Abuja high court suspends Adams Oshiomhole as APC chairman pending hearing of substantive case

ADAMS Oshiomhole has been suspended as the chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) after an Abuja high court ruled that he should stand down pending the determination of a substantive suit seeking his permanent removal from office.

 

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US State Department offers $7m reward for information leading to Shekau’s capture

WASHINGTON has placed a $7m bounty on the leader of Nigerian terrorist sect Boko Haram Sheikh Abubakar Shekau offering to pay the sum to anyone who offers information that leads to his capture and arrest.

 

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Buhari indicates that he will abide by Ecowas decision on the thorny matter of border closure

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has indicated that Nigeria may re-open her borders soon after pledging to abide by any decision reached by the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) tripartite committee on the matter.

 

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Anthony Joshua promises to knock out Bulgarian challenger Pulev in the 11th round

WORLD heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has promised to knock out his next challenger Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev in the 11th round when they meet at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on June 20.

 

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All six state houses of assemblies across the southwest pass Amotekun bill unanimously

ALL six state houses of assembly across the southwest geo-political zone have now passed the regional security bill establishing the Amotekun Corps as the five other states joined Ekiti in finalising passage yesterday.

 

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South Korea has just announced a $9.8bn package to fight coronavirus and I think Nigeria should react with the launch of a massive ankara face mask production programme

(1) As coronavirus spreads, there is a global shortage of face masks

(2) Prices of face masks have more than quadrupled over the last month

(3) Clearly the world needs a fresh supply of cheap and effective masks from somewhere. Why is Nigeria not leading this initiative?

(4) Have we checked to see if we can make face masks from ankara, aso oke, guinea brocade, damask, etc?

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Supreme Court dismisses Ihedioha's suit ruling that it cannot reverse its own decisions

EMEKA Ihedioha has lost his battle to reclaim the governorship on Imo State after the Supreme Court dismissed his application challenging its earlier ruling which proclaimed Senator Hope Uzodinma as the duly elected governor of the state.

 

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KPMG lists seven fault lines which run through the Nigerian economy that hinder growth

GLOBAL financial services giant KPMG has revealed that there are seven fault lines which currently run through the Nigerian economy that may distort the growth distort growth over the next decade.

 

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Archbishop of Canterbury sends personal handwritten birthday message to Obasanjo

ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury Rt Reverend Justin Welby has written a special handwritten letter to Nigeria’s former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo wishing him a happy 83rd birthday and describing him as a man who serves the course of peace.

 

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North Central Governors Forum decides not to create regional security network like Amotekun

NASARAWA State's Governor Abdullahi Sule has revealed that the six state that make up the north central geo-political zone have no plans to launch a regional security network similar to the one floated by their southwestern colleagues known as Amotekun.

 

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