Pastor arraigned for allegedly defiling five-year-old girl in Ebonyi
By Peter Okutu – Abakaliki The Ebonyi State Police Command, weekend, arraigned a Pastor, Christopher Ebenyi, 45, for allegedly defiling a five-year-old girl, (name withheld), in Ebonyi State. Vanguard gathered that the cleric is of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Renewal Movement, Abakaliki. The defendant was said to have gone to the victim’s house to sell […]
Massive turnout at La Buena vida feed the family Season 3
Former American President, John F Kennedy said in his famous inaugural speech “Ask not what your country can do for you but ask what you can do for your country” the quote perfectly illustrate the mind of the President, La Buena vida 2.0 Ambassador Michael Okoli when he initiated Feed the family project back in […]
Vignettes from Abanobi’s dad-and-daughter relationship-guidebook
By Moses Ogu Chika Abanobi’s “What’s-Up Message From ‘Best Dad’ To Dearest Daughter: Secret Worries Of A Doting Dad” is a hands-on book that time has come. In many homes where the falcon can no longer hear the falconer; where things have fallen apart between the father and the daughter, and the centre can no […]
Can Yemi Osibanjo help APC?
By Etim Etim The governing party, All Progressives Congress, is dealing with many challenges and may be counting on Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to help address some of them. In many occasions, the VP has stepped in to help unravel many nagging problems within the party. But as the chairman of the Tripartite Consultative Committee […]
Bolt launches service on web app to reach more riders
Bolt, the leading ride-hailing platform in Nigeria has launched Bolt Web App, a cost-effective, data-lite alternative that allows riders to request a trip through a web browser. Bolt Web App is a great option for riders who have mobile phones with limited functionalities such as low internal phone storage for apps, older devices that are […]
Edo APC demands Governor Obaseki’s resignation
***APC on a wild goose chase – PDP By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City Edo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for the resignation of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state over allegation of broken down security situation, disobedience of court order and that the state government was securing a N25b […]
Access Bank launches digital payment platform for MSMEs
By Nkiruka Nnorom Access Bank Plc has launched an online payment acceptance service platform to help its Micro, Small and Medium scale Enterprises (MSMEs) customers to build scale, transition and participate actively online. The payment service solution tagged: “Swiftpay” can be hosted on merchants’ social media platforms – Whatapp, Instagram, Telegram, Facebook and on individual’s website […]
Agbonlahor’s latest book exposes how negative cultures retard progress
Martins Agbonlahor’s latest publication, “Another Poor Cow”, published by Amazon Fulfillment in 2020, shows the author’s maturity and grip on his subject matter. The 193-page publication’s central theme is the negative impact of the cultural practices of Nigerian people as seen through the eye of a particular rural community. Besides the central theme, Agbonlahor periscopes […]
2023: Ukiwe, Nwodo, Anyim, others begin moves to actualize Igbo presidency project
Notable Igbo sons and daughters have begun moves to elicit the support of other regional blocs for the realization of south east presidency project in 2023.
Fitch revises Coronation Merchant Bank’s Outlook to Stable; Affirms IDR rating at ‘B-’
Fitch Ratings has revised the outlook on Coronation Merchant Bank’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Stable from Negative and affirmed the IDR at ‘B-’. The global rating agency has also affirmed the Bank’s Viability Rating (VR) at ‘b-’ and National Long-Term Rating at ‘BBB (nga)’. According to Fitch Ratings, “Coronation Merchant Bank has good […]
Need for unified exchange policy
NIGERIA’s foreign exchange policy has been a major topic of both local and international commentaries, bordering on controversy for a long time. Most disagreements have centred on market liberalisation and unification. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, custodian of the nation’s foreign exchange policy and the economic adviser to the government, appears to have remained […]
Queenie set to drop Ginger Me
Fasting rising Nigerian music star, Eboh Ozioma Goodnews better known as Queenie has announced plans to drop her latest musical project, Ginger Me. Queenie who started doing music since 2017 but never went to studio for recording until 2020 have other songs out there “I just dropped my new single titled Fine Boy, now I […]
ARM Holding boosts healthcare facility in Lagos
Asset & Resource Management Holding Company (ARM) has given a boost to healthcare facilities in Lagos State with the renovation and donation of a set of laboratory equipment to the Outpatient Health Centre in Onikan. The facelift to the hospital facility built over half a century ago, according to ARM, was in line with its […]
AACN inaugurates new exco, as Biodun Adebimpe emerges president
Association of Asset Custodians of Nigeria (AACN), the umbrella body for Nigerian custodian banks, has inaugurated a new executive committee to manage its affairs for the next two years. Following the elections, Mr. Biodun Adebimpe; head of Custody Services at Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria, was elected President of the association, taking over the helm from Mrs. […]
Reps hold special session Monday to pass 2021 budget into law
A special sitting of the House of Representatives is billed to hold today, Monday, barring any eventuality, to pass the 2021 Appropriation bill into law.
Why Buhari re-opened Nigeria’s land borders — Presidential source
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru -Abuja The harsh economic situation occasioned by the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and negative impact of the border closure on the private sector and the ordinary Nigerians made President Muhammadu Buhari to order the re-opening of shut land borders, a top Presidency source has revealed. The top Presidency source who spoke on […]
