By Demola Akinbola An icon, a leader, a humane manager, Oloye Akinsola Akinfemiwa (OON), the Aro of Ile-Oluji Kingdom of Ondo State, Chairman of Araba Foundation, former MD/CEO of Skye Bank, this is the man that took over Prudent Merchant Bank, a one-branch, moderately successful bank in November 1999, and transformed it into a leading […]
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has insisted that he will not step down from the 2023 presidential race. Wike, who is a presidential aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party, said this during an interview with BBC Pigin. Some chieftains of the PDP had demanded that the presidential candidate of the party should be picked through […]
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The National Union of Road Transport Workers has set up a nine-man caretaker committee to coordinate its operations in Lagos State. This came more than a month after the Lagos State Government banned the union’s activities in the state. Also, NURTW dissolved its Lagos State council under Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo […]
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A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered former Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, to vacate his seat as member representing Dass, Tafawa Balewa and Bogoro Federal Constituency in Bauchi State. Delivering judgment, Justice Donatus Okorowo, declared that having defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dogara […]
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Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has attacked his Ebonyi counterpart, Dave Umahi again for defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike advised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to scrutinise its aspirants for 2023 election to avert the mistake of handing its tickets to persons who would later join another party. The presidential aspirant urged […]
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Chairman of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has assured that the Dangote Refinery would be ready for commissioning before President Muhammadu Buhari leaves office in 2023. He disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Friday after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Asked when the refinery would be ready for […]
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Former Senate President Bukola Saraki and Bauchi State governor Bala Mohammed are to be presented as northern consensus candidates ahead of the People’s Democratic Party presidential primary. The decision was a part of the recommendations of a committee set up by four major northern presidential aspirants in PDP to form a consensus among themselves. Sokoto […]
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan says he is yet to decide whether or not to yield to pressure by different groups urging him to contest the 2023 presidential election. He said this on Friday in Abuja when his committee of friends and some youths from across the country visited him at his Foundation office in Maitama, […]
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News on Wednesday of the cost of All Progressives Congress (APC) nomination forms triggered condemnation. But while some party faithful has continued to mourn the development, others appeared anxious to generate the funds. The party announced its presidential ticket would be sold for N100 million, governorship (N50 million), Senate (N20 million), House of Representatives (N10 […]
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Nigeria’s immediate former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan may soon declare his interest to reclaim the exalted seat of the presidency in the 2023 poll. He dropped the hint while addressing hundreds of youths from across the country who trooped to his Maitama foundation office to call for his return to power on Friday. “Yes you […]
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