Confusion over bombing of oil pipeline in Bayelsa
YENAGOA—CONFUSION, yesterday, trailed the alleged bomb attack on Conoil facility in Bayelsa State, as a Niger Delta militant group called Koluama Seven Brothers, said it carried out a “warning” strike on the facility, while the Joint Military Task Force, JTF, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and residents said it was not true.
Ekere empowers 1,100 N-Delta youths
No fewer than 1,100 Niger Delta youths who underwent free skills acquisition training have cause to smile as they have been empowered with starter packs and seed funds to boost their business enterprises.
Lagos INEC receives last batch of PVCs
LAGOS—THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, urged those yet to collect their Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, to do so now to avoid rush.
Oba of Benin hosts children to new year party
BENIN CITY—THE Benin monarch Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, Oba of Benin yesterday, organised a new year party for children in the kingdom where he admonished them to uphold their culture and tradition and endeavour to speak their language at all-time no matter where they live.
NDPSF, NDPFV regroup to stop N-Delta political enemies from winning elections
Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Front and Niger Delta People Volunteer Force, NDPSF/NDPFV, founded by a leading Niger Delta agitator, Alhaji Mujaheeden Dokubo-Asari, have regrouped to resist purported political enemies of Niger Delta from winning elections in the area.
No word from Presidency on IGP Ibrahim Idris’ retirement – PSC
There is uncertainty in the Police Service Commission, PSC, following the silence of the Presidency over the expected retirement of the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, who completed 35 years in service last Thursday, December 3, 2018.
APC raises alarm over plan to attack gov candidate in Ogun
THE All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ogun State, yesterday, raised the alarm over an alleged planned smear campaign and violent attack against its governorship candidate, Mr. Dapo Abiodun.
Fund managers hoping for stock rally look to emerging markets
After emerging market stocks led global equity markets lower in a brutal 2018, some U.S.-based fund managers are betting that the asset class may have the largest rebound in the new year.
Okowa dismisses APC as failure, urges electorate to vote PDP
GOVERNOR Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has dismissed All Progressives Congress, APC, as a bundle of failure, urging electorate in the state to vote massively for Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at all levels in the general poll.
After keying into e-dividend, we still get dividend warrants – Shareholders
Some of our shareholders still get dividend warrants from Registrars after they have mandated to the e-dividend platform. Even I, an active player in the capital market that has also keyed into this e-dividend platform still get dividend warrants after several months that I have registered all my shares in the e-dividend platform. The regulators should keep monitoring the registrars because some of them are understaffed and lack some facilities that would facilitate the processing of this e-dividend.
I’ll provide robust representation, attract more federal projects —Okubo
Democratic People’s Party, DPP, House of Representative candidate for Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency, Delta State,Prince Ojoto Okubo, has said he would provide robust representation and attract more federal and state projects to the constituency, if elected.
