In a statement from his constituency office, Agbabi said, “The AC candidate in the re-run election has never stood nor won any election in Akoko-Edo, hence his recourse to become an alar-mist.”

The Ukwuani Foundation Union (UFU) has congratulated their neighbours and brothers, the Urhobos, on the success of their Unity Summit held in Effurun, Warri, last weekend.

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan gave the order during a security meeting at Government House Annex in Warri, held over issues of power tussle and creation of a nascent kingdom between two rival kings in Burutu.

LAGOS  -  Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, weekend, described a good leader as one capable of showing clear sensibility to the feelings of the led about critical issues. According to Fashola who spoke as a guest lecturer at a two-day Leadership Summit organised by the Movement for Islamic Culture and Awareness (MICA) at the […]

By Innocent Anaba LAGOS — A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, weekend, granted some shareholders of African Petroleum Plc leave to sue the Chairman of the company, Mr Femi Otedola, and some other shareholders with the name of the company (AP Plc) for failing to take enough action against Nova Finance and Securities Ltd […]

Mr. Segun Balogun is the managing director of Intercontinental Wapic Insurance Plc. In this interview with Patience Saghana, he articulates the position of Intercontinental Wapic in the market and also addressed topical issues on oil and gas insurance business in the country. Excerpts

By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS – THE Lagos State Government will soon embark on aggressive enforcement against commercial motorcyclists popularly called Okada riders who does not have rider’s license, equivalent to driver’s license among other traffic violations. Announcing the move to check the excesses of the operators through the enforcement of riders’ card, Special Adviser to […]

LAGOS – Afribank Nigeria Plc, last week, promoted 405 staff in recognition of their diligence and efficiency. A statement by the bank said “junior officers of the bank who had acquired higher academic qualifications were also upgraded to positions that correspond with their new skills, competencies and capacity to handle higher job functions. The promotion […]

By Emma Amaize Warri – Delta State Government is to build new settlements for  Ijaw and Itsekiri communities in  Warri South-West Local Government Area of the state that were devastated by men of the Joint Task Force (JTF) on the Niger Delta during its aborted Cordon and Search operation in the area. Delta State governor, […]

By Vincent Ujumadu Awka – The Uchenna Emodi-led Anambra state Executive of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied the claim by members of the national assembly from the state that Emodi and his group were bonafide members of the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP), saying that there was no iota of truth in the claim. […]

IN its bid to sustain a mutually beneficial relationship and assist indigenes of her host communities, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) yesterday doled out N9 million to eleven co-operative societies in three communities in Orhiomwon council area of Edo State.

THE police said yesterday they had rescued 230 women and children kidnapped by members of Boko Haram from several northern states and taken to Maiduguri. Already, 200 or so members of the group and other victims of terror they unleashed in Maiduguri are to be given mass burial, according to the State police commissioner, Christopher […]

CHIEF Tony Anenih led   faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo South Senatorial District of Edo State, led by Chief Owere Dickson-Imasogie, has faulted the suspension of the chairman of Oredo Local Government Council of the state, Mike Ehima by Governor Adams Oshiomhole and urged the governor to reverse the decision so as […]

THE lingering crisis in the Anambra State branch of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has continued to assume different dimensions with the Chief Bright Nebedum-led executive which emerged from the controversial congress of the party held in 2008 describing as sad a situation whereby some people who were not genuine members of the party were […]

THE Federal Government has been called upon to ensure that the Nigerian delegation to the United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen later this year, go prepared with a portfolio.