The Department of State Service (DSS) confirmed on Monday that its investigation revealed alteration in the exemption certificate issued by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Oborawharievwo Ewhrudjakpo. The Head, Legal Department, DSS, Abdulsalam Ibrahim, who represented DSS’ Director General, told the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Tribunal in Abuja that ... Read More »

The National Chairman All Progressives Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole has stated the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) has approved direct primaries for the Edo governorship poll. Oshiomhole said this on Monday at a news conference shorty after meeting with APC Governors Forum led by Gov. Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi, at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. He added that the ... Read More »

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an interim injunction restraining the Edo State Government and Governor Godwin Obaseki, from arresting and prosecuting the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, over indictment in a white paper submitted to the state government. Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in a ruling on Monday, said the restraining order ... Read More »

Manchester United Agree To Extend Ighalo’s Loan Deal From Chinese Club Odion Ighalo Share Tweet Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Email Share Manchester United have agreed on a deal to extend Odion Ighalo’s loan until the end of January 2021, pending formal approval, Ighalo initially joined Manchester United in a Deadline Day move from Shanghai Shenua in January and scored four times ... Read More »

Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading financial institution, has emerged as the Best Bank in Nigeria in the recently released Global Finance Magazine World’s Best Banks Awards 2020. The awards, which was published in the May 2020 edition of the Global Finance Magazine, was based on the performances of the banks in their respective regions and countries over the period from ... Read More »

Guaranty Trust Bank plc has been ranked Africa’s Most Admired Finance Brand in the 10th-anniversary rankings of Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands, the pre-eminent survey and ranking of the Top 100 admired brands in Africa. The rankings were announced in a novel global virtual event and will be published in the June issue of the African Business magazine. In ... Read More »

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has started its Commercial Paper (CP) Issuance, series 1 & 2 of N50 billion each,  under its N100 billion CP issuance programme. Afrinvest in a note to investors said “We are pleased to inform you that MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (“MTN Nigeria” or “the Company”) is seeking to raise up to N50.0bn in Series 1 and ... Read More »

Governor of Benue State, Dr. (Mrs.) Eunice Ortom (middle) flanked by Executive Director, North, Fidelity Bank Plc, Alhaji Hassan Imam (left); other officials of the Bank and Head, Eunice Spring of Life Foundation, Mr. Umele Emmanuel (right) during the presentation of N10m as COVID-19 Support from the Bank, in Makurdi. Benue State In fulfilment of its promise to continually support ... Read More »

Total now 9855 cases of #COVID19Nigeria Lagos-378 FCT-52 Delta-23 Edo-22 Rivers-14 Ogun-13 Kaduna-12 Kano-9 Borno-7 Katsina-6 Jigawa-5 Oyo-5 Yobe-3 Plateau-3 Osun-1 9855 cases of #COVID19Nigeria Discharged: 2856 Deaths: 273   Read More »

The Speaker, Lagos House of Assembly and Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria, Rt. Hon. ( Dr.) Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, has congratulated both President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on their fifth-year and first-year in office respectively. Obasa in his congratulatory message to mark May 29, 2020, the day President Buhari and Governor Sanwo-Olu were inaugurated ... Read More »