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United States Embassy, on Friday, honored a 83-year-old Muslim cleric, Abdullahi Abubakar, who saved many Christians during an attack in Yelwan Gindi Akwati, Swei and Nghar villages in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State The U.S. government awarded Mr Abubakar the Ambassador’s Peacemaker Award for Heroism in an interfaith dialogue at the U.S. Embassy Consular, Abuja, Nigeria. Mr …

A new National Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, has emerged, Edozie Njoku. Briefing newsmen in Owerri, after their convention, alongside his other executives and delegates, Edozie, said that their members from the 35 states including Abuja, came for the convention. He pointed out that there was an experte order obtained by the members of the Board of …

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday barred the Group Chief Executive Officer of Oando Plc, Wale Tinubu, and his deputy, Omamofe Boyo, from holding director positions of public companies for a minimum five year period. The Nigerian capital market regulator also directed other members of the Board of the company to resign their positions forthwith. The SEC also …

The FCT High Court, on Friday dismissed a suit, accusing the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Mohammed, of age falsification for lack of ‘’Locus Standi’’. The judge, Danlami Senchi, held that the suit filed by Tochi Michael, a 46-year-old man sometimes in April, ought to have been filed before the court by way of writ of summons and …

The All Progressives Congress State Chairmen from the South-South have asked the Deputy National Chairman, Lawal Shuaibu, to tender an unreserved apology to the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, within seven days. Shuaibu, had in a May 28 letter, called for Oshiomhole’s resignation over alleged high-handedness. He lamented that the APC under Oshiomhole had become badly fractured in virtually every constituency …

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, June 4 and Wednesday, June 5, as public holidays to mark the Muslim Eid-Fitri Celebration. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Mrs Georgina Ehuriah, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by Mr Mohammed Manga, Director Press & Public Relations, of the ministry, on Friday in Abuja. Ehuriah …

A collection of interest groups, comprising market women, pensioners and members of labour groups under the aegis of the Concerned Citizens of Edo, have added their voices in support of Governor Godwin Obaseki’s governance model in the state. They described his governance model as one characterized by massive infrastructural projects, prompt payment of workers’ salaries, respect for the rule of …

Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission has concluded its investigation of Oando Plc and ordered the Group Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr. Wale Tinubu, and other affected board members to resign. SEC, in a statement on Friday, also said it barred Tinubu and the Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr. Omamofe Boyo, from being directors of …

Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Thursday received and approved the report of its committee on public procurement, which investigated the crisis rocking the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Akoka, over allegation of abuse of public procurement laws by the institution’s management. The 16-member committee, chaired by Oluwole Oke, representing Obokun/Oriade federal constituency in Osun State, said contrary to the report of violations of extant …

Port Harcourt – Rivers Unity House (RUH), an All Progressives Congress (APC) interest group in the state has joined growing calls for removal of Adams Oshiomhole as National Chairman of the APC.  RUH Convener, Kingsley Wali, who in Port Harcourt, expressed the body’s dissatisfaction with Oshiomhole’s conduct, alleged that the former Edo state governor was responsible for 96% of the …