..Recover AK 47 Rifle with a cache of live ammunition Imo State Police on Tuesday said they have gunned down two suspected hoodlums who allegedly masterminded the attacks on the Command Headquarters and Correctional Centre, Owerri on April 5, 2021. Disclosing this on Tuesday in Owerri, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Bala Elkana said that the suspects, Uchenna ... Read More »
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2021 LG ELECTION : Hon. Fafumi With Other Ifako Ijaiye Leaders and Opinion Moulders Endorse Prince Usman Akanbi Hamzat
In an unusual show of solidarity and sportmanship, stakeholders and leaders that matter in Ifako Ijaiye gathered to embrace, support, endorse and present *Prince Usman Akanbi Hamzat* as the All Progressive Congress Chairmanship candidate in the forthcoming 2021 Local Government Election. The gathering which was in a canival-like mood with several leaders and thousands of supporters spoke in one voice ... Read More »
Nigeria’s Foodtech Startup, Appieatz Deepens Reach with Restaurants
Appieatz, a promising for tech startup with major operations in Lagos, Nigeria is deepening its technology investments in the food space to sell more to a wider market with their on-demand food and groceries delivery service. The startup which started in 2019 has been building technologies for the food and logistics industry to help improve food ordering and delivery. Appieatz ... Read More »
Discontinuation of the National Youth Service Corps Scheme (NYSC) has Generated Mixed Reactions
A bill on the floor of the House of Representatives considering discontinuation of the National Youth Service Corps scheme (NYSC) has generated mixed reactions. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Alteration Bill, 2020, which is seeking to repeal the NYSC Act, is billed for the second reading. The NYSC scheme was set up in 1973 during the military ... Read More »
The Resolutions Reached by Southern Governors Which Placed A Ban On Open Grazing In Their Region Offered No Solution, Says Muhammadu Buhari
The President, Muhammadu Buhari, has said the resolutions reached by Southern governors which placed a ban on open grazing in their region offered no solution to the clashes between farmers and herders. This is as he “expressed a strong resolve to address the conflicts of herders and farmers in a sustained and lasting manner that should lead to the ... Read More »
FIRSTBANK BAGS A HAT TRICK OF AWARDS AT THE GLOBAL BANKING AND FINANCE AWARDS 2021
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial services provider, has been awarded the 2021 ‘’Retail Banking CEO of the Year Nigeria’’, ‘’Most innovative Retail Banking App Nigeria’’ and ‘’Best CSR Bank Nigeria’’ awards by Global Banking and Finance magazine. The respective awards conferred on the Bank are in recognition of the indelible roles it plays in deepening ... Read More »
2023 Presidential Ambition : Adeboye visits Kogi Gov, lauds his approach to governance
General Overseer, Redeem Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has lauded the governance and leadership style of Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, describing him as a man of faith. Speaking when he visited Bello on Saturday in Lokoja, Adeboye also commended the governor for his religious tolerance. Adeboye said that the show of faith by Bello in handling ... Read More »
Vehemently protests this primitive invasion of the PDP secretariat by the APC on the instructions of Governor Ben Ayade
Security forces, led by the Police, were seen yesterday morning guarding the erstwhile PDP Secretariat in Cross River State at 42 Murtala Mohamed Highway, as some men began the painting and cresting of the building with APC colours, logo and flags. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in its reaction yesterday said the party “vehemently protests this primitive invasion of the ... Read More »
Ibrahim Attahiru was determined to end Boko Haram, Zulum mourns COAS
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Saturday, said late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, was determined to end the Boko Haram insurgency war in the North-East. Zulum stated this when he joined other dignitaries like Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari; amongst others, to ... Read More »
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru, has died in an plane crash with some of his aides
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru, has died in an plane crash with some of his aides. Military source said Gen. Attahiru was on a trip to Kaduna. Efforts were on to locate the wreckage of the plane and evacuate remains of the victims. Read More »