A court of appeal has ordered the swearing-in of the immediate past Managing Director of Diamond Bank, Alex Otti, as governor of Abia State. This followed a ruling on Thursday, December 31, 2015, in favour of the former banker turned politician. Otti contested the governorship election in Abia State in April 2015, but his opponent,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has hinted that the use of veils by female Muslims to cover their faces, commonly called hijab, may be prohibited if terrorists in the north eastern part of Nigeria keep using that avenue to carry out their deadly activities. The President, who made this known during his first media chat on Wednesday,…
One of the stars of the Nigerian movie industry, Jazzy Okey is now a proud father. His wife, Annie, gave birth to a bouncing baby boy on Wednesday, December 30, 2015. Few months ago, the handsome actor walked his sweetheart down the aisle and the charming completed a good year for him with the latest…
Spinlet has announced the release of its annual listing of upcoming music artistes who are likely to shape the industry in the coming year. The Spinlet Sound of 2016 is a list compiled by popular artists, DJs, industry executives, OAPs, club promoters and critics, and published by Spinlet as a prediction of the biggest and…
Nigerians can now receive money directly into their bank accounts from Europe within minutes at a very competitive exchange courtesy a new initiative from MoneyGram. The fast money transfer company says it now offers customers in France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Spain to send money to most personal Nigerian Naira bank accounts within minutes. “This…
Immediate past Secretary to the Delta State Government, SSG, Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay, recently donated N2 million to an orphanage home in the state. Macaulay also gave out gift items, including two bags of rice and a cow to the inmate of orphanage home, Human Welfare for Empowerment and Development Initiative, located in Irri, Isoko South…
The Federal Government has disclosed that from Friday, January 1, 2016, Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly called petrol, will now sell at the rate of N86.50k per litre. This announcement was made on behalf of the FG by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA. Official price of the product as at now is N87…
Senator Dino Melaye, on Tuesday, at a event held in Cross River State, reportedly tore the constitution of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and also the membership card of the party of Paul Adah, who defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, from the PDP. Adah is the immediate past commissioner representing Cross River…
All is set for the premiere of ‘Reality’, the latest Nollywood movie to showcase the plight of the Nigerian girl-child produced by Dozie Eboh. This event is expected to hold at the prestigious Greatwood Hotel, along Port Harcourt road Owerri, Imo State capital on Thursday, December 31, 2015, with a red carpet by 1pm. At…
Tony Elumelu, Chairman, Board of Directors, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has been named among the ‘100 most influential Africans of 2015.’ The list published by pan African magazine ‘New African’ presents Africa’s definitive power list and profiles the continent’s top game changers in eight different fields: Politics (22); Public Office (4); Arts and…