archiveJune 4, 2018

  ....asks Senate President to respond via statement The Nigeria Police nay have soft-pedalled on its alleged high handedness on Senate President, Bukola Saraki over his alleged involvement on the Offa, Kwara State, bank robbery incident. The Police had on Sunday asked Saraki to turn himself in for questioning over...

  The Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on Monday expressed sadness over the death of a former President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Mrs. Olutoyin Olakunri. Olakunri, who was the first female chartered accountant in sub-Saharan Africa, passed away on Sunday. Adeosun described Olakunri,...

Former Aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has defended Senate President, Bukola Saraki over the police invitation to him to appear before the Force in connection with investigation into the Offa bank robbery attack that claimed many lives in April. The Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, had on Sunday disclosed that...

The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said on Monday that it has included Liverpool striker, Mohamed Salah, in its 2018 World Cup squad despite still undergoing treatment for a shoulder injury he suffered in the Champions League final in May. Salah, who scored 44 goals for Liverpool last season in all...

Despite having lower valuations compared to its peers in South Africa and Kenya, Nigerian banks performed better in terms of profitability and efficiency in making use of their operating funds in 2017. Research by BusinessDay on the best five performing banks in Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya showed Nigerians banks...

  The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the Federal Government to transfer its abandoned property in Lagos to the state government or lease them to the private sector. The President of LCCI, Mr Babatunde Ruwase, made the plea in an interview with the Newsmen in Lagos...

  Everyday, Nigeria loses about 575 newborn babies, who are mainly within their first week of life. These deaths represent a quarter of the total 2, 300 under-five deaths that occur daily in the country. These rising deaths have succeeded in pitching the country, in the 11th position on newborn...

The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed the policeman who released the shots that injured former member of the House of Representatives, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele and six others at a reception rally in Ekiti State. The police officer Friday shot an ex-lawmaker and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon...

  A group of young Nigerian politicians under the 2019 Campaign Platform called Atiku for President (AFP) has welcomed the outcome of recent online polls in which former Vice President Atiku Abubakar "trounced President Muhammadu Buhari convincingly." The AFP, in a statement issued on Monday by its Director-General, Emmanuel Uchele...

Rivers State chapter of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS) says all is set for the hosting of the brethren ahead of this week’s ‘Lighting of Centenary Torch of the Ancient of Days’ holding in the state. BCS Rivers State Administrator, Christ Ambassador Dagogo Obene who disclosed this...