The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Delta State has read with great concern a press statement issued by the fractured Delta State All Progressives Party and ...
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Forget 2019 presidency – Okorocha tells Ndigbo
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has jettisoned the call by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that the South East should contest for President in 2019, saying that it was only ripe for Ndigbo to do so after President Muhammadu Buhari ...
Read More »NUPENG vows to resist petrol price hike
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas workers (NUPENG), on Monday vowed to resist any attempts to increase the price of Premium Motor Spirit, which is popularly known as petrol ...
Read More »Customs Service intercepts 661 pump action guns in Lagos
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 661 pump action rifles in Lagos following a tip- off ...
Read More »Corruption: You must resign – Senators tell SGF
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. David Babachir Lawal, is still under the radar of Senators who are insisting he must resign ...
Read More »FG appoints Goldman Sachs, Stanbic IBTC to sell debut Diaspora Bond
The federal government has asked Goldman Sachs and Stanbic IBTC Bank to advise it on the planned sale of a debut “diaspora bond” targeted at Nigerians living abroad ...
Read More »Presidency disburses soft loans to 23,000 artisans, traders in 13 states
The Presidency on Monday said 23,000 persons have so far benefited from 23, 400 loans in 13 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in ...
Read More »Vampire escape: Police raid Owerri Prisons, recover 264 mobile phones
As security agencies trade words over the sensational escape of the alleged dreaded criminal, Chibuzor Henry, alias Vampire at the High Court premises in Owerri, ...
Read More »Heritage Bank deploys reward schemes to deliver superior customer service
Heritage Bank Limited says its customer reward schemes are meant to encourage and express gratitude to its teeming customers for their loyalty to the bank. ...
Read More »FCMB promotes export trade
First City Monument Bank Limited (FCMB) has restated its support for the federal government’s drive towards the diversification of the economy. To this end, the ...
Read More »Police seal Ondo House of Assembly over leadership crisis
The police yesterday sealed the Ondo State House of Assembly to prevent a fracas between Malachi Coker and Jumoke Akindele factions, laying claim to the ...
Read More »Adamawa govt begins payment of salary arrears
Workers in Adamawa have besieged banks and (Automated Teller Machines(ATMs) to make withdrawals as the state government commenced payment of salary arrears from Paris Club ...
Read More »Ugwuanyi on rescue mission in our communities – Nkanu East residents
Residents of communities in Nkanu East, one of the 17 local government areas in Enugu State, have described the construction of a bridge across the ...
Read More »Ighalo joins Chinese club on £20m deal
Watford and China’s Changchun Yatai have agreed a fee of £20 million for Super Eagles’ Odion Ighalo. The Nigerian who has scored just two goals ...
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