“Abia State has suffered so much in the hands of individuals whom I will consider “unfortunate” to make good use of the privileges Almighty God has given them to develop this blessed region in South East Nigeria” – We want to repair that colossal damage these individuals has caused this state.
Before you call Nigerian youth lazy, weak criminals. Ask yourself were any of these innocent people deserving of this fate? IFEOMA ABUGU, 20, a young lady who had just graduated and was in NYSC, was arrested in place of her fiancee at his residence in Lokogoma, Abuja. Ifeoma was sexually assaulted and later died in SARS custody a day after she was arrested. Justice has not prevailed. GODGIFT FERGUSON EKERETE ,24 , TONY ORUAMA ,21, HARRY ATARIA, 26, were arrested during a raid and then killed in detention that same…
Following evolving evidence on the transmission of COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) provided recommendations for the wearing of face masks by the general public. This is especially important where there is ongoing widespread transmission and physical distancing is difficult, such as in public transport, markets, and confined or crowded environments. In Nigeria, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 mandated the use of face masks or coverings in public spaces, on the 27th of April 2020. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) published advisories on the use of face…
…I hold the opinion that Nigeria political office holders do not deserve any award for the services they were elected or appointed to do. – If they serve their community well, let the award and honorary recognition be limited within their jurisdiction of office By Njoku SaintJerry A. I was at a honor awards party and virtually all awardees were either a governor, senators, government agents both present and pasts, then good enough not even any of them was in attendance, either the ‘honor plaque’ was received on their behalf…
Reflections for a post-COVID recovery plan Despite decades of rhetoric on the merits of diversification, oil still represents more than 90 percent of the total value of Nigerian exports, Marco Castradori If evidence were still required, the coronavirus pandemic and the consequent nosedive of oil prices has once more reminded us of the shortcomings of Nigeria’s oil dependence. Despite decades of rhetoric on the merits of diversification, oil still represents more than 90 percent of the total value of Nigerian exports, and more than half of all government revenue, thus…
The Strongest Economy Survive at all Odds By By Ebiowei Lawal “When I read the news that crude oil price in the international market has dropped to about $11 or $12 per barrel, I was reminded about an interview I watched on the NTA Network Service. That night, the person featured on the interview program was an American born Economist (I have forgotten his name). He visited Nigeria to validate the speculation that Nigeria was actually the Giant of Africa. In course of the interview, the interviewer asked “you have…
to save Nigeria from imminent collapse, President Muhammadu Buhari should urgently begin the process of restructuring the country Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, renewed the call for the restructuring of the country, insisting that Nigeria “will remain insecure, unstable, non-progressive and stagnated at best or disintegrated at the worst” if not restructured. Obasanjo, who spoke at the Abeokuta Club Annual Sobo Sowemimo Lecture in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, declared that the state of security in Nigeria has made restructuring imperative. The former president, who delivered a lecture on the…
BELIEVERS NEED TO PRAY MORE….. WARNING: Please do not read if you do not have a strong faith, a strong heart From Tony Onwutalu My name is Chidubem Okwu.., I am a pastor, but I have disappointed God and I really don’t know where to begin to tell my story. I must tell you the truth. I can’t really say if I have a call or not. I was a Sunday school teacher in my church for 9 years at Kaduna. In 1999 I was led to start a church,…
Ohanaeze, PANDEF, others demand economic diversification There is no “better time but now to commence restructuring of the country,” said President of the Middle Belt Forum (MBF) Dr PoguBitrus. He noted that by this alone could Nigeria emerge stronger prom the pandemic. By Ohaneze, PANDEF Some Nigerians yesterday intensified calls for the political and economic restructuring of the country, citing the devastating financial impact of the COVID-19 lockdown and loss of oil earnings due to the crash in oil prices.President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Chief John Nwodo told The Guardian…
“By Kano State ultimate decision, it destroys its own economy on purpose and thrives indirectly from the ‘hard work and wise decisions” 25th December 2018, The Kano State Hisbah Board seized and destroyed more than 30 trailer loads of beer. In a statement by the board’s Public Relations Officer, Malam Adamu Yahaya, the cartons of beer were destroyed in response to an order issued by the magistrates’ court for us to go ahead with the exercise since it contravenes the Kano State Law Number 4 of 2004 which has banned…
