Achebe said the Igbo society existed beyond what Achebe recorded in his books, disclosing that a recent history book has ascribed to the Igbo as the original settlers in Ile-Ife and whom Oduduwa met, other than the present contest between the Ife and the Ugbo sections in Yoruba land. Igwe Achebe, therefore, tasked the academia…… Continue reading Igbo, first settlers in Ile-Ife—Igwe Achebe of Onitsha (Orissa) Ado
Month: May 2017
Dina Powell, A Rising Arab American Star In Trump’s Team
Trump’s smooth trip to Saudi Arabia, and even to Israel has a lot to do with Egyptian-born Dina Powell, who is his deputy national security adviser for strategy. Powell who speaks fluent Arabic, was a very valuable asset in Trump’s bid to connect to the Arab world during his trip. She earlier served in the…… Continue reading Dina Powell, A Rising Arab American Star In Trump’s Team
Wasteful project: Senate urges CBN to reintroduce coins as currency
The Nigerian Senate, yesterday, asked the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to quickly convert lower denominations of naira notes into coins, saying such will ‘facilitate retail transactions in the country’. Coins are a heavy form of currency, and when they were in Nigeria, consumers often complained of the burden of carrying the heavy metals around…… Continue reading Wasteful project: Senate urges CBN to reintroduce coins as currency
Citing ‘slow pace of work’, Ambode sacks 4th Mainland Bridge consortium
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos has canceled a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a consortium of firms to build the 4th Mainland Bridge. The proposed cost of the bridge by the consortium was N844 billion. The MoU for the proposed 36 km bridge, was signed on 25 May, 2016, but since then work has progressed…… Continue reading Citing ‘slow pace of work’, Ambode sacks 4th Mainland Bridge consortium
DSS says detained Ifeanyi Uba committed crime punishable by death
The Department of State Services has alleged that CEO of Capital Oil and Gas Ltd, Ifeanyi Ubah, diverted about 80 million litres of petrol kept in his custody by NNPC. According to the agency, Ubah ignored NNPC’s repeated demand for the product said to be worth N11bn in order to cause artificial scarcity of fuel…… Continue reading DSS says detained Ifeanyi Uba committed crime punishable by death