How Nigeria loses $4 billion annually st ports, by FIRS
From right, President Bola Tinubu; the Minister of Transport, Sa’idu Alkali; and the Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, after the inauguration of the Presidential Steering Committee for the National Single Window Project at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Tuesday. ‘By linking our ports, government agencies, and key stakeholders, we will […]
Why airport contractors passed confidence vote on Ebonyi governor
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State | File Image By Nweze Anaga, Abakaliki No fewer than 30 contractors at the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport, Onueke Ezza South council have passed confidence vote on the Ebonyi State governor, Francis Nwifuru, for his efforts to develop the airport and the state. The contractors who visited Governor Nwifuru […]
How Nigerian woman was found dead in her U.S. home
Uju By Smarth Jones Leaving Nigeria for greener pasture in the U.S. is te dream of many Nigerians as hardship persists in the West African country. Uju Onyeyili is one of the lucky Nigerians that escaped the hardship in Nigeria for a better life in the God’s own country. She never thought that life would […]
Budget 2024: N15b for NASS hospital, outrageous, five times larger than National Hospital, others – Obi
Peter Obi | File Image .Says N15.3b for NASS Library is 15 times more than N1b for the National Library ‘Justifying a budgetary allocation of N15.3 billion for the National Assembly Library project and procurement of books, including the e-Library, in a country without a National Library is very disappointing’ By Valentine Amanze The Labour […]
Why Burna Boy’s Vape deal is injurious to Nigerians, by CAPPA
Akinbode Oluwafemi | Image: CAPPA ‘We are really disappointed that Burna Boy rather than promote healthy lifestyles and noble causes among the youth, has chosen to throw his influence behind habits that cause dangerous health consequences’ By Valentine Amanze Lagos-based civil society and environmental rights group, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), has […]
Premier League: Manchester City takeover leadership, Arsenal, Liverpool flop at weekend
Eberechi Eze scored the only goal of the game in the 14th minute. Manchester City now top the Premeir League with 74 points after defeating Liton Town 5-1 on Saturday By Valentine Amanze The efforts of Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC to win the 2023/24 Premier Legue suffered a setback on Sunday April 14, 2024 […]
Nollywood star, Wunmi, curses ex-boyfriend: ‘Segun you’re wicked, God will disgrace you’
Wunmi Ajiboye | File Image By Valentine Amanze Nollywood actress, Wunmi Ajiboye, is not happy. She is feeling betrayed by her ex-boyfiend, Segun Ogungbe, whom she accused of disrespect and sleeping with her female workers, while living under her roof. Consequently, the embittered Nollywood actress cursed Ogungbe in the social media at the weekend. In […]
Bobrisky bags six-month jail over Naira abuse
Bobrisky | File Image Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, April 12, 2024, sentenced Idris Okuneye, a.k.a Bobrisky, to six months imprisonment over mutilation of the Naira notes. He was arraigned on Friday, April 5, 2024, on a four-count charge bordering on mutilation of the Naira notes […]
Onu, a man of exceptional character, wisdom – Alex Otti
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State | File Image ‘His [Onu’s] legacy will live on as we strive to emulate his virtues and uphold the values he cherished’ By Valentine Amanze The Abia State governor, Dr Alex Otti, has described the late Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, who died in Abuja on Thursday, as a man of […]
Govt must halt Shell’s sale of its Niger Delta business – Amnesty International, others
Shell logo | File Image Shell must clean-up Niger Delta now ‘There is now a substantial risk Shell will walk away with billions of dollars from the sale of this business, leaving those already harmed without remedy and facing continued abuse and harms to their health’ By Valentine Amanze No fewer than 40 civil society […]