Ecobank Nigeria has extended its innovative remittance services to its business account holders. This implies that Business Account holders can now receive funds sent through Ecobank Rapidtransfer or any of its Remittance franchise partners through the Business to Business (B2B), Business to Customer (B2C) and Customers to Business (C2B) transaction …
Read More »Ex-NBA VP Wants New Lawyers’ Ceremony Changed From Law School Bwari Due To Insecurity
File Photo: Nigerian Lawyers John Aikpokpo-Martins, first vice president of Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, has urged the Body of Benchers to change the venue of the call to bar ceremony for new lawyers from the Nigeria Law School Bwari, Abuja. He said the ceremony should not hold at the institution, …
Read More »Tribunal: Segun Oni, Ekiti Governor-Elect Begin Legal Battle Tuesday
Court Gavel The Ekiti State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has announced that it will hold its inaugural sitting on Tuesday. The tribunal secretary, Umar Abubakar, announced in a statement issued on Monday that the sitting would commence at Ekiti State High Court Ado-Ekiti at 9.00am. With this, the legal battle is …
Read More »BBNAIJA Season 7: Hermes, Adekunle, 4 Other Housemates Emerge Early Favourites
Photo Credit: Big Brother Naija The Big-brother Naija season 7, themed “Level Up”, started on Saturday, July 23, with the first set of 12 housemates. An additional 12 were added on Sunday. The housemates have been received with different degrees of enthusiasm and fans are already discussing favourite housemates. Out of the 24 housemates participating in the …
Read More »2023: ‘Atiku Is My Candidate’ – Ortom Makes U-Turn
L-R: Governor Samuel Ortom, Atiku Abubakar, and Governor Nyesom Wike Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has stated that he will not work against Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) flagbearer in the forthcoming 2023 elections. Ortom, who said this in a tweet posted on his …
Read More »Train Attack: Terrorists Release Four Abducted Passengers
Terrorists release more abducted Abuja-Kaduna passengers. Photo Credit: Twitter NG Terrorists that attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train and kidnapped its passengers have released an additional four of their hostages after over 120 days in captivity. Tukur Mamu, the frontline negotiator and media consultant of Ahmed Gumi confirmed the development to journalists …
Read More »Nationwide okada ban will render 40 million people jobless – Group
Okada riders in Lagos The Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Riders Association of Nigeria says the federal government would cause 40 million residents of Nigeria to lose their source of income if it goes ahead to place a nationwide ban on commercial motorcycles. The federal government through Abubakar Malami the Attorney-General of …
Read More »Some Nigerian bakers suspend strike, hike bread prices
Bread Residents of some Nigerian states will pay more for bread as bakers in a number of states have announced price hikes to cover high cost of ingredients. Kogi Master Bakers, on Sunday, said they were resuming production after weeks of strike, but will increase prices of their products. The …
Read More »Eight Monkeypox cases confirmed in Edo
The Edo State Ministry of Health says that eight persons have tested positive for Monkeypox in the state. Prof. Akoria Obehi, the state Commissioner for Health who made this disclosure, however, said all confirmed cases had recovered. But she appealed to residents to observe safety measures to reduce the spread …
Read More »Osinbajo discharged from hospital after successful surgery
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has been discharged from the hospital following a successful surgical operation and rehabilitation. This was made known by his spokesman, Laolu Akande. Akande while making the disclosure, quoted Dr Nicholas Audifferen, the Chief Personal Physician to the Vice President. The statement read: “The Vice President, Professor …
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