Month: July 2017

TuFace to hold charity concert for IDPs

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As part of efforts to assist displaced persons, Tuface Foundation is organising a fund raising charity concert to support the activities of the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in the North-East. Musical icon Innocent Idibia, popularly known as Tuface, made this known while briefing journalists on Thursday in Abuja. Tuface said that the concert would take place on Sunday at Transcorp Hilton, Hotel, Abuja, and urged Nigerians to support the cause. He said that 60 per cent of the proceeds would be donated to UNHCR to support its interventions…

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The burden of victory

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Sweet victory, right? Yes. You cannot blame the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders of the Ahmed Makarfi faction for being so euphoric since the Supreme Court handed it the final legal victory last week. It had been a long, nasty and gut wrenching intra-party struggle. It has caused deep wounds on both sides. It has left the party haemorrhaging badly. And now the once largest party in Africa that ruled us at the centre and in the majority of the states for some 16 years faces an uncertain future; not…

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NSE market capitalisation appreciates by N27bn

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The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) for the third consecutive day on Wednesday posted further growth increasing by N27 billion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the market capitalisation rose by N27 billion or 0.23 per cent to close at N11.550 trillion against N11.523 trillion on Tuesday. Similarly, the All-Share Index, which opened at 33,436.61, inched 78.32 points or 0.23 points to close at 33,514.93 due to price growth by some highly capitalised equities. Seplat led the gainers’ table during the day, appreciating by N9.98…

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What exactly are we restructuring?

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Not a few Nigerians from all walks of life have spoken in favour of Nigeria’s restructuring, from past and present political leaders to professional bodies, traditional leaders and even Nigerians in the Diaspora. This seems to be about the only time Nigerians seem to be agreeing on one thing; Nigeria is not working! Everywhere in Nigeria today, the story is the same; the song is the same. It cuts across all known divides. The discourse everywhere is centered on one theme: The need to restructure the Nigerian state. It is…

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Nigerian girls in danger in Italy

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The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Friday said thousands of Nigerian migrant girls brought to Italy were in great danger of being forced into prostitution in Europe. The number of female Nigerians, many of them minors, often naive about their fate at the hands of traffickers, arrived by sea in Italy surged over the past three years from 1,454 in 2014 to 11,000 in 2016. The organisation’s spokesman, Flavio Di Giacomo, said at a news briefing in Geneva that some 4,000 Nigerian girls had arrived so far in 2017.…

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Nigerian Army issues quit notice to cultists in Rivers

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The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, has warned cultists terrorising some Rivers communities to desist forthwith or face the wrath of the law. Col. Aminu Iliyasu, the Spokesman for the division, said the warning was part of a nine-point communiqué issued at the end of a stakeholders meeting in Port Harcourt on Friday. He said the stakeholders resolved that all leaders and notable members of cult groups terrorising Ozochi community in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers should be arrested and prosecuted as soon as possible. The stakeholders…

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Abuja to host Zuma Film Festival in December

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed announced on Friday in Jos that the revived Zuma Film Festival will hold in Abuja in December. The minister disclosed this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Plateau Governor, Simon Lalong. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the minister is in Jos, the Plateau capital to attend the Extraordinary Meeting of the National Council on Information. Mohammed called on the governor and his colleagues from other states to lend full support to the revived festival. NAN reports that…

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Virgil van Dijk tells Southampton he wants to leave

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Virgil van Dijk is training on his own after telling Southampton boss Mauricio Pellegrino he wants to leave the club. The Netherlands centre-half was a target for Liverpool earlier this summer, but the Reds withdrew their interest after Saints complained to the Premier League. Southampton maintain van Dijk is not for sale, and Pellegrino has excluded the player from pre-season until he can demonstrate his commitment. “The boy said that he is not available to play because he wants to leave,” Pellegrino told BBC Radio Solent. “This is the decision.…

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Sean Spicer resigns as White House spokesman

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White House spokesman Sean Spicer, has resigned. Spicer resigned on Friday ending a brief, turbulent tenure that gained global notoriety, after President Donald Trump named adviser and Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci as his top communications official. Spicer’s departure reflected turmoil within Trump’s legal and communication teams amid investigation into possible ties between Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and Russia. Observers say the investigation is undermining the White House’s policy agenda. Spicer, who was appointed White House spokesman in December, was one of Trump administration recognised figure. He was targeted by…

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Nigeria to supply 130,000 tonnes of roasted cashew nuts to US

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The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, has said Nigeria is set to supply 130,000 tonnes of roasted cashew nuts to the Walmart Super Market chain in the United States of America. He said the 130,000 cashew is valued at $7 billion. Chief Ogbeh said the US firm came to Nigeria to request for 130,000 tonnes of roasted cashew nuts and their demand is 130,000 tonnes of cashew nuts per annum, with a total value of $7 billion. “We are in conversations with Walmart, the biggest supermarket chain…

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