Incurable pessimists are doubting the death, saying he may have planned to do plastic surgery… and go get a new life! But impeccable source said he is really dead. Former Governor Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha died a few hours ago in a private hospital in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, a source in Bayelsa State confirmed. Alamieyeseigha, who was said to have suffered a cardiac arrest earlier in the week, gave up the ghost today, after having slipped into coma and was consequently placed on life support. There are ...
October, 2015
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8 October
Buhari, Saraki’s Meeting Is Not About His Travails – Presidency
The first official meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the leaders of both houses of the National Assembly is underway at the Aso Rock presidential villa. The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, led principal officers of both Senate and House of Representatives, consisting of 20 members, to the meeting, a reliable source close to one of the leaders of the National ...
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8 October
Oliseh Lack Experience For Sacking Enyeama
Former Nigeria coach, Adegboye Onigbinde, insists Sunday Oliseh’s lack of managerial experience as Super Eagles coach resulted in the face off the manager had with erstwhile team captain Vincent Enyeama on Tuesday in Belgium. Oliseh had replaced the Lille goalkeeper with Ahmed Musa as captain on Tuesday following Enyeama’s late arrival for camping in Belgium ahead of the friendlies against ...
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8 October
Again, Fulani Herdsmen Attack Falae!
CHIEF Olu Falae’s farm in Akure has again been attacked by Fulani herdsmen, barely two weeks after the herdsmen kidnapped the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and kept him for four days. The herdsmen reportedly moved in their cattle into the farm situated at Ilado on the outskirts of the state capital at about 2am on Monday ...
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7 October
Portfolio Assigned To Buhari’s Ministerial List
Following the release of 21 names of ministerial nominees sent by President Muhammadu Buhari to Senate President Bukola Saraki last week, Nigerians would still have to wait for at least another two weeks for the Senate to conclude its screening and for Buhari to announce the portfolios they will be assigned. On the list read by Saraki during plenary yesterday ...
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7 October
Drama As Oliseh, Enyeama Clash In Eagles camp
There was drama inside the Super Eagles camp late on Tuesday, when coach Sunday Oliseh ordered captain Vincent Enyeama out of camp in Belgium but the France-based goalkeeper was persuaded to remain with the team by the Nigeria Football Federation officials. Enyeama joined his national teammates in Belgium ahead of the two friendly games against Congo and Cameroon on Thursday ...
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6 October
Shell Flags Off Crude Oil Production from Bonga Phase 3 Project
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) on Monday, October 5, announced the start-up of crude oil production from the Bonga Phase Three project, offshore Nigeria. This development makes for another milestone in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. The feat is coming barely three weeks after the United States oil giant, ExxonMobil Corporation, announced that its subsidiary, Esso ...
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6 October
Drama As Sen Akpabio Ridicules Buhari’s Ministerial List On Senate Floor!
Senate President Bukola Saraki on Tuesday read out the list of ministerial nominees sent last week by President Muhammadu Buhari. Audu Ogbeh, former national chairman of the the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was named on the list, as well as all other names reported. Those reported last week are Babatunde Fashola, former governor of Lagos state; Rotimi Amaechi, former governor of Rivers ...
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5 October
GTBank Named 2015 Bank of the Year and Most Innovative Company
Foremost African financial institution; Guaranty Trust Bank plc has been named the 2015 Bank of the Year and Most Innovative Ai SRI 30 Company by leading international investment and communications group, Africa Investor (Ai), at the prestigious Ai Institutional Investment and Capital Market Awards 2015, which took place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. Launched in 2007, the ...
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5 October
Nigerians Compile 10 Reasons Why Alison Madueke Should Go To Jail
A public affairs analyst, Churchill Okonkwo writes on strong reasons why the former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison Madueke should be prosecuted and jailed on allegations of misappropriate and embezzlement of public funds. Diezani MUST go to prison so that dirty deals in the oil sector exposed by the Ribadu Report in 2012 but quickly buried by the corrupt administration ...