North Central youths back his presidential bid Yekini Jimoh in Lokoja Senate President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has called on the leadership of the party to conduct transparent primaries to pick its presidential standard bearer for the 2019 elections. This is coming as …
Read More »ICPC to Partner INEC against Vote-buying
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has expressed its readiness to partner the Independent National Electoral Commission to tackle the menace of vote-buying in the electoral system. Acting Chairman of ICPC, Musa Abubakar, made this known when he visited the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, yesterday in …
Read More »Ekiti College of Health staff shut institution, declare indefinite strike
Staff of the College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ijero Ekiti, have downed their tools over the alleged non-payment of cooperative, pension and union deductions by the government. Members of the academic and non-academic unions on Monday took to the streets in a protest and vowed not to resume until …
Read More »APGA has over 10,000 registered members in A-Ibom —Chairman
All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, in Akwa Ibom State, has no fewer than 10, 000 registered members, the state Chairman of the party Mr. Joseph Otu, has disclosed. FILE: APGA Otu, who noted that the party has membership in the 329 wards of the state, said that the party had …
Read More »2019: Lamido may step down for me as brother —Atiku
Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, is hoping former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, would step down for him in the forthcoming party’s presidential primaries schedule for this month. who made the disclosure when he visited Jigawa State in continuation of his tour to …
Read More »The future of Kogi East and Victor Adoji’s aspiration, By Omachi Achor
Ever since Kogi State was created, our pending problems have always been our inability to provide or elect for ourselves a good and responsible government that will always react adequately to the problems of the state and also proffer lasting solutions to these problems as they develop. This political lack, …
Read More »DANGOTE EMERGES WINNER AT THE 2018 NIGERIAN RISK AWARDS
Dangote Group has emerged winner of the 2018 prestigious Nigerian Risk Award (NRA) which recognizes organizations who have made measurable impact within their sector through the effective application of good governance, risk management and internal control systems and strategies. The award was on Thursday, September 6, 2018 conferred …
Read More »Coronation Securities expands US capabilities using Marco Polo Regulatory platform
New York-based broker-dealer, Marco Polo Securities, has announced that Coronation Securities Limited (“COSEC”), a major Nigerian financial institution is expanding its access to US investors via the Marco Polo regulatory platform. Marco Polo has relationships with dozens of securities firms throughout Europe, APAC, Africa and the Americas, and enables clients …
Read More »Tinubu’s Alphabeta Consulting firm in alleged money laundering scandal
Ex-MD, Dapo Apara petitions EFCC These are not the best of times for the Doherty Akin-led Alphabeta Consulting Limited and Alphabeta Consulting LLP, a Lagos-based management, information systems and technology consulting firm allegedly owned by the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The …
Read More »Nigerians abroad urged to return home
The Federal Government has appealed to Nigerians in the diaspora to return home and help build the Nigeria of everybody’s dream, assuring them that things are changing in the country. Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, made the appeal at a series of Town Hall meetings with Nigerians in the U.S. He told …
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