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By Yinusa Ishola  Chief Jide Adebayo, former Executive Director Marketing, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), was on Friday installed the new Eesa of Omu-Aran in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara. Otunba Adebayo’s installation as the 6th Eesa was sequel to the demise of the last holder of the title, …

In keeping with its commitment to bolster growth and efficiency in the Energy Sector, the Sahara Power Group will join other power sector thought leaders to address the industry’s challenges and opportunities at the 2018 edition of Light Up Nigeria Energy Conference. The conference scheduled to hold on Tuesday, May 15, …

By Moji Eniola  An employee of Maydon Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Mr Uchenna Okagwu, on Friday told an Ikeja High Court how he paid 232,000 Euros (about N99.76 million) to alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, to secure the release of an abductee. Okagwu said that he paid the sum to …

The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on students to always remain focused in their endeavours at all times. Obi spoke Thursday during his visit to St. Peter’s Secondary School, Garaku, Nasarawa State. Obi, who started the day with mass of ascension with the students, told …

    The nationwide ward congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC), held on Saturday, May 5 2015 was largely marred by crises, violence and accusations and counter -accusations of attempts to illicitly influence its outcome. Apart from a few states like Katsina where the exercise was relatively peaceful, in …

The Deputy Minority Whip of the House of Representatives, Honourable Fatima Binta Bello, has revealed that the undying support she enjoyed from her people enabled her to survive the All Progressives Congress, APC, tsunami that swept through most parts of the North during the 2015 general elections. Honourable Bello, who …

By Babatunde Ogunrinde Nigeria’s ex-international, Mutiu Adepoju, on Friday, lauded MultiChoice Nig. Ltd., owners of GOtv satellite network provider for organising a friendly match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Atletico Madrid of Spain. The historic match tagged `Go Max Cup 2018’ will take place on May 22 at the Godswill …

By Donald Ugwu Leaders of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Imo State on Thursday met with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential villa behind closed doors without Gov. Rochas Okorocha. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okorocha was not in the meeting although he was at the …

A legal luminary and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief[Mrs] Victoria Awomolo, has condemned the constant complains of the current government about the corrupt practices of the previous government, saying that Nigerians expected the government to come up with solutions to problems besetting the nation, not complaints. She also said the …

  Bayelsa State Government on Thursday lauded the efforts of the nation’s retired military officers who sacrificed so much to ensure that the unity of Nigeria is sustained. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson came out with this in Yenagoa at a press briefing organised by the‎ Retired …

Eight schools in Nigeria have been awarded the British Council’s prestigious International School Award in recognition of their work to bring the world into the classroom. The International School Award is a badge of honour for schools that showcase outstanding work in international education, such as through links with partner …

  By Ariwodola Idowu  Mr Dayo Adeyeye, a governorship aspirant in the just concluded Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary,  says he is defecting to another party in order to realise his ambition of providing rapid development in  the state. Adeyeye, who polled 771 votes out of the  1,986 cast during …

Nigeria’s foremost entrepreneur, Aliko Dangote has been ranked among 75 most powerful persons on the planet, ahead of the Vice President of the United States of America, Mike Pence. According to the Forbe’s latest 2018 ranking of the World Powerful people, Dangote ranked among world leaders like Xi Jinping, the …

Timi is about 27 years and hails from a rustic community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. He is not a lazy Nigerian youth (if you catch my drift). Since he left secondary school, he has fended for himself, having lost his parents early in life. He …

The Senate Thursday stated that the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Kpotum Idris should stop holding on to the straw on why he refused to comply with the invitation of the Senate for him to come and explain what the Police are doing on the spate of killings across the …

  Wema Bank Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to sustain its financial growth through innovations.  The bank made this known at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lagos, during which the financial report for the year ending December 31, 2017 was presented to shareholders. The Bank used the platform to …

 By Stanley Nwanosike  The All Progressives Congress (APC) has assured that it would be going into the South-East Local Government (LG) Congresses as “one big and indivisible family.’’ The APC South-East Publicity Secretary, Chief Hycienth Ngwu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday in Enugu while speaking on …

Some 290 Nigerian contractors have received loans worth more than N472 billion under the Shell Contractor Support Fund, which was set up by Shell companies in Nigeria to help vendors and suppliers in the oil and gas industry secure funds at reduced interest rates, relaxed collateral requirements and quicker processing …

  South West leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have thrown their weight behind the party’s governorship primary rescheduled for Friday, with a call on delegates to ensure that the process is not monetized. The first attempt at conducting the primary to elect the APC candidate for the forthcoming …

President Donald Trump welcomed three former U.S. prisoners at a military base near Washington on Thursday, thanking North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for their release and sounding upbeat on a planned summit between the two sides. The prisoners, freed after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to the …

  President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday told northern leaders to join hands with the Federal Government in finding lasting solution to the incessant killings taking place in the country. Saraki made the call while addressing a delegation of the Northern Leaders and Stakeholders Assembly (NLSA) …

  Attaining a malaria-free country is a goal the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) seek to achieve in Nigeria, through support for research in order to come up with preventive measures or cure for the disease. Although there have been …

Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo of Gombe State has appealed to National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members posted to different parts of the State for their primary assignments to accept the postings in good faith. He promised that the State Government has put in place a reward system to honour deserving …

By Igbaugba Ehigimetor   Former Governor of Edo, Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday announced that he would declare his bid for the national chairmanship of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja on Thursday. He told newsmen in Benin that President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki and House of Representatives Speaker, …