Former governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji, has debunked a report by The Sun that he was booed at an event in the state over the weekend. Orji, who is now a Senator representing Abia Central, said in a statement issued by his media aide on Monday in Abuja, Eddie Onuzuruike, that nothing of such…
Thursday, October 1, 2015 has been declared a public holiday by the Federal Government to mark the country’s 55th Independence Day. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Abubakar Magaji, in a statement issued on Monday of behalf of the government, congratulates Nigerians on the celebration. The statement, signed by the ministry’s Director of Press,…
Spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government and his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, of leading Nigeria to autocracy. Metuh, in a press conference in Abuja on Monday, said this is coming based on “some disturbing political trends in our country since the emergence of…
Group Managing Director and CEO, UBA Plc, Mr Phillips Oduoza has emerged the 2015 Ai Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) 30 CEO of the year at this year’s 8th annual Ai CEO Investment Summit. This is the second time he is winning the award after winning it first in 2013. He was named the winner from…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, says it has not stopped fighting for the masses as being speculated in some quarters. Recently, there have been beliefs that the labour union was no longer giving the Nigerian government a tough time, which used to be the case in the past, especially during the military regime and the…
President Muhammadu Buhari is to address other world leaders presently at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, USA, shortly. He is expected to deliver his speech after his Brazilian counterpart, Dilma Rousse, speaks with the delegates at the occasion. Other world leaders to address the Assembly are President Barack Obama of the US…
There was a short unrest at the University of Lagos on Monday morning when some students of the institution staged a demonstration. The aggrieved students claimed they have been battling with invasion of mosquitoes and bedbugs at the hostels. This led to the shutting down of the university’s two exit gates. As early as 7am…
Suspected members of Boko Haram militants attacked some villages in Konduga local council of Borno State in the wee hours of Sunday, leaving not less than 18 persons dead. Eyewitnesses claimed the insurgents stormed the town in motorcycles and Hilux vehicles while residents were fast asleep, unleashing terror on them. The terrorists were said to…