Tony Elumelu, Chairman, Board of Directors, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has been named among the “100 most influential Africans of 2015.” The list published by pan African magazine “New African” presents Africa’s definitive power list and profiles the continent’s top game changers in eight different fields: Politics (22); Public Office (4); Arts and…
Further details emerging from the recently presented 2016 budget have shown that the executive arm of the government would spend the lion share of N5.87 trillion, or about 96.5 per cent of the total N6.1 trillion about N205 billion or 3.5 per cent to the other arms of government, with the Legislature and the Judiciary,…
The Tudun Wada Ward executives of the All Progressives Congress in Kaduna State, on Tuesday dissociated themselves from Monday’s suspension of a senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, from the party. Mr. Sani was on Monday suspended for a period of 11 months by the party at Tudun Wada Ward, where he registered. But the…
The amiable, soft-spoken communication expert and managing director of PR Redline, Lekan Ishola recently had an interview with Global News’ BUNMI ORIJA where he spoke on sundry issues concerning his job as a public relations practitioner and that of the country, Nigeria. Here he bares his mind on how the Nigerian brand can be reshaped…
Man of God and Founder and Spiritual Head of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele, has just released the end-of-the-year messages in which he as usual warns nations and individuals not to relent in seeking the face of God in every situations, as he says, it is the only way tragedies of all…
The Federal government is set to reduce the pump price of petrol to about 85 or 86 naira per litre. Minister of State for Petroleum , Dr Ibe Kachikwu who disclosed this during a tour of the Port Harcourt refinery on Christmas Day expressed hope that the new price regime may come on stream January…
Sepp Blatter and the longtime Fifa president’s one-time heir apparent, Michel Platini, have been banned from football for eight years, ending the career of the former and definitively derailing the vaulting ambitions of the latter. The Fifa ethics committee, chaired by the German judge Hans-Joachim Eckert, has ruled that both men should be banned despite…
• ‘My life is under threat’ • REC denies personal relationship with Jonathan DEFYING what he considered to be threats to his life, Bayelsa Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr. Baritor Kpagih, has revealed that he was offered money by certain interests to skew the state’s governorship election in favour of their candidate. He disclosed that…
WHEN the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in August froze the bank accounts of Mieka Divers Limited and Global West Vessel Specialists Nigeria Limited (GWVSNL), two companies linked to Niger Delta ex-militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, over alleged involvement in fraudulent activity, it was palpable that Tompolo would have some explanations to…
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Court sitting in Ogba on Friday convicted six traffic offenders arrested by the convoy of the State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode in Ijora-Olopa area of the State on December 16, 2015, while driving against traffic. Those arrested and convicted include Mrs. Adejoke Elemoro, Mr. Ogunlana Olatunji, Mr. Ganiyu…
