Amaechi and Abe: Too much turbulence for Tinubu in Rivers
Head or tail, the odds of divisions rocking the Rivers APC seem to be proving a booster to Wike’s quest for an unassailable second term
‘MAKEIGO to ease travelling experience in Nigeria’
Derive Efficiency Limited in partnership with corporate transporters companies are set to officially launch MAKEIGO.com, an online transportation booking & payment platform.
Alleged missing rice: Edo govt petitions Police, calls for probe
Edo State Government yesterday petitioned the state Commissioner of Police, Babatunde Kokumo, asking him to investigate the allegation made by the state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Dan Orbih, that the state government diverted 4,721 bags of rice allegedly meant for Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camp in the state.
D’Tigers begin World Cup qualifier against Uganda
Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team, the D’Tigers open their 2019 World Cup qualifiers today in Bamako, Mali with a game against Uganda with 2017 Afrobasket MVP, Ike Diogu as the team’s pivot.
Ikpeazu re-opens Aba General Hospital 7 years after
GOVERNOR Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has reopened the Aba General Hospital after being moribund for over seven years, describing it as the soul of health care service in Aba.
Dangote Group’s revenue exceeds $4.1bn in 2017; to invest $4.6bn in sugar, rice, others in 3 yrs
President and Chief Executive, Dangote Group, Mr. Aliko Dangote, has said his companies annual revenue for 2017 exceeded $4.1 billion.
Northern Senators divided over sack of Adamu
The crack in the Northern Senators Forum, yesterday, took another dimension, as Senator Ali Wakili (APC, Bauchi South), disagreed with his colleagues on the removal of the forum’s immediate past chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu (APC, Nasarawa West).
Preserve local languages, Akwa Ibom dep gov urges FG
Akwa Ibom State Deputy Governor, Mr. Moses Ekpo, has called on the federal and state governments to introduce policies that will help to preserve local Nigerian languages.
Woman escapes rape by throwing menstrual pad at herdsmen in Abraka
ONE woman, who gave her name as Mrs. Patricia Okpako, has said she escaped being raped by herdsmen by throwing her menstrual pad at them.
Exercise Ayem A’ Kpatuma: Military giving cover to herdsmen to take over our land —Benue leaders
Barely 48 hours after the deployment of military to Benue State to check bloody herdsmen incursions, ethnic leaders of the state have expressed displeasure and apprehension over their activities, alleging that the exercise was aimed at providing cover for armed herdsmen to take over Benue land
Count me out of Lagos gov race — Sen Ashafa
Following a news item published on an online news blog, Senator Gbenga Ashafa, representing Lagos East Senatorial District has said that he has no plan to contest the governorship slot with the incumbent Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State.
