Baba Ngelzerma, the secretary general, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, the umbrella body for cattle breeders in Nigeria, has appealed to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state, to relax the ban on herdsmen and their grazing cattle. Speaking on Channels Television, Ngelzerma asked the governor to show statesmanship, blaming most of the attacks on “criminals”. […]
Continue ReadingSources at the action centre, have confirmed that Jose Mourinho has agreed personal terms with Manchester United. According to Skysports, Mourinho’s agent, Jorge Mendes, and United executive vice-chairman, Ed Woodward, are meeting in London for face-to-face talks over the remaining unresolved issues in contract negotiations. The issues include; a number of image rights issues, which […]
Continue ReadingEdo State Government has admitted error in the issuance of a letter of approval of a new Oba, hence, it has withdrawn the letter. In the retraction, which is dated May 25, 2016 and signed by the Secretary to State Government, Prof Julius Ihonvbere, the government stated: “In deference to the revered age-long tradition and […]
Continue ReadingA federal high court sitting in Abuja, presided over by Okon Abang, a judge, has rejected an application for leave to travel abroad for medical treatment filed by Olisa Metuh, former spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The judge noted that the court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the application, since there was a subsisting […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has disclosed that the federal government is in the process of repatriating stolen £300 million pounds from Jersey. Speaking at a news conference, the minister said that the money in Jersey would have been repatriated but for a last minute ‘objection’ that was raised by the people, who […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, while giving answers to questions at a forum of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, on Tuesday, appealed to Nigerians to be patient and give the administration more time to achieve its objectives. The Minister said: “We encountered challenges; were we expecting to encounter those challenges? yes; did […]
Continue ReadingChairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has advised states’ Independent Electoral Commissions to emulate the commission in the deployment of technology for conduct of elections. Yakubu gave the advice when he received the Executive of the Forum of States Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) led by its Chairman, Mrs Gloria Ukpong, in […]
Continue ReadingThe Head of the Continuous Audit team of the Federal Government, Mohammed Dikwa, on Tuesday said N50 billion was saved so far through the audit of security agencies payroll. Mr. Dikwa said this in Abuja at a meeting between the Continuous Audit team, Minister of Finance and Heads of Para-Military agencies. President Mohammadu Buhari had […]
Continue ReadingPan African banking group, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has partnered Konga, Nigeria’s leading e-commerce company and Innovectives Nigeria Limited to create a seamless delivery and payment system by integrating mobile point of sale solution into Konga’s delivery system. Mobile POS (mPOS) which is powered by UBA PLC and MasterCard will make it easier for […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State is showing his determination to deal ruthlessly with Fulani herdsmen in Ekiti State. Mr. Fayose on Monday met with local hunters in the Oke-Ako area of the state telling them to be battle ready, as he is prepared to give them the necessary support in the fight against any […]
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