On Friday April 8, during the bank’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) which was held at the Eko Atlantic Hotel, Lagos, the shareholders of UBA applauded the UBA for its strong financial performance in 2015 despite the difficult operating environment globally. They also approved the board’s recommendation to pay a final dividend of 40 kobo per […]
Continue ReadingNigeria Defence Headquarters says it has established a rehabilitation camp for repentant Boko Haram members. Defence spokesman, Rabe Abubakar, in a statement on Tuesday, said: “In line with the federal government’s commitment to the war against insurgency in the northeast and in furtherance of its efforts to rehabilitate and reintegrate surrendered and repentant Boko Haram […]
Continue ReadingThe former Secretary of PDP in Ekiti state, Tope Aluko, has made a dramatic u-turn after his recent reconciliation. Just 24 hours after a video surfaced online of Tope Aluko addressing the press that all was well between himself and Fayose, the former Secretary of PDP in Ekiti state, Tope Aluko, in yet another dramatic […]
Continue ReadingThe Acting Executive Secretary, Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Commission, PPPRA, Sotonye Iyoyo, on Monday debunked rumours that there are plans to reverse the decision on the removal of subsidy on petroleum products.Latest PPPRA pricing template released on Friday pegged the expected open market price of petrol at N91.80k signaling the end to over-recovery by the […]
Continue ReadingAny curious mind would definitely be asking questions, as to why the official announcement of the death of former Bayelsa state governor, DSP Alamieyeseigha left out a crucial ceremony, lying-in-state, as announced by the state government. This has caused stirs in some quarters on social media that the late governor may not have died since […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu, FNSE, has called on France to join in the efforts of keeping the Lake Chad alive in order to guarantee the survival of over 40,000 people living within the Chad Basin. The Hon. Minister made the call when the French Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Denys GAUER led […]
Continue ReadingSome members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly resorted to violence on Monday over the appointment of sole administrators for 11 local government councils by Governor Tanko Al-Makura. The fight occurred on the floor of the legislature barely two hours after the governor inaugurated the 11 sole administrators. Glasses were shattered while tables and […]
Continue ReadingThe leadership of the Iyana Iba Traders Association led by its President, Mr. Chukwumere Okwudili has honored the lawmaker representing Ojo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Obasa for his befitting representation so far in the Green chamber; this came following the conclusion of the one week program of the Association. Obasa, […]
Continue ReadingPeople often say that my friend and brother Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state and I are giving the Buhari government a run for their money more than any other duo in the country. Though he and I come from very different backgrounds and our approach and styles, when confronting issues, are very different, they […]
Continue ReadingEx-Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti, Dr. Tope Aluko who was at war with his ally, the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has made a dramatic U-turn and reconciled with the governor. Recall that Aluko appeared on Channels TV 2 months back, apologizing for being part of the Ekiti Project, which was the […]
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