SENATE has for the umpteenth time said that there was no subsisting court order mandating it to recall Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan before the expiration of her suspension. Sen. Yemi Adaramodu Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Adaramodu said the …

Fidelity Bank is set to empower entrepreneurs across the country with cutting-edge digital tools to streamline operations, boost productivity and drive sustainable growth. A statement by the bank on Monday said the initiative was part of its commitment to digitally transform Nigeria’s small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs). Through the Fidelity …

Troops of 6 Division Nigerian Army have apprehended 62 suspects associated with oil theft, vandalism and other related crimes in Niger Delta. This is contained in a statement on Sunday by Lt.-Col. Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations. Danjuma said the troops had continued to …

Veteran actor Tom Njemanze has died in a prolonged battle with prostate cancer. Announcing his death on Saturday, filmmaker Stanley Ontop said he died on Friday, leaving behind a legacy of iconic roles in Nollywood classics. “It’s another sad period as we just received news from Tom Njemanze’s family that …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and four concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against the government of President Bola Tinubu over “the failure to publish the report of the forensic audit carried out on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) which allegedly indicts high-ranking officials and politicians over …

Experts from the Economic Community of West African States [ECOWAS] has adopted a training policy for the region’s Standby force. The policy details the kind and nature of trainings the Standby force will undergo to be able to fight against growing terrorism in the region. The region has been under …

Former Super Eagles Captain and Head Coach, Sunday Oliseh, has lost one of his younger brothers to malaria. According to a statement released on the death by the family to newsmen on Saturday, Uche Oliseh died on June 17 at the age of 51. The statement said: “Uche was a …

THE Director-General of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD), Dr Obi Adigwe, says the Federal Government is now taking concrete steps to develop and commercialise phytomedicines in Nigeria. Adigwe said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, describing the …

Hon. C.I.D Maduabum, the immediate past Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF), has defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Maduabum, a former two-time member of the House of Representatives, announced his defection in a statement he personally issued on Sunday in Abuja. He attributed the …

Troops of the Nigerian Army have continued to record significant successes in its ongoing operations against terrorist networks and criminal syndicates nationwide. A credible military source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that troops had on Friday, carried out decisive offensives across multiple operational theaters. These operations , according …