Ipob lambasts NJC for recommending that Onnoghen be retired saying it succumbed to pressure

SECESSIIONIST group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) has lashed out at the Nigerian Judicial Council (NJC) for recommending that the chief judge of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen proceed on voluntary retirement claiming it did so under pressure.

 

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Rochas warns Ndigbo not to expect much during Buhari's second term as they voted against APC

GOVERNOR Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has warned that Ndigbo would get very little from the federal government during President Muhammadu Buhari's second term because the southeast geo-political zone did not vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC).

 

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Buhari returns to Nigeria a day earlier than scheduled in response to Zamfara and Kaduna killings

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has cut short his trip to the Middle East and returned to Nigeria a day ahead of schedule in response to the growing insecurity in the country after reports of killings in Zamfara and Kaduna states.

 

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Zamfara gold deposits offer us the opportunity to kill two birds with one stone

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] This week, two serious issues have been in the news bordering on insecurity in Nigeria. The first has been that some repentant members of Boko Haram have been recruited into the Nigerian Army and the other is that gold mining in Zamfara State has fuelled the ongoing banditry there. No doubt, both issues are very emotive as apart from the fact that they raise security concerns among ordinary Nigerians, they must scare potential foreign investors to death

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New World Bank report Africa's Pulse laments slip in Nigeria economy between 2015 and 2018

NIGERIA's economic growth slipped significantly between 2015 and 2018 according to a new report by the World Bank titled Africa’s Pulse which looked at the macroeconomic variables of 44 sub-Saharan African countries between 1995 and 2018.

 

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Akwa Ibom's Governor Emmanuel declines to approve bill forcing companies to employ local people

AKWA Ibom State's Governor Udom Emmanuel will not be assenting to a bill passed by the state house of assembly making it compulsory for companies hire indigenes and local people because the government sees such a law as unenforceable.

 

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Ihedioha bans civil servants from issuing C of Os in Owerri amid fears state land could be appropriated

IMO State governor-elect Hon Emeka Ihedioha has barred all civil servants from further engagement in matters relating to the processing and issuance of Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) as part of a move to combat the transfer of state assets to private individuals.

 

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Buhari may reject Onnoghen's retirement and opt to sack him without any benefits when he returns

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari may refuse to accept Justice Walter Onnoghen's voluntary retirement and opt instead to have him dismissed and prosecuted by the Economic and Financial crimes Commission (EFCC) when he returns from the Middle East.

 

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Nigerian economy gets big boost as crude oil prices rally to over $70 amid fears of Libyan instability

NIGERIA'S economy has received a major boost this week after global crude oil prices rose to a five-month high of over $70 a barrel as renewed fighting in Libya raised the prospect of supply shortages from the country.

 

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Rural roads are the lifeblood of Nigeria and need urgent attention

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Earlier this week, I read another report from Bloomberg lamenting how Nigeria is lagging behind when it comes to taking millions of people out of poverty. Their summary pointed to how China and India were making a huge impact in rural areas and drastically improving the living standards of people who were landless peasants some 10 years ago. It concluded that Nigeria was not part of this process and the future looked bleak as a result

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