Not surprisingly, instead of concrete solutions for a better future, the president remains busy exhibiting the height of dictatorship, jailing innocent protesters, and misleading Nigerians on how he foiled a plot…
The estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife, Queen Silekunola Naomi Ogunwusi, has opened up on why it would be difficult for her to reconcile with the monarch. She said she can’t return to the palace with the king now married to six other women. According to her, she is soft and can’t survive amid…
JUMIA WANTS TO DELIVER MORE FOOD Last week Jumia released its 2020 financial reports and they suggest that it’s making significant progress towards profitability. Its operating loss reduced by 34% from €227 million in 2019 to €149 million in 2020. In its quest to continue on this path it’s going to focus more on food…
By Makerson The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives on Thursday, congratulated the Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) group, Dr Tony Elumelu, for making the list of top 100 most influential people in the 2020 Time magazine award. The lawmakers described the recognition as “well-deserving, given Dr Elumelu’s selfless contribution towards…
Happy Birthday Anniversary to An Exemplary Philanthropist, A Humanist Par Excellent, the Founder of 9th Holdings, CEO of 9th Integrated Energy Solutions Ltd, Chairman of McDonald’s Manufacturing Industries Ltd, Chairman Amach Homes Limited, the Sole Proprietor of ROWE Motor Oil Nigeria, and the President/Founder of I-Care Mobile – a corporate social responsibility initiative aimed at…
Speech of the Movement for the Actualization of South-East Presidency (MASEP) as Read by the Leader/Founder of MASEP – Humphrey Onyima, at Agura Hotel in Abuja recently. We, as members of the Movement for the Actualization of South East Presidency (MASEP – 2023), have watched on in dismay as many have bandied words and expressed…
President Muhammadu Buhari joins Nollywood and professional actors, home and abroad, in celebrating stage and screen icon, Olu Jacobs, on his 80th birthday, July 11, 2022. The President felicitates with the Jacob’s’ family, including the wife, also a renowned thespian, Joke Silva, and their friends on the auspicious occasion, which calls for thanksgiving for God’s…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the final forfeiture of 24 landed property belonging to a top military officer. The anti-graft agency said the property valued at N10. 9bn were controlled through proxies. According to a statement on Tuesday by the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, Justice N. E Maha of the Federal High…
