Foremost financial institution, GTBank has restated its commitment to continue investing in both the academic and social well being on Nigerian university undergraduates, as it unveils the latest Mini Cooper winner, Hassan Jamiu Olawale, who emerged winner of the 3rd Season of the GTCrea8 Mini Cooper giveaway special. At the events draw which held recently…
In a bid to reduce cases of accidental discharges by its men, the Nigeria Police has concluded plans to introduce the use of stun guns. Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, revealed at the Commissioners’ of Police Conference held in Abuja on Wednesday. Arase explained that with the use of stun guns, persons who resist…
The leadership of the Senate on Wednesday had a closed-door meeting with the Service Chiefs to discuss security issues in north east of the country. The meeting was presided over by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and was attended by some other lawmakers and the Service Chiefs. Saraki was briefed on the latest developments and…
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, on Tuesday, disagreed with members of the House of Representatives over the controversial crude oil for refined products exchange contracts between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and some trading firms. The bone of contention was his refusal to answer questions regarding the deals, which was signed…
According to a report by Punch, there were indications that the Publisher of ThisDay Newspaper, Nduka Obaigbena, on Tuesday returned the sum of N350 million to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. It was said that the flamboyant media mogul is expected to pay an outstanding N200 million next week to the Commission. Obaigbena’s…
Organisers of the yearly programme, Walk Against R@pe, WAR, Nigeria have begun preparations for its 2016 edition, which has again received the nod of the Lagos State Ministry Of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. Also, various celebrities have been signed up as ambassadors for the initiative. Names of the important personalities signed as ambassadors of…
The elections of governors Udom Emmanuel and Okezie Ikpeazu of Akwa Ibom and Abia States respectively have been upheld by the Supreme Court. The apex court on Wednesday ruled in favour of the two governors and kept both as number citizens of their respective states. The court held that Udom won the lawfully cast votes,…
An online news service provider, MikeAngeloNews.Com, has developed a concept for the industry people called Bloggers Night Out. The idea is to create an enabling environment whereby bloggers in Nigeria will be able to meet, interact, support one another, and exchange ideas. This is not an association, but a kind of platform created to have…
Leading investor and Chairman, Heirs Holdings, UBA Plc and founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony O. Elumelu has applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for the passage of the ‘Electrify Africa Act,’ which took nearly three years trying to get the measure through both chambers of Congress. The Electrify Africa Act creates a framework…
A magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Wednesday, directed the Commissioner of Police in the state to arrest former secretary of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Tope Aluko, over alleged perjury. The PDP chieftain had sworn under an oath that the 2014 governorship poll in the state that…