By Gbenga Oke The Senate’s Deputy Chairman  Senate Committee on Ecology, Senator Annie Okonkwo, has described unemployment as a major factor contributing to insecurity and kidnapping in Anambra state. Speaking in an interview with Vanguard, Senator Okonkwo frowned at the security situation in the state, just as he said that it was not out of […]

Edo State chapter of the party, in a statement signed by its State Publicity Secretary, Sir Adams Aliu, lauded the decision of the business mogul and former Chairman, Board of Directors of the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria, to quit the ruling party for the Labour Party, adding that it was timely and was never too late to leave darkness for light.

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBANK) Plc, the first bank in Nigeria to be listed on the London Stock Exchange, has achieved another feat with its recent recognition by the pre-eminent international finance magazine, Euromoney, as the “Best Bank in Nigeria” at the 2009 Euromoney Awards for Excellence Dinner in London last week.

By Emmanuel Aziken Abuja—Two of the three Senators from Abia State have rejected the nomination of Mr. Alloy Nwagboso as the State’s representative on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Under Senate procedures, at least two of the Senators from the state must to give approval for the nomination of any person […]

According to the group, “Larry Koinyan is a son of the soil. He has the training and the discipline and, of course, he is detribalised. We appreciate Mr. President because this appointment will give Larry Koinyan the opportunity to prove his mettle to the teeming Niger-Deltans who are in dire need of a focused, development-driven and disciplined Chairman for the NNDC.”

By Tordue Salem ABUJA—Members of the House of Representatives yesterday, commended a recent decision of the Appeal Court sitting in Enugu, quashing the election of Mr Chuma Nzeribe, representing PDP/ Ihiala/Anambra state. The Appeal Court, had last week nullified the election of Mr. Nzeribe and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw his […]

According to him, the decision to make Camp 5 a permanent military base purely belongs to the Federal Government.
Ibrahim said the Navy was working towards having enough platforms to cover the over 400 nautical miles of coastline with numerous uncharted creeks that gave room for occasional breaches by miscreants, as in the recent attack against Chevron Okan Manifold in the high sea.

He noted that “his works are felt in every nook and cranny of the world, Nigeria inclusive; and he has a large following in Nigeria, which is why we are planning to gather his fans and lovers of his music across Nigeria, so that we can celebrate him together”.

The interbank interest rate remained high last week touching the 22 per cent mark in defiance of the guarantee on interbank lending offered by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Equitorial Trust Bank has opend a mega branch in Seme border, Badagry to cater for the banking needs of residents and business organizations in the area.