President Muhammadu Buhari has spoken on the impeachment notice served on Benue Governor Samuel Ortom by eight members of the State House of Assembly. Buhari’s reaction was contained in a statement Tuesday morning by his spokesman, Femi Adesina. It read: “Even while attending the ECOWAS/ECCAS Summit in Togo, strident attempts …
Read More »TRANSCORP HOTELS PLC HY 2018 PROFIT AFTER TAX EXPANDS BY 85%
ABUJA, NIGERIA, 24th July 2018 The pride and pearl of the Nigerian Hospitality Industry, Transcorp Hotels Plc. (“Transcorp Hotels”) has announced its Unaudited Financial Statements for the period ended June 30, 2018. The company showed significant growth over same period last year recording a turnover of N8.01billion, Profit Before Tax of N2.02billion and Earning …
Read More »World Friendship Day: Kizz Daniel, Phyno, Simi for Calabar show
Rave-of-the-moment singers, Kizz Daniel, Phyno and Simi are billed to perform at the City of Friends event to mark this year’s World Friendship Day in Calabar and Lagos. Tagged ‘City of Friends’, the event which is scheduled to hold at the Municipal Gardens in Calabar, this Saturday, July 28 and …
Read More »Defection of senators, House of Reps members won’t affect APC – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed confidence that his party, the All Progressives Congress, will suffer no harm or injury following the exit of 51 federal lawmakers from the party on Tuesday. The President expressed this confidence on his Twitter handle in a series of tweets after 15 senators and 36 …
Read More »Defections: We’re not bothered, defectors have no electoral value – Oshiomhole
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has told former members who switched to the Peoples Democratic Party that he was not going to lose any sleep at all about their departure, as ‘water will find its level’ sooner. He described them as ‘big …
Read More »Saraki: I Have Replied to Police’s Enquiries
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Wednesday explained why he did not have to go to the Guzape Police Station in Abuja to respond to police’s enquiries over alleged links to the April robbery incident in Offa, Kwara State. Saraki said he had responded …
Read More »CBN’s New Credit Initiative May Boost Private Sector Liquidity
Central Bank Of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele Following commercial banks’ growing reluctance to extend credit to the real sector, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may intervene directly to provide the much needed funds to boost private sector liquidity. This is one of the fresh initiatives of the apex bank …
Read More »More Troubles for APC as Ortom Finally Defects to PDP
Dr. Samuel Ortom of Benue State The gale of defections continued to sweep through the yard of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Wednesday as one of its governors, Dr. Samuel Ortom of Benue State, left its rank to rejoin his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Benue …
Read More »Ortom defects to PDP, APC says gov’s action surprising
John Alechenu, Olusola Fabiyi, Olalekan Adetayo, Chukwudi Akasike, Adelani Adepegba and John Charles At last, Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday formally announced his defection from the All Progessives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party. This is coming a day after the APC lost 13 of its senators and …
Read More »Ambode orders recruitment of 1,000 teachers in Lagos
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has announced the commencement of the recruitment of 1,000 teachers in the state. Ambode spoke at the state’s Third Quarter Town Hall Meeting, the 12th in the series, at the Community Primary School, Iberekodo in the Ibeju Lekki Local Government Area. The governor, who …
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