Daniel Usman Alkali Baba, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), has commended SP Daniel Itse Amah, an officer who rejected $200,000 offered to him to bury a case of armed robbery. The police boss also commended two other officers from across the nation who have been exemplary in their line …
Read More »Total blackout in Lagos, Abuja, others as electricity workers begin strike
The dispute between the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and the Transmission Company of Nigeria has worsened Nigeria’s ailing power situation. Supply has been shut down at all TCN substations providing electricity the country’s distribution companies. The workers had on August 15 directed its members to picket TCN offices …
Read More »Sterling Premieres Anthology of Nigerian Literature with Farafina
Lagos, Nigeria, August 15, 2022: Sterling Bank Plc has collaborated with Farafina Books, Nigeria’s leading independent literary publishers, to launch a premier anthology of the best of Nigerian writings spanning 200 years, from 1789 to 2018. The anthology, titled: “A Possible Future,” was curated to preserve the gems of Nigeria’s literary …
Read More »UBA Launches Innovative Experience Centre in Abuja, Nigeria
Africa’s Global Bank, the United Bank for Africa has just launched a modern and future-forward Experience Centre in Abuja, Nigeria. The new UBA Experience Centre, which was commissioned on Sunday August 14, 2022, is situated at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja, and is a one-stop-shop which will provide guests and …
Read More »Applause as LandWey earns ISO 9001:2015 Certification on Quality Management System
LandWey Investment Limited, a major player in Nigeria’s real estate sector has bagged the IAS accredited DMSL ISO 9001:2015 certification in recognition of its commitment, attainment and compliance with the requirements of international standards for the provision of site, services and residential developments for sale. The certification followed a comprehensive …
Read More »Edo, Imo, Plateau other states owing salaries – BudgIT insists
BudgIt BudgIT, a civic-tech organisation, has insisted on the accuracy of its survey alleging non-payment of workers’ salaries in 12 states. Edo, Ebonyi, Imo, Nasarawa and Plateau among 12 states on the list of states owing workers at least one month’s salary as of July 28, 2022, have publicly denied. But …
Read More »Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong sues A-Ibom Chief judge over ‘illegal detention’
Inibehe Effiong Inibehe Effiong, a human rights lawyer, has sued the Akwa Ibom State Chief Judge , Justice Ekaette Obot , seeking for enforcement of his fundamental rights to liberty and fair hearing. The Lagos based lawyer has been in the Correctional facility in the past 21 days following order …
Read More »Wike gifts Peter Odili mansion as he marks 74th birthday
Wike, Odili Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State has gifted a mansion to Peter Odili, a former governor of the state on the occasion of his 74th birthday. Mr. Kelvin Ebiri, media aide to the governor who disclosed this in a statement, said the residence was built and donated to …
Read More »My husband is too lazy, separate me from him – woman tells court
Court Tawakalitu Sanusi, a businesswoman, has asked a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve her 15 year-old marriage to estranged husband, Olaide whom she described as ‘’too lazy.’’ Sanusi said she is further frustrated by her husband’s alleged ineptitude when he barred her from having access to …
Read More »Sheikh Ibrahim Khalil: Why I want to be Kano governor
Sheikh Ibrahim Khalil, the governorship candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kano (left) receiving a document on the Kano Citizens’ Charter of Demands, from the Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (PERL), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO). Sheikh Ibrahim Khalil, the Kano State governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress …
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