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Rochas Okorocha, Imo state governor Wednesday may have been justified as one of the world leaders, Theresa May, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, almost replicated the designation of the ministry he created last year. Okorocha had in December 2017 appointed and swore in his biological sister, Mrs. Ogechi Ololo (nee Okorocha) as the state’s Commissioner for Happiness and Couples’ Fulfillment. Almost bearing the same name, Britain appointed a “minister for loneliness” on Wednesday, January 17 to tackle what Prime Minister May described as “the sad reality of modern life” affecting millions of people. While Nigerians mocked Okorcha for a creating…

Bitcoin has traded below $10,000 for the first time since early December. The value of one bitcoin fell to $9,958 (£7,222) before making a slight recovery, according to the price index run by the news site Coindesk. That represents a drop of nearly 50 per cent since it peaked close to $19,800 five weeks ago. Other crypto-currencies including Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash have also experienced steep falls over the past day. There has been concern among some experts that a bubble had been forming in the market as casual investors piled into an asset they did not fully understand.…

John Tall Jukuns The incessant influx of Fulanis to all nooks and crannies of the country poses grave source of concern to many discernible people. This suspicion is highly fuelled by the relentless killings, rapes and mainings of Nigerians and wanton destruction of properties coupled with displacement of individuals from their ancestral homes by suspected Fualani herdsmen. Yet, many Nigerians beclouded by parochial and tribal reasons are aloof of the impending danger lurking in the corner. Others are afraid that the situation may snowball into genocidal war. Yet, a few want government to be proactive to avoid replication of history.…

The Naira on Wednesday traded at N360.56 against the dollar at the investors’ window, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Nigerian currency was sold at N362 to the dollar at the parallel market, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N492 and N440 respectively. At the Bureau De Change (BDC) window, the naira exchanged at N362 to the dollar, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N492 and N440, respectively. At the official CBN window, the naira was N305.75 against the dollar, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N420.47 and N373.72.…

The Fulani Nationality Movement, (FUNAM) has warned those who oppose the Fulani cattle trade to be cautious of the consequences, saying “We are ready for the worse. We are prepared for war. There is hope for peace if and only if attacks on Fulani herdsmen stop and the Fulani are allowed to settle anywhere that the Fulani chose to settle in Nigeria.” The body met on Saturday in Kano, the capital of Kano State in the face of an uproar that greeted the horrendous killings and maimings of innocent and defecneless people by suspected Fulani herdsmen reached wide-ranging resolutions after…

Akwa Ibom Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel says the unity of the state is non-negotiable and that whoever tries to destroy the state would not succeed. Mr. Emmanuel, who made the remark Tuesday at Government House Banquet hall, Uyo during the swearing-in ceremony of Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG), stated “We have only one project – project Akwa Ibom State. And let me also say it here, let no man try to put asunder in this one big family that we call Akwa Ibom family. “Nobody ever predicted where he was to be born.…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Monday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that it stored over N3 billion loot recovered from the ex-Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mr. Andrew Yakubu, in iron boxes. The anti-graft agency, which made the revelation at the resumed trial of the former NNPC boss on charges bordering on money laundering, said the boxes were also sealed with iron rods. Testifying as the third prosecution witness, PW-3, a lead investigative officer from Kano zonal office of the commission, Mr. Ahmed Yahaya, said the iron boxes were kept at…

The Federal Government, Monday, said it has commenced engagement with stakeholders in the maritime industry to explore the most viable and cost-effective options in the export of Nigeria’s crude oil. Speaking at a maritime forum in Abuja, , Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, said various attempts in the past to transit from the Free-on-Board, FOB, to Cost, Insurance and Freight, CIF, system of exporting the nation’s crude oil had failed. He argued that there was no better time than now to revisit the issue holistically to determine which of the systems best served the interest of…

Wole Soyinka It is happening all over again. History is repeating itself and, alas, within such an agonizingly short span of time. How often must we warn against the enervating lure of appeasement in face of aggression and will to dominate! I do not hesitate to draw attention to Volume III of my INTERVENTION series and to the chapter on The Unappeasable Price of Appeasement. There is little to add, but it does appear that even the tragically fulfilled warnings of the past leave no impression on leadership, not even when identical signs of impending cardiac arrest loom over the…

A new Secretary to the Akwa Ibom State Government has been appointed. He is Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem replacing Sir Etekemba Umoren, who has held the position for two years and six months. A press release signed by Mr. Charles Udoh on Monday, state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, says Governor Udom Emmanuel has approved the appointment, noting that the change “is part of a continuous effort to re-jig the governance structure of state.” The release reads “the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel has announced the immediate appointment of Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem as Secretary to State Government. The government…