Members of Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are in a closed- door meeting with National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at his residence in Bourdillon, Ikoyi. The committee is led by Yobe Governor Mai Mala Buni and Chairman of Progressive Governor’s Forum Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu. Others in the closed door meeting include Secretary of ... Read More »
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OUTSTANDING YOUNG NIGERIAN HERO, ADJWOA AWE RECEIVES AWARD IN MEMORY OF PRINCESS DIANA
A young Nigerian, Miss Adjwoa Awe, 15 years of age has been honoured with The Diana Award for going above and beyond in their daily life to create and sustain positive change. The award was announced on Wednesday 1 July; during the 2020 Diana Awards Virtual Ceremony held to celebrate all the awardees amazing achievements and introduce them to the ... Read More »
UPDATE : Governor Akeredolu’s Wife, Security Aides Test Positive For COVID-19
Mr Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, wife of Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has tested positive for Coronavirus, is coming barely two days after her husband was confirmed to have contracted the virus. A source in the government confirmed the news to our correspondent on Thursday. The source also revealed that some security aides to Mrs Akeredolu also tested positive for the virus. ... Read More »
ZENITH BANK RANKED NUMBER ONE TIER-1 BANK IN NIGERIA
Zank Plc has again emerged as the Number One Bank in Nigeria by Tier-1 Capital in the 2020 Top 1000 World Banks Ranking published by The Banker Magazine. Climbing a whopping 29 spots from 415 in 2019 to 386 in the 2020 global ranking of banks, Zenith Bank retained its position as the number one Tier-1 bank in Nigeria with ... Read More »
UPDATE : Nigeria Records 790 new cases of COVID-19
….Coronavirus deaths in Nigeria have risen to 603 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on Wednesday night via its Twitter handle. Nigeria on Wednesday night, recorded 790 new cases of COVID-19 with the total number of discharged patients as 10,152. In the past weeks, the number of infections and deaths in the country have increased. Although ... Read More »
Corruption Saga : Court orders seizure of 46 houses, land linked to ex-NSITF boss Olejeme
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an order of interim forfeiture of 46 property, including houses and parcels of land, suspected to belong to a former chairperson of the Board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Mrs. Ngozi Juliet Olejeme. Justice Taiwo Taiwo granted the order in a ruling on a motion ex parte argued on ... Read More »
I helped soldiers to free Wadume, witness tells court
… Malami: govt not shielding soldiers in ‘kidnap kingpin’s’ saga A Federal High Court in Abuja heard on Wednesday how soldiers engaged a welder to aid the escape of suspected Taraba State kidnap kingpin, Bala Hamisu (aka Wadume). The police said a team of policemen had gone to the state to arrest Wadume but was ambushed by a group of ... Read More »
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated holds its 32nd AGM and Shareholders approve resolutions
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (“ETI”), the parent of the Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African bank with banking operations in 33 countries, concluded its 32nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Extraordinary General Meeting in Lagos, Nigeria, today. For the first time in the history of ETI and in line with preventive measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, attendance at the General ... Read More »
BREAKING: FG Lifts Interstate Travel Ban
…Plans To Reopen Schools The Nigerian Government has announced the partial lifting of the ban on interstate movement. Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, made the announcement on Monday during a press briefing. Mustapha said the government had extended the Phase Two of the eased lockdown by four ... Read More »
EDO 2020 : ‘Why we withdrew forgery case against Obaseki’
Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo, who filed a case against Governor Godwin Obaseki over alleged certificate forgery, have explained why they withdrew the suit. The case, suit No FHC/ABJ/CS /553/20 Edobor Williams and others VS APC & Obaseki, was withdrawn from the Federal High Court, Abuja, by the plaintiffs who are APC members. They said they ... Read More »