Over 60 IPOB Members Regain Freedom After Nine Months In Prison
Over 60 members of the pro-Biafran movement, IPOB, have been freed after spending about nine months in prison custody in Owerri, Imo State. Their lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, who revealed this Friday, said they were freed on February 1, after the Chief Judge of Imo
Increase Value Added Tax Now, IMF Tells Nigeria
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised Nigerian government to increase its value added tax. This was said by the organization on Monday. It said the Nigerian economy is at a critical juncture, having been weakened by falling per capita income, double-digit inflation, limited
Reprieve As BUA Buys Covid-19 Vaccine For 1million Nigerians
BUA, one of Africa’s largest conglomerates, yesterday, said it has paid for one million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for Nigeria through the AFREXIM Vaccine programme in partnership with CACOVID. These doses of the vaccine, which should be delivered by next week,
The Need For Proactive Steps Against Killer Herders By Buhari, Governors
When Governor of Benue state Samuel Ortom addressed a press conference, he spoke with so much fury and expressed his annoyance about the raging insecurity in the country which he blamed on herders and Miyetti Allah both of whom he said receive
I Joined APC To Move Igbo Into National Political Centre- Gov. Umahi
Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has again explained why he left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Umahi, who was elected governor twice after also serving two terms as deputy governor under the PDP, defected from
Nigeria President Recommend African Union Reform
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for a comprehensive reform of the structures and operations of the African Union, to make it more functional in meeting targets, warning that the organization would become stale, except it becomes more result oriented. In an intervention
Why My Relationship with President Maduro Is Important To Venezuelans- Alex Saab
The Colombian media insist on defining you as a “Colombian businessman”, while Venezuela recognizes you as a citizen (agent and diplomat) of that country. Why this differentiation? I am very proud of my Barranquillero and Lebanese/Palestinian origins. In Colombia I had one
Alex Saab Case: We Are Not Bound By Additional Protocols Of ECOWAS Court- Cape Verde
At the hearing of the continued detaining of Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, the grounds for Cape Verde’s neglect of ECOWAS ruling topped discussions. Mr Saab’s status as a diplomat has been brought to question after his arrest in June 2020 at the
Covid-19: Anambra Govt Declares Curfew
The Anambra State Government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew from Monday, February 8, to contain the spread of raging Coronavirus in the state. The curfew will be between 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily, until further notice, this is according to a statement
WTO : Coast Clear For Okonjo Iweala As Yoo Myung-Hee Withdraws Candidacy
South Korean Trade Minister and candidate for the World Trade Organisation’s top job, Yoo Myung-hee, has withdrawn her bid to lead the global trade body. Her decision leaves former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the only remaining candidate for the top job. Ms Yoo made the
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