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Enugu Airport: FG, Enugu State May Reach Rapprochement

Uche Mbah
Hadi Sirika

By Uche Mbah The threat of closing down Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu may be put on hold going by ongoing discussions between the State government and Ministry of Aviation. Recall that the Ministry has threatened to downgrade and close down the Airport due to Security issues raised by the Ministry. These included incessant bird strikes, bad runway, a market nearby, the Enugu Free trade zone and other issues. But Enugu state government rose from an emergency State Executive Council, SEC meeting and immediately ordered the relocation of the Emene…

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Buhari in Trouble Over House of Reps Speakership

The Source
Muhammadu Buhari

By Gideon Njoku Strong feelers from Abuja indicate that President Muhammadu  Buhari is at crossroads over who to back for the office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Until now, it had been taken for granted that Mr President was backing the House Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila for the high profile office, especially,  as his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, had endorsed him as the incoming Speaker, and also endorsed Senate Leader, Dr Ahmed Lawan, as the Senate President. But that was then. Calculations seem to be gradually…

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How Okorocha Starved Imo Workers – EFCC

The Source
Rochas Okorocha

By Gideon Njoku The in-coming Governor of Imo state, The Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, should cry no more. A breather is coming his way.  And there is the proverbial light in the tunnel. Agonising over how he would run the state when sworn-in on May 29, 2019 considering tales of an empty treasury, and alleged massive looting against the outgoing Governor Rochas Okorocha’s  regime, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, had just assured him that there is the sum of over N5bn it has blocked, and so  stopped Okorocha from frittering…

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Okorocha in a Last Minute Plot to Stop Ihedioha’s Inauguration

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Rochas Okorocha

By Chidiebere Onyemaizu Out-going Imo state governor, Rochas  Okorocha, is in a race against time. Sources in Owerri, the state capital, and Abuja, inform that the governor who leaves office on May 29, after eight years, is  frantically exploring ways to accomplish two tasks before exiting power: Procure last minute multiple black market court injunctions truncating governor-elect, Rt. Honourable Emeka Ihedioha’s inauguration, as well as another restraining order on  security agencies and anti-graft bodies – EFCC and ICPC- from arresting him after May 29. “If all goes well, Owelle (Okorocha)…

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FG To Close Down Enugu Airport

Uche Mbah
Hadi Sirika

By Uche Mbah The Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika has said that the Akanu Ibiam International Airport will be closed down by the Federal Government because of what he called safety concerns. “I am afraid the Enugu Airport has to be closed down”, he announced.” I have told the governor that we have to move the Market, Free Trade Zone, and take the radio mast away so that we can move in and fix things and clear the runway so that we can improve on safety and save lives”. He…

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FEC: Why There Are Three Days Of Meetings, And Counting

Uche Mbah
President Muhammadu Buhari

By Uche Mbah For the second day running, the Federal Executive Council, FEC, met Thursday 16th May 2019 until late in the evening, when the meeting was adjourned till Monday 29th May 2019, sine they could not continue on Friday, because many of the FEC members will be at the Mosque on Friday. The Meeting, usually held on Wednesdays, was presided over by President Mohammadu Buhari. However, the meeting went into a long recess when the President went for the Iftar, the traditional breaking of fast by Muslims during the…

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NGIJ Concludes Assessment On Bello’s Administration

Akinwale Kasali

By Akinwale Kasali After a week long assessment tour of the first term of Governor Yahaya Bello Administration in Kogi State, the Nigeria Guild of Investigative Journalists, NGIJ, has concluded it’s tour. In a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday and signed by the President of the Guild, Mr. Wale Abydeen the Guild stated that the week long assessment tour focused mainly on the achievements, programs and projects of the All Progressive Congress (APC) led administration in the State. Abydeen explained that the NGIJ team met with almost all…

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400 Million Naira Tears Imo House of Assembly Apart

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Imo State Houseof Assembly

By Gideon Njoku Behind the crisis rocking the Imo House of Assembly which has culminated in the suspension of its Speaker, Acho Ihim, is a whooping sum of Four Hundred Million Naira given to members by out-going Governor Rochas Okorocha. The 27-members House, after a rowdy session on Wednesday,  May 16, 2019 suspended Ihim, even after he ran away with the Mace. Appointed in his place is an Interim Speaker, Hon. Chinedu Offor, representing Onuimo Federal Constituency. 21 members signed the impeachment notice served Ihim. Also affected is the Majority Leader,…

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Fidelity Bank: How Okonkwo Makes Investors Rich

Bayo Bernard
Fidelity Bank

By Bayo Bernard, Business Editor Five years ago, on January 2, 2014 Nnamdi Okonkwo had mounted the seat as Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Plc with uncertainty looming large among investors and staff, his ability to break the ice in the highly competitive financial sector. While many predicted that he would take the bank far considering his track record as a seasoned banker and administrator, only a few believed at the time that he would surpass the achievements of his predecessors in such unimaginable way and style. It’s also possible…

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Retired Police Officers Cry of Underpayment

Oji Odu

By Oji Odu The anger shown on the faces of members of the Retired Police Officers Association, RPOA, (Under Contributory Pension Scheme) is better imagined than experienced, as they protested the injustice of underpayment of their retirement benefits on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at Ikeja, Lagos. At the gathering of the officers made up of the sick, wounded and those carrying the scars sustained during their service years while maintaining law and order, most of who looked so haggard and hungry, their voices were in unison expressing regret for staking…

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