Enugu Agog as Bayelsa and Rivers win Milo Basketball Championship

Enugu Agog as Bayelsa and Rivers win Milo Basketball Championship  Teams from Bayelsa and Rivers States set Enugu – the coal city – agog on Friday May 27, 2022, when they emerged champions in the girls and boys categoriesrespectively at the Equatorial Conference of the 22nd Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championship.  St. Jude’s Girls Secondary School, Amarata, Bayelsa State defeated Our Lady of Lourdes Secondary School, Azu-Ebonyi, Ebonyi State 43 to 6 in a one-sided match, while in a nail-biting encounter, the boys from King Amachree Aca…

EXCITEMENT IN SHAREHOLDERS’ CAMP AS FIRSTBANK SHEDS NPL BURDEN

EXCITEMENT IN SHAREHOLDERS’ CAMP AS FIRSTBANK SHEDS NPL BURDEN  With a significant cut in its impairment charges (which translates into a clean loan book) in its 1Q, 2022 results, after it successfully brought down its non-performing loan to 6.1 per cent in 2021 full year performance, analysts say the repeat of the impressive performance of FirstBank in the first quarter did not only show the consistency in its rebound, but that it demonstrated the fact that the recovery is real.  For the shareholders of the Nigerian banking behemoth, First Ba…

2022 UTME: JAMB to screen 27,105 results

2022 UTME: JAMB to screen 27,105 results The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) will screen some 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. The board’s weekly bulletin noted that 1,761,338 candidates registered for the exercise. The 2022 UTME was conducted across the country from Friday, May 6 to Friday, May 13. A total of 1,707,626 sat for the examination with 1,671,203 results released so far. The update said 69 results are withheld and 27,105 undergoing further screening; 1,783 candidates with biometric ch…

PDP Presidential Primary: Tambuwal’s withdrawal for Atiku dubious, election rigged – PANDEF

PDP Presidential Primary: Tambuwal’s withdrawal for Atiku dubious, election rigged – PANDEF The Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has kicked against the way Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State withdrew for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar during the presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, describing it as dubious. The apex Niger Delta group said the outcome of the primary held at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, on Saturday, was predetermined. This was contained in a statement by PANDEF National Publicity Secretary, Ken Robinson on …

Kidnapped Methodist Prelate, Samuel Kanu released

Kidnapped Methodist Prelate, Samuel Kanu released The Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Samuel Kanu Uche, has been released. Report reaching us from a reliable source says that the Prelate, who was kidnapped on Sunday, has been freed by his abductors. The source, however, did not state if any ransom was paid before the cleric was freed. Kanu was Kidnapped along Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State. Details later…

I did not send assassins after Shina Peller – APC gubernatorial candidate, Folarin

I did not send assassins after Shina Peller – APC Gubernatorial Candidate, Folarin The gubernatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Senator Teslim Kolawole Folarin has declared that he did not send hired killers to assassinate Hon. Shina Abiola Peller. Folarin made this disclosure via a statement made available  on Monday. Our correspondent recalls that Folarin who represents Oyo Central senatorial district was on Friday, declared as the APC candidate ahead of 2023 elections in the state. It was gathered that Peller…

BREAKING: Atiku meets Wike after PDP Presidential Primary

BREAKING: Atiku meets Wike after PDP Presidential Primary Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, met with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike in Abuja Atiku had defeated Wike at the party’s presidential primary in Abuja on Saturday night. The Monday meeting, it was gathered, was to reconcile the two party chieftains and give the PDP a robust outing in the 2023 presidential election against the ruling All Progressives Congress. The meeting was also attended by former Ekiti State Governor and PDP presidential …

CAN to Buhari: secure immediate release of kidnapped Methodist Prelate, two others

CAN to Buhari: secure immediate release of kidnapped Methodist Prelate, two others The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to fast track the rescue of the Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Samuel Uche and two others from kidnappers’ den. Uche was reportedly abducted on Sunday in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State along with the Rt. Rev. Dennis Mark, the Methodist Bishop of Owerri, and the Prelate’s Chaplain by gunmen. Bandits have kidnapped at least 10 clerics in 2022 wit…

