Buhari, security chiefs meet in Aso Rock President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting started around 11.a.m. as most heads of the security agencies arrived the seat of power before 11.a.m. The meeting is an enlarged one also involving agencies such as Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Customs Service, Nigeria Fire ... Read More »

Currently a Lagos State lawmaker representing Surulere I Constituency, through which he is supporting worthy causes, Honourable Desmond Elliot still finds time for his passion as an actor and filmmaker. N February 4, you celebrated your birthday. How did you spend the day? Hmm… This is a political period. So, I first took my family out. As a matter of ... Read More »

Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne will be a serious Ballon d‘Or contender if he wins major titles with the English Premier League club, his club manager Pep Guardiola says. De Bruyne has been vital to Manchester City’s dominance this campaign with the 26-year-old notching a league-high 14 assists, including three in Saturday’s 5-1 rout of Leicester City. “No doubt,’’ ... Read More »

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board said on Sunday that it had suspended its employee, Philomina Chieshe, on account of N36m which was reported to have been swallowed by a snake in the board’s office in Makurdi, Benue State. The JAMB Head of Information, Fabian Benjamin, told our correspondent on Sunday that the board was taking her through other disciplinary ... Read More »

Kwara group hails Tinubu’s reconciliation committee FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInWhatsApp A group under the auspices of Harmony Progressive Forum (HPF) has hailed the establishment of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu reconciliation committee. The forum is a coalition of ex-Congress for Progressives Change (CPC) local government chairmen of the Kwara state All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state. The forum also cautioned the Tinubu-led ... Read More »

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Sterling Bank’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of ‘B-’ and National Long-Term Rating of ‘BBB-(nga)’ with a stable outlook for reasons that include its coherent strategy and ability to attract more stable deposits in challenging operating conditions. Cutting through the industry’s jaded product offerings through innovation, the leading Tier Two lender’s IDRs are driven by its ... Read More »

Two policemen missing in Benue herdsmen attack The Benue State Police command at the weekend declared four of their men missing after a patrol vehicle in which they operated was set ablaze. It was ambushed by suspected herdsmen in Logo Local Government. The incident occurred in Tse Akpam village, Azege, Mbaya, Tombo ward on Saturday. It was gathered that the police patrol team ... Read More »

  The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria on Thursday told President Muhammadu Buhari that the enormous goodwill with which he assumed office in 2015 is being fast depleted by some “glaring failures” of his government. The bishops said this when they paid the President a courtesy visit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Their address at the visit, copies of which ... Read More »

Insecurity: FG backs state police A major breakthrough may have been achieved Thursday by those agitating for the creation of state police. The Federal Government threw its back behind the agitation saying that creation of state police is clearly the way to go in the face of multifaceted security challenges in the country. Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, stated government’s ... Read More »

N5.5bn debt: Drama as billionaire businessman Otudeko testifies   There was mild drama at the Federal High Court in Lagos Thursday as chairman of Honeywell Group Dr Oba Otudeko escaped arrest by responding to summons to testify in his companies’ N5.5billion debt suit against Ecobank Nigeria Limited. Sporting his trademark Yoruba attire, Otudeko and his aides tried to prevent journalists ... Read More »