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Mercedes-Benz sold 152,690 vehicles worldwide in February (-6.7%). In Germany, the best February unit sales of the past ten years were achieved with 23,119 Mercedes-Benz cars sold (+7.3%). The new B-Class was launched in Europe on February 16 and posted a sales increase of more than 16% last month in …

By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, March 12, 2019 The Management of Ethiopian Airlines in Nigeria has opened Condolence Registers at their country offices in Abuja, Lagos, Kano and Enugu for the victims of the flight that crashed on March 10, six minutes after take off. A statement by the airline on …

By Chukwudi Ekezie Abuja, March 12, 2019 A former Minister of Information and Culture, Prof. Walter Ofonagoro, has congratulated Chief Emeka Ihedioha on his victory in the Governorship election in Imo. Ofonagoro, Duruishimbu of Amaigbo in Nwangele Local Government Area of Imo, in a message made available to News Agency …

DOUALA, Cameroon, March 12, 2019 Despite somewhat slipping from global headlines in recent weeks, Cameroon has nonetheless maintained its death spiral. The root cause of the crisis can be unequivocally placed (https://on.wsj.com/2yRnhMO) at the doorstep of the Presidency, or the Geneva Intercontinental Hotel, where President Paul Biya spends much of his time. …

  The government partner of the Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) has showered encomiums on the firm for its pioneering role in the deep-water sector of the Nigerian oil and gas industry. Group Managing Director of NNPC, Maikanti Baru, described SNEPCo as a clear leader in deep water …

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, March 12, 2019 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed March 23 for supplementary elections in Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Kano, Plateau and Sokoto where Saturday’s governorship poll was declared inconclusive. The commission announced the development in a statement signed by Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner …

Yaounde, March 12, 2019 (Xinhua/NAN) Cameroun’s first parliamentary session of the year convened on Tuesday amid growing insecurity in the country. “With the increasing demand for a return to peace in the two war-torn English speaking regions, rampant kidnappings in the mountainous region of Adamawa and terror threats from Boko …

The Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the February 23, Presidential election Mr. Peter Obi has expressed concern over the fallouts from some states in the last Saturday’s gubernatorial and state assembly elections, particularly Rivers state, and wants international attention drawn to it. Mr. Obi a …

    By Fortune Abang Abuja, March 12, 2019 Mr Benoit Billy, Linguistic Attaché at the French Embassy in Abuja, on Tuesday promised an educational and cultural project to promote the speaking of French Language in Nigeria. Billy made the promise while speaking at a news conference to commemorate the …

By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, March 12, 2019 The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, said on Tuesday that Nigeria does not have any Boeing 737 MAX being operated by any Nigerian airline on its register. Sirika disclosed this in a statement by Mr James Odaudu, Deputy Director, Press …

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has denied reports that it failed to provide assistance to a distressed vessel resulting in the sinking of the vessel and loss of lives, noting that it actually facilitated the rescue of the vessel, which it said, is presently “at the ORC …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, March 12, 2019 President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed doors with seven state governors of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting came barely an hour after the president returned …

By Solomon Asowata Lagos, March 11, 2019 A Nigerian passenger on Delta Air Lines Flight DL54 travelling from Atlanta, United States to Lagos was on Monday afternoon found unresponsive before landing at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The 54-year-old passenger (name withheld), who was ill before boarding the …

    By Shuaib Sadiq/Rabiu Sani Alhaji Isa Ashiru, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate in Kaduna has rejected the outcome of the governorship election in the state. Ashiru expressed his rejection of the result as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) while speaking to newsmen in Kaduna …

By Reporters The All Progressives Congress (APC), in Akwa Ibom on Monday rejected the outcome of last Saturday’s Gubernatorial and House of Assembly polls released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state, alleging that the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Mike Igini had been compromised heavily by the …

Abuja, March 11, 2019 Former France midfielder and captain, Zinedine Zidane, has been reappointed as coach at Real Madrid, after the Spanish La Liga side sacked Santiago Solari on Monday. Zidane won an unprecedented three consecutive UEFA Champions League titles with the Spanish giants before resigning in May last year. …

Different reactions have trailed the announcement of the winner of the Gombe State Governorship election held last Saturday with major stakeholders unveiling their next steps. The defeated candidate, Senator Usman Bayero Nafada of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) told newsmen that he will advise his party against challenging the outcome …

Following his landslide victory at the March 9 governorship election, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and Governor-Elect, has expressed gratitude to God and thanked the people of the state for their overwhelming support in renewing his mandate. This came as a coalition of governorship candidates in the state led …

Access Bank Plc has announced that it has signed a Subordinated Syndicated Loan Agreement totaling USD 162.5 million. The facility has been arranged by FMO, the Dutch development bank, and is provided together with BIO (Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries SA/NV), Blue Orchard Microfinance Fund, CDC Group plc, DEG …

By Leonard Okachie Umuahia, March 11, 2019 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia has won 19 of the 24 state constituency seats. Mr Joseph Iloh, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, made the result of the March 9 election available to newsmen in Umuahia. The All Progressives Grand Alliance, …

What or who do I curse? The day? The plane? The makers of the new technology-driven plane on which my friend and my brother was flying from Addis Ababa to Nairobi? Ah, death! And the stealth and many ways it comes! But it should never ever have set its sights …

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Daura said he is looking forward to a mutual and effective working relationship with the ninth National Assembly toward improving the budgetary process and restoring the country to the January-December fiscal cycle. Receiving his old school mates, who came to congratulate him on his re-election …

Beijing, March 11, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) China’s aviation regulator on Monday grounded nearly 100 Boeing Co 737 MAX 8 aircraft operated by its airlines, after a deadly crash of one of the planes in Ethiopia. An Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX 8 bound for Nairobi crashed minutes after take-off on Sunday, killing …

The Senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Magnus Ngei Abe has dissociated himself from the adoption of the candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. Abe said the All Progressives Congress, APC, under the Peter Odike led leadership is neither in …

  All Progressives Congress National Leader and former Lagos governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has congratulated Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on turning 62. He described Osinbajo as an erudite legal luminary and worthy partner with whom he worked along with other technocrats to lay a solid foundation for the …