Police scrap Special Tactical Squad over raid on Edwin Clark’s home (PremiumTimes) Inspector-General Ibrahim Idris has scrapped the police Special Tactical Squad (STS), the Force Headquarters announced Friday, as the fallout over the raid on the home of Edwin Clark…
First Bank unveils FirstEdu to help schools meet medium, long term goals
FirstBank has announced its FirstEdu educational solution specifically designed to support schools in need of improvement and growth in meeting their medium and long-term goals. The FirstEdu product includes FirstEdu portal and FirstEdu loan. FirstEdu loan is targeted at private…
Accept Police apology to Edwin Clark, Dickson begs Niger Delta (Nation)
The Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has appealed to the leaders and people of the Niger Delta to accept the apology tendered by the Police authorities to Ijaw National Leader, Pa Edwin Clark, following the raid of his Abuja residence…
PDP presidential aspirant Ibrahim Shekarau defects to APC (PMNews) *FG ‘deliberately corrupting Osun Voters’ With Trader Moni – Oby Ezekwezili (Guardian)
PDP presidential aspirant Ibrahim Shekarau defects to APC (PMNews) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has led a delegation of bigwigs of the party to formally meet Alhaji Ibrahim Shekarau in Kano. The…
INEC registers 14.5m new voters ahead of 2019 election (Guardian)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has placed the total number of newly registered voters as 14,551,482 ahead of the 2019 general election. The Chairman of the Commission, Mahmood Yakubu made the announcement during the Commission’s third quarterly consultative meeting…
British Airways apologises after hackers steal customers’ details (Punch)
British Airways was forced to apologise on Friday after the credit card details of hundreds of thousands of its customers were stolen over a two-week period in the worst ever attack on its website and app. BA Chairman and Chief…
Sudden resurgence of Boko Haram worries me– Ndume (Vanguard)
A member of the Senate, Alhaji Ali Ndume, has expressed concern over escalation of Boko Haram attacks on Nigerian troops and locals in the North east. Ndume, who represents Borno South Senatorial District, expressed his feelings while talking to journalists…
Chief Magistrate throws journalists out of Lagos court (Vanguard)
It was a day of rage against journalists at a Lagos court as Chief Magistrate of an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court 2, Folashade Botoku, threw pressmen out her court. Judicial symbol for justice The journalists that were thrown out on the…
Politicians also cry: Nigerian leaders who have shed a tear- Goddey Odin
Call it crocodile tears if you like but politicians also cry and not a few of them have done it within the public glare. But is this public display of emotion a sincere expression or a way to curry political…
10 things to talk about before going-ahead with marriage
Marriage is not just a boyfriend and girlfriend relationship where you can get into and the next thing is finding a way out. It is beyond hanging with the one you love, doing the things you love. Having common interests…