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”Pascal Dozie Wrote His Name In Gold” – Gov. Otti Mourns
The Governor of Abia State. Alex Otti has described the death of the founder of Diamond Bank Plc, Dr. Pascal Dozie, as a huge loss to the nation. Otti said in a statement by his media aide, Ferdinand Ekeoma, on Wednesday in Umuahia that Dozie was a renowned entrepreneur and icon in the banking industry. It will be recalled that the...
Step Down For Tinubu Now, Adamu Garba Tells Peter Obi
Former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba, has advised the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi to step down for his principal, the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Garba disclosed this on his Twitter handle on Thursday. He advised Obi to step down and support the candidate of the APC,...
EFCC Convicts Babatunde Rufai, “Wear It All” Boutique Owner For Fraud
Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has convicted and sentenced one Babatunde Rufai, also known as Richard Abben, to nine months in prison for internet fraud. The convict, Babatunde Rufai, who is the owner and promoter of “Wear It All Boutique” in Lekki, Lagos, was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,...
NNPC Cuts Petrol Price To ₦910 Per Litre In Abuja
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has reduced the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, from ₦935 to ₦910 per litre in Abuja. However, the revised pricing has not yet been implemented in Lagos and other parts of the country. Meanwhile, Dangote Petroleum Refinery also initiated a price cut over the weekend, lowering its...
Senator Kalu Is The Most Reliable Businessman I Ever Met — Apostle Alozie
An Abia based Cleric, Apostle Chuks Alozie, has announced Forbes rated international businessman and astute politician, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu as the most reliable businessman he ever met. Addressing Participants at the NYFC annual business seminar for young entrepreneurs held in Abuja on Tuesday, the cleric has used the eminent businessman as an inspirational example of the integrity demands of...
Many Abia Health Workers Could Be Infected For Attending To Patients Without PPE – Commissioner
John Okiyi Kalu, the Abia commissioner for information, says many health workers in the state might have been infected with COVID-19 as a result of unknowingly attending to patients without full protection. Kalu disclosed this on Monday while responding to questions on the COVID-19 situation in the state. The state recorded 15 new cases of the disease on Sunday and is...
Pope Francis Appoints Fr. Habila Daboh, Bishop Of Zaria Diocese
The leader of the Catholic church, Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Fr. Dr. Habila Tyiakwonaboi Daboh as the Bishop of Zaria Diocese, Kaduna State. The announcement was contained in a statement issued on the Facebook page of the Catholic Broadcast Commission, Nigeria, on Thursday. Until his appointment, Daboh was the Rector of the Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kaduna, a position...
Hadiza Bala Usman Makes Revelation On Category Of Ministers That May Be Sacked By Tinubu
Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy and Coordination and Head, Central Delivery and Coordination Unit, Hadiza Bala Usman, says her principal will drop ministers who do not deliver on their mandates. Usman said the president was serious about delivering on his promise to make life better and easier for Nigerians. She spoke at the opening of the technical retreat...
Police Declare 30-Year-Old Man Missing In Ekiti
Ekiti State Police Command has declared a 30-year-old man, Mr Ismaheel Olakanye, missing. The Command’s spokesman, DSP Sunday Abutu, revealed this in a statement on Thursday in Ado-Ekiti. He said Olakanye of the New Creation Secondary School Area, Olorunda, Ado-Ekiti, left home on Aug. 18 at about 08:00 hrs to an unknown destination and has not returned since then. READ ALSO: Federal...
Clergy Predicts ‘Challenges’ For AGF Malami, Warns Tinubu Against Presidential Ambition
Prophet and head of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, with headquarters in Lagos, Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele, has warned that Nigerians should brace up for more economic hardship in 2022. The prophet, who earlier in this year predicted the Ikoyi building collapse told Sunday Tribune that Nigeria’s economy would be more troubled. According to him, “Nigerians will face more hardship in 2022....
