I gave full cooperation to security agencies to perform, Ortom replies Presidency

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Thursday, insisted that he gave full cooperation to all layers of security agencies working in the state to help curtail insecurity in various communities in the state. The governor, in a press statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Nathaniel Ikyur, faulted the recent declaration by the presidency over […]

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Peter Obi’s campaign DG accuses judiciary of creating crisis in Labour Party

The Director General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council, Akin Osuntokun, has blamed the judiciary for the crisis rocking the party. He said that the judgment by Justice Muazu ordering Abure and other national executives of the party to stop parading themselves as national officers of the party created the crisis currently engulfing […]

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Concerns over new, highly contagious COVID-19 sub-variant

• XBB.1.16, sub-variant behind COVID-19 surge in India, has been reported in 22 countries, 18 U.S. states • Lab studies show XBB.1.16 may be more contagious than previous variants The World Health Organisation (WHO) is keeping tabs on the new omicron sub-variant XBB.1.16, dubbed “Arcturus” by those tracking the virus. XBB.1.16 is currently fueling a […]

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Weak economy, trust deficit threaten insurance performance

Only two underwriters have records of dividend payment Weak economic performance, low confidence, and poor patronage have continued to threaten the operations and survival of insurance companies, leading to depreciation and sometimes stagnation of their share prices on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), which are currently below book value. Book value is the net asset […]

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Crack widens in APC over alleged misuse of N30b, zoning concerns

• Vice chair gives Adamu seven-day ultimatum to summon NEC meeting, threatens to drag chairman to court • No crack in APC or plans to remove Adamu – Kekemeke Just as it happened some months ago with the major opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), cracks in the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), […]

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20 years after, family relives memories of Adeife, Akinola Akindeko

Adeife and Akinola Twenty years after, two young and promising children were snatched away by the cold hands of death, the family said they might have died, but not forgotten. On April 20, 2003, Adeife, 14, and Akinola Sodipo-Akindeko, 10, were killed during an attack on the convoy of Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello. During their short […]

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40 days to go, FG approves over N100b contracts

Photo/Twitter/APCnigeria • $3.1b e-Customs project gets new concessionaire amid court injunction • Customs gets N3.4b approval for new aircraft • Council okays N15b for e-NSITF infrastructure upgrade • NASS orders Sirika to stop demolition of aviation agencies’ offices in Lagos With less than 40 days to go, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over […]

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Again, Malami, Ahmed, shun $2.4bn oil probe

The House of Representatives has threatened to serve the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; and Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), with summons over their failure to answer queries on the alleged illegal sale of crude oil to China and utilisation of funds recovered through whistle-blowers […]

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