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Contrary to insinuations making the rounds over allegations of excess charges in the sum of N200 million by one Hotel Excel Limited by the Bank, Sterling Bank Plc has refuted the claim stating that the Hotel is merely using a section of the media to pressurize the Bank to drop charges of loan default against […]

The Magistrates Association of Nigeria, Kwara State chapter has suspended the proposed 3-day warning strike earlier scheduled to commence on Wednesday, July 2nd 2014. According to a statement issued in Ilorin on Thursday and jointly signed by the Chairman Association, Magistrate K. A Yahaya the strike was suspended following assurances received from the Kwara State Judicial […]

Barely three weeks after Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs) were discovered at the headquarters of the Living Faith Church in Owerri, Imo State and 486 Boko Haram suspects were arrested at Aro Ngwa Junction and Imo Gate, near Aba, there was panic on Friday when bombs were discovered in Ohafia, Abia State. According to residents of […]

It was in the evening of Sunday, 15th June 2014 that I phoned one of my cousins living in Port Harcourt, Rivers State to make enquiries about what is happening in my state. He laughed and alleged that “Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State is killing the Judiciary in the state” and also “frustrating the […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned former Executive Secretary of the Delta State Scholarship Board, Peter Amromanoh, and the Chief Accountant, Eloho Otiede, before Justice C. O. Emifoniye of the Delta State High Court, Asaba on a five-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. Amromanoh allegedly abused his office by approving a sum […]

 The planned arraignment of Timipre Sylva, former governor of Bayelsa State and  six other persons before an Abuja Federal High Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) could not proceed because of the absence of the accused and other motions before the court. The other three accused persons and their companies: Francis Okokuro, […]

The Ekiti State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has issued a warning to the state’s civil servants  not to collaborating with the outgoing APC-led government to loot the state’s treasury. In a press statement issued by the party’s State Publicity Secretary, Pastor Kola Oluwawole in Ado Ekiti on Thursday, the party warned that any civil servants found […]Read More

Aminu Maigari, who was on Thursday sacked as president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), by a Plateau State High Court, has been arrested as he stepped down from an aircraft on Friday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Friday. Maigari had led the Nigerian team, Super Eagles, to Brazil. Unfortunately, the team dropped […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rescheduled the second phase of its programme of distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) involving 12 states The PVCs will now be distributed at the polling unit level in the affected states from Friday, August 15, 2014 to Sunday, August 17, 2014; instead […]

The unanimous vote by the ongoing National Conference to create 18 new states is totally unjustified and irrational in the present circumstances and therefore cannot be said to be in the national interest. The measure is borne out of greed and political expediency and would only further increase the already high cost of governance, which […]

The Executive Governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji, has approved the Deputy Transition Committee Chairmen for Local Government Areas in the state. Orji gave the approval on Thursday, directing the deputy chairmen to make themselves available to the State House of Assembly and State Director of Service. The new appointments was announced in a statement […]

For 265 graduates of the College of Health Technology, Yaba, Lagos State, it was a joyful Thursday as the Governor and Visitor to the school, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, offered them automatic employment while attending the second Convocation ceremony of the College. Speaking at the ceremony, the governor promised that the government would ensure the completion […]