By Babajide Komolafe Banks have stepped up efforts to address the increasing frustrating experiences of customers with electronic payment services. Investigation revealed that in response to the daily complaints from customers vis-a-vis ATM frauds, more banks have fast-tracked from the their migration to the Verve card, which is a PIN and chip card. Since automated […]

Bayelsa State government has declared a week of prayer and fasting for the recovery of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, who is currently undergoing treatment in Saudi Arabia.

Delta State University, Abraka, would graduate its first set of medical doctors in 2011, Provost, College of Health Sciences of the school, Prof Pat Igbigbi, has said.

THE much-talked about and awaited big match had just ended. And its dramatic outcome was the talking point among parliamentarians as they passionately analysed and argued over the high-points of last Sunday’s entertaining English Premiership encounter between Arsenal, otherwise known as The Gunners, and Chelsea, popularly referred to as The Blues.

By Emmannuel Elebeke & Nnamdi Ojiego NO matter how insurance is viewed, nobody can take away the important role it plays in economic stability of any nation. And that is why the sector would lead and not play catch-up in any development that can upscale its activities. However, while the world is improving and transforming […]

This package is big boost to improving sports infrastructure across the country. My hope is a successful tournament and I believe the Government has invested hugely in that regard.

For the umpteenth time, no Nigerian footballer was among the five nominees for the 2009 BBC African Footballer of the year award.

By Peter Duru MAKURDI—The Benue State House of Assembly has thrown its weight behind the agitation for the creation of Aba State out of the present Abia state. Speaking while receiving a high powered delegation from Abia State  in his office yesterday,  Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Mr. Terseer Tsumba described the […]

By Aliyu Dangida JIGAWA—Senator Ibrahim Saminu Turaki and Emir of Ringim, Dr. Sayyadi Mahmud, were among hundreds of sympathizers who attended the burial of a front-line politician in Ringim local government area of the state, Alhaji Yaroro Suleiman, who died in a ghastly motor accident over the weekend. The Senator couldn’t control his emotion as […]

Nsukka—The Owelle of Onitsha, Mr Chukwuma Azikiwe, said yesterday  that the 2010 governorship election in Anambra State would determine INEC’s ability to conduct a free and fair general elections in 2011. Azikwe, who is the first son of late Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, told newsmen in Nsukka, Enugu State,  that the ability of INEC to conduct […]