A prominent native doctor in Urhomehe in Orhiomwon Local Government Area of Edo State, Israel Odaro, has threatened to sue the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) gubernatorial candidate, Major General Charles Airhiavbere (rtd) for defamation of ...
Due to its failure to clear the roads of abandoned vehicles, the Minister of Works, Mike Onolememen has accused operatives of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) of allegedly facilitating auto accidents around the Ovia bridge mouth, in Ovia North...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the new banking model is taking root in the country as it has issued merchant banking licence to two institutions one of which is poised to bring in N16 billion into the Nigerian economy. Speaking at a workshop or...
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it has considered the IMF’s Work Programme for the next twelve months, with focus on key policies that, building on the latest reforms, will secure recovery and lay the found...
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has said the framework that would define the mode of operation for Agency Banking will be out by the middle of December this year. Sanusi while speaking at the Enhancing Financia...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has allocated not less than one hundred million naira as compensation to plots and farm owners in respect of the agency’s proposed building of its North West Zonal Office permanent site in Kaduna. N...
Fifteen customers of Enterprise Bank have emerged winners in the just concluded MoneyGram International 2012 Back-To-School promotion, which was tagged ‘MoneyGram Gear Off To School.’ In a statement, the bank said the promo, which ran for s...
No fewer than 500 out of the over 1500 Batch C corps members currently undergoing orientation in Sokoto State have conveniently secured their redeployment, a reliable source has said. While blaming the decision by the NYSC national headquarters for sof...
The year 2012 can best be described as one that came with worst flooding in the history of the country causing untold suffering, loses and starvation to the affected communities and by implication the entire country. The government is putting several m...
The New owners of the Eko and Ikeja Distribution Companies (DISCOs) are to benefit from the over 1,214 installed Low Voltage Distribution Transformers (LVDT) being installed by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) in Lagos and its environs. Ac...
UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of UBA in support of the golden jubilee celebration of The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) on Thursday, donated two incubator machines to the children ward in the hospital. The inc...
Mr. John Obaro, 1st Vice President, Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (Ispon) and Managing Director, Systemspecs Limited, Africa’s biggest software company, in this interview with CHIMA AKWAJA looks at the state of e-payment sy...
Lil Wayne is taking seizure medication following his mid-air medical emergency last month – when he suffered seizure-like episodes on two back-to-back flights – so says the rapper. Weezy was giving an interview with MTV when the room got ho...
Mercy Aigbe is a sultry actress and always a delight to watch having honed her acting skills and featured in over fifty films mostly in Yoruba which has made her as one of the most sought after actress in Nollywood. Her comedy flick, Osas has received ...
The path of self-discovery and originality from cradle to greatness is less travelled by adventurers because it is long, dusty, and turbulent with no shortcuts to the preferred destination. Great men like Charly Boy are not necessarily perfect. They on...