Super Eagles head coach, Sunday Oliseh, has claimed Chelsea midfielder, Mikel Obi, failed to see him while he (Oliseh) was in London early August. The former Eagles captain disclosed that he travelled to England to meet with Nigerian players, but Mikel snubbed him after calling and sending a text message to his phone number. According…
By Debo Adebayo The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Lagos has struck out a case of contempt against a lawyer, Barrister Oladotun Hassan, who falsely alleged that documents tendered in the tribunal by Segun Adewale, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for Lagos West Senatorial District against the election of Senator Solomon Adeola has…
The news about the directive or rather order by the senate on the 11th of this month to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to suspend the fixed charge of N702.00, which it has been collecting from electricity consumers across the federation following unending complaints against the policy by Nigerians has been greatly applauded as…
…says N50M was for expression of interest Afriland Properties Plc, the concessionaire of the Falomo Shopping Mall has stated that the shopping mall was not leased to it for 50 years for N50 million as widely reported in the media. In a statement released yesterday and signed by Uzo Oshogwe, MD/CEO Afriland Properties Plc, the…
t One of the leading banks in Africa, Guaranty Trust Bank, GTBank, has released its audited financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2015 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. The audited report shows an encouraging growth across all key financial metrics and improved strategic positioning of the brand. According to the…
Governor Nyesom Wike has received the nod of Rivers State High Court to investigate the immediate past government of Rotimi Amaechi. Justice Simeon Amadi, on Thursday, dismissed the suit filed by Amaechi challenging the Justice Odedeji-led Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by Wike to probe the sale of state assets by the past administration.…
Former Lagos Inland Revenue Service, LIRS, boss, Babatunde Fowler, has been named by President Muhammadu Buhari as the new Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, a statement issued on Thursday by the President’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, has disclosed. Fowler resigned his appointment in Lagos some months ago. He started his career in…
There is anxiety in the camps of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the Akwa Ibom Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja gives its judgement on Thursday, August 20, 2015 (today). The Tribunal will determine if the APC and its governorship candidate, Umana Umana, can invite additional witnesses…
Foremost African financial institution; Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has been awarded a triple International Organization for Standardization certification: ISO/IEC 27001- for Information Security, ISO 20000 – for IT Service Management and ISO 22301 – for Business Continuity Management along with PAS 99:2012 Integrated Management System certification by the British Standard Institute (BSI). The British Standard…
police The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspect who specialises in carrying out robbery activities with his gang in traffic gridlock in the state. The suspect was among some hoodlums who capitalise on traffic gridlock to dispose their victims of their valuables. It was learnt that some police officers from Iponri Division in…