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Vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, former Nigerian president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Okey Enelamah, Min. of State on Solid Minerals, Dr Kayode Fayemi are some of the special guests to attend a book pesentation entitled, “From Consumption To Production: The Whys And Ways Out Of Failed Industrialization In Nigeria”. The book, written by former director, UN-Habitat, Nairobi, Kenya who is now a Professorial Fellow, United Nations University, visiting Professor to the Open University, Milton Keynes, UK, Prof. Banji Oyelaran Oyeyinka would be launched at the Sheraton Hotel, Ladi Kwali Hall, on, November 21, 2017. Other expected guests at the event are Governors, Akinwunmi Ambode, Ibikunle Amosu, Rotimi Akerele, Hon. Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele and several others. The book traces how policy dysfunctions and delays led to Nigeria’s gradual des...

This is coming three days after two suicide bombers attacked a crowded suburb of Maiduguri leaving at least 18 persons dead and 29 injured, Premium Times reported. The blast went off at about 6.50 a.m. Saturday morning and Residents cringed in fear as the thunderous blast reverberated over the city. Earlier reports indicated that the blast came from the Giwa barracks axis of the city. Security trucks belonging to the Nigeria military and that of the Civillian-JTF were sighted coming from the Giwa barracks road at top speed with their headlamps on. A trader, Umar Ali, residing close to the barracks said the explosion went off after the suicide bomber was gunned down. “We learnt that it was soldiers that shot a suspected female suicide bomber who was coming near a military post near the barracks,” Mr. Ali said. No official statement has been issued from either the police or the military as at the time of filing this report. However, the chairman of the State Emergency Management Ag...

Benue Community in Ebonyi State, on Tuesday, staged a solidarity rally in support of Governor Samuel Ortom over the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law enacted by the State. The group, which carried banners bearing various messages of solidarity with Governor Ortom, stormed Government House, Abakaliki where one of the Nigeria Zero Hunger Forum events was taking place. Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi and other top government officials accompanied Governor Ortom to receive members of the Benue Community. Spokesman for the group, Mr David Mtu said the Benue state government’s decision to make a law to end open grazing and encourage ranching had written the name of Governor Ortom in gold. “Your Excellency, we are not physically at home but we have not stuttered in following developments at home, most recent being the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law which came into effect on Wednesday the 1st of No...

An All Progressives Congress group which goes under the banner of Southern Mandate of Nigeria (SMN), has said Nigerians will stone them at campaign grounds, if President Muhammadu Buhari is presented as their presidential candidate. National Coordinator of the group, Comrade Francis Ikonomwan, in a statement made available to journalists in Benin, Edo State, described the call b members of Buhari Support Group on President Mohammadu Buhari to contes the 2019 election, as political sycophancy. He described members of the Buhari Support Group as a “bunch of people who do not mean well for our Party, AP and Nigerians at large, but rather, they represent their selfish interest.” Ikonomwan who noted that President Buhari has failed to deliver on his campaign promises and so Nigerians can no longer entrust him with the leadership of the country, urged him to ignore such calls, adding that it is not i the interest of the nation. “We are saddened that these people are not sensitive to th...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been appointed into the United Nations (UN) High-Level Advisory Board on Mediation along with 17 other current and former global leaders. The Secretary-General, Antonio Gutierrez had in September announced the establishment of the board to provide him with advice on mediation initiatives and back specific mediation efforts around the world. The Board is composed of 18 current and former global leaders, senior officials and renowned experts who bring together an unparalleled range of experience, skills, knowledge and contacts. The Secretary-General explained that the establishment of the Board is part of the “surge in diplomacy for peace” he has consistently advocated, and gives due priority to the prevention and mediation work of the United Nations. The Board is expected to allow the UN to work more effectively with regional organizations, non-governmental groups and others involved in mediation around the world. In the announcement o...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has declared that the Nigeria’s economic recession was caused by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan-led government - He said under Jonathan’s watch Nigeria witnessed barefaced stealing and waste of resources - He also noted that there was also inflation of contracts and other procurements which made the cost of infrastructure necessary for development unaffordable Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday, November 6, uncovered what he called incredible things, which he said, happened in Nigeria a few weeks before the 2015 general elections. Daily Trust reports that the vice president spoke in Abuja at the legislative economic summit themed "Legislative Framework for Economic Recovery and Sustainable Development" under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria witnessed barefaced stealing and waste of resources unprecedented anywhere in the world; the situation, he alleged, caused the recent economic recession. He said be...

Lionel Messi reached yet another milestone in his storied career as he made his 600th Barcelona appearance against Sevilla on Saturday. The Argentine made his Blaugrana debut under Frank Rijkaard back in October 2004, and has since gone on to be considered one of the greatest players ever. With 30 major titles to his name and a glut of individual honours, Messi's place as an all-time great is fully merited, and with Barca top of La Liga by one point over Valencia more honours may follow by the end of the current season. Of Messi's 600 appearances, 393 have come in the league, 119 in the Champions League, 62 in the Copa del Rey, 17 in the Supercopa de Espana and five and four respectively in the Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup. A remarkable 425 have ended in victory, giving the Argentina international a 71 per cent winning record.