The Abuja Writers’ Forum (AWF) has concluded plans to commence its its 2016 literary calendar year with two authors and two musicians, Tope Fasua, Ada Agbasimalo, Lindii Adams Orubor and Rhyne D, all set to appear at the highly-acclaimed Guest Writer Session on February 27, 2016 at Nanet Suites, Abuja. …

Ken Nwogbo Leo Stan Ekeh, Icon of Hope is 60! And for his family, friends and associates; words cannot express their love, respect and admiration for Nigeria’s quintessential businessman. He is an inspirational motto, lesson as well as a reminder to all that leadership is not the rare gift reserved …

As the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, celebrates its 28 years anniversary nationwide, amid all other flurry of activities aimed at renewing its commitment, the Corps Marshal and Chief Executive, Boboye Oyeyemi has commended the noble efforts and successes of Officers and Marshals as well as Special Marshals of the …

President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, hosted recently inaugurated Kogi State Governor, Mr. Yahaya Bello in the State House, Abuja. Governor Bello, who has become the youngest Governor in the country, was elected on the platform of the President’s party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and came on board following the demise …

Hers is a narrative of a personality, who is seen by many as a role model. Her appeal to that effect is predicated on honesty, cultivated diligence, reaching out to the less-privileged and – more than anything else, as a public servant – integrity. The last quality, which, she agrees, …

The National President of the Nigerian Association of the Blind (NAB), Isiyaku Adamu Gombe has faulted the non-inclusion of persons with disabilities in President Muhammadu Buhari’s Presidential Committee to rehabilitate infrastructure and resettle internally displaced persons, IDPs, in the North-East. The Association, in a release made available to newsmen, expressed …

As the crime of kidnapping gradually rears its ugly head in Abia, Governor Ikpeazu has vowed that any house, premises or facilities which harbour any gang of criminals, particularly kidnappers will be pulled down by the state. He said any compound where a kidnapper lives and any hotel or public …

The Ebonyi State Governor, Engr. David Umahi, has denied a report by an Abuja-based national newspaper that his convoy caused an accident along the Kubwa Expressway in Abuja on Tuesday. Umahi, in a statement on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Emma Anya, said it was unfortunate that his convoy …

Access Bank, a leading full service commercial bank with headquarters in Nigeria, and operations across major cities and commercial centres in Sub-Saharan Africa, the UK, China and UAE; Thursday, announced an upgrade of its national scale credit rating by Fitch Ratings. Fitch Ratings, a global leader in credit ratings and …

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has moved to clarify the status of its new-appointed leader, Senator Ali Modu-Sheriff, saying the North East zone chieftain of the party is not on an acting capacity but the substantive National Chairman. A statement released by the party, Thursday, and signed …

Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has blamed the current economic situation in the country on years of bad governance, and urged the federal government to call an emergency economic conference to address the situation. Prof. Soyinka, who spoke during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai …

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Tolu Ogunlesi as his special assistant on digital/new Media. Ogunlesi, a renowned blogger and journalist, graduated from the University of Ibadan in 2004, and obtained an MA in creative writing from University of East Anglia, UK, in 2011. Before his appointment, Ogunlesi had worked as …

CHINEDU WOSU, Yenagoa Leadership of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Worldwide, has faulted Federal Government’s decision to deploy more troops to Niger Delta communities to protect oil installations. The group maintains that rather than deploy more troops to the region, a quality intelligence gathering on the role of oil companies’ …

Telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, Thursday, announced top level changes for its Africa operations. This, according to the company, is aimed at ‘enhancing the level of empowerment and enable faster decision making as well as speed to market, the Company also unveiled a …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that only civil servants with proven Bank Verification Numbers (BVN), will receive salaries beginning February as the State Government moved to determine the actual number of staff in the employment of the state. Also, Governor Wike has approved the commencement of the …

Kwara State Government-owned International Aviation College (IAC) in Ilorin, in partnership with the Nigerian Navy, has commenced the training of helicopter pilots with the addition of 2XAB206 Helicopters to its training fleet. Speaking at the flag-off of the training, the Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed said the inclusion of …

Following a publication credited to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in which the group threatened to arm members ‘to carry guns in self defence’, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase, has warned against the illegal possession of arms and ammunition in the country. A statement by the Force …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Thursday, restated his administration’s commitment to ensure that the Blue Line of the Light Rail Project is up and running by December 2016. Governor Ambode, who spoke at the 5th Lagos Corporate Assembly, a forum for public-private sector engagement held at the Banquet Hall …

Nigerian troops of the 7 Division Garrison comprising 112 Battalion and Armed Forces Special Forces, Wednesday, carried out a joint clearance patrol on suspected Boko Haram terrorists locations at Kwaptara, Mijigete, Garin Boka, Mosole, Ngubdori, Ma’asa, Dukje and Gulumba in Dikwa and Bama Local Government Areas of Borno State. According …

Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, in collaboration with Dangote Foundation, has inaugurated the Local Government Dangote Foundation Micro Grants’ Beneficiary selection committee for women in the State. Speaking at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium on Tuesday, venue of the event, the State Commissioner for the Ministry, Hon. …

World Cup winning coach, Emmanuel Amuneke has been promoted to coach the Nigeria U-20 team by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Amuneke takes over from coach Manu Garba, who handled the team uptil now. The NFF ratified the promotion of Amuneke to the Flying Eagles in a communiqué after its …

Umbrella body of independent marketers of petroleum products, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has said the 78 percent import allocation granted the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has led to a disruption in the petroleum products distribution chain, leading to scarcity within the Lagos metropolis With this …

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has called on Nigerians to prevail on President Muhammadu Buhari to ‘stay at home and govern’ adding that ‘it was the height of insensitivity to the plight of Nigerians that the president, who just returned from trips to France and United Kingdom will, again, …