Summer body without summer money worthless-Cubana Chief Priest

Summer body without summer money worthless-Cubana Chief Priest Celebrity nightclub owner, Pascal Okechukwu aka Cubana Chief Priest has described possessing a ‘summer body’ without ‘summer money’ as useless. The socialite, who’s in Turkey, shared a photo where he sat near the seaside as he treated himself to some delicacies Flaunting his ‘bold’ shirtless body, Dr Ezemuo dissed individuals who strive to achieve summer bodies without money to accompany same. He said: “You Have Summer Body But You Don’t Have Summer Money. No Be Juju Be That. How &…

Thugs invade APC collation centre in Otukpo, injure many

Thugs invade APC collation centre in Otukpo, injure many The Chairman, All Progressives Congress, APC, Electoral Committee for Benue South, Hon. Moses Mkeenem, has raised the alarm over the invasion of the election collation centre in Otukpo, Benue State. Hon. Mkeenem said the thugs believed to be loyal to one of the aspirants in the election, invaded the premises, brandishing guns, machetes and other lethal weapons. The chairman said it took the assiduous intervention of security operatives present at the venue, for him to exit the premises…

UCL final: Steven Gerrard names man of the match after Real Madrid defeated Liverpool 1-0

UCL final: Steven Gerrard names man of the match after Real Madrid defeated Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa Manager, Steven Gerrard has named Thibaut Courtois as his Man of the Match following Real Madrid’s Champions League final 1-0 win over Liverpool on Saturday night. Courtois was at his brilliant best for Real Madrid in Paris, making a number of superb saves to help his team triumph against Liverpool and win their 14th Champions League. The former Chelsea shot-stopper denied Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane before half-time and produced a stunning s…

GAIM 5 Promo: Fidelity Bank rewards more customers with N10m

GAIM 5 Promo: Fidelity Bank rewards more customers with N10m In its bid to keep helping Nigerians develop a healthy savings habit, Fidelity Bank at the weekend, rewarded 10 customers across the country with N10 million in its Get Alert in Millions (GAIM Season 5) promo. The sixth monthly draw of the campaign which was witnessed by representatives of National Lottery Regulatory Organisation, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority in Lagos, saw Matthew Chukwudi, Patricia Eiukore…

SterlingLaunches Imperium Platform for SolarEnergy Consumers

SterlingLaunches Imperium Platform for SolarEnergy Consumers Lagos, Nigeria, May 30, 2022 : Sterling Bank Plc, Nigeria's leading digital bank, has launched a new and innovative digital product, known as the Imperium Platform, in a bid to connect consumers and providers of renewable energy (solar solutions) as a viable solution to Nigeria's electricity crisis. The Imperium Platform was launched following the unveiling of the Nigerian electricity industry report entitled, "Powering Nigeria: How Solar Energy Can Become a Sustainabl…

2023: Zoning not part of conditions for Nigeria’s presidency — Olu Falae

2023: Zoning not part of conditions for Nigeria’s presidency — Olu Falae The Former Minister of Finance, Olu Falae, has faulted the calls that the presidency should be zoned to a particular region, saying there is no provision for zoning in the Nigerian Constitution. Falae, a former National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), stated this during a visit by the executives of the Ondo State chapter of the party in Akure. The newly-elected executives were led on the visit by its chairman, Mr Dele Thomas. Falae, while speaking on the co…

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, is shocked by recent killings in Anambra State especially the murder of a woman and her four children.

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, is shocked by recent killings in Anambra State especially the murder of a woman and her four children. Soyinka spoke in a statement titled, ‘Drawing the Red Line on Infanticide’, yesterday. The statement reads: “So, it has happened!   No one can claim it was nowhere fearfully expected, but one dared hope that the ugly, abominable word “reprisal” would remain locked down within the dark pit of primitivism hidden in the Nigerian psyche. I decided to edit out the warning expression of that fear from my rece…

