*CONDOLENCE MESSAGE* I recieved with shock the news of the death of our good friend Hon Solomon Ugunji. I got to know him well when we worked closely together in the enforcement Sub-Committee of the Abia State InterMinisterial Task Force on COVID-19. I understood him as a pragmatic and practical man who was committed to excellence. He was a hardworking …

U.S.A calls for an independent probe of AfDB president, Akinwumi Adesina There were allegations of a certain number of appointments and departures deemed questionable and several contracts approved under Adesina’s leadership which were in violation of the bank’s statutory and ethical rules. AfDB partners DFID to unveil $80m infrastructure financing for Africa, ADB launches $3 billion “Fight COVID-19” Social Bond, …

ABIA STATE GOVERNMENT TO PARTNER WITH ICAN IN MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT Steve Unegbu The Abia State Governor ,Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has requested the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) to partner with the state Government in the area of giving professional training to Abians and the residents of Abia  ,to enable them pass and qualify as professional and chartered accountants …

Oyetola mourns late NewTelegraph editor Governor of The State of Osun, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola has described the passing of the Saturday Editor of The NewTelegraph Newspapers, Alhaji Waheed Bakare, as devastating and a great loss not only to his immediate family but also to the journalism profession in Nigeria. Bakare passed on yesterday after a brief illness. Oyetola, in a …

Fear grips journalists as press corps members test positive for COVID-19 in Akwa Ibom There is a palpable fear among journalists in Akwa Ibom as no fewer than 10 members of the Government House press corps are suspected to have tested positive for COVID-19. It was gathered that the suspicion gained currency when a camera man in the press crew …

Don’t come close to Taiwan, China warns US, as hostility mounts amid COVID-19 Amid exchange of accusations over the COVID-19 outbreak among the two countries China has warned the United States to stop interfering in its regional or national interests, particularly with regards to Taiwan, reports say. “We ask the US side not to make any attempt to challenge China’s …

The New Telegraph Saturday Editor, Waheed Bakare, is dead. It was learnt that Bakare died this evening after a brief illness. He was formerly with The Punch before switching to the New Telegraph newspaper. The late Bakare was a regular feature on Television Continental (TVC) Journalists Hangout. According to his brother, Bakare succumbed to an illness he battled in the …

Angry brother burns pregnant sister to death for slapping their mother The police in Lagos have arrested a boy identified as Chima for allegedly setting his elder sister, Victoria allegedly two months pregnant ablaze in the Okokomaiko, Ojo Local Government Area. The Nation reports that the incident was said to have occurred at their residence around CAC Bus Stop in …

By Steve Unegbu The ICAN has supported Nigeria’s tertiary Education through Building Lecture Theatres ….ICAN National president The National President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) , Mazi Nnamdi Okwuadigbo ,has disclosed that ICAN as an institution has supported Nigeria’s tertiary education through the building of lecture theatres to aid learning and development of accounting and non- …