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Osun butchers pledge support for Aregbesola’s IGR drive
Osun State Butchers Association has said that it is ready to partner with the state government in its drive to…
Ambode’s visit to Ikorodu, wake-up call to security agencies – Community Leaders
Community leaders in Ikorodu suburbs on Wednesday commended Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode for taking out time to visit the…
Interswitch applauds First Bank over N100m monthly transactions
Funsho Arogundade Interswitch Transnational, Africa’s leading integrated payment and transaction processing company, has officially recognized First Bank Nigeria plc as…
Jonathan’s foster father abducted
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Chief Inengite Nitabai, a prominent chief in Otuoke, Bayelsa State and foster father of former president Goodluck…
How Nigerian internet scammers use global event to exploit victims – Kaspersky
According to the latest Kaspersky Lab Security Bulletin (www.Kaspersky.co.za), Nigerian fraudsters used global events like the Ukrainian political situation, the…
Ajimobi nominates LG caretaker chairmen
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has finally nominated 33 caretaker chairmen for the local government areas in…
Ngige tasks IOM to support FG skill development efforts
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has urged the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), to support the…
Clearing agent sent to prison over N10.4m fraud
Paul Iyoghojie Godfrey Ake who claimed to be a clearing agent at Apapa, Lagos, western Nigeria, has been arraigned before…
Operation Sambisa: Nigerian troops kill Boko Haram terrorists, destroy camps
The Nigerian Army has continued its offensive operations of destroying all Boko Haram terrorists remaining camps and enclaves around Alagarno…
Ndidi Okereke, others illegally acquire NSE property
Akin Kuponiyi The suit instituted by The Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) against its former Director General Nididi Okereke Onyiuke and…
Kuye takes over from Ezeh as DG of BPP
Babatunde Kuye, Director of the Energy Infrastructure Department, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), has taken over as acting Director-General of…
No more family business, Psquare sacks brother, Jude
Nigerian R&B duo, P-Square, seems to have reached the end of the road with their management company owned by their…
Okrika council of chiefs condemns kidnap of Tam George’s mother
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Okrika council of chiefs has condemned the kidnap of the mother of the Rivers State Commissioner…
EFCC arraigns Onyebuchi Anyikai for fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 arraigned one Daniel Onyebuchi Anyikai before Justice C.S…
400 traders lose millions to fraudsters
Cyriacus Izuekwe There was drama at the Isolo Magistrates’ court on Tuesday following the arrest of a manager and two…
Sex worker stabs customer 10 times
Paul Iyoghojie A commercial sex worker has been arrested by the police at Ikoyi Division in Lagos, western Nigeria, for…
Sack Prof Sagay now, Rivers Commissioner tells Buhari
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt For being very critical of the judgment of the Supreme Court judges that gave victory to Governor…
Lagos flags off 2016 FA Cup campaign
Taiwo Adelu Lagos State Football Association, LSFA has concluded plans for this year’s Lagos FA Cup with over 50 registered…
Nigeria struggles as Buhari wrangles with budget, naira
When Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari finally swore in his cabinet in November, nearly six months after taking office, he hoped…
Transfers: Wenger makes fourth attempt to sign Carrick
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is ready to make a fourth attempt to sign Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick. The 34-year-old,…
It’s our duty that indigenous firms succeed, says Saraki
Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki has said all arms of government have a duty to ensure the success of indigenous…
Niger Delta University shuts down indefinitely
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Bayelsa state-owned Niger Delta University on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 was shut down indefinitely. The management of…
GOtv Boxing NextGen Search begins today
The GOtv Boxing NextGen Search, a hunt for professional boxing talents, kicks off today. The event, which holds at the…
They Fly, We Die by Okey Ndibe
Two recent conversations reminded me of the extent to which the lives of “ordinary” Nigerians—that is to say, most Nigerians—have…
EFCC to arraign businesswoman for N4m fraud
Justice Abdul Kafarati of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday, February 15, 2015 upheld the prayers of…
Mikel’s rare strike fails to save Chelsea against PSG
Edinson Cavani came off the bench to give Paris St-Germain the advantage after the first leg of their Champions League…
LCC to complete access road to ease traffic at Ikate
Lekki Concession Company Limited (LCC), concessionaire of the Eti-Osa Lekki-Epe Expressway has concluded a stakeholder engagement with the residents of…
Rivers INEC insists on use of Card Readers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Aniedi Ikoiwak, has said that despite the various Supreme Court judgments that…
N8.8m Scam: EFCC hands over forfeited property to Skye Bank
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday February 16, 2016 handed over a forfeited asset of an uncompleted…
Ecobank announces leadership change in its Ghana subsidiary
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), parent company of the Ecobank Group, Tuesday announced a leadership change in its most profitable subsidiary,…