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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has advised the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to steer clear of partisan politics in Nigeria. The party also accused CAN of being pro-PDP, explaining that the intervention of the Christian body in politics and legal matters were because of its emotional...

  The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has told its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, things to look out for as he searches for his Vice ahead of 2019. The leadership of the party, led by its National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, met with Atiku to discuss...

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi, has said that about 30 per cent of drivers of articulated vehicles have vision problems and can hardly see well at night. He said this was the outcome of a recent research conducted by the corps following frequent road accidents...

  On this World 16th World Day against the Death Penalty, HURILAWS calls on Judges in Nigeria to employ activism to declare this practice unconstitutional. HURILAWS also calls on federal and state governments in Nigeria to stop torturing and traumatizing death row inmates by either abolishing the death penalty or...

Union Bank has announced the first edition of an annual education fair – Edu360, as part of its efforts to support education as a critical sector for Nigeria’s growth and development. The 2-day event themed ‘Investing in the Future’ has been designed to attract audiences across the education ecosystem including...

  A coalition of civil society organisations has dismissed an online report that an unnamed governor of a state in the North West geopolitical zone has been caught on tape collecting bribes totalling $5million. The coalition; Citizens for Justice Network (CJN), Peoples Alliance for Indigenous Rights (PAIR), Society for Civic...

  The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson has described the immediate past Commissioner of Police in the State, Mr. Austin Iwar as one of the best police officers to have served in the state. Iworiso-Markson in a statement said Iwar was an unusual crime fighter, a...

  - N-Power with half a million beneficiaries largest pre-tertiary jobs programme in Africa - Trader Moni collateral-free loans to reach 2m petty traders by year end - Solar power installed in key markets in several states already REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCE PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN AT THE 9TH PRESIDENTIAL...

  …Says there are clouds in the horizon …Nigeria, Angola, S/A holding Africa down   The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut global growth projection to 3.7 per cent for this year and next. The new projection was announced by the IMF Economic Counsellor and Director of Research Department, Mr....

The Group Managing Director of the Polaris Bank Limited, Mr. Tokunbo Abiru, has said over the weekend that the bank, formerly Skye Bank Plc, would transform into one of the best five in the industry within the next five years. He gave the optimism while speaking at the graduation of...