Renewed corruption case against Uzodinma may hobble his Imo guber race
The senator representing Imo West (Orlu Senatorial Zone), Chief Hope Uzodinma whose name recently earned a surprise inclusion as the All Progressive Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate at INEC list, is still being detained by security agencies since Sunday evening in…
Rochas risks impeachment as court voids suspension of five lawmakers
More knocks are still underway for the embattled Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha whose son in-law, Mr. Uche Nwosu has lost out in the Imo State governorship ticket race in the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). This is against…
South-East support for Buhari in 2019 key to Igbo presidency 2023—Senator
A new political equation on how the South East can secure presidency seamlessly come 2023 has been laid on the table by the Senator representing Imo West (Orlu Zone) Senatorial zone who was election under the platform of Peoples Democratic…
2019: Senator Uzodinma opens up on why he recently dumped PDP for APC
Senator representing Imo West (Orlu Zone) Senatorial zone who was election under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Hope Uzodinma, has given insights on why he dumped the party for the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) ahead of…
Why Senator Uzodinma is finding it hard to join APC in Imo State
As the rumours making the rounds that the Senator representing Imo West (Orlu Zone) senatorial zone, Chief Hope Uzodinma may have decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) ahead of 2019 general…
Calm returning to Owerri as traders move to Naze, Relief, Egbeada markets
Palpable calm is gradually coming back to Owerri, the Imo State capital, as frayed nerves that greeted last Saturday’s demolition of Eke-Ukwu market at the city centre begin to relax. Business Hilights had on last Saturday broken the news of…
Zinox donates N50m to Owerri market victims’, Uzodinma, others seek enquiry
More Imo State citizens have continued to respond to the weekend’s demolition of Eke-Ukwu Owerri market by the state government which claimed the life of one boy, Somtockwukwu several valuable properties. It would be recalled that Business Hilights broke the…
Senate hails CBN for new scanners, warns Customs against abuse, damage
Indications have emerged that delays and logistic challenges frustrating examinations and revenue leakages at the ports due to failed scanners are now over. This stemmed from the acquisition of Hi-Definition scanners and platform to check foreign exchange leakages and other…
Only Zenith Bank is free from N30trn Customs remittance infractions—Senate
Whereas the Senate Committee probing the Customs N30tn banks remittance infractions has given the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) seven days to recover all monies collected by banks on behalf of the agency without remitting them over the years, it…
Uzodinmma’s Committee bumps on more leakages, widens Customs’s N30t probe
The end of the ongoing probe over alleged N30 trillion revenue leakages in the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) may not come so soon following fresh intelligence on infractions in Customs revenue and import regime. Rising from a smart “Point of…
