Archives for February, 2019 - Page 6
Amaechi Is In Liaison With Military, Police To Bomb INEC Offices Says Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday disclosed that the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, was in liaison with some military and police officers, to…
How Buhari, Amaechi Excluded South-East From National Railway Master Plan
President Muhammadu Buhari’s aclaimed forthrightness was recently demonstrated in Enugu where he openly admitted that South-East was not reckoned with in the railway development master plan, for…
91m Nigerians now living in extreme
By Ngozi Onyeakusi -- The World Poverty Clock, a Vienna, Austria-based data lab has disclosed that over 91 million Nigerians are now living in extreme poverty. The…
Herdsmen kill house wife in Enugu, abduct cleric
Enugu—Some herdsmen reportedly killed a woman at Amofia, Affa in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, Wednesday. The woman’s name was given as Mrs Paulina…
INEC Release Colours Of Ballot Papers
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has released the colours of the ballot papers and boxes for the Presidential and National Assembly Elections on Feb. 16. Mr…
Elections: FG Closes Land Borders
The Federal government has directed that all Nigerian land borders should be closed from Friday Feb. 15 to Sunday Feb. 17 for the Saturday Presidential and National…
Google, UBA Collaborate to Provide Free Wi-Fi to Customers
L-R: Group Head, Corporate Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Akinyemi Muyiwa; Group Head, Online Digital Banking, UBA Plc, Austine Abolusoro; Country Director, Google Nigeria, Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor;…
Alleged Fraud: Ecobank Turns in Former Manager; Court Remands Him in prison
A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the remand of Ifeanyi Chukwu Azike, a former manager of Ecobank Nigeria, over allegations of defrauding the bank’s…
S/Court Dismisses Rivers APC’s Appeal Against Trial Court’s Jurisdiction
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal by All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the jurisdiction of Rivers State High Court to adjudicate on internal affairs of…
Grass-Cutting Scandal: EFCC Arraigns Ex-SGF, Babachir Lawal, Three Others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on February 12, 2019 arraigned Babachir Lawal, the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, before Justice Jude…