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  • Rewards 150 customers with N55.4m in savings loyalty scheme Ten customers of Fidelity Bank Plc have smiled home with N1million each having emerged winners in the fourth monthly draw of the Fidelity Bank Get Alerts in Millions season 5 promo (GAIM 5). Speaking at the prize presentation event …

Abuja, March 28, 2022 The Black Stars of Ghana on Monday afternoon arrived in Abuja for the return leg of the 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff against the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Ghanaian team arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport …

Monday, 28 March, 2022) I saw two bearded, bitter members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Channels TV late last week lamenting. They said ex-PDP leaders were taking over the house they built. They fretted and lamented what was about to happen to their tendency at the party’s national …

By Fabian Ekeruche Lagos, March 27, 2022 A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Sesor Foundation, on Sunday,  empowered 106 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) with funds to enable them start their businesses. The Executive Director of the foundation, Ms Ier Jonathan-Ichaver disclosed this at an event to mark Mother’s Day in Lagos. …

By Bashir Rabe Mani Abuja, March 28,2022 Rep. Ibrahim Al-Mustapha All Progressives Congress (APC)-Sokoto, has expressed confidence that the APC would take over Sokoto State, come 2023. Al-Mustapha, who represents Wurno/Rabah Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja on Monday, that; …

  By Alex Enebeli Enugu, March 28, 2022 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-East has aligned itself with the position of the Southern Governors’ Forum that the next president of Nigeria should come from the southern part of the country. The PDP South-East also directed that the existing …

By Taiye Agbaje Abuja, March 28, 2022 A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, declined to grant the bail application of suspended DCP Abba Kyari. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, held that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) had placed sufficient evidence before the court to refuse the …

  By Ikechukwu Iweajunwa Owerri, March. 28, 2022 Gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network attacked the Obowo Divisional Police headquarters in Imo on Monday. Police spokesman in Imo, CSP Michael Abattam, stated in Owerri that the assailants approached the station from an …

Feelers indicate that Amazon may now be ready to explore what the continent has to offer on the e-commerce front but the nous and experience of indigenous giants such as Konga will come in handy if it is not to stumble heavily in Africa’s biggest market It is no longer …

By Emmanuel Mogbede Abuja, March, 27, 2022 Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, the newly elected National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on party members, especially aspirants, at the just concluded National Convention to show maturity and sportsmanship. Adamu, current Senator representing Nasarawa West in the Senate, said this …

President Muhammadu Buhari formally congratulates the Abdullahi Adamu-led 79-member National Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, that emerged at the just concluded convention in Abuja, saying that the unity of members put on display puts the party on a firmer footing for victory in next year, 2023, General …

Rivers state governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that he will be vying for the office of the President of Nigeria under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Governor Wike, who made his intention known in Makurdi, Benue state after a meeting with PDP stakeholders on Sunday, stressed …

By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, March 27, 2022 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says in eight years, the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government has embarked on the largest investments in infrastructure and agriculture in Nigeria’s history. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Sunday, said the vice president spoke on …

The Federal Government has urged the European Union (EU), to step up investments in gas and hydrocarbon in Nigeria to be able to meet the bloc’s energy needs. The call is coming on the heels of the festering war between Ukraine and Russia, which threatens gas supply to European countries. …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to “widely publish the details of safeguards and mechanisms put in place to protect the privacy and security of election information and data in the custody of INEC, including in …

The Case for an Igbo President of Nigeria by Chuks Iloegbunam; Press Alliance Network Limited, Lagos; 2007; 117pp It is 52 long years since the much-ballyhooed end of the Nigeria-Biafra war, yet nobody from the losing end of the war has served as the president of the country. The matter …

Biometrics capture on the new Enhanced E-Passport at the Nigeria High Commission in London has been suspended with effect from Monday, March 28, 2022, until some identified challenges arising from the process are resolved. A statement by the High Commission, London, dated March 25, 2022 communicated this decision, which it …

By Ikenna Osuoha Abuja, March 27, 2022 Chief Amaechi Nwoha, Federal Commissioner, South East, National Assembly Service Commission (NASSC) has congratulated Sen. Abdullahi Adamu on his emergence as All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman. Nwoha said on Sunday that the new APC national chairman is a man of integrity and …

By Angela Atabo Abuja, March 27, 2022 Traders on Sunday smiled home counting their gains as the All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention ended in Abuja. Some of the traders, who fielded questions from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that they made brisk gains from selling various items …

By Silas Nwoha, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Abuja, March 27, 2022 A presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has released his bio-data, showcasing a copious profile that casts him as standing tall among PDP presidential aspirants. The News Agency of Nigeria …

turnot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 A comrade, Tony Iyare, asked why I had not yet commented on the show of shame, as many have described it, at my – and his – alma mater, the erstwhile University of Ife (established in 1962 but renamed the Obafemi Awolowo University in 1988 in …

By Monday Ijeh Abuja, March 26, 2022 The Inspector-General of Police (I-GP), Mr Usman Alkali, has confirmed an upgrade of the Nigeria Police Force crime reporting mobile application, “NPF Rescue Me’’. The acting Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olunuyiwa Adejobi, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, March 26, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined the new National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure that the party primaries are not influenced by “highest bidders.” The president gave the warning at the 2022 APC National Convention in Abuja. He …

By Olanrewaju Akojede March 26, 2022 Two gold medalists who publicly announced their marriage proposal at the just concluded 26th Nigeria University Games (NUGA) at the University of Lagos, have been honoured. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a student of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Sunday Ambule, had …