Oil industry poised for more volatility as 26 US shale producers file for bankruptcy so far this year

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.

 

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Enugu monarchs want law changed to make them chief security officers within their domains

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.

 

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Head of civil service hospitalised after she collapsed during EFCC questioning over N3bn scam

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.

 

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Governor Ihedioha appoints Nwankwo Kanu as his senior special assistant on sports

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.

 

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Buhari should concentrate on improving the local food distribution network not interfering in the workings of the CBN

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 

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Glasgow Rangers midfielder Joe Aribo gets surprise invite as Rohr calls up 23 for Ukraine friendly

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.

 

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Fulani herdsmen turn on each other in Owerri as dispute over cows leads to brutal stabbing

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.

 

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Zamfara re-introduces Sharo cultural festival to rehabilitate repentant Fulani bandits

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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Rohr invites Fortuna Dusseldorf's teenage keeper Maduka Okoye to camp for Ukraine friendly

SUPER Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has invited Fortuna Dusseldorf teenage goalkeeper Maduka Okoye to camp for the forthcoming friendly game against Ukraine taking place at Dnipro on September 10.

 

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Indian Shiite movement Anjuman e-Haideri offers to bear the cost of El-Zakzaky's medical treatment

INDIA'S Shiite organisation Anjuman e-Haideri has offered to bear the full costs of the medical treatment of Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) and his wife Zeenat while they are in their country.

 

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