Inspite of the political unrest,incessant bomb explosions and falling oil prices,Some Nigeria are notwithstanding accumulating wealth and thus gaining international recongnition.
According to the Forbes Margazine, two new Nigerians has join the list of internationally recongnized Africas Billionaires,they are:
- Orji Uzor Kalu
- Tony Elumelu
This was a recent release on tracking the Richest Individuals in Africa. Continue reading
In a recent release by the FORBES margazine on tracking of th richest Individials in Africa, it was discovered that two new Nigerians has emerged as world recongnised billionaires and also added to the list. Aside from the well known Nigerian cement tycoon and year round richest man in Africa, " Aliko Dangote" currently worth $21.6 billion and who immensely helped fund the country in the fight against the deadly Ebola disease, Nigeria has got 3 new billionaires on the list raising Nigerias spot from 11 to 13 when compared to 2013 report. According to the report, the new billionaires are - Orji Uzor Kalu Orji Uzor Kalu. The former Abia state governor and bussinessman, aged 54. Currently, he is th chairman of the well read Nigerian DailySun News paper, Chairman of SLOK Holdings and New Telegraph Tony Elumelu A great Nigerian,founder of the Tony Elumelu foundation and former Managing Director of UBA (United Bank for Africa ), he is also the chairman of a well known Pan African Proprietary Investment Company " Heirs Holding with interest in Strategic sectors of Africas economy. Inspite of the political and civil unrest currently bedeviling the Nigerian economy coupled with incessant bomb explosions and downward graphical slope in oil sales due to dwindling oil prices, these citizens and many more not among the list are capable Nigerians that seem to be a clear description of the popular idoms that says " The rich are getting richer while the poor are geting poorer. |
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Tragedy struck yesterday as a fresh graduate of the Imo State University took his last breath as students poured him water in jubilation of final year completion. What seem to be jubilation turned into a gathering of sorrow when the victim was running away from a number of students who pursued after him to pour dirty water on him. In that quest to dodge the water being poured on him, he fell into a soak-away pit and got drowned. Pouring of water has been banned in schools but some students would not obey this. Many students in this light unaccepted celebration of final papers have been injured, poured acid and some other dangerous liquids while some other persons have gone to the great beyond via this. |
The Nigerian Apex Bank on Tuesday in Abuja announced its decisions on devaluation of the Nigerian Naira by N13. According to the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele when disclosing its decisions after a meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee at Abuja said " the move is part of the efforts to strengthen the nations economy. In a report by the punch online papers, Mr. Emefiele made it clear that the Nigerian Naira would now exchange for N168 to $1 instead of the old official rate of N155 thereby increasing the Monetary Policy Rate by 100 points from 12% to 13%. Nonetheless, the CBNs action had since then been felt in the country as the citizens now witness scarcity of the Dollar even at the Black Markets as it now sales for about N173 to N175 to $1 giving room for sharp practices. Increase in the Monetary Policy rate which is the rate at which the CBN lends to Commercial banks had on its part increased the lending rate at which the money deposit banks lend to their customers as accordong to them " they are in bussiness for profit" According to the CBN, the decision to devalue the Nigerian Naira against the Dollar ( $ ) was to strengthen the Naira. The decisions made at the last Monetary Policy Committee meeting did not elude the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR ) which was increased from 15% to 20%. The CRR which is another monetary policy instrument used to either mop up excess liquidity ( cash ), in circulation and verse versa |
Two female suicide bombers allegedly blew themselves up today b ( Tuesday 25/11/14 ) in a crowded amd well known named " Monday market" in Nigerias City of Maiduguri, killing at least 30 people. This explosion in Borno State was at the same market area where many people lost their lives following a blast in July 2014 by the suspected Boko Haram Militant Group. According to the Civilian Joint Task Force Cordinator of Borno State, Mr. Kali Aji,The two teenage girls were said to have entered the busy and well known "Monday market" as its commonly called and detonated their explosives killing about 3 women at the first explosion while at the gathering of the surprised Mob, the second teenager screamed attracting the crowd to herself thereby also detonated and exploded, killing about 30 more people. At a confirmation statement by Mr. Kalli, he said " iam right here at the scene and I have before me 11 corpses.......many have been taken away by relatives, while others are taken to the state specialist hospital. The carrier of the second explosion was said to have carried the explosives at her back in a wrapper just as babies are been carried before detonation which according to the mob was delibrate and aimed at attracting more people to herself just after the first explosion. Following series of events on bomb blast, the same site of todays blast was where about 56 Nigerians were numbered dead after a car bomb explosion traced to the suspected militant Boko Haram group. Nonetheless,in their usual manner, the Nigerian Police is yet to issue any statement on todays explosions. |
Just yesterday, the Nigerian House of Representatives
member displayed a scene which will forever remain
in the hearts of Nigerians. Such a laughable and
unprofessional act, the house members were caught
on camera scaling the National Assembly Complex
gate according to them was in a bid to stop the
president from actualising his so called evil
machination.
On questioning about the unprofessional event, the
House of Representative Minority Leader, Hon.
Gbajabiamila said " I never thought a day will ever
come when I will be forced to scale the gates of the
Assembly complex"
" what happened in the National Assembly yesterday
will forever live in infamy, I never thought I would see
the day when I would be forced to go over the
Assembly gates where I work to gain access into the
chambers. But then our Democracy has to be saved.
Nonetheless, the gate scaling according to the house
members was worth it as the presidents request on
extention of State of Emergency to the Northeast
Boko Haram affected states must fail.
Hon.Gbajabiamila went on to say that " it was pretty
clear the Presidency in spite of a court injunction
wanted to dp something Sinister and illegal and we
thank God we failed their evil machinations. We will
continue to be vigilant.
In a new development, it has been made known that
some of the house members are building up plans to
impeach the incumbent Nigerian President Goodluck
Ebere Jonathan
Source : dailytimesonline
Earlier today 20/11/2014, Officers of the Nigerian Police invaded
the National Assembly with reasons of which
according to them was to restore peace and order.
In a statement by the Ag. CP and Force Public
relations Officer, Emmanuel C.S Ojukwu, PSC, which
reads " following an intelligence report on the invasion
of the house of Representative by hoodlums and
thugs, the Nigeria Police promptly deployed its
personel to prevent a breakdown of law and order"
According to them, while in the course of duty, the
arrival of the speaker of the house of Assembly, Alh.
Aminu Tambuwal CFR, who last month defected from
the ruling PDP to the opposition party and
accompanied by a crowd made up of thugs who
evaded due process and broke cordon warranted the
actions taken by the officers of the nations police force.
Issues
Further investigations on what would have prompted
the chaos and diorderliness at the headquarter of the
Nations Arm of Government, it was discovered
these was tied to the refusal of the opposition
member in the house to extend state of emergency in
the northeast region of Nigeria.
Thursdays ( Todays) parliament session had been
converned to discuss the presidents request to extend
the long 18 Month State of Emergency in 3 States in
the countrys Northeast region I.e Adamawa, Borno
and Yobe with reasons such as to sustain the pressure
against the terror Islamic Boko Haram group of which
the reverse is the case to the lower opposition
members who claimed and described the presidents
request and tactics as a "Failure".
"Emergency rule is over as far as we are concerned"
"Zakaria Mohammed, the house of representatives
spoke person " ( as quoted by AFP news agency )
Notwithstanding, no vote was taken as the closure of
the Parliament was ordered by the senate President
due to unrest within the complex
