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The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, United Bank for Africa Plc, Kennedy Uzoka, has said that the bank recorded significant improvement in its operational and financial performance as a result of its unending commitment towards delivering products and services aimed at meeting customers’ demands. A statement on Sunday said that Uzoka said this during the investors/analysts conference call at the ...
September, 2021
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18 September
Buhari attends UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY in New York..
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Sunday for New York, United States of America, to participate in the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA76). Femi AdesinaSpecial Adviser to the President(Media & Publicity) said this today,September 18, 2021 The session opened on Tuesday, September 14. The theme for this year’s UNGA is, “Building Resilience Through Hope – To ...
July, 2021
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19 July
Presidency attacks Kukah for castigating Nigeria, before U.S Congress
The Presidency has described as unfortunate and disappointing the way and manner Bishop Matthew Kukah castigated his country, Nigeria, before the United States Congress. A statement by the President’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on Sunday in Abuja, advised Kukah to desist from sowing discord and strife among Nigerians. The presidential aide believed that the opinions expressed by Kukah before the ...
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16 July
Mike Adenuga’s secretary accuses him of abandonment after 30 yrs dating
A Sierra Leonean, Lora Olumide Johnson, has accused Globacom boss, Mike Adenuga, of being behind moves to throw her out of her apartment after 30 years of dating him. The accusation comes amid court rulings granting the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission power to retrieve the property from Johnson in a case of misconduct against her and some other staff ...
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12 July
Trucks crush four in Osun, Ogun road crashes
Four persons have been killed by trucks in Osun and Ogun states, while five clubbers lost their lives after their vehicle rammed into a stationary truck in Rivers State. In Osun, a motorcyclist and his passenger were killed in a road accident in Osogbo, the state capital, on Saturday. A resident of Oke Baale area, Dayo Adesina, said the motorcyclist ...
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9 July
Onochie denies APC, contradicts affidavit
Lauretta Onochie on Thursday disavowed the All Progressives Congress during her screening by the Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Committee. Onochie, was among those being screened for confirmation as National Commissioners for INEC. The nominee who had prior to her nomination swore to an affidavit affirming her membership of the party, claimed she stopped being a member years ...
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8 July
“I’m Vindicated”…Kemi Adeosun Reacts to Court Judgement on NYSC Saga
“My lawyers have informed me of the judgment by the Federal High Court, Abuja, in the case of Folakemi Adeosun v The Attorney General of the Federation (FHC/ABJ/CS/303/2021) in which the court, presided over by Honourable Justice Taiwo Taiwo, ruled that the Constitution does not require me to present my first-degree certificate or any other certificate, including the NYSC certificate, ...
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8 July
Multichoice in N1.8trn tax mess, FIRS to freeze bank accounts
The Federal Inland Revenue Service has engaged some commercial banks to freeze and recover N1.8 trillion from accounts of Messrs MultiChoice Nigeria Limited and MultiChoice Africa. This was contained in a statement issued by Director, Communications and Liaison Department of FIRS, Abdullahi Ahmad, in Abuja on Thursday. The FIRS explained that the decision to appoint the banks as agents and ...
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4 July
Shake-up in Nigerian Army; new GOCs, DDI, commanders, others appointed
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major-General Faruk Yahaya, has approved the appointment of new Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), General Officers Commanding (GOCs), Commandant of military training institutions, new Director, Defence Information, among others. The appointments, which are with immediate effect, according to the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, are aimed at rejigging the service for efficiency ...
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4 July
36-yr-old Bauchi carpenter celebrates his “achievement” as his 4 wives give birth within 3 wks
A 36-year-old carpenter from Zango ward, Bauchi State, Nura Walwala Magaji, is over the moon after his four wives gave birth within three weeks, making the total number of his children thirteen, 10 boys and 3 girls. Two among his four wives gave birth within 48 hours while the interval between the third delivery and the fourth was 21 days. ...
