How I will change the Senate — Kalu
Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, former governor of Abia State and well heeled international businessman is making his second attempt for a Senate seat. The first attempt turned into a no contest when according to him he was stopped from stepping out to vote on Election Day by four armoured tanks positioned outside his gate. Kalu who is vying on the ticket of the Progressives Peoples Alliance, PPA in this interview reviews that state of affairs in the country, his native Abia State among other issues.
How banks lost N199bn to e-fraud in 13yrs
Nigerian banks lost a total of N199 billion to electronic related fraud between 2000 and 2014, mostly due to inappropriate and reckless management of customers’ data.
AIG re-organizes C4I operations in Rivers
PORT HARCOURT—ASSISTANT Inspector- General of Police, AIG, Zone 6, Mr Tunde Ogunsakin, has ordered that members of a special unit of the Police in Rivers State, code named C4I, should no longer be deployed to provide security at political rallies in the state.
Increase Nigeria’s capacity to generate employment, NIM tells FG
The Nigerian Institute of Management, NIM, has emphasised the need for the Federal Government, as well as other policy makers to focus on increasing the capacity of the Nigerian economy in generating employment while also repositioning the country’s educational system in line with the demands of growth and development.
Flying Eagles skipper: They begged me to miss penalty
Flying Eagles skipper Musa Muhammed said Cote d’Ivoire players begged him to throw away his second-half penalty in Saturday’s final AYC Group A match in Mbour.
Suspected thugs attack Aregbesola’s campaign team
OSOGBO—hoodlums suspected to be hired political thugs, weekend, in Ilase, Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State, attacked the convoy of Governor Rauf Aregbesola while on campaign tour of the area.
Enyimba pip Smouha
Enyimba defeated Smouha 1-0 in Aba on Sunday in the CAF Champions league first round first leg match.
US says will have to talk with Assad to end Syria war
As the devastating war in Syria entered its fifth year Sunday, the US said it would have to negotiate with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as it aims to “reignite” new peace talks.
Court strikes out suit against LP, INEC
ABEOKUTA—A Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has dismissed a suit filed by former Commissioner for Information and Strategy in the state, Mr. Sina Kawonise, declaring that it lacks juridiction to declare him as the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the April 11, 2015 poll in the state.
Kogi APC gov aspirant, brother die in auto crash
Kano-based politician and All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship aspirant in Kogi State, AbdulAziz Omeiza Aliyu, his younger brother, Salmanu Adeiza Aliyu, have lost their lives in a road crash at Jere town, along Kaduna-Abuja federal highway.
90 killed, many injured as suspected Fulani herdsmen sack Benue village
It was a bloody Sunday in Benue State after suspected Fulani herdsmen allegedly slaughtered over 90 persons, including women and children, at Egba village in Agatu Local Government Area of the state.
