Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Uche Secondus, has been apprehended by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Secondus acted as the PDP Chairman and only handed over to the new Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff few days ago, was said to have been arrested in connection with Jide Omokore’s 25 exotic…
Year: 2016
Kannywood Star, Aisha Dankano Buried Amid Tears
The remains of one of the stars in the Hausa film industry, Aisha Dankano, was laid to rest on Tuesday in Kano. The late film star was said to have died earlier on Tuesday at her residence in Gwammaja area of Kano after a brief illness and was buried according Islamic rites. She was well…
Cowbellpedia Launches Mobile App To Fight Maths Phobia
As part of the build-up to its 2016 Secondary School Mathematics Television Quiz Show, Cowbellpedia has developed a multi-level mobile app that will allow students to practice Mathematics questions everywhere with a lot of fun. Festus Tettey, Head of Marketing, Promasidor Nigeria Limited explained last week in Lagos, that the move was part of measures…
NANTAP Mourns Mike Odiachi
National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners, NANTAP, has described the death of one of its members, Mike Odiachi, as unfortunate. Odiachi, an actor in Nigeria, breathed his last week in Lagos after battling an illness for some time. He was said to have died at a General Hospital in Ikorodu. On Tuesday, February 23,…
GTBank Hails World Class Play At 2016 Lagos Polo
After a successful two-week of exciting polo, music, fashion, champagnes and cocktails, the 2016 NPA Lagos International Polo Tournament finally came to a grand close on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at the Lagos Polo Club, Ikoyi, Lagos. From thrilling performances by players and music stars, to the dazzling GTBank Lounge where guests were treated to…
PMB Vows To Punish Those Who ‘Padded’ 2016 Budget
dget President Muhammadu Buhari has declared to make those who distorted the 2016 budget pay dearly for it. Buhari made this known on Tuesday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In a statement issued on Wednesday by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari lamented that the unauthorised alterations had completely changed…
Senate Holds Public Hearing On DSTV’s Activities
The Nigerian Senate has directed its Committee on Information to organise a public hearing to work out ways to ensure Nigerians can be protected from alleged exploitations by leading pay-TV platform in Nigeria, Multichoice Nigeria, the parent company of DSTV. Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said on Wednesday that this move came following complaints received from…
MTN Withdraws Suit Against NCC, Pays N50b
mtn The suit instituted against the Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC, by MTN Nigeria has been withdrawn from court. MTN announced the withdrawal on Wednesday and said it has decided to N50 billion to the regulator of the industry in good faith. The company had earlier sued the NCC after it was fined N1.04 trillion for…
Buhari Prays For Nigeria At Lesser Hajj (PHOTOS)
President Muhammadu Buhari is presently in Medinah, Saudi Arabia, where he is offering prayers to Allah for the progress of Nigeria. The President arrived Medinah on Wednesday afternoon, but he has been in Saudi since the night of Monday, February 22, 2016. Buhari is observing the Umrah alongside the governor of Zamfara State, Abdul Aziz…
Shobo To Speak On Financial Inclusion
Deputy Managing Director of First Bank, Gbenga Shobo, will be speaking on the potentials of financial inclusion in growing the informal sector. He will be speaking on the theme: Financial Inclusion: Unleashing the Potential in the Informal Sector, during the first day of a plenary session of the “Banks of the Future in Africa” conference,…