President Muhammadu Buhari has insisted that the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) which he signed into law on August 7 will aid in the fight against corruption. Speaking at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) 2020 virtual leaders’ summit on the sidelines of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), President Buhari insisted that it will enhance transparency and corporate accountability in the fight against corruption. “International and domestic perceptions regarding Nigeria’s commitment to fight corruption and foster good governance,” said the President. ”Since the inception of our Administration in 2015, the Government has been committed to changing international and…
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Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in recently concluded gubernatorial election in Edo State, has denied wide reports of him appealing to Godwin Obaseki, his main rival and candidate of the the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to return to the ruling party. “We are going to talk to everybody. We are going to bring everybody back. I want to salute my brother, the governor. I will like to appeal to him to return to the party. In every family, we have a disagreement,” MERIDIAN SPY, alongside other news media, reported Ize-Iyamu to have said in…
The Igbo and the Yoruba share the affinity of interest. Their political goals are analogous. They both seek jurisdiction over their space and resources, and desire to be master-planners of their own political future. The two groups long not for territories outside their borders or nurse expansionist ambitions. They just want to live on the turf of their own terms and contrivance. But why are the Igbo and the Yoruba at strife — politically? Why do they not agree essentially on the same things that form the core of their interest? Well, I think the long history of distrust among…
Yoruba World Congress (YWC) says it will successfully get the Yoruba nation without the shedding of blood. Prof. Banji Akintoye, YWC President-General, stated this on Wednesday, during the celebration of the anniversary of the Kiriji War. Prof. Akintoye said the YWC has over 107 groups championing the dream of having the Yoruba nation. “We have been saying we will have the Yoruba nation. The Yoruba World Congress is committed to helping the Yoruba nation to secure its position in the comity of nations,” he said. “When we first started the process, we had a total of 45 organisations, but now,…
At least 20 people, including some school children, have died in an explosion resulting from a petrol tanker accident in Lokoja, Kogi State capital. Traders and pedestrians were also among the casualties following the traguc incident which occurred on Wednesday morning. The tanker driver was said to have lost control of the vehicle and rammed into a tricycle causing the inferno along Lokoja-Abuja highway, MERIDIAN SPY gathered. Firefighters and emergency personnel are said to have arrived at the scene to attend to the casualties. More details soon.
Igbo businessmen residing across the country other than the South East have been advised to return to their home of origin and invest in its economy. The call was made by Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State and Chief Nnia Nwodo, President-General of apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Oganaeze Ndigbo, on Tuesday. Speaking at an event of the Ebonyi Business Forum, which held at the Ecumenical Centre, in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, both leaders said the way and manner Ndigbo continued to overlook the investment opportunities that abound in the zone was partly responsible for the slow pace of economic…
The Coalition of North-East Elders for Peace and Development has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to remove all serving service chiefs over persistent insecurity in their communities. The group said security under the current service chiefs had become unbearable, adding that communities were left defenceless as they are attacked routinely. This was contained in a statement sign by Zana Goni, Chairman of the group. “The worsening security situation in the country is further reinforcing the urgent need to inject new hands with fresh ideas to handle the nation’s security architecture. We have seen that the security situation under the current…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says government should not be in the business of running refineries. Osinbajo said if the government continues to run the refineries, the problem it is currently facing would also persist. The Vice President stated this at a virtual meeting organised for the All Progressives Congress (APC) social media bloggers and influencers on Monday. “If the refinery is left in the hands of the government, it will continue to experience the same problem it is experiencing now. I do not think that it is the business of the government to run the refinery. It should be the…
A Benin-based group, Obaseki/Shaibu Youth Movement (OSYM) has thanked the people of Edo State for demonstrating their electoral will at the just concluded governorship polls held in the state. Speaking on behalf of the group, Bright Negbenehi Okoebor, OSYM convener, expressed gratitude to the people during a press briefing in Benin City, on Monday. Mr. Okoebor described Godwin Obaseki’s victory as a strong statement against godfatherism and political dictatorship in the state. Okoebor, who is also an aide to the governor, used the opportunity to thank a number of friends and political associates who worked to ensure victory for the…
Alliances can make and mar us. Jehoshaphat king of Judah (south of Israel) was a man who sought the face of God. He was a decent ruler. But his yoking with kings of base virtue ruined his legacy. In particular, his dalliance with the house of Ahab and Jezebel impaired his bloodline and nearly cost him the glory of Yahwah. Power is a principal thing but the path on which we tread to its courts matters. I think it is hypocritical fighting a system but at the same time enjoying the dysfunctionality of that system. The Edo governorship election has…
Alhaji Shehu Idris, Emir of Zazzau in Kaduna State, has died. More details soon.
Jimoh Aliu, veteran Yoruba actor, popularly called ‘Aworo’ has passed on. Aliu died on Thursday after a brief illness at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital. He was aged 86. “The corpse of the deceased would be moved to his residence at Adebayo area in Ado-Ekiti before being taken to his hometown, Okemesi Ekiti in Ekiti West Local Government Area of the state, where he would be buried tomorrow,” a source and closed associate of the deceased theatre practitioner said.