MALI COUP, A SETBACK FOR REGIONAL DIPLOMACY – BUHARI

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, described the development in Mali which led to the military toppling the government of President Ibrahim Keita as a setback for…

NO GOING BACK ON EDO, ONDO ELECTIONS, SAYS INEC

National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voters Education Committee of the Independent Electoral Commission, Festus Okoye, has said there is no alternative to the peaceful conduct of the governorship…

AROTILE: KADUNA COURT FREES TWO SUSPECTS

A Chief Magistrate Court 1 in Kaduna on Thursday set free two of the three suspected killers of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile. However, the first suspect, Nehemiah Adejor, who drove…

MANCHESTER ATTACK: COURT JAILS BOMBER’S BROTHER FOR LIFE

The brother of a suicide bomber who killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, northwest England, in 2017 was on Thursday jailed for life. Judge Jeremy Baker…

MONARCHS, CLERGY APPLAUD EKWEREMADU OVER COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROJECTS

The Former Deputy president of the senate, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu has received accolades from the traditional rulers and Clergy in the Ezeagu local government area of Enugu state, over tremendous…

MILITARY TAKEOVER IN MALI : LAWYERS CONDEMN ACT

The African Bar Association has condemned the takeover of government in Mali by the military. The AfBA President, Mr Hannibal Uwaifo, in an untitled statement on Thursday, said the coup…

SEXUAL ABUSE: FIFA EXTENDS BAN ON HAITI FOOTBALL CHIEF

FIFA said on Thursday it had extended by 90 days the provisional ban on the president of Haiti’s football federation pending an investigation into allegations he sexually abused teenage girls…

BUHARI REAPPOINTS UGBO AS NIGER DELTA POWER HOLDING COMPANY BOSS

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the renewal of the appointment of Mr Joseph Ugbo as the Managing Director of Niger Delta Power Holding Company for another…

WAPIC INSURANCE’S H1 GROSS WRITTEN PREMIUM HITS N9.34BN

Wapic Insurance Plc has said its gross written premium rose by eight per cent to N9.34bn in the first half of the 2020 financial year. The Managing Director, WAPIC Insurance…

MTN NAMES MUPITA CEO AMID REVAMP EFFORTS

MTN Group Limited has appointed its Chief Financial Officer, Ralph Mupita, as chief executive officer, sticking with an internal candidate to replace the departing Rob Shuter as head of Africa’s…