The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has declared that President Muhammadu Buhari is not welcomed to the Southeast. IPOB Director of Socials, Chika Edoziem, made the remark while ordering a sit-at-home in protest of Buhari’s visit to Imo State on Thursday. Edoziem, who is one of IPOB executives, disclosed this …
Read More »Insecurity: Gov Akeredolu tackles Buhari, says Nigerians now live in fear
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has called on President Muhammadu Buhari over the worsening insecurity situation in the country, stating that Nigerians are now living in fear. While urging the federal government to urgently do something about it by restoring the hope of the people, the governor said a …
Read More »Federal agency director reportedly ‘commits suicide after EFCC invitation’
An assistant director of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Mr Christopher Orji, has reportedly committed suicide in Abuja. Orji’s lifeless body was reportedly found dangling with a rope tied to a ceiling fan at his residence at Federal Housing Authority Estate, Lugbe, Abuja, at about 4pm on August 30. Sources …
Read More »Nnamdi Kanu sues FG for N5 Billion over health issue
There was tension in Umuahia, the Abia State capital on Tuesday as Aloy Ejimakor, lawyer to the detained leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, heads to court over the latter’s health issues. It was gathered that access roads to the court were blocked by truckloads of …
Read More »Higher Number Of Package Delivery Shows Increase In E-commerce Adoption
When Africa’s e-commerce market leader, Jumia released its 2021 Q2 result, one of the interesting revelations was the upward trend of orders on the platform. The e-tailing platform said “Orders reached 7.6 million, up 13% year-over-year.” This, the report said, was the fastest volume growth of the past five numbers …
Read More »57,000 Personnel to Benefit from Work at Refinery Site, Says Dangote
The President/Chief Executive, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote has disclosed plans to increase the human capacity at the Dangote Refinery Project site from 40,000 to 57,000 personnel in the coming months. According to him, the project currently employs 29,000 Nigerians and 11,000 foreigners at the 650,000 barrels-per-day world’s largest single …
Read More »Polaris Bank Emerges Top Fraudulent Bank, Over N900m Stolen In One Year
The management of the Innocent C. Ike-led Polaris Bank Plc is still trying to recover from the embarrassment caused by one of its employees working at its Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos Branch, after he stole a whopping N20 million from a customer within seven days. While the dust raised …
Read More »Court freezes ex-Bank PHB MD, Francis Atuche’s N19.1bn in 24 banks
Francis Atuche A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has frozen assets and funds to the tune of N19,178,253050 billion allegedly kept in 24 banks by Francis Atuche, a convicted former managing director of the defunct Platinum Habib Bank, Bank PHB. The banks include Access Bank Plc, Citi Bank Ltd, …
Read More »Insecurity: Zamfara shuts schools, imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle The Zamfara State government on Wednesday announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew on 13 local government areas of the state. Commissioner of Police in the state, Ayuba Elkana, announced the curfew while addressing newsmen in Gusau, the state capital. Elkana said the 6pm to 6am curfew is …
Read More »Air Peace signs sponsorship agreement with NFF
From left Nana Ama De-Man, Cabin Executive; Air Peace Ltd; Mrs Aishat Falode, Chairperson, Nigerian Female Football League; Mr Amaju Pinnick, President, Nigerian Football Federation NFF; Barrister Allen Onyema, Chairman, Air Peace Ltd; Neda Kheiri Head, Marketing, Air Peace Ltd and Precious Eluwah, Cabin Executive during the Air peace Ltd …
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