Reels out election guidelines David-Chyddy Eleke in Awka The Inspector General of Police (IG), Mr Usman Alkali Baba, has said that the heavy deployment of security to Anambra for Saturday’s election is not meant to intimidate voters, but to reassure them. Baba, who was speaking to stakeholders in the state …

Slain Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau’s mother, Falmata/SOURCE: DailyTrust Falmata Abubakar, mother of the slain Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, says she had disowned her son long ago. Falmata, who said this in an interview with Daily Trust TV, maintained that whether dead or alive, there is nothing between her …

A group known as South-South Youth Movement for Wike 2023 has urged the Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, to contest in the 2023 presidential election, assuring him of their total support. The group disclosed this in a communique issued and signed by the Director General Hon. Ogidi Ben Bara …

Obinna Iyiegbu, aka Obi Cubana, popular socialite, last night remained in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) more than 24 hours after he was invited by the anti-graft agency, Daily Record reports. Mr Iyiegbu (Cubana) was invited and quizzed by the anti-graft agency on Monday over …

Some members of the house of representatives and four other persons have instituted a N5 billion suit against Azman Air Services Limited over alleged breach of contract. This newspaper had reported that the lawmakers and other passengers were stranded at the Aminu Kano international airport in Kano state on September …

Mele Kyari, GMD, NNPC Mele Kyari, the group managing director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),  has allayed fears of fuel scarcity, saying there are 1.7 billion litres of fuel stored and 2.3bn litres coming soon. Kyari’s statement followed recent media reports of a resurgence of queues at petrol stations …

Rescue operations at the site of the 21-storey building collapse. PHOTO: Sylvester Okoruwa Emergency workers have recovered two more bodies from the rubble of the collapsed building in Ikoyi, Lagos. The recovery of more bodies, three days after the building collapsed, takes the death toll to 22, with search and …

ABUJA, NIGERIA – November 1, 2021 – Transcorp Hotels Plc. (the “Company” or the “Group”), (Bloomberg: TRANSCOH:NL; Reuters: TRANSCOHOT.LG), owner of Transcorp Hilton Abuja, Transcorp Hotels Calabar and Aura by Transcorp Hotels, has announced its unaudited Q3 results showing 115 percent growth in revenue year-on-year (YoY) to N14.6 billion and a …

Heritage Bank Plc has launched a robust innovative and advanced digital banking experience, “Octiplus”. Octiplus as a bank-agnostic, all-in-one digital banking application, which grants users access to a bouquet of financial, lifestyle and social networking features with the added convenience of converging card based payments within one application irrespective of …

First Bank of Nigeria Limited created FirstSME Account to add to its SME product family in support of small and medium scale business owners by sustaining and expanding their business. AMAKA IFEAKANDU looks at what the facility offers and how SMEs owners can key in to boost their businesses. There …