Nigerian maize farmers under the auspices of Maize Farmers Association of Nigeria (MAAN), have commended Nigeria’s agric-focused lender, Unity Bank Plc for its role in facilitating the financing of maize production by smallholder farmers in the country through the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The President of MAAN, Dr. Bello Abubakar gave the commendation while ... Read More »

In its continuous quest to evaluate and sustain communication and Public Relation best practices across the globe, and also proffer solutions to persisting issues. A leading media intelligence agency, P+ Measurement Services is set to host its quarterly edition of Evaluate PR, as it welcomes all communications professionals around the globe to the 19th edition of the event. Evaluate PR ... Read More »

One of the 40 students evacuated to Sokoto from war-torn Ukraine has died, two weeks after returning to the country. The final year student, late Uzaifa Halilu Modachi, was a student in Ukraine when Russian troops invaded the country. According to the father of the deceased former Ukrainian student, Honourable Habibu Haliru Modachi, who is a serving member of the ... Read More »

An illustration of a rape incident in Ado- Ekiti. An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of one Abiodun Adesuyi, 21, in the correctional centre in Ado-Ekiti for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is being tried for alleged rape. The Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Sodiq Adeniyi, told the court that the defendant ... Read More »

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed May 9 to hear contempt charge against the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, following his alleged violation of a subsisting court order on the appointment of operators of the International Cargo Tracking Note, ICTN, in Nigeria. The court had in a ruling by Justice Donatus Okorowo delivered on January 22, ... Read More »

…I have been duped of my 20million, blocked from all channels— Udosen …Chinmark defrauded, killed my father— another victim …SEC declared Chinmark operations illegal ….Investors threaten to assassinate me over unpaid funds – influencer Over 4000 indignant investors have called out the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Chinmark Group, Marksman Ijiomah, over unpaid funds invested in the company in spite ... Read More »

Monday the 7th of February, 2022, shall live in infamy in the annals of the history of our great town, Ogwashi- Uku. It was on this day that our community, Ogbe Nti-Obi Quarters, Umudei, Ogwashi-Uku, was visited with mayhem – brigandage, carnage and public humiliation by a gang of thugs and street urchins led by “Obi” Ifechukwude Okonjo and his ... Read More »

Four customers of Ecobank Nigeria Limited, including Ikeanyi Ugwu representing FCT/Northern Region; Mr and Mrs Bidemi Adeboye, representing Lagos Region; Oghogho Ikede, representing Midwest and South West Region; and Theodore Scott-Emuakpor representing South East, and South South have emerged grand prize winners of N1 million each in the Ecobank Super Rewards Scheme Season 2. The four months campaign which ran ... Read More »

All the defendants standing trial before Justice Adepele Ojo of Osun State High Court, Osogbo over the alleged murder of Timothy Adegoke, OAU’s postgraduate student have entered a no-case submission in their defence. This followed the close of the prosecution case by the counsel, Mr O. Omosun after calling its eight witnesses at the resumed hearing on Monday. Counsel to ... Read More »

ABUJA–The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, sacked 20 members of the Cross River State House of Assembly that defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, held that the lawmakers, having abandoned the political party that sponsored them to ... Read More »