Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, returned to Nigeria from London, days after he spoke at the Chatham House in England. His sudden departure from Nigeria to the United Kingdom had generated controversies. The governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, had severally insisted that the former Head of State…
Foremost African Banking Group, Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its audited financial results for the year ended December 2014 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. A review of the 2014 results shows positive performance across all financial indices, reaffirming the Bank’s position as one of the most profitable and well managed financial institutions…
Prominent Nigerian financial institution, Heritage Banking, has thrown its full weight behind the recently launched NYSC Hope Alive Initiative, a public private partnership (PPP) scheme that is designed to bring succour to corps members who suffer disabling injuries during their service to their fatherland. The Bank, as a demonstration of its support for the programme,…
Some hoodlums armed with dangerous weapons attacked the entourage of Kano Pillars Football Club on Thursday. Five players of the club were injured by the gunmen in the incident. It was gathered that the team was travelling for a league game in Owerri, Imo State against Heartland, when the club’s bus was attacked by armed…
The death of the Emir of Gusau, Alhaji Kabir Danbaba, has been confirmed by the Zamfara State government. The monarch joined his ancestors on Thursday at the age of 91. The Commissioner for Information in Zamfara State, Ibrahim Magaji, who confirmed the traditional ruler’s death on behalf of the state government, noted that late Danbaba…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has raised alarm over an alleged plot by the Presidency to make a documentary aimed at maligning the person of the Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi. It would be recalled that documentaries believed to be damaging were aired on a popular television station in Nigeria on…