EHICHIOYA EZOMON: Kingibe as truth-teller to power mongers
With recent pronouncements of two personalities, Nigeria may hopefully be heading in the right direction, away from a toxic environment fouled by utterances and deeds of our leaders. It's refreshing to hear Ambassador Babagana Kingibe (GCON) and Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State "speak truth" to separate bases, one of which works for the other to grab political power. While Kingibe...
Zenith Bank posts N180bn profit in 9 months
Zenith Bank Plc has posted a profit before tax (PBT) of N180 billion, for the nine months ended September 30, amid headwinds, the Group’s unaudited nine months financial results presented to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited, on Sunday, in Lagos, has indicated. The PBT reflected a one per cent growth over the N177 billion recorded in the comparative period of...
Troops foil kidnap of Catholic Bishop in Imo
An attempt to rob and kidnap the Catholic Bishop of Orlu, Most Rev. Augustine Ukwuoma, at the Diocesan Secretariat along BSC Road, Orlu in Imo State was on Sunday foiled by the troops conducting Exercise GOLDEN DAWN Sector 3. Brig.-Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director Army Public Relations, said the troops will continue to frustrate the actions of the proscribed Indigenous People of...
Why I visited Buhari, by Tinubu
Former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has explained why he visited President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday at the President’s official residence in the State House, Abuja. Speaking to State House correspondents after the closed-door meeting, Tinubu stated that his Sunday’s mission to the seat of power was to thank President Buhari for visiting him when he was recovering...
How Oyo APC members held us hostage for hours – Congress C’ttee
Four members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) State Congress Committee sent to Oyo State on Sunday narrated how party members held them hostage for four hours in Ibadan. Four of the seven members – Diran Iyantan, Ralph Igbokwe, Olarewaju Edun and Abdullahi Kontagora – accused the Secretary of the seven-man sent from the National Secretariat of APC of singlehandedly...
Religious, traditional leaders decry insecurity, hardship in South-East
The South-East Council of Traditional Rulers and Representatives of Igbo Archbishops and Bishops have decried the level of insecurity and socio-economic disruption in the zone. The traditional and religious leaders, in a statement on Sunday, stated that the worsening insecurity in the zone has deepened the hardship and rendered prostrate the socio-political and economic lives of the people. Signatories to the...
Buhari departs Abuja for Scotland, France for Climate Conference, Peace Summit
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja for Glasgow, Scotland on Sunday to attend the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The President is scheduled to deliver his national statement at the High-Level segment for Heads of State and Government at the conference on Tuesday, November 2. President Buhari’s address, according to his...
Internet fraud: After losing N560m, Invictus Obi forfeits Abuja houses, cars to FG
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of two houses and cars owned by a convicted cyber criminal, Obinwanne George Okeke, also known as Invictus Obi, to the Federal Government. The order by Justice Peter Lifu was sequel to the granting of an ex-parte motion filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Invictus Obi had...
Buhari: Climate crisis’ll not be fixed by causing ...
Dire warnings of the end of the world are as old as civilization itself. But each year as the countdown to United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP) begins, they grow in volume and intensity. Recently, senior United Nations officials raised the alarm of "world conflict and chaos" and mass migrations and institutional collapse should greenhouse gas emissions remain unchecked for much longer. Mankind has a duty...
SERAP sues Buhari, seeks probe of ‘missing N881bn’ in MDAs
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari. The suit is over the President’s failure to probe allegations that over N880 billion of public funds are missing from 367 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). The purpose of the suit, according to SERAP, is to ensure the prosecution of those suspected to be responsible, and the...
