“They are talking about the political culture of his country. Is it Buhari that is a thug? We are not doing thuggery. And then they talked about the justice; perceived corruption in the judiciary. These perceptions are essentially not correct.”

By Joseph Erunke FORMER Vice President of Sierra Leone and a leading member of Sierra Leone APC party, Alhaji Sam Sumana, has joined in condemning Fitch’s report that criticised the ongoing economic agenda of the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele. The global rating agency, had in its recent report, faulted the […]

First Bank of Nigeria Limited reiterated its   support for schools through an array of educational based products and solutions. The bank in a statement said that the products and solutions are targeted at enabling the acquisition of various facilities to boost the continuous expansion and improvement of the educational sector. It added that it also has […]

Libyan delegates meet Monday for UN-backed talks in Geneva to choose a new temporary executive to lead the war-scarred country through a transition until scheduled December elections. The 75 participants at the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum have until Friday to select a prime minister and a three-member presidency council from a list of 45 candidates, […]

By Babajide Komolafe The Ecobank Group said it recorded revenue of over N630 billion for the year ended December 31, 2020. This represents a 7% growth when compared to N586.9 billion posted in the corresponding period of 2019. The company disclosed this in its unaudited report submitted to the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday, adding […]

By Tunde Oso The Presidency has explained the processes involved in seeking the approval of the National Assembly for the appointment of service chiefs. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly, Senator Babajide Omoworare, obtained by Vanguard, said the National Assembly will only resume plenary sessions on 9th of February 2021 […]

By Tunde Oso The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has urged Federal Government to put in place effective monitoring mechanism to ensure that all countries operate based on the rule of origin that has been agreed on dumping. Speaking at the 2021 edition of the MAN Reporter of the year Award Ceremony/ Presidential Media Luncheon, the president […]

Security forces in Somali on Monday ended an assault by al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab fighters which left nine people dead in a hotel attack in Mogadishu. A police spokesman said a suicide car bomb exploded on Sunday and was followed by a shootout between al Shabaab militants and security forces at the Hotel Afrik adding […]

By Emma Una A female final year student of the University of Calabar, Miss Blessing Onete has reportedly passed on after a brief illness. Miss Onete who was a student of Curriculum Education died on Sunday evening, the second to pass on in January after another female student, Miss Ruth Ogar a third year student […]

By Kingsley Omonob The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, and many other top officials of the Nigerian Police Force are billed to retire on Monday, after spending the maximum number of years in service. The IGP, who joined the service on February 1, 1986, will attain the mandatory 35 years in service. Adamu took […]