Atiku and Fayose Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, may reach a pact ahead of the presidential elections in 2019. Remarks by both parties showed that they would discuss possible alliance and make this known very soon. While fielding questions from newsmen on Wednesday …
Read More »FG warns Obasanjo, don’t distract Buhari
Buhari The federal government has described talks about 2019 election as a distraction. The government said this in response to the scorching criticism of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo. In a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, Obasanjo asked the president not to overstretch the tolerance of Nigerians by seeking reelection. He also …
Read More »TSA: No hidden government funds in our custody – Keystone Bank
Keystone Bank Limited has denied having in its custody any illegally hidden money belonging to the Federal Government of Nigeria or any of its agencies. Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West Senatorial district had accused the bank of colluding with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to conceal about $137 …
Read More »BREAKING: Obasanjo blasts Buhari, ‘You have failed Nigerians, go and rest’
Obasanjo Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has told President Muhammadu Buhari to forget running for a second term. Mr Obasanjo stated this in a special statement titled “The Way Out: A clarion call for Coalition for Nigeria Movement”. “I only appeal to brother Buhari to consider a deserved rest at this …
Read More »How our school director sexually abused us, orphanage’s ex-female students allege
I was only 13 when he asked me to take a bath with him – Deborah I was psychologically affected for refusing to sleep with him – Mary They’re only being used against me – Director A leading orphanage, Stephen Centre International School/Home, Abeokuta, Ogun State, is currently …
Read More »Court orders MultiChoice to pay N6bn as damages over copyright infringement
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Nigeria has ordered MultiChoice Nigeria Limited to pay Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria Ltd./GTE MCSN the sum of N6 billion as damages for copyright infringement. MultiChoice had in 2011 dragged the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria Ltd./GTE before the court, but in a dramatic …
Read More »Skye Bank customers await millionaire reward draw in Edo
Another moment of excitement is around the corner for more Skye Bank customers to reach for the Sky and achieve their dreams, as the bank’s ‘Reach for the Skye Millionaire’ reward promo train moves to Benin, Edo State. Both new and old customers stand a chance of winning N1 million …
Read More »NAICOM mulls fresh capital base for insurance coys this year
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) is considering a fresh round of recapitalization for insurance companies and may likely roll out new recapitalization requirements this year. Our correspondent gathered from reliable sources that the commission, through the likely upward review of capital bases for all categories of insurance companies, seeks to …
Read More »FIRS records N4tr tax revenue collection in 2017 – Fowler
FIRS Chairman, Mr Babatunde Fowler. The Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Babatunde Fowler, on Monday said that the agency achieved N4 trillion as tax revenue collection in 2017. Fowler said this at the FIRS 2018 Management and Stakeholders in Lagos with theme, “Optimizing Tax Administration with Parliamentary …
Read More »PHOTOS: Aare Ona Kakanfo Rolls On the Floor during church service
The newly appointed Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land and the leader of the Oodu People’s Congress, Gani Adams, was pictured rolling on the floor during a thanksgiving service in Church on Sunday. Aare Ona Kakanfo who had his thanksgiving service at Celestial Church of Christ, Genesis Model International, Alakuko, Lagos …
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