Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Fri, 08/16/2019 - 12:54

By Ayo Akinfe
(1) With the global crude oil market dancing Atilogwu over the last few weeks as Donald Trump continues to make the world an uncertain place with his clownish behaviour, Nigeria needs to wake up to the reality that she can no longer rely on petroleum to fund her budget. Somehow, this reality has not dawned on our people in Aso Rock but very soon they will be hit by a sucker punch but alas, by then it will be too late
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 16:46
GOVERNOR Abubakar Bello of Niger State set aside 44,000 hectares of land to develop Nigeria's largest cattle colony under an ambitious plan to open 23 grazing reserves in a bid to address the ongoing menace of Fulani cattle herdsmen and boost meat production.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 16:09
CRUDE oil prices are poised for more volatility over the coming months as a total of 26 US shale firms have filed for bankruptcy since the beginning of the year indicating that their attempt to provide an alternative remains fraught with difficulties.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 15:19
TRADITIONAL rulers in Enugu State have asked that they be made the chief security officers of their domains in an ambitious plan to combat the growing menace of armed Fulani herdsmen and kidnappers.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 14:45
HEAD of the civil service of the federation Mrs Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita has been admitted to hospital after she collapsed during interrogation at the hands of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over a N3bn ($8,236,770) contract scam.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 13:09
FORMER Super Eagles skipper Nwankwo Kanu has been appointed as the senior special assistant on sports to the Imo State governor Emeka Ihedioha in what is his first political appointment in the country.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 12:21

By Ayo Akinfe
(1) Nothing stifles a nation’s economic development as much as a lack of coherent policy. Contrary to what many Nigerians think, the total lack of understandable, consistent, logical and coherent government economic policy is the main reason behind our under-development as a nation and not corruption. Even if you totally eliminate corruption, you still need to invest the proceeds for it to make any difference in people’s lives
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Wed, 08/14/2019 - 17:25
GLASGOW Rangers midfielder Joe Aribo is the surprise package in the list of 23 players Super eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has invited to camp to prosecute the September 10 friendly game against Ukraine in the southern city of Dnipro.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Wed, 08/14/2019 - 14:49
TWO Fulani herdsmen turned on each other in the town of Agbala in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State stabbing each other brutally leading to them having to be rushed to the nearby Owerri Federal Medical Centre.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Wed, 08/14/2019 - 14:25
GOVERNOR Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has re-introduced an event called the Sharo Cultural Festival created to embrace repentant Fulani armed bandits and integrate them back into society as part of the peace programme aimed at ending the continuous bloodshed.
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