Regional development: Nzuko Umunna, South-East Govs launch parley
In its continuous drive for South-East development, Nzuko Ummuna, a core Igbo Think Tank of committed professionals at home and the diaspora, has marshalled out […]
Month: October 2019
Court summons Lagos Speaker, Assembly members, others over Ambode’s probe
A Lagos High Court in Ikeja, on Tuesday ordered the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa to appear before it in connection […]
Nigeria’s Damilola Ogunbiyi becomes UN rep. for SE4All
Damilola Ogunbiyi By Harrison ArubuUN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Nigeria’s Damilola Ogunbiyi as his Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and Co-Chairperson […]
Political parties take action against Buhari over 7.5% VAT increase, lament refusal to handover govt to Osinbajo
The Coalition United Political Parties, (CUPP) has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari to the Federal High Court over what it described as the obnoxious tax regime […]
Sterling bank’s net interest income hits N48bn in Q3
Sterling BAnk By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Sterling Bank Plc posted net interest income growth of N47.53 billion for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2019. The […]
Time to review vice president/deputy governor’s positions
By Zainab Suleiman Okino Our kind of democracy is such that the winner takes all; but even among the so-called winners, some are just onlookers. […]
Sterling retail loans up 200%, grows net interest income by 19 per cent
Sterling Bank Plc, a full-service national commercial bank, has reported a net interest income growth of N47.53 billion for the third quarter ended September 30, […]
UNICEF urges upgrade of health facilities in Kaduna
The Officer-In-Charge, Primary Healthcare Mando, Hauwa Dawai (first right), taking UNICEF Country Representative, Peter Hawkins (second right) through services being provided at the facility on […]
Nigerian murdered in S/Africa – Consulate confirms
Shooting outside US Spy agency headquarters By Fortune Abang The Consul General of Nigeria in Johannesburg, Mr Godwin Adama, has confirmed the murder of another […]
Police allegedly shoot 17 IPOB members, 70 others arrested
No fewer than seventeen members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Tuesday were allegedly shot by a combined team of Police and other […]
Bahari, Iranian beauty queen begs for her life
Bahari, Iranian beauty queen begs for her life Iranian beauty queen detained for almost two weeks at an airport in the Philippines on Tuesday pleaded […]
Google to enter fitness industry, to buy fitbit
Google-logo Google owner Alphabet Inc has made an offer to acquire U.S. wearable device maker Fitbit Inc, as it eyes a slice of the crowded […]
Russian hackers are attacking Tokyo 2020 Olympics –Microsoft
Microsoft has claimed that Russian state-sponsored hacker group Strontium has been involved in cyberattacks targeting sporting and anti-doping organizations. The Redmond giant’s Threat Intelligence Center […]
Ed Sheeran crowned Britain’s richest celebrity under 30
Ed Sheeran has nabbed the title of Britain’s richest celebrity under the age of 30 after Adele turned 31 and no longer qualified for the […]
California faces huge power cuts as wildfires rage on
An estimated 1.5 million more people in California are set to lose power on Tuesday as a utility firm tries to stop damaged cables triggering […]