Year: 2015

Covenant University Gets ICT Centre From Diamond Bank, Oyedepo Lauds Initiative

Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo and Chancellor, Covenant University, has commended Diamond Bank Plc for its robust Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives and commitment to strategically empower Nigerian youths with cutting edge ICT knowledge. Oyedepo said during the commissioning of a state-of-the-art ICT Centre built by Diamond Bank as part of her…

Senate Okays Obanikoro As Minister

Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, on Wednesday, scaled through his screening at the Red Chamber of the National Assembly. The former Minister of State for Defence was only asked to take a bow by Senate President, David Mark, when he appeared before the lawmakers on Wednesday afternoon. This is the tradition for former members of the National…

Tonto Dikeh Hints Marriage Plans

Nigerian actress, Tonto Dikeh, may have hinted her fans of her plans to finally settle down with her once mystery lover, who she had always described as Mr X. Going by her post on Monday on her Instagram page, she gave a tip off that she will soon stop paying bills herself, saying the man…

Some members of the civil service in Osun State demonstrated against an alleged failure of the state government to pay their backlog salaries. The workers, in the protest held on Tuesday, said the Rauf Aregbesola-led administration has failed to pay their salaries for five months. The protest was led by Chairman of the Trade Union…

Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ogun State, engaged themselves in a free-for-all on Tuesday in Abeokuta, the state capital, causing the disruption of public peace in the area. However, no life was lost in the fracas. The youth wing of the opposition party in the state,…

Jonathan Fires Agwa As SURE-P Boss, Brings In Akau

Chairman of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme, SURE-P, Martin Luther Agwai, has been removed from office by President Goodluck Jonathan. A statement issued on Tuesday by Jonathan’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, disclosed that Ishaya Dare Akau has been appointed to take over from Agwai. Abati explained in the statement that…