President Muhammadu Buhari was earlier slated to return to Nigeria from his overseas’ vacation on Thursday (yesterday), but they were shocked to learn that that would no longer be possible. Instead, the country’s number one citizen would now return to Nigeria from London on Sunday, June 19, 2016, and hopefully resume work the next day.…
Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, on Thursday, undertook an on the spot assessment of the level of completion of The Palms Store in Ota. Designed to be the biggest of the franchise stores in Nigeria, The Palms, is about 99 per cent completed and would soon throw open its doors to customers. While inspecting the…
A banker with one of the new generation banks, Cletus Emuh, was on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, brought before Justice F.N. Azinge of the Delta High Court in Asaba by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Cletus, 36, was arraigned on a 34-count charge bordering on obtaining credit by false pretence, forgery, and uttering,…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, had disclosed that about 2873 delegates will elect the party’s candidate for the governorship election slated for 2016. This was made known by the National Organising Secretary of the APC, Senator Osita Izunaso on Thursday at the Party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. The party’s primaries will take place on June…
o The National Economic Council, NEC, meeting held on Thursday, June 16, 2016, in Abuja was presided over by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. The meeting took place at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja and was attended by state governors and the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Several resolutions…
A Kano-based man, who is presently serving a four-year jail term for a separate offence, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Usman Umar was brought before Justice Idrisa Kolo of the Federal High Court, Kano, on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence. He was alleged of defrauding…