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Dave Umahi outshined Peter Obi, and Ben Kalu, among others to clinch the 2024 Igbo Man of the Year. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Senator Dave Umahi, Nigeria’s Minister of Works, has been crowned 2024 Igbo Man of the Year by the Ohanaeze Ndigbo. In a year marked by intense scrutiny and competition among Southeastern leaders, Umahi emerged as the standout figure, surpassing prominent names like former presidential candidate Peter Obi, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu. “Umahi’s exemplary performance as Minister of Works has set him apart. His leadership in spearheading the rehabilitation of critical…
Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, is ready to give his green light for the sale of at least five players in the squad when the January window opens. Since arriving at Stamford Bridge in the summer, Maresca has gone about trimming the number of players available to him. According to BBC Sport, that list is topped by Ben Chilwell, who the Blues failed to sell in the summer transfer window. Chilwell joined Chelsea in a £50million move from Leicester City in 2020, but now finds himself frozen out of the squad. He has made just one appearance this season, in the…
The presidency has backed Shehu Sani’s response to El-Rufai on Tinubu’s alleged nepotism at NNPCL. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has accused former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, of taking a cheap shot against the president. Onanuga was reacting to El-Rufai’s ‘two wrongs do not make a right’ remark on X. The former Kaduna State governor’s comment followed an article by columnist Farooq Kperogi where he accused Tinubu of recruiting his tribesmen into Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL. In an article titled “Tinubu’s Buharisation of the NNPC,” Kperogi claimed that Tinubu’s relentless Yorubacentric…
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, CPPE, says Nigeria’s inflation may moderate slightly in 2025. The Executive Director of CPPE, Muda Yusuf, disclosed in a statement titled Nigeria 2024 Economic Review and 2025 Economy Outlook. The economic think tank group noted that Nigeria’s inflation, which stood at 34.60 percent in November 2024, could cool off in an expected reduction in exchange rate volatility and likely rebound of the naira against the dollar. According to CPPE, global oil prices are expected to rise in 2025 under President Donald Trump’s presidency in the United States. “Inflation may moderate slightly on…
Following Trump’s election, opposition parties expressed hope that they could replicate the US and Ghanaian political trajectories in Nigeria. The outcome of the Ghanaian election has injected a renewed sense of optimism among opposition parties, as they step up their political games towards significant political realignment. On November 26, it was reported that the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, and former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, had concluded plans to form a new political party or adopting an existing one to form a coalition ahead of 2027. After the report,…
The Washington-based World Bank has revealed that inefficiencies in public spending are costing Nigeria and other developing nations a significant portion of their investments. The global bank disclosed this in its recent report titled “How Can Developing Countries Power Up Public Investment?” According to the report, more than a third of public investment in emerging markets and developing economies is lost to inefficiencies, undermining potential economic growth and development. In extreme cases, it leads to “white elephant” projects with limited economic returns but high costs and, as a result, undermines sovereign risk and debt sustainability. “Improvements in government spending efficiency…
Industry watchers, experts and passengers received the shocker recently when the Acting Director General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Mr Chris Najomo disclosed how he shared government money to staff in order to improve their welfare, boasting that the money shared belongs to nobody but the federal government, hence he fears no evil. This was revealed in a viral video. He went further to hail the minister whom he said God was using to do a lot for NCAA. In another shocking comment, the NCAA acting boss also announced that over 5,225 flights were delayed, and 190 were cancelled in…
Nigerians have taken to social media to mock Yahaya Bello over a visit to Senator Orji Uzor-Kalu labelling them as former Kuje residents. NewsOnline Nigeria gathered that the immediate past governor of Kogi state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on Thursday, December 26, visited Senator Orji Uzor-Kalu, representing Abia North senatorial district in the Nigerian Senate. Uzor-Kalu, a former governor of Abia state, made this known in a post on his Facebook page.He also shared a photo of him hugging the Bello, in his residence in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. Uzor-Kalu, 64, wrote: “I extended ‘OUK HUG’ to my brother and friend, ex-Gov. Yahaya Bello…
General Oluyede has ordered the Nigerian troops to sustain the fight against insecurity. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has charged the Nigerian Army troops to uphold patriotism and the fighting spirit in the discharge of their duties. This Nigeria news platform understands that General Oluyede made this known during his Christmas Luncheon with troops at the headquarters 9 Brigade Nigeria Army, Ikeja, Lagos State. The COAS who was represented by the Commander Corps of Engineer, Major General Philip Eromosele, commended the soldiers for their sacrifices and untiring commitment in tackling the numerous security challenges facing…
Defence Headquarters have named those killed in Sokoto Air Strikes. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that following the Christmas Day airstrikes on Lakurawa terrorist dens at Gidan Bisa and Gidan Runtuwa in Silame LGA of Sokoto State, the Defence Headquarters has declared that ground forces interacted with locals in the area who confirmed the presence of Lakurawa terrorists in the general area.“The airstrike on the terrorist arms cache and logistics dump also led to secondary explosions, causing munitions to detonate in different directions, resulting in 10 deaths.“Ground forces confirmed that the hideout was successfully neutralized, with minimal damage observed in the surrounding village.” Major…