…says the church, govt and private sector should adopt school programme to provide equal opportunity to poor children  The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has admonished all to patronise made in Nigeria goods. He said that Anambra rice, Efi Igbo (Igbo cow) and locally bred chickens were more delicious