Kola Popson Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has relieved four of his commissioners of their duties as members of Edo State Executive Council. The information, which was contained in a press statement issued and signed on Wednesday by Prince Kassim Afegbua, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Governor Oshiomhole, indicated that Lucky James of Ministry of Local Government ... Read More »
The Federal Government yesterday faulted J.P. Morgan’s announcement that it would exclude Nigeria from its local-currency emerging market bond indexes tracked by more than $200 billion of funds, by the end of October. Recall that JP Morgan hinged the decision on the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) restrictions on foreign-exchange transactions, which it said prompted investor concerns about a shortage ... Read More »
By Kola Popson Eleanor Roosevelt wrote, “When you cease to make contribution, you begin to die.” The world is seriously ill and dying; she needs doctors to heal her illness and make her condition better. However, it is very worrisome to note that the majority of people in the world are disease minded, and through their negative attitudes, they have ... Read More »
The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El Rufai yesterday announced the abolition of fees paid for admission forms and their processing by applicants seeking admission into tertiary institutions owned by Kaduna state. The State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Shehu Usman-Adamu, who spoke to journalists shortly after the cabinet meeting at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna on behalf of the ... Read More »
The Incorporated Trustees of Christ Embassy Church International a.k.a “CHRIST EMBASSY, led by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has dragged the Corporate Affairs Commission(CAC) and its registrar before a Federal High Court in Lagos, southwest Nigeria. In a statement of claim filed by a Lagos lawyer, Mr Adekunle Adebisi Sogunle, Christ Embassy Church stated that they have established churches all over Nigeria ... Read More »
As the Muhammadu Buhari presidency clocks 100 days in office, it is interesting to note that the actions of the government which is yet to appoint ministers and other top officials of government is no longer the focus of negative criticism by Nigerians who think and expect that things should be done differently from the way President Buhari has chosen. ... Read More »
By Kola Popson The past is as good as gone. Nothing can be done to bring back the past; it is far gone. If you want a brighter future, do not dwell too much on your past predicament and mistakes. When you dwell too much on your past, it becomes a burden on you, and prevents you from concentrating on ... Read More »
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to review the size and number of Nigeria’s foreign missions abroad. The Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Amb. Paul Bulus Lolo, spoke with State House correspondents after making presentation to President Buhari on the ministry’s activities. According to him, Nigeria needs to review the number of its present 119 ... Read More »
Former Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on New Media, Reno Omokri on Tuesday made a case for Buhari over the president’s alleged lopsided appointments saying appointments should be made on merit and not sectional interests. Omokiri made the statement in his article titled As Buhari blazes the trail for merit. Read his full article Recently there was a big ... Read More »
The new management of the Nigeria immigration Service on Tuesday in Abuja announced Deputy Comptroller Ekpedeme King as the new spokesperson for the Service. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that King is to take over from Assistant Comptroller, Chukuemeka Obua, who had been redeployed to the Lagos Command. Until his deployment, King was the second-in-command at the Murtala Mohammed ... Read More »
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