Rivers Progressives Front, RPF, says it has continued to receive credible information that most of the violence and kidnappings bedevilling Rivers State recently are allegedly perpetrated by loyalists of the state governor, Nyesom Wike. The group said these people are those allegedly deployed by the state governor for the rigging the April elections in Rivers…
Channels TV is reporting that candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Saturday, November 21, 2015, Kogi governorship election, Audu Abubakar is dead. Abubakar was said to have breathed his last shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared the poll inconclusive. The reputable television station reports that the state government has…
The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has been invited for questioning over the increase in crime rate in the country. Arase was directed on Thursday to appear before the Senate to explain why cases of kidnapping and hostage taking has been on the increase lately in Nigeria. The lawmakers want to hear from the…
Almost everyone who uses a smartphone or tablet in Nigeria keeps tabs on their data plans so as to track their data usage. As it is, the wireless network providers in the country ensure consumers pay too much for little, and so tracking acquired data becomes essential. Users aim to control bandwidth speeds to ensure…
As part of its expansion in Africa, Ford Motor Company has commenced the assembling of Ford Ranger range of vehicles in Nigeria this week. The first Ranger to come off the assembly line was built in an existing facility with Ford’s Nigerian partners Coscharis. Ford announced it would produce Ranger trucks in Nigeria in August.…
The Department of State Service, DSS, has been directed to produce the detained Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu in court next week. Kanu has been in the custody of Nigeria’s secret police and was not taken to court when his matter was to be heard. But a Magistrate Court 1 sitting in Abuja ordered…
The head honcho at foremost African financial institution; Guaranty Trust Bank plc, Segun Agbaje, was the cynosure of all eyes at the 2015 edition of the All Africa Business Leaders Awards, AABLA, which took place at the Sandton Convention Center, Johannesburg, South Africa. Agbaje, whose leadership qualities have repositioned GTBank as one the key players…
Leading financial services institution in digital banking offerings in Nigeria, and across Africa, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc is changing the payments landscape in Nigeria with the introduction of contactless payment cards. The contactless payment cards offer UBA customers an easier and more convenient hassle-free way to pay for goods and services. It is…
A former Minister of Education, Igwe Aja-Nwachukwu is dead. The deceased was said to have breathed his last in Israel on Tuesday. News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the Aja-Nwachukwu died in an Israeli hospital from an undisclosed ailment. He was said to have been receiving treatment at the hospital for about four weeks.…
Former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki has reacted to allegations that he robbed Nigeria through the purchase of arms for the military to fight terrorism while in office. Dasuki, in a statement issued by his media office on Wednesday, maintained that he never did foul play in the procurement of military equipment during his…