Convention venue tears PDP apart as Okowa heads committee
There are indications that the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has yet to agree on a venue for party’s presidential primaries fixed for Oct. 6, following a sharp…
PDP ticket: Turaki, others screened, says only PDP will rescue Nigeria
The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday commenced the screening of its Presidential aspirants for the 2019 election, an exercise Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, a front runner in the race for…
Workers demand sack of minister over corruption, impunity
Workers of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment on Monday paralysed activities at the Abuja headquarters of the ministry as they protested and called for the removal of their…
Aviation unions confirm FG’s approval of N22.6bn for ex-Nigerian Airways staff
Two unions in the aviation sector on Monday commended the Federal Government for approving N22.6 billion for the payment of entitlements of former workers of the defunct Nigerian Airways Limited….
Osun election: PDP heads to court over inconclusive poll
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is approaching the court to contest the declaration of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun as inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The party…
2019: Turaki consolidates support in South-South, South East, others
Frontline PDP presidential aspirant, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, has continued to court and win the goodwill of Nigerians across diverse divides thus strengthening his grip on the PDP Presidential ticket….
Skye Bank: Group alleges fraud in revocation of licence
The recent revocation of the operating licence of Skye Bank by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and subsequent acquisition by Polaris Bank Limited may have been tainted with scam and…
Miracle as teenager survives 49 days at sea
An Indonesian teenager has been rescued after drifting in the sea for 49 days, the Indonesian foreign ministry said on Monday.Aldi Adilang, 18, was working as a lamp keeper in…
Mobile subscription slip to 160.5m in August; internet users jump to 104.6m
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says active mobile telephone lines in Nigeria decreased marginally to 160.5 million in August from 161.42 million in July. But what was lost in voice…
My love for money is reason for kidnapping APC’s Chairman Son –Suspect
A female kidnap suspect, Fatima Muhammed, says she has no regrets kidnapping the four-year-old son of Bukar Dalori, the Borno Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC). Fatima made this known…