The All Progressives Congress, APC, has commiserated with President Goodluck Jonathan, who lost his younger sister, Mrs Nancy Jonathan-Olei, to death on Sunday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Jonathan’s sister died on Sunday at a hospital in Bayelsa after a brief illness. The death of the President’s sibling came hours after he gave out his daughter…
A traditional ruler in Kaduna State has been murdered by some unknown gunmen. The monarch was shot dead at close range on Friday by the hoodlums. The deceased, who is the traditional ruler of Zangang in Attakad chiefdom in Kaura local government area of Kaduna State, Yohanna Shinkut, was killed while returning to his palace…
According to reports, the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Muhammadu Sanusi II, is set to marry a fourth wife. The respected northern monarch, who was a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, is reportedly taking the teenage daughter of the Lamido of Adamawa, Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Musdafa, as wife. The…
Just when President Goodluck Jonathan was basking in the euphoria of giving his daughter out in marriage in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, on Saturday, death cut short his happiness by taking away his sister on Sunday. The President lost his younger sister to death in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, after a brief illness. The woman, Mrs…
According to BBC, some members of the outlawed terrorist group called Boko Haram, have taken control over a military base in Baga town of Borno State. The seizure was reported to have taken place on Saturday, which has led to residents of the town abandoning their homes. A Senator from Borno State was quoted by…
By Chinedu Eze As a confirmation of its improved safety and stability in its operations, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has renewed the Air Operator Certificate, AOC, of Dana Air Limited, just as the airline hopes to get safety certification from the International Air Transport Association, IATA, in 2015. The airline said it earned…
A federal lawmaker from Edo State, Abubakar Momoh, is set to leave the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, for the Social Democratic Party, SDP. Momoh, currently a member of the House of Representatives representing Etsako Federal Constituency of Edo State, had lost his bid to grab the party’s ticket for Edo North Senatorial District at the…
If there is one issue that is causing investors and depositors of Skye Bank sleepless nights, then it is certainly the donation recently made by the financial institution’s Chairman, Tunde Ayeni, to the re-election bid of President Goodluck Jonathan in February 2015. It would be recalled that last December, a fund raising ceremony was held…
The $100 Million Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme, an annual programme of training, funding and mentoring, designed to empower the next generation of African entrepreneurs, is now open for entries through its application portal http://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/teep. The flagship entrepreneurship programme from the Tony Elumelu Foundation opens its application portal for entries at 12:01am WAT on January…
It has been confirmed that popular Nigerian pastor, Poju Oyemade, of the Covenant Christian Centre, is set to finally say goodbye to bachelorhood and cling unto his ‘missing rib’. At the crossover service held on Wednesday night of December 31 2014, the handsome and highly intelligent man of God informed his congregation of his plans…