Ondo APC Elders, State exco disagree over Kekemeke’s suspension
ONDO— THE Elders’ Assembly of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State, yesterday, passed a vote of confidence on the embattled state chairman of the party, Mr Isaac Kekemeke.
PCN seals 259 pharmacies and patent medicine stores in Lagos
THE Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, PCN has sealed a total of 259 premises made up of 46 pharmacies and 213 Patent Medicine Stores in various areas of Lagos State.
Stock Market Outlook (Aug. 16 – 23)
Nigerian equities market rebounded from two-week bearish momentum, appreciating 1.5 per cent week-on-week, W-o-W, on the back of bargain hunting and renewed interest in some banking stocks as a result of the impressive H1:2016 results released by some Tier-1 Banks.
Air Force airstrikes kill 300 militants
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, has said that about 300 militants were killed Friday night during an airstrikes in Borno State.
We’ll partner Islamic Development Bank on health, water, others – Buhari
The Federal Government says it will deepen its partnership with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to fund critical projects in health, water and the infrastructure sector. This is contained in a statement issued by Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in Abuja on Monday.
22 Benue lawmakers commence refund of N317m car loans to EFCC – Ortom
Gov. Samuel Ortom has said that 22 state legislators have started refunding car loans they collected for personal vehicles to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) . Ortom, who said this when he received youths of Turan in Kwande Local Government, said they were expected to refund N317million to the anti-graft agency in Abuja.
Chibok Girls: Mr President, No More Excuses, #BBOG tells Buhari
The Bring Back Our Girls BBOG movement Monday pointedly told President Muhammadu Buhari that he no longer has any excuse not to rescue the 218 Chibok school girls, saying the time to act is now.
Troops kill 3 kidnappers, destroy camps in Bauchi State
Troops of 33 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have killed 3 armed kidnappers and destroyed their camps in Bauchi State. This is contained in a statement issued by Col. Sani Usman, the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, and made available to newsmen in Abuja.
Emefiele says capacity deficits remain a challenge to West Africa
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, on Monday said that capacity deficits remained a major challenge facing countries in the West African region.
8 killed in Zamfara over alleged blasphemy against Islam
No fewer than eight persons were killed on Monday in Talata-Mafara community in Zamfara following violence that erupted over alleged blasphemy by a student of Abdu Gusau Polytechnic, Talata-Mafara. The state governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, joined hundreds of people to bury the deceased, who were said to have all been killed when an angry mob set fire on the house of a man who tried to rescue the student.
Bauchi gov, Abubakar orders release of arrested blogger
The Governor of Bauchi state has ordered the release of Musa Azare, a blogger who was arrested recently.
