Mr. Frank Okamigbo, the CEO, Papas Group has joined his voice to the voices of the noble men and women of the great nation calling for a peaceful, free, fair and a violence free election. In an interactive section with newsmen over the weekend, Mr. Frank who is a UN …
Read More »Suspected hoodlums attack APC campaign rally, destroy nine vehicles
Suspected hoodlums on Saturday attacked the campaign convoy of the All Progressives Congress in the Dei-Dei axis of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The APC campaign convoy comprising the FCT Minister’s Chief of Staff, Bashir Mai-Borno, the APC Chairman in the FCT, Abdulmalik Usman, the Director-General, FCT Campaign Council, …
Read More »Tax defaulters: FIRS appoints Sterling Bank as recovery agent
The Federal Inland Revenue Service has appointed Sterling Bank Plc as a collecting agent to recover taxes from 2,933 defaulting companies. This was disclosed in a letter signed by the Chairman, FIRS, Mr Tunde Fowler, and addressed to the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Sterling Bank, Abubakar Suleiman. The letter, which …
Read More »2019: Tunde Ayeni has no political affiliation – Aide
Contrary to the news making the rounds that the invitation of Dr Tunde Ayeni by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC has some political motive, his office last Friday cleared the air stating emphatically that the entrepreneur has no political affiliations and holds the Muhammadu Buhari’s government in high …
Read More »Our economic policies are making desired impact – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Lagos said his administration’s economic policies are making the desired impact, evidenced by steady growth in the economy in the last three years. Speaking at a town hall meeting with the Business community in Lagos, President Buhari said he had kept his promise to …
Read More »NBET MD, Marilyn Amobi, enmeshed in multiple corruption allegations
Marilyn Amobi, the managing director of the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) Plc, fraudulently paid at least N2 billion naira to two power generating companies, documents obtained by Leaks NG have shown. The documents also revealed that Mrs. Amobi, who was made the substantive boss of NBET in July 2016, was also …
Read More »Election scare: Okowa makes u-turn, reviews Uduaghan’s 2015 civil service recruitment
Delta state Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has set up committee to review the 2015 civil service recruitment by his predecessor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan in what appears a political strategy to appease those who are seriously angry with his government’s decision to halt the exercise. This newspaper learnt that the governor …
Read More »INEC Extends PVCs Collection Till February 11, Undertakes Review of Preparation
As part of effort to ensure that registered voters are not disenfranchised in the forthcoming elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) scheduled to end yesterday to Monday 11th February 2019 nationwide. The electoral body has also revealed that the collection …
Read More »FG Undermining My Authority for Political Reasons, Alleges Dickson
Governor of Bayelsa State , Mr. Seriake Dickson, yesterday lambasted the federal government for serially undermining his authority as the Chief Security Officer of the state, maintaining that the government at the centre was playing politics with the stability of the oil-rich state. Dickson who spoke during a media chat …
Read More »S’Court Upholds Decision Nullifying APC Primaries in Rivers
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the order of a Federal High Court in Port-Harcourt, which last year barred the All Progressive Congress (APC) from conducting any primary election pending the determination of a suit brought before it by a team of 22 aggrieved members of the party. In a swift …
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