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Ex-Oyo gov, Abiola Ajimobi, is dead The former governor, who was named the acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress last week Tuesday, had been on quarantine for over three weeks, battling COVID-19. More to come…

All the parties in the Edo Peoples Democratic Party governorship primary election case holding in Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State have agreed to go for out of court settlement. An aspirant, Hon. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, had on Monday, secured a court order restraining Godwin Obaseki, Edo state governor from participating in the …

Customs CG, Hameed Ali The House of Representatives ad hoc Committee on Unspent Funds by Ministries, Departments has queried the Nigeria Customs Services (NCS) for bloated figures in its capital components which is not in line with the Appropriation Act. The committee, which is investigating zonal intervention and unspent funds by Ministries, …

  Chinwe Bode-Akinwande (CBA) Foundation, a non-governmental organization in Nigeria, has called on the government to implement and enforce the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act (VAPP), which gives protection to widows in the country. She stressed that the government needs to create more awareness about the act for widows to …

A detachment of Policemen has sealed off the National Secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) based on orders of the Inspector General of Police (IGP). It was gathered the order, which was handed down through the FCT Commissioner of Police, to the APC Chief Security Officer, instructed members of the …

Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, in collaboration with the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN) have unveiled a new initiative geared towards significantly improving Nigeria’s healthcare system at the grassroots level. The innovative strategy, in furtherance of a vision from an earlier stakeholders’ roundtable, entails delivering one Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in …

Nigeria’s foremost Independent PR Measurement and Evaluation agency, P+ Measurement Services, unveils its maiden media performance audit report. The intelligence report has an overview of advert spend and placement, most engaged media tabloids, CEO media prominence, top financial & insurance reporters, and dominant media activities in both the banking and insurance …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has rearrested John Yusuf, a former civil servant, over alleged N3 billion pension fraud. Yusuf was rearrested in Gombe. The EFCC had on March 21, 2018, secured a “re-conviction” of Yusuf for a six-year jail term and N22.9 billion fine. This newspaper learnt that the …

  Nigeria’s leading financial services group and holding company, FBN Holdings Plc, has won the 2020 Best Corporate Governance in Nigeria Award by the World Finance. World Finance is renowned for its comprehensive coverage and analysis of the global financial services industry, international business, and the global economy. FBN Holdings …

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced that the resumption of domestic flights and airports reopening has been postponed until a new date is pronounced, THE WITNESS reports. Musa Nuhu, the director-general of NCAA, disclosed this in an all operators letter (AOL). “Following the announcement by the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 on the …