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Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose, has ordered the closure of any microfinance bank shortchanging their customers in the disbursement of the second tranche of Central Bank of Nigeria’s soft loans to small and medium scale enterprises (SMES). The governor gave the order yesterday when he met with the management of the banks and some […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said the current political challenge in Liberia will be resolved constitutionally, urging all parties to exercise patience while waiting for the verdict of the Supreme Court. Receiving the President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbe, who is the current Chairman of ECOWAS, at the State House, President Buhari expressed hope that […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the early Tuesday morning suicide bomb blast in a mosque in Mubi, Adamawa State as “very cruel and dastardly.” President Buhari, while commiserating with families of the several victims, government and people of the state, assured that government would do everything required to secure the state from the deadly menace […]

Zimbabwe former leader Robert Mugabe, who is widely assumed to have enriched himself and his family while his country suffered enormous economic hardships, has finally  relinquished  power after 37 years of rule. According to CNN, the military has agreed to give the 93-year-old longtime president “full immunity for himself and his wife, Grace Mugabe, and […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the people of Anambra State, the governorship candidates, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), election observers as well as security agencies and other stakeholders, on the peaceful conduct of the November 18 gubernatorial election in the state. According to the President, “the processes leading to the election and its peaceful […]

The Nigerian Army Council on Monday approved the promotion of 45 Brigadiers-General to Major Generals and 92 Colonels to Brigadiers-Generals. A statement issued by the Army Spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman ,listed some of those promoted to two star generals (Major Generals) as Brig.-Gen. H.O. Otiki, Acting Commander, Defence Headquarters Garrison; Brig.-Gen. O.O. Soleye, Acting Director […]Read More

Police Public Relations Officer, DPS Anjuguri Manzah, in a chat with newsmen said that the suspect was arrested on Sunday night. He said that she would be charged to court after investigations have been concluded. According to the police, the investigation was being handled by its homicide department adding that investigation would be concluded soon. […]

Dr Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme,former Vice President of Nigeria is dead. He died at the age of 85. His brother and the traditional ruler of Oko in Anambra State, Igwe Laz Ekwueme, said the former Vice President, died by 10:00pm in a London clinic, on Sunday. In a terse statement, he said: “Ekwueme family regrets to […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the incumbent governor of Anambra, Mr Willie Obiano of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Thirty-six candidates contested the election. Declaring the result in Awka on Sunday, the Returning Officer, Prof. Zana Akpagu, said Obiano polled 234, 071 votes […]

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has won the four remaining local governments in Saturday’s Anambra governorship election released by INEC on Sunday in Awka. With the declaration of results from the remaining 4 LGAs, APGA, whose candidate in the elction is incumbent governor, Willie Obiano, has swept the entire 21 LGAs in the state […]

Mr. Abubakar Malami, the Minister of Justice, is leading the a cabinet committee to examine the circumstances of the death of 26 teenage Nigerian migrant girls in the Mediterranean in early November. A Presidency official, who preferred to remain anonymous, confirmed this development on Friday in Abuja. The source reacted to allegations that the government […]

1.Today, we are at a very critical juncture of history. The world, as we know it, is changing. 2.I am sure you will all agree that in the first two decades of this century, we have seen significant shifts across the globe. Whether it is in security, trade, technology, global warming or population demographics, the […]