Zenith Bank as well as Guaranty Trust Bank emerged the most traded stocks on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Thursday, as activities in equities closed on a positive note. The All Share Index appreciated 0.63 per cent to close at 25,899.91points, as against the decline of 1.09 …
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Easter: There is hope for us all – Delta Speaker, Igbuya
Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Monday Igbuya, Friday reflected on the brutal pain that our savior, Jesus Christ suffered and the extraordinary gift of salvation that He gave to the people, calling on Nigerians, particularly Deltans at home and abroad to love more deeply. “Let us not love with …
Read More »Light Up Lagos Project: Gov. Ambode connects 67 communities in Ibeju-Lekki to national grid
After over five years of being in total darkness, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday commissioned an electrification project connecting 67 communities in Ibeju-Lekki area of the state to the national grid. Governor Ambode, who commissioned the project amidst fanfare form joyous residents, also announced the readiness of …
Read More »Easter: IGP order AIGs, CPs to beef up security, urges safety consciousness
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase has directed all Zonal AIGs and State Command Commissioners of Police to take all necessary measures in ensuring the provision of adequate security for worshippers, travellers, picnickers and all citizens across the country before and during the Easter celebration. The police chief, in …
Read More »Religious tolerance key to fight against insurgency — Saraki
Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki has identified tolerance, harmony and better understanding of religious tenets by adherents as long term solution to the problem of insurgency and other conflicts facing the nation in particular, and the world in general. Speaking while receiving the leadership of Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fatih Society Of Nigeria …
Read More »Monthly sanitation: Lagos govt shelves restriction of movement for Easter
Lagos State Government has lifted the order on restriction of movement during the forthcoming Monthly Environmental Sanitation Exercise on Saturday, 26th March, 2016 to allow for free movement of people and vehicles during the Easter celebration. A statement issued, Thursday, by the Office of the Commissioner for the Ministry of …
Read More »17 reasons for PDP’s resurgence – 1 By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 The elections of March/April 2015 killed and buried the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as it were; but, surprisingly, it appears the then ruling party, now Opposition, has resurrected from the dead. The party, which all had taken for a goner, is resurging in a manner that …
Read More »Dasukigate: Metuh moves to stay proceedings
The embattled National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, on Thursday, March 24, 2016 filed two separate applications, before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, one of which is asking the judge to disqualify himself from further presiding over his trial. …
Read More »Nigeria vs Egypt: Can Captain Mikel Obi lead Super Eagles to victory?
Nigeria – Egypt Preview: Siasia faces crunchy double-header The biggest game in African football comes to the centre stage today, Friday, when Nigeria hosts Egypt at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna in the first of two 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. With 10 titles between them, Egypt has …
Read More »NEMA seeks deployment of more medical personnel to IDPs camps
Director General of National Emergency Management Agency, Muhammad Sani Sidi has called for deployment of more medical doctors and others health personnel to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camps to improve their healthcare. He stated this when he led a team of Health Policy specialists and Clinicians for an on the …
Read More »N7bn bribery allegation: Dikwa has apologized to Oritsejafor, Oyedepo, others — Emmanuel
One of the clerics accused of collecting a N7 billion bribe from former President Goodluck Jonathan to facilitate his re-election in 2015, Pastor Bosun Emmanuel, Thursday, disclosed that the man behind the allegation has formally apologized to him along with other affected persons. It would be recalled that controversial Pastor …
Read More »Boko Haram: 16 women abducted in Adamawa village
Suspected members of the Boko Haram terrorist gang have abducted about 14 women and two girls in Sabongari village in Madagali Local Government of Adamawa state. A security source disclosed that the women were abducted, Wednesday, in a forest near Sabon Gari while they were fetching firewood. The source said …
Read More »Easter: Saraki urges prayers for peace, economic growth
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has called on Christians across the country to use the Easter celebration to pray for sustainable peace and economic growth in the country. Saraki in his message to mark the Easter festivities being held in commemoration of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ …
Read More »Ministerial Committee on MOPPICON Bill set for inauguration April 8
Ministerial Committee aimed at fast-tracking the passage into law of the Motion Picture Practitioners Council of Nigeria (MOPPICON) Bill is to be inaugurated on Friday, April 8 at the Conference Room of the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced, Thursday. The 17-member …
Read More »Court directs NGOs to put NASS ‘on notice’ over anti-social media bill motion
A Federal High Court in Lagos has directed that the National Assembly (NASS) to be “put on notice” before the court would consider an application seeking to restrain both the Senate and House of Representatives from passing the Frivolous Petitions (Prohibition, Etc) Bill, otherwise known as the Anti-Social Media Bill. …
Read More »Agatu farmers/herdsmen clash: IGP visits scene · Sends additional Units of Mobile Policemen, operational vehicles to the area
In a swift reaction to the recent killings in nine Agatu Local Government Areas of Benue State, allegedly perpetrated by herdsmen, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase, has visited the area where he assessed the extent of damage caused during the clash and the impact on the Agatu …
Read More »Ambode, Lagos and ethnic friction By Tayo Ogunbiyi
While reacting to the recent clashes among some major interest groups at the Mile 12 market, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode reiterated for the umpteenth time the metropolitan nature of Lagos as a melting point of various ethnic groups in the country. The Governor used the occasion to reaffirm …
Read More »UTME: We are barely able to provide for 400,000 students – NUC admits
National Universities Commission (NUC) has admitted that it can only accommodate about 400,000 successful candidates out of the 1.5 million who sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) yearly seeking to gain admission into Nigerian universities. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the NUC Executive Secretary, Prof. …
Read More »I am very proud of all our pastors — Gov. Oshiomhole; felicitates with Omobude, PFN president @ 70
AGENE GODWIN, Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has poured encomiums on the President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Rev. Felix Omobude, describing him as a man of God who provided a platform for young Nigerians to acquire skills in technical education. Speaking at a fund raising …
Read More »AFCON 2017: Siasia strategizes for Egypt; as Mikel becomes new Super Eagles captain
Super Eagles interim coach, Samson Siasia and his assistants have mapped out the strategy that would nail the Pharaohs of Egypt tomorrow when they meet at the Ahmdau Bello Stadium, officials of the team have revealed. Speaking through the team’s Media Officer, Toyin Ibitoye, after Wednesday evening’s training session, Coach …
Read More »Nigeria records 80 deaths from 137 cases of lassa fever outbreak — NCDC
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said, Wednesday, that 80 deaths have been recorded since the outbreak of Lassa fever in the country. Prof. Abdulsalami Nasidi, Director-General of NCDC, who disclosed this in Abuja, noted that137 cases have been recorded since the outbreak. “Lassa fever broke out in December 2015 …
Read More »Lagosians assured of safety during Easter holidays
The Lagos State government has assured Lagosians of their safety during the Easter holidays as it is collaborating with security agencies to put in place necessary security measures that will guarantee safety of lives and properties in the State. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Commissioner for Information …
Read More »Killing of Corps member: “Nothing justifies cold blooded murder,” INEC Chairman, Prof. Yakubu
“It pains INEC profoundly when life is lost in the course of conducting elections. No matter the grievances of those involved in political contest, nothing justifies the cold blooded murder of an innocent official conducting a legitimate national assignment intended to afford citizens the right to freely choose their leaders”. …
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