National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Odigie-Oyegun said Monday that the party was working hard to redeem Ekiti state from what he described as a very abusive government. Oyegun who spoke when he received the report of the Primary election Committee from the committee chairman and Nasarawa state governor, Tanko Al-Makura said the present Ekiti state governor, ... Read More »
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Omo-Agege hails conduct of APC congress
The Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial district, Ovie Omo-Agege, has commended the conduct of the local government congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The congress was held across the 25 LGAs of the state on Saturday. The senator, who addressed journalists shortly after the congress, said he was happy that unlike what happened in Rivers State, ... Read More »
Fayose asked us to pick N1.2b in Akure Airport – Zenith Bank staff
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday heard how Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, allegedly instructed officials of Zenith Bank to receive the N1.2billion sourced from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) preparatory to the 2014 governorship election in the state. A senior official of Zenith Bank, Lawrence Akande, made this disclosure while testifying as the second ... Read More »
GTBank Masters Cup (Season 7) Quarter Finals
The 2018 GTBank Masters Cup went into its Quarter Final stage earlier this week. The matches which were played over two days took place at the Agege Mini Stadium on the 8th& 9th of May 2018. Day one began with Ansar-UdDeen Girls’ High School, Itire winning its match with Greensprings School, Lekki 7-0 with AleemAishat scoring a hat trick. ... Read More »
Osun’s debt not as big as rumoured, Aregbesola says, vows repayment by 2019
Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has said that the state’s debt profile is not as huge as the “opposition parties” claim. The governor maintains that the state currently owes N143.6bn debt, and not N300bn or N500bn “which some of the members of the opposition parties are claiming the state owes.” Aregbesola also vowed that the government would clear the entire ... Read More »
Money laundering: CBN goes hard on banks
• Non-compliant bank’s Boards may be removed The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (OAGF) have approved new administrative sanctions regime against banks and their staff who fail to comply with anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regulations. The new rule, signed by CBN Director, Financial Policy and Regulations, Kelvin Amugo, requires ... Read More »
Buhari congratulates Fayemi for winning APC Guber ticket
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former Governor of Ekiti State and Minister of Mines and Solid Minerals, Kayode Fayemi, for winning the All Progressives Congress ( APC ) ticket to contest the July 14, 2018 governorship elections. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu in Abuja on Sunday, President Buhari commendd all ... Read More »
NAFDAC reopens Emzor Pharmaceutical firm
•Firm gives police details on absconded worker •’We assure Nigerians of quality products’ Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries Limited has been reopened by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The firm also stated that it had submitted to the police information about its absconded worker that was featured in the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) documentary, ... Read More »
Alleged N650m fraud: PDP chieftain, Otiti, loses bid for foreign medical trip
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday dismissed the plea by a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mrs. Olanrewaju Otiti, to travel abroad to get treatment for a liver-related ailment. Otiti, who is standing trial for an alleged fraud of N650m, had pleaded with the court to order the release of her passport so that she could ... Read More »