Governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State have refused entreaties by some leaders in Abuja to step down for Deputy Governor, Hon Agboola Ajayi. Hon Ajayi is expected to resign this week and officially pitch tent with the PDP. His spokesman, Babatope Okeowo, said there was no constitutional provision his boss must resign to contest for any ... Read More »

Civil society group, the Human and Environmental Development Agenda, has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate and prosecute Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, over allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement. In the petition, which was also sent to President Muhammadu Buhari, Chairman of HEDA, Olarewaju Suraju, said Obasa used fictitious companies as ... Read More »

Officials of Ecobank, Wema Bank and Polaris on Friday denied that Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa is operating multiple bank accounts with them. Some representatives of the banks spoke before the 9-man House Adhoc Committee on fact finding and investigation on the corruption allegations against Speaker Mudashiru Obasa being circulated on the social media ... Read More »

•Governor names Sanwo-Olu, Lalong, senator in peace panel •’We insist on indirect primary’ EDO State State Governor Godwin Obaseki began on Thursday the process of truce with 14 elected lawmakers who have been excluded from the affairs of the House of Assembly since January. He named Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Simon Lalong (Plateau) and Senator Ehigie Uzamere to lead the ... Read More »

Pan African Financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has rewarded another set of 100 loyal customers with a total of N10m in the UBA Bumper account draw. The 100 customers won N100,000 each in this month’s edition of the draw which began in January 2020. The virtual and transparent draw which was held at the UBA Head Office ... Read More »

A cross-section of subscribers to the Globacom network has commended the service provider for introducing pocket-friendly new data packs designed to make life more bearable during the Covid-induced new way of life. In the wake of the pandemic, the company introduced the Stay Home Data plan and the Sunday Data plan to give more data and flexibility to its customers. ... Read More »

The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, is working towards local production of affordable smart meters to improve electricity supply in the state. Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Olalere Odusote, an engineer, said the state was targetting innovative metering solutions. He spoke at a briefing on the 365 days of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in ... Read More »

With the widespread incidence of COVID-19 in the country and its impact on healthcare delivery, the practice of telemedicine is being advocated as one of the quickest and effective means of accessing primaryhealthcare by the majority of Nigerians. This position was canvassed by Mr. Adil Shaikh, the Chief Technology Officer of MeCure, at a recently held Webinar on “Managing Health ... Read More »

…Grows Total Assets by 26 to N394bn Ladway Assurance Company Limited , held its 48th Annual General Meeting (AGM) via a virtual platform in strict compliance with social distancing recommendations by the World Health Organisation, the Federal and the State Governments, as part of efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. At the Virtual AGM, the company presented its 2019 ... Read More »

..Diri set to form Exco THE Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has ordered Deputy Governor Lawrence Oborawharievwo Ewhrudjakpo to appear before it tomorrow to produce the original copy of his disputed certificate. The tribunal’s order followed a subpoena earlier issued on Ewhrudjakpo to appear and produce the original of the exemption certificate issued to him in 1998 by the ... Read More »