INCOMPLETE TRANSACTION’ MORE HEADACHES FOR MIRIAM OLUSANYA AS CUSTOMER CALLS OUT GTBANK OVER MISSING N95K

INCOMPLETE TRANSACTION’ MORE HEADACHES FOR MIRIAM OLUSANYA AS CUSTOMER CALLS OUT GTBANK OVER MISSING N95K   Racheal Olaleye, a nurse based in Osun State, has narrated how N95,000 went missing from her account after her debit card got stuck in a Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) ATM at Uniosun Teaching Hospital. Racheal said she initiated a transaction with her debit card around 8:30 pm on April 26, but due to poor network, her card was stuck and she couldn’t complete the transaction. Olaleye left the premises as it was late in the evening, but she inf…

Soyinka cancels Anambra school appointment over murder of Harira, children Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has announced cancellation of a school engagement in Anambra State to empathise with the brutal murder Harira Jibril and her children. Pregnant Harira was killed along with her four children by gunmen in Anambra State recently, a killing that has ethnic undertone. Soyinka, in a statement on Saturday titled: “Drawing the Red Line on Infanticide,” condemned the murder of Harira and her children and cancelled his appointment at a school i…

Kwara: Man hacks brother to death in bloody fight

Kwara: Man hacks brother to death in bloody fight A bloody fight between two Fulani brothers of the same parent in the early hours of Friday ended in tragedy at a village in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara state. It was reported that the bloody fight ensued between Umar Bello and Abdullahi Bello at Dogonruwa village of Woro in Kaiama Local Government Area. Umar Bello, allegedly hacked Abdullahi Bello to death during the bloody encounter in which dangerous objects were reportedly used. Spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence C…

N96b alleged fraud: I’ve been vindicated – Amaechi

N96b alleged fraud: I’ve been vindicated – Amaechi The last may not have been heard on the report of the Rivers State Commission of Inquiry set up by Governor, Nyesom Wike as a former governor of the state, Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, claimed that the Friday judgment of the Supreme Court on the matter has vindicated him. Amaechi, one of the leading presidential aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, said that his stance on the report of the commission has been justified by the apex court decision. His position was co…

Fatima: IPOB distances ESN from killing of pregnant Hausa woman, identifies those responsible

Fatima: IPOB distances ESN from killing of pregnant Hausa woman, identifies those responsible The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said the killers of a Hausa woman with four children in Anambra State, Fatima are not operatives of the Eastern Security Network, ESN. IPOB said it’s an abomination to kill a pregnant woman in Igbo land, hence ESN has no hands in Fatima’s murder. Emma Powerful, the spokesman of IPOB, alleged that Fulanis murdered Fatima in a bid to cause disaffection between Igbos and Hausas. In a statement, Powerful warned t…

Grounded First Nation’s multimillion-dollar plane sold as scrap, towed to Oyo

Grounded First Nation’s multimillion-dollar plane sold as scrap, towed to Oyo An Airbus A320 jet belonging to First Nation has been sold as scrap to a yet-to-be-identified buyer, findings have shown. The development came about four years after the carrier grounded its operations for technical reasons. The buyer of the disused plane has consequently towed the equipment to a town in Oyo where it will be probably converted to a restaurant or other purposes, airport sources close to the deal revealed on Wednesday. The multimillion-dollar plane, wh…

Group debunks allegation against Adebule over APC Lagos West Senate bid

Group debunks allegation against Adebule over APC Lagos West Senate bid The Youth Coalition For Responsible Leadership (YCRL) has called on members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Lagosians to ignore claims by a group named Badagry Division Alliance for Ideal Democracy (BDAID) against an aspirant for the Lagos West Senatorial District, Dr Idiat Oluranti Adebule. The youth said the claims are part of desperate attempts and orchestration to discredit Dr Adebule. In a statement jointly signed by YCRL President Omotayo Ogunbiyi and Secr…

Okorocha to EFCC: Drop charges against me

Okorocha to EFCC: Drop charges against me Former Imo Governor Senator Rochas Okorocha has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to obey subsisting Court judgements stopping it from harassing, intimidating or prosecuting him. The Imo West Senator, who was arrested after officials of the Commission raided his Abuja residence, charged the anti-graft agency to allow rule of law prevail in his case by withdrawing all charges and investigation against him. Okorocha said it was paramount for the EFCC to comply with December 6, 202…