Former Ogun State governor and Director General, Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, Chief Gbenga Daniel, has said the position of Secretary to the Federal Government (SGF) will go to the South West, if the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidate wins the presidency. He also said Atiku’s experience as a former Vice President, successful businessman and exposure […]
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remanded in EFCC custody The immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, was arraigned Monday before a Lagos Division of the Federal High Court over an 11-count charge of conspiracy and money laundering. He and his company, Spotless Limited, pleaded not guilty to all the charges. The judge, Mojisola Olatoregun, ordered that he […]
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As the Federal Government steps up plans to offer more of its assets for sale under the ongoing privatisation programme, stakeholders in Nigeria’s capital have renewed the call to ensure that the exercise is done through the capital market. The stakeholders argued that the exercise would witness high level of transparency and success, if government […]
Continue ReadingU.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Stuart Symington The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr William Symington, says that Nigeria is the seventh largest integrated market in the world, with more endowments than most countries. Symington made the remark on Monday in Ilorin while delivering the Convocation Lecture at the 34th Convocation Ceremony of the University […]
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The Naira on Monday lost 50 kobo to close at N360.5 to the dollar, weaker than N360 posted on Friday at the parallel market in Lagos. The Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N480 and N417, respectively.At the Bureau De Change (BDC) window, the Naira was sold at N360 to the dollar, while the […]
Continue ReadingSowore The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) Omoyele Sowore has picked a health professional, Rabiu Rufai, as his running mate for the 2019 general election.This was disclosed by Malcolm Fabiyi, the director-general of the Sowore campaign. Sowore noted that he picked Rufai, who is from Jigawa State and an expert in public […]
Continue ReadingDonald Duke The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Donald Duke, has picked Junaid Mohammed as his running mate for the 2019 elections.“The Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Mr Donald Duke, in consultation with the Party have chosen Dr Junaid Mohammed as his running- mate in the Presidential election 2019,” […]
Continue ReadingAdams Oshiomhole, APC leader The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole has rejected insinuations that his office would eventually run the party aground.Accused of brashness and often tagged the undertaker, the chairman has come under intense criticism for his handling of the party’s primaries. While some aggrieved persons have called […]
Continue ReadingThis picture from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) taken on September 5, 2018 and released on September 6, 2018 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) meeting with South Korean President’s special envoy Chung Eui-yong (L) in Pyongyang. Kim Jong Un will meet the South’s President Moon Jae-in at a summit […]
Continue Reading#OurMumuDonDo Movement. Photo credit: BellaNaija A Federal high court in Abuja has ordered the Nigerian police to pay the #OurMumuDonDo movement a total sum of N500 million and also tender an official apology in two national newspapers, “Federal High Court in Abuja orders Nigerian Police to pay the #OurMumuDonDo Movement N50Million and also tender an […]
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