By Oyewale Oyelola The PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu has called on other PDP governorship aspirants in Ekiti state to support Mr Ayo Fayose as the party’s flag bearer for the forthcoming election in the state. Mu’azu made this call while presenting PDP primary election ‘Certificate of Return’ to Ayodele Fayose who won the […]
The management of TALEVERAS has reacted to an erroneous news report in a Nigerian news daily of March 25, 2014, which it said wrongly published that the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) credited the group with 152,308,878 litres of undelivered gasoline under the federal government’s Crude Oil Swap Arrangement. This is totally false. What […]
Patrick Osadebamwen, Abuja National President of the National Council of Nigeria Youth (NCNY), Comrade, Henry Nwabueze, Thursday alleged that the Council last week rejected $360,000 bribe to protest against the Minister of Petroleum, Dieziani Allison Madueke. He said certain vested interest group invited him to a hotel in Lagos and offered him $10,000 per state […]
In furtherance of the electioneering campaign of its candidate, the Labour Party in Ekiti State would officially flag up its campaign in Ido Ekiti, headquarters of Ido/Osi Local Government tomorrow, March 27, 2014. The campaign train will on Saturday, March 29, 2014, move to Gbonyin and Ekiti East local governments, both in the southern senatorial district […]
Kayode Adelowokan The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has called for the prosecution of the Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro over the circumstances that led to the death of 16 people during the March 15 ill-fated recruitment exercise into the Nigerian Immigration Service. This came on the heel of the apology tendered by the […]
A delegate at the ongoing National Conference in Nigeria, retired police AIG Hamma Misau has died at the National Hospital in Abuja. Mallam Misau died on Thursday night of an undisclosed illness at the age of 67. Mallam Misau became famous after a photo of him taking a nap at the conference was shared on […]
The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) on Thursday said the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) did not comply with the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) in its 2011/2012 financial year report. The Executive Secretary of the FRC, Mr Jim Obazee, said this at the hearing to investigate the CBN on its activities for financial […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The Great Nigeria Insurance Plc has unveiled its new board members following the conclusion of it divestment process. At the Company’s 48th Annual General Meeting held in Lagos, the new Chairman, Tokunbo Talabi, in his maiden address assured the shareholders of the ‘board commitment to bringing to bear, their various wealth of […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Lagos State Government says it will immediately appeal the judgment of the Federal High Court in Lagos which stopped the state government from collecting tolls on the N29 billion Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge. At a news conference on Thursday in Lagos, Nigeria, State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ade Ipaye said […]
By Oyewale Oyelola Former governor of Kano State and Senator for Kano South Senatorial District from 2007-2011, Architect Kabiru Gaya has urged Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso to run for presidency in 2015. Gaya stated this in his goodwill message on thursday during the 2014 International Women Day organized by Kano state government to empower […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Outspoken Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. (Dr) Mathew Hassan Kukah, Thursday criticised the Federal Government’s military option to end the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency in parts of Northern Nigeria. He said “we must appreciate the fact that the crisis dragged on because of wrong diagnosis borne out of ignorance, stereotyping […]
The African Examiner The Rivers state government has taken a swipe at the National Judicial Commission (NJC) describing the purported suspension of the state Chief Judge Honourable Justice P.N.C Agumagu as illegal. A statement issued by Mrs Ibim Seminatari, Rivers state commissioner for information also accused the commission of being biased and influenced by one […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has notified the Nigeria Stock Exchange of the resignations of two Non-Executive Directors of the bank, who are, Emmanuel Nnorom, and Abdulkadir Bello. This is contained in a notice to the Exchange that in a letter dated March 25, 2014, signed by Bili Odum, group […]
Oyewale Oyelola Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Thursday sacked seven commissioners from the State Executive Council. In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Daniel Iworiso-Markson stated that the governor said the sacking of the commissioners was with immediate effect. The governor said the development was inline with the […]
The Area One Shopping Plaza in Abuja is up in flames after what people in the neighbourhood described as bomb exlosion. The incident which occurred at about 5.15 pm on Thursday has attracted the attention of fire fighters, police and men from bomb disposal unit of the police who are now fighting to rescue lives. […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The Bauchi State Government has inaugurated a 27-man committee to review the salary package and the over bloated workforce in the state. The State Head of Service, Mr Abdon Dala Gin, while inaugurating the committee in Bauchi on Thursday, said the committee will examine the huge wage bill and identify reasons for […]
The north, south divide apparently characterising debates at the ongoing Constitutional Conference is set to douse all expectations on the outcome, unless urgent steps were taken to halt the trend. There are facts that the north had resolved to stick to three-quarter majority as a voting procedure for decision taking. Newspot Nigeria can reveal that […]
…As Witnesses Catalogue How He Stole Billions of Naira After what seems like a relief from his chains of legal battles home and abroad over allegations of fraudulent practices in his capacity as the Managing Director of the defunct Intercontinental Bank, Dr. Erastus Akingbola who was found guilty of stealing and diversion of billion of depositors […]
Leading cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement Plc has declared its 2013 financials recording an upsurge in its Nigerian sales volume to the tune of 13.3million tonnes leading to a 40.6 per cent increase in profit before tax over the previous year. The company declared a profit before tax of N190.8 billion for the year. The audited […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Federal High Court in Lagos, Nigeria on Thursday ordered the Lagos State Government to stop collecting toll on the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge, built at the cost of N29 billion. The court described toll collection on the bridge as illegal and unconstitutional and granted the relief being sought by the claimants. A […]
