Former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiohmole, says he has accepted the decision of National Executive Committee (NEC) to dissolve the National Working Committee (NWC). The NWC was dissolved on Thursday following the recommendation of President Muhammadu Buhari. Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, was thereafter appointed the Chairman of …
Read More »FIRSTBANK EMPOWERS WOMEN THROUGH FIRSTGEM ONLINE COMMUNITY
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced that its all-female online community www.firstgem.com.ng , offers mentoring, support and capacity building opportunities for all to create a new generation of financially literate women. With the aim to increase its engagement and reach a …
Read More »CBA Foundation donates chairs, fans to NYSC
The Chinwe Bode-Akinwande (CBA) Foundation, a non-governmental organization in Lagos, on Friday, donated chairs and industrial standing fans to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Lagos State. While presenting the items to the management of the NYSC at its secretariat in Lagos, a board member of the CBA Foundation, …
Read More »VIDEO: I once prayed to die at 70, – Ajimobi
Late Abiola Ajimobi Late former governor of Oyo state, Abiola Ajimobi, once said that he prayed to God that he should die at 70. Speaking on a radio show that aired on Splash FM during the Ramadan season, the late former governor said he wanted to die after 70 because his …
Read More »UPDATED: How ex-Oyo gov, Ajimobi, died 7 days ago
Immediate past governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, is dead. Information from a source close to the family that former governor died on 18 June, 2020 (7 days ago), at First Cardiologist and Cardiovascular Consultants Hospital, Lagos, as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19) complications, but the news of his death was kept away …
Read More »APC NEC affirms Ize Iyamu as Edo governorship candidate
Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu will be representing the All Progressives Congress in the Edo Governorship Election slated for September after a ratification of the party primaries on Monday by the National Executive Committee in its ongoing meeting at the State House in Abuja. The NEC meeting, presided over by President Buhari, …
Read More »APC dissolves NWC, appoints Yobe gov as caretaker committee chairman
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, as Chairman Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Committee of the party. This followed the dissolution of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party. NEC’s decision followed the recommendation of President …
Read More »BREAKING NEWS: Ex-Oyo gov, Abiola Ajimobi, is dead
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…
Read More »Edo 2020: Ogbeide-Ihama, PDP, others agree to settle out of court
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 …
Read More »191 illegal contracts worth N1bn awarded in one day by Customs
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, …
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