Supreme Court: APC, PDP Supporters Go Spiritual In Sokoto
Supporters of both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State have gone spiritual as they await the final judgment from the Supreme Court on Monday, January 20, 2020. Both parties have called on their supporters across board to be prayerful and peaceful as they await the final verdict. The […]
Remembering The Biafra War That Many Prefer To Forget
The deaths of more than a million people in Nigeria as a result of the brutal civil war which ended exactly 50 years ago are a scar on the nation’s history. For most Nigerians, the war over the breakaway state of Biafra is generally regarded as an unfortunate episode best forgotten, but for the Igbo […]
The Surreptitious ‘Politician’ Called Captain Hosa
The deliberation about the involvement of Captain Hosa Wells Okunbor in politics will continue for long. Whether he enjoys these discussions or deliberately encourages them may never be known. What is not in doubt is that he is hand in glove with those who move the levers of power in Nigeria and elsewhere. Okunbor […]
As Iran Missiles Battered Iraq Base, US Lost Eyes In sky
Moments after volleys of Iranian missiles began to batter Iraq’s Ain al-Asad airbase, US soldiers at the desert facility lost contact with their ultra-powerful — and expensive — eyes in the sky. At the time the attack was launched at 1:35 am on January 8, the US army was flying seven unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) […]
Ecobank To Disburse ₦70bn In Agric Financing Scheme
Ecobank Nigeria has announced an Agricultural Business Finance Scheme, where it plans to disburse an additional loan of ₦70 billion for operators in different agric value chains of in the next two years. This announcement came just as the bank was set to organise an Agribusiness and Food Summit in February 2020. The agribusiness summit […]
13 New Millionaires Emerge In Fidelity Bank’s Promo
A total of 13 lucky customers of Fidelity Bank Plc started the new year on a strong note having emerged millionaires in the third monthly draw of the ‘Get Alert in Millions (GAIM) promo season four held in Lagos yesterday. The bank also rewarded loyal customers with cash prizes worth N16 million in the categories […]
Orthodox Versus Heterodox Monetary Policies
The Guardian Newspaper editorial of Monday, December 16, 2019 on, “The fiscal and monetary cordiality that retards growth,” raised important issues, one of which is the role of orthodox and heterodox monetary policies in Nigeria’s economic management. This is examined here with a view to providing important clarifications and insights. Two of the key messages […]
NSE Share Index Falls 1.2% As Market Records First Loss
The Nigerian equities market recorded its first negative performance yesterday, halting its eight-day bullish streak. Having posted a growth of 10.4 per cent since the beginning of the year, the stock market pared gains yesterday, making the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index to shed 1.2 per cent to close at 29,633.58. The decline resulted […]
Victory Over Female Genital Mutilation In Imo
In line with the Imo State Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Prohibition Law No. 6 of 2017, about 54 autonomous communities in two local government areas of the state have publicly declared the abandonment of the practice of FGM and warned those who intend to go back to the practice that they would be prosecuted. […]
Ihedioha’s Sack And Mbaka’s Prophesy
The reason why our politicians have kept impoverishing us is because they know that greater majority of us are very gullible. They have studied the psyche of an average Nigerian and know our sentiments and that’s why they use it against us all the time. Some of Our main sentiments in Nigeria are: Religion, tribalism, […]
London Mansion Expected To Break Price Record At $274M
The private office of Hong Kong property tycoon Cheung Chung Kiu is under contract to purchase the U.K.’s most expensive home, located on the south side of London’s Hyde Park. The sale price is 210 million pounds, or about $274 million, according to a report from Bloomberg citing a person with knowledge of the transaction. […]
US-China Trade Tensions Loom, Even After Phase-One Deal
While the phase-one trade deal between the United States and China aims to harmonise the world’s two largest economies, it will not resolve many of their deepest disagreements. And their possible decoupling poses significant political and economic risks for billions of people around the globe. The interim agreement to be signed on Wednesday keeps most of the existing tariffs through […]