October 2024
Minister of Steel Development woos foreign investors to Steel, Metals Sector as Nigeria participates in International Mining Conference in Australia
By Onwe Wisdom …says Nigeria Remains Prime Investment Destination in Africa As the Federal Government moves to attain a vibrant steel and metals sector, the Honourable Minister for Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, has called on global players in the sector to choose Nigeria as a prime investment destination in Africa. Prince Audu made…
Rivers crisis: HURIWA takes tough decision on judges over politically motivated judgements
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA has called for a visa ban on corrupt judges, condemning recent Federal High Court judgments that are perceived as politically motivated. The group cited the judgment halting federal allocations to Rivers State as alarming, calling for international embassies, including those of the United States, United…
Rivers: Court Order Invitation To Anarchy – Wabara
An erstwhile Senate President and the Chairman Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Adolphus Wabara, has expressed disappointment over Wednesday’s judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja which ordered the seizure of statutory allocations to Rivers State Government. The former Senate President described the judgment as judicial insensitivity…
Umahi’s Retention Is A Consolation, Answered Prayer To Southeast-Ohanaeze
Abah Joshua The pan Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said that the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has addressed the systemic neglect of federal infrastructure development in the southeast. A statement by Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Secretary General Ohanaeze Ndigbo, who said that Umahi’s retention as minister is Igbo consolation gift and southeast…
NASENI and Imose Rollout Made-in Nigeria Laptops, Tablets
By Onwe Wisdom The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and Imose Technologies Ltd, an indigenous Nigerian company, are rolling out made-in-Nigeria laptops and tablets for use by Nigerians. The 14-inch laptops and 10.5-inch tablets are manufactured in the NASENI brand name. This move aligns with the agency’s mission to drive indigenous industrialization,…
Northern Govs Opposed Tinubu…
Northern Govs Forum has risen a stern opposition to president Bola ahmed Tinubu on VAT Bill before the National Assembly. Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has stated that all 19 governors of the Northern Governors Forum (NGF) have kicked against the proposed derivation-based Value Added Tax (VAT) model in the new tax bill under consideration…
DAILY HOPE DEVOTIONALS: OCTOBER 31 GODLY LEADERSHIP (2) SCRIPTURE: ROMANS 13: 1; PROVERBS 15: 22, 31; 16: 9, 13 – 14, 32
The major ingredient of yesterday’s devotional is a leadership operating in godliness. It posited that many leaders in the world ought not to lead in their own ways. Leading in godly ways is to lead within God’s own prescriptions of the leadership. We must accept this hard truth, which says all leaders are appointed…
BREAKING: New Acting Chief of Army Staff Announced
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the new Chief of Army Staff. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga. He said Oluyede will hold sway as the COAS pending the return of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who is said…
Illegal Extortion in Ado: Revenue Collection Not Authorized By The Local Government Chairman
The Chairman of Ado Local Government Council, Engr. Sunny Oche is deeply worried about the recent unauthorized revenue collection by Forte Harvest. It could be recalled that the Chairman in his maiden speech on 9th October 2024 dissolved all revenue committees in the local government with instruction for everyone involved to remit all receipts…
Senator Abba Moro Distributes Drugs For Benue South Healthcare Centers
By Onwe Wisdom As part of his efforts to improve the health care needs of his constituents, the senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Moro PhD, on Tuesday distributed drugs worth millions of naira for healthcare centers in parts of the senatorial district. Senator Moro said the drugs were…