Nigeria’s economy: What is to be done? By abiodun KOMOLAFE Using the phrase ‘What is to be done?’ in the headline to this analysis is deliberate. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin used the title in a brilliant 1902 treatise to outline the strategic methodology needed for a successful transformation of the state. It is a question…
Police arrest woman over alleged poisoning of 3-year-old boy The Nigeria Police, Ondo State Command has arrested a 40 year-old woman, Nafisat Lateef, over the alleged poisoning of a three-year-old boy in the Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s spokesperson disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Akure, saying the incident…
You Cannot Build an Economy on a Faulty Foundation – Idris By Shalom Oludele The honourable minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, while praising President Tinubu’s economic reforms, has said that it is impossible to build an economy on a faulty foundation. This is contained in a statement issued by the Special…
Nigeria Navy, Media, Collaborate To Combat Oil Theft And Related Crimes In Bayelsa. The Nigeria Navy and the Media has synergies so as to combat oil theft and related crimes in Nigeria, Bayelsa particularly with the aim at reducing it to the bearest minimum. Speaking during a visit by the United Correspondents Chapel (UCC) of…
Ebony Herald honours Tomisin Falade Edu on her special Day The Publisher of Ebony Herald International Magazine and Abuja Herald Alhaji Lai Gidado heartily felicitates with a frontline woman politician from Akure Ondo State, Hon. Tomisin Falade Edu, on the occasion of her birthday. Hon. Tomisin Falade Edu has consistently touched many lives through her…
Former NEXIM Bank MD Gets 490 Years Jail Term for ₦2.4bn Fraud A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has sentenced Robert Orya, former managing director of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), to 490 years in prison for a ₦2.4 billion fraud. Orya was convicted on 49 counts of fraud, with Justice F.E. Messiri…
Nigeria deploys troops after 170 killed in deadly Kwara village attack Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has deployed an army battalion to Kaiama district in the central Kwara state after suspected jihadist fighters killed 170 people in an overnight attack. Tuesday’s assault on Woro village was the deadliest this year in the state bordering Niger, a…
Nigeria Reaffirms Commitment To Africa Energy Sovereignty. With the successful handover of the Headquarters of the Africa Energy Bank (AEB) to the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO), Nigeria has reaffirmed its leadership in advancing Africa’s energy security marking a critical milestone toward the operationalization of the Bank. The event, which was widely attended by APPO…
Slain Youth: Gov Diri Directs Police To Expedite Investigation, Prosecution Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has called on the police to speed up investigation into the recent death of a 24-year-old, Patrick Peresuodei. The late Peresuodei, an indigene of Amassoma community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state, reportedly engaged in…
Ondo @ 50: Tinubu vows to make state model of national progress As Ondo State celebrated 50 years of its creation, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assured residents that his administration would partner the state to drive inclusive growth, strengthen infrastructure and transform it into a model of national development. The President gave the assurance at…
