By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Durban, South Africa assured that the Nigerian government will continue to support efforts to broaden the economy through multilateral financing. President Buhari gave the assurance when Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) paid […]

DELTA State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, Monday, said the All Progressives Congress, APC, has squandered the goodwill it enjoyed prior to the 2015 election which brought in President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution on Lekki Toll Gate shooting Incident and cases of Police brutality as well as human rights violations, Monday presented it’s report to the Lagos State Governor, Bababjide Sanwo-Olu for further action.

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, maintained that delay in the dispensation of justice, as well as the rising number of cases pending in various courts across the federation, have remained a subject of grave concern to his administration.

The owner of the apartment where Mr Usifo Ataga, Super TV Chief Executive Officer, was allegedly murdered, on Monday said that she neither met Ataga nor his alleged murderers before the incident. Nkechi Mogbo testified before a Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square. She was being being cross-examined as the first prosecution […]

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Monday, granted a N10 million bail to a 43-year-old businessman, Afamefuna Udensi, charged with alleged importation of fake Tramadol. The  defendant is being prosecuted by National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The defendant, who was arraigned on Nov. 10 before Justice Daniel Osiagor […]

The campaign posters of the Governor’ of Ebonyi State and Chairman, South East Governor’s Forum, Engr. David Nweze Umahi, Monday appeared online to the surprise of those not following the trend in the nation’s Political arena

By Moses Nosike Cherry Eromosele, Group Chief Marketing and Communications Officer of Interswitch Group, has been recognised for her outstanding performance, excellence and contribution to the growth of Nigeria’s integrated marketing communications industry. The recognition came at the Women in Marketing & Communications Conference/Awards (WIMCA) held at the MUSON Centre, Onikan in Lagos recently. Eromosele […]

By Moses Nosike 29 years after resigning from his job in the banking industry to start SystemSpecs, a renowned indigenous software technology firm, John Obaro has been conferred with an honorary fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) for his laudable contributions to the banking industry and profession in Nigeria. On Saturday, […]

By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City THE Vice Chancellor, University of Benin, Professor Lilian Salami Monday said the school had graduated 17,517 students in two seasons which was slowed down by the global COVID-19 pandemic and has also granted ‘amnesty’ to 500 students who had overstayed in the school for several reasons. Briefing journalists at […]

The police, on Monday, arraigned a 31-year-old man, Temitayo Akinwumi, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing N3 million. The defendant, of no fixed address, is standing trial on a charge of stealing. The Police Prosecutor, Insp Oriyomi Akinwale, told the court that the defendant and others at large committed the offence on […]

Chinese authorities on Monday set the latest example of strict Coronavirus (COVID-19) measures when it sent several thousand students into quarantine. More than 10,000 students were required to stay in their dormitory rooms or go to quarantine hotels in the northeastern city of Dalian. The authorities were reacting to an outbreak among students, with about […]

An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Monday remanded two brothers, Sodiq Hamzat, 22, and Taoreed Hamzat, 22, for allegedly beating a motorcyclist to death. Sodiq and Taoreed, whose address was unknown, were charged on two-count bordering on conspiracy and murder. The Magistrate, Mrs Munirat Giwa-Babalola, who did not take plea of the defendants […]

Security Minister Maxime Kone, on Monday, said that within three days two terrorist attacks left 27 people dead in Burkina Faso. Kone said one civilian and 19 gendarmes were killed in an attack on a gendarmerie post in the northern province of Soum on Sunday. According to a military spokesperson, around 60 gendarmes have been […]

By Moses Nosike The Institute of Credit Administration, Nigeria has emphasized the need to enact policies and provide incentives that will encourage the growth of the credit economy and boost a healthy financial sector. It gave this advice in its report on ‘ICA blueprint report for growth, development and sustainability of financial services sector in […]