Federal lawmaker, Tony Nwulu Tuesday picked the nomination and expression of interest forms to vie for the Imo State governorship election on the platform of the United Progressive Party (UPP). Nwulu, who was received at the party’s National secretariat in Abuja by the National chairman, Chekwas Okorie, pledged to …
Read More »Heritage Bank MD charges banks to intervene in building vibrant economy driven on wheel of SMEs
The MD/CEO of Heritage Bank Plc, Mr. Ifie Sekibo yesterday tasked commercial banks to intervene in building a formidable economy driven on the wheel of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) because there is lots of value and opportunities in the SMEs sector. Sekibo who stated this on the side …
Read More »2019: Ijaw women laud Uduaghan, queue behind him for Senate
Delta South women have expressed their desire to have Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, the state’s ex-governor represent Delta South Senatorial District at the National Assembly come 2019 for a change in status quo, and for the sake of progress in the area. The women, under the aegis of the Ijaw Women …
Read More »Femi Otedola ‘accepts’ Lagos PDP governorship ticket
Businessman, Femi Otedola has reportedly accepted to become the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Lagos State governorship race in 2019. According to popular celebrity publisher, Dele Momodu, PDP offered Otedola, who is currently on vacation the governorship ticket and he has accepted it. He shared the news …
Read More »Stanbic IBTC Insurance Brokers to offer annuity to retirees, others
Stanbic IBTC Insurance Brokers Limited, a member of the Stanbic IBTC Group, has announced the addition of annuity products to its rich bouquet of insurance offerings, in a move targeted at giving retirees a variety of retirement income solutions to choose from. Speaking during a media interactive session in Lagos …
Read More »Saraki Demands Transparent PDP Presidential Primaries
North Central youths back his presidential bid Yekini Jimoh in Lokoja Senate President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has called on the leadership of the party to conduct transparent primaries to pick its presidential standard bearer for the 2019 elections. This is coming as …
Read More »ICPC to Partner INEC against Vote-buying
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has expressed its readiness to partner the Independent National Electoral Commission to tackle the menace of vote-buying in the electoral system. Acting Chairman of ICPC, Musa Abubakar, made this known when he visited the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, yesterday in …
Read More »Ekiti College of Health staff shut institution, declare indefinite strike
Staff of the College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ijero Ekiti, have downed their tools over the alleged non-payment of cooperative, pension and union deductions by the government. Members of the academic and non-academic unions on Monday took to the streets in a protest and vowed not to resume until …
Read More »APGA has over 10,000 registered members in A-Ibom —Chairman
All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, in Akwa Ibom State, has no fewer than 10, 000 registered members, the state Chairman of the party Mr. Joseph Otu, has disclosed. FILE: APGA Otu, who noted that the party has membership in the 329 wards of the state, said that the party had …
Read More »2019: Lamido may step down for me as brother —Atiku
Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, is hoping former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, would step down for him in the forthcoming party’s presidential primaries schedule for this month. who made the disclosure when he visited Jigawa State in continuation of his tour to …
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