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A major crisis is brewing in the Kogi State chapter of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), as concerned members are mobilizing to protest the moves by ex-governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, to impose his son, Abubakar, as the party’s candidate in the state’s governorship election slated for November. Abubakar Idris, declared …

A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday ordered the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, NBC, to re-open African Independent Television (AIT) and Ray Power FM. The NBC had on Thursday shutdown the two stations owned by Raymond Dokpesi’s DAAR Communication indefinitely for violating its guidelines. Ruling on the matter on Friday, Justice …

In an effort to consolidate on its impressive financial performances and market leadership across the financial services spectrum, Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has announced a number of Board appointments in some of its subsidiaries.   The appointments, which are expected to bring fresh thinking …

A rape lawsuit against Juventus forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, has been quietly dropped, the UK Mirror reports. A notice of voluntary dismissal was filed last month in Nevada State Court. The filing didn’t say whether the accuser had reached a settlement with the Portuguese player. It was reported in March that …

Gianni Infantino was re-elected by acclamation for a second term as FIFA president at the Congress of world football’s governing body in Paris on Wednesday. The 49-year-old, who took charge of FIFA in February 2016 after the departure of the disgraced Sepp Blatter, stood unopposed for re-election for a new …

In demonstration of its commitment to promote and support healthy living amongst Nigerians, Keystone Bank Limited has partnered with “The TunMicro Sickle Cell Foundation”, a UK-based humanitarian organization and ‘Slum2School Africa’ to create awareness about Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) in Lagos. According to the lender, the initiative is part of …

Indications emerged on Friday that one of Nigeria’s top commercial bank, Keystone Bank may soon be enmeshed in a legal battle over alleged intellectual property theft. The bank in connivance with its agency, Insight Communications allegedly stole and used a song composed by an artiste, Wizzy Igbafen for its jingles …

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, (CSR), the Management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Thursday 30th May visited the Ikoyi prisons of the Nigerian Prisons Service, Ikoyi, Lagos with relief items. In a statement signed by the General Manager, Corporate Communications of EKEDC, Godwin Idemudia, the gesture …

The Industrial Court has ordered the reinstatement of Mounir Gwarzo, suspended director general of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The court also ordered that the federal government pay him all entitlements. In his judgement, Sanusi Kado, justice of the industrial court, held that the minister of finance, named as …

The President, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, Francis Johnson, has died, The PUNCH is reporting. The newspaper is reporting that Johnson died in the wee hours of Friday. The General Secretary of PENGASSAN, Okugbawa Lumumba, has confirmed the development to The PUNCH. Lumumba said members of …