archiveAugust 2019

A 252-count federal grand jury indictment unsealed Thursday charged 77 Nigerian nationals with participating in a massive conspiracy to steal millions of dollars through a variety of fraud schemes and launder the funds through a Los Angeles-based money laundering network as uncovered by the FBI. The indictment was unsealed after...

VP receives USAID delegation & US civil rights activist, Andrew Young The partnership between Nigeria and the United States is one that would continue to produce mutually desirable results for both countries, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja,...

President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to Japan on Sunday to attend the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development, the Presidency has said. The President is expected back on August 31. TICAD6 was held in Nairobi, Kenya in 2016 and Buhari also attended it. This year’s conference has the theme,...

  China said on Friday that it plans to impose tariffs on additional 75 billion dollars worth of U.S. goods imported into the country. The tariffs will range between 5 per cent and 10 per cent and be implemented in two phases on Sept. 1 and Dec. 15, the Customs...

  Human right lawyer, Femi Falana has said that the unannounced closure of the Seme Border by Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) is harassment of poor Nigerians in the name of fighting corruption. Falana said the rich among Nigerians already know how to sort themselves out while the poor ones...

  National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has expressed confidence that the party will continue to rule the country even beyond the expiration of the second term tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. Speaking at a meeting with governors of the party on the...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says its partnership with the Niger State Government for a ranch at the Bobi grazing reserve is to ensure local production of milk. Mr Anthony Ifechukwu, Special Adviser on Development Finance to the CBN governor Godwin Emefiele, stated this during an inspection of work...

  REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT A MEETING WITH THE NORTHERN TRADITIONAL LEADERS, FRIDAY 23RD AUGUST 2019   Your Highnesses, I warmly welcome Your Highnesses to State House. I thank you for sparing time to be at this important gathering to...

Founder and Senior Pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA),  Biodun Fatoyinbo, has explained the reason he boycotted the panel set up by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria to investigate the rape allegations levelled against him by Bisola Dakolo. The cleric stated that he was advised by his lawyers not...

Henry Oroh, Executive Director Zenith Bank The Board of Directors of Zenith Bank Plc has approved the appointment of Mr. Henry Oroh as Executive Director of the bank. A statement issued by the bank said the appointment is consistent with the Bank’s tradition and succession strategy of grooming leaders from...