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February, 2019

  • 4 February

    Ambode reveals why his 2nd term bid was blocked

    The narratives is known in circles, but it now out officially. Ambode support  group  reveal this, spilling the beans of dirty details.. 1) I constructed 22 roads in Alimosho and refused to award any of the contracts to Aregbesola and co. 2) I insisted that contracts that had been awarded to party leaders under Fashola must be executed before they ...

  • 3 February

    Ambode won’t be impeached again– Tinubu declares

    With air of finality, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has assured that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos will not be impeached. Mr Tinubu, who was governor of the state from 1999 to 2007, gave the assurance after a special Governor’s Advisory Committee (GAC) meeting held on Sunday to resolve the conflict between Governor Ambode and ...

  • 3 February

    Buhari congratulates Osinbajo for escaping death..”your unalloyed loyalty is impressive…”

    President Muhammadu Buhari has praised what he called “the tenacious spirit of Vice President Osinbajo,” who survived a helicopter crash in Kogi State. Reacting to the incident yesterday in a telephone call he made to the Vice President, the President said “we give glory to Almighty God for sparing your life. I’m impressed by your tenacious spirit which enabled you ...

  • 3 February

    REVEALED… why chopper carrying Osinbajo crashed

    The management of Caverton Helicopters attributed the chopper crash involving Osinbajo to “unusual weather conditions” while it has already informed relevant authorities connected with the probe of the incident. In a statement released after the incident on Saturday, Caverton Helicopters said there were no injuries to either Osinbajo or any of the passengers . The statement reads: “An Augusta AW139 ...

  • 3 February

    YOU NEWS editorial on Osinbajo’s helicopter crash : 3 key points

    An accident victim needs to be detained and examined for internal bruises and hemorrhage. YOU NEWS just watched the video of the helicopter crash involving the Vice President and we verily believe  Osinbajo’s medical aides ought to make their expert opinion  count,  and medically ‘detain’ him . Why should they allow the VP to continue with his duties despite the ...

  • 2 February

    Osinbajo escapes death as Chopper crash in Kogi

    Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has escaped death as his Chopper crash landed in Kabba, Kogi State on Saturday. The propeller of the chopper was said to have broken off close to a field in the town, causing the helicopter to crash-land. Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr Laolu Akande, confirmed the accident ...

  • 2 February

    United Bank for Africa Plc extends footprint to Mali

    United Bank for Africa is set to open a new branch in Mali on February 4, Reutersreported on Thursday. The spokeswoman for UBA’s subsidiary in Mali, Maimouna Oumarany, said by telephone, “Mali is a large market with a low (bank) account penetration rate. We are hoping to do better than the 13 banks already established in the country.” Oumarany said UBA’s ...

  • 2 February

    How Leo won over a million African hearts in 12 months

    With ever-increasing customer expectations of quick service and near real-time transactional support, United Bank for Africa (UBA) committed resources to Artificial Intelligence (AI) a year ago, birthing Leo, a Banking Chatbot that helps customers carry out key banking transactions anywhere, using mobile devices and personal computers. Leo can be accessed via Facebook or WhatsApp. “Our customers are increasingly asking for ...

  • 2 February

    Man kills lover’s dad for demanding N3m as compensation

    Atekha Iyare, a 50-year-old vulcanizer has been arrested for killing the father of his lover who demanded the sum of N3m as compensation after succeeded in sleeping with his daughter. Iyare allegedly killed Matthew Idahosa, a 50-year-old palm wine seller, in Oza, Edo State. Idahosa was said to have been bitter that Iyare slept with his daughter. The suspect said he was ...

  • 2 February

    Ohanaeze Sec-Gen suspended for endorsing Buhari

    Endorsement of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, by the Igbo highest decision-making body, Imeobi Ohanaeze Ndigbo, took another dimension on Thursday as the National Executive Committee suspended the Secretary-General, Uche Okwukwu, for anti-organisation. He was suspended by the Ohanaeze NEC over alleged alignment with the All Progressives Congress to factionalise the body. But this did not ...