The struggle to control assets of Nigeria’s oldest bank, FBN Holdings Plc, is not over as strong indications emerged, yesterday, that billionaire businessman and chairman of Geregu Power Plant, Femi Otedola, has acquired 110 million units of the bank’s shares worth N2 billion in a fresh deal. The units represent …
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Governor of Enugu State, Barr Peter Mbah on Thursday swore in 20 commissioners, charging them to get down to work immediately as the administration is in a hurry to deliver on its campaign promises. The newly sworn-in commissioners include Prof. Ndubueze Mbah, Mrs. Ngozi Eneh, Engr. Lawrence Ezeh, Prof. Sam …
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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has taken delivery of innovative technology tools to enhance the results management process, accuracy and the commission’s operational effectiveness. The tools also sought to respond to specific challenges encountered in the implementation of electoral activities. The chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, while …
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The zonal chairmen of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the three senatorial districts of Kogi State, on Thursday, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) alongside the party’s chairmen in the 21 local government areas of the state. The SDP top executives, who made their decision to join the …
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Alumni Association of the Ekiti State government college, Ado-Ekiti has lamented the recurring encroachment of the school land by hoodlums and criminal elements. The president of the association, Kayode Fashubaa who stated this at the ‘Prize-Giving and Awards’ of the association in Ado-Ekiti, explained the development put the life of …
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Southeast Governors’ Forum said yesterday that the arrest of Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu was not responsible for the worsening insecurity in the zone. The forum blamed the development on criminal elements, who according to it, parade themselves as Biafra agitators. Governor Hope Uzodimma …
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The Plateau State Police Command on Thursday confirmed that a total of 20 persons were killed in two separate attacks by gunmen that occurred in Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of the state in the early hours of Thursday The State Commissioner of Police, Bartholomew Onyeka disclosed this in a …
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The immediate past governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, on Thursday, foreclosed the possibility of the embattled deputy governor of the state Comrade Philip Shaibu, joining the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), in the eventuality of the deputy governor being impeached as being speculated. Oshimhole, who is the senator …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has appealed to journalists across the country to support its aspiration to reduce corruption in the country. The acting Executive Chairman of the commission, Abdulkarim Chukkol, made this appeal while speaking at a one-day workshop on effective reporting of economic and financial crimes. …
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered its standby force to restore constitutional order in the Republic of Niger. The order followed the resolution of ECOWAS on the Niger coup at the ECOWAS Extraordinary Meeting in Abuja on Thursday. The declaration was made by the President …
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