By Charles Ogugbuaja, Owerri 26 January 2022 | 1:42 am Tanker drivers protested against alleged extortion in Owerri, the Imo State Capital, yesterday, a development that grounded government and business activities in Owerri, the state capital. Tanker drivers protested against alleged extortion in Owerri, the Imo State Capital, yesterday, a development that grounded government and business activities in Owerri, the state capital. The drivers, who blocked Owerri-Onitsha and Owerri-Port Harcourt ends of the roads, thereby preventing vehicles coming into the town from both ends. They demanded the presence of Governor Hope Uzodimma, to assuage the situation. They said they were protesting against illegal collection of fees from them despite pronouncements from the state government that they should be left alone. But Uzodimma travelled to Abidjan for the Economic Growth summit in Cote d’ Voire. Efforts to disperse the protesters failed, as several vehicles from Onitsha, Anambra State and Port Harcourt, Rivers State, could not gain entrance to the state due to the blockage of the roads. Latest 17 mins ago More witnesses would be presented before Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo, tomorrow, to give evidence in the ongoing case of electoral fraud involving Prof. Ignatius Uduk of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO). 17 mins ago This March marks 20 years since two young Nigerian bankers – Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede and Herbert Wigwe – bought a small, non-descript bank and turned it into one of the biggest lenders in the country with subsidiaries…. 21 mins ago The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC), Lagos trained no fewer than 1,820 women and girls on technology programmes in 2021. 24 mins ago Customs agents have been urged to sign an indemnity clause with their importers before embarking on container clearing at the country’s seaports. 25 mins ago Gains recorded by many blue chip stocks lifted the Nigerian equities market yesterday, as market capitalisation appreciated by N6 billion.
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