archiveAugust 3, 2019

• Assures of government support Deputy Governor of Imo State, Rt. Hon. Gerald Alphonsus Irona, weekend, visited some communities in the state ravaged by flood, assuring them of the determination of the State Government to bring succor to them. Addressing residents of the affected communities in Orsu Obodo in Oguta...

  VP commissions 2.8 MW solar hybrid power plant, other projects in Ebonyi Programme will equip 37 federal universities, 7 teaching hospitals with solar plants in 4 years   The Federal Government’s Energizing Education Programme is geared towards delivering on several critical policies and objectives of this administration in the...

Former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that Nigerians should desist from blaming leaders over rising insecurity challenges in the country. Obasanjo advised that rather than blaming the leaders, Nigerians should come together to fight the challenges which he described as ‘everybody’s fault. The former president called on Nigerians to...

  Zenith Bank says it has upgraded its mobile banking application to ensure its services are more suited for the lifestyle needs of customers. The bank said in Lagos on Saturday that the upgraded mobile app had improved user interface and more offerings such as QR payments, biometric sign-on for...

Mr Sunday Thomas, Deputy Commissioner for Insurance (Technical), National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), has said that the recapitalisation policy for the country’s insurance sector will enhance the emergence of stronger underwriting firms. Thomas made this known at a seminar organised by NAICOM for newsmen on Saturday in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. He...

  FC Barcelona and Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been banned from international football for three months by the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) following his claim the Copa America was corrupt. The 32-year-old forward was sent off during Argentina’s 2-1 third-place play-off defeat of Chile and he later said...

  Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, has added his voice to the list of Nigerians who have condemned the arrest of Omoyele Sowore by Operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS). Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC)...

  Global human rights organization, Amnesty International has called for the immediate release of Omoyele Sowore, African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate in the last election, and publisher of Sahara Reporters. Sowore was reportedly picked up by men of the Department of State Services (DSS) in the early hours of...