The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday dismissed the suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Great Ogboru against the election of Ifeanyi Okowa as Governor of Delta State. A five-member panel of the appellate court led by Justice Uzo Ndukwe-Anyanwu, in unanimous judgment, …
Read More »Kogi Guber: Saraki reacts as gunmen attack Gov Seyi Makinde
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has called for peaceful and credible election ahead of Bayelsa and Kogi State governorship election on Saturday. Saraki said this while condemning the attack on Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State in Kogi State on Friday. It was reported that some gunmen arrived the Suitorial …
Read More »Why borders must remain closed for now — Hameed Ali
The Comptroller-General, Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali, on Friday insisted that closure of boarders will continue for a while irrespective of the pressure from the nation’s neighbours to reopen them. He said that Nigeria has to first think of her survival before considering the impact of the closure …
Read More »Revealed: How Akpabio, Omo-Agege fell out over NDDC board appointments
IT has been revealed that the SMS war between the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, and the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, as reported by this column last Saturday, was provoked by the manner the members of the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) …
Read More »WAEC releases Nov/Dec 2019 examination result, withholds 9,457
The West African Examinations Council has released the results of 91, 225 private candidates that sat for the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination in Nigeria and withheld the results of 9,457 candidates. The head of the Nigeria National Office of WAEC, Mr. Olu I. Adenipekun who made the disclosure …
Read More »Bayelsa APC gov candidate qualified for guber election, Appeal Court rules
An Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Friday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission not to remove the All Progressives Congress and its governorship candidate, David Lyon, from the ballot, to enable him to participate in the forthcoming governorship election in Bayelsa State slated for Saturday. The court gave …
Read More »Eagles take search for points to Lesotho
Nigeria will continue their quest to qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations when it takes on Lesotho tomorrow evening at the Setsoto Stadium in Maseru, the Lesotho capital. Nigeria came from behind to defeat Benin 2-1 on Wednesday in their opening qualifying match. Goals from Victor Osimhen and …
Read More »FIRSTBANK PARTNERS WITH CFA SOCIETY NIGERIA TO HOST 2019 ETHICS CHALLENGE COMPETITION
Lagos (Nigeria), 15 November 2019 – In the furtherance of the Bank’s commitment to promote business ethics, professional excellence and education, reflected in the Bank’s Endowment programme – the Samuel Asabia Chair for Business Ethics at the University of Lagos – First Bank of Nigeria Limited for three consecutive years is partnering with CFA …
Read More »FIRSTBANK LAGOS AMATEUR OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP ACHIEVES GLOBAL RECOGNTION, GETS LISTED IN THE WAGR
Thursday, 14 November 2019, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that the FirstBank Lagos Amateur Golf Championship scheduled to Tee-Off on Friday, 15 November 2019 is now listed amongst the golf tournaments in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR). The WAGR is offered by the R&A …
Read More »Heritage Bank identifies high prospects in Nigeria’s £4bn Gold market
Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s most innovative banking service provider, disclosed that Nigeria’s Gold market is worth £4 billion Pounds with high prospects of profitability for all players in the subsector. The MD/CEO, Ifie Sekibo, who stated this at the Nigeria-Canada Investment Summit, held in Abuja, yesterday also disclosed that the enormous …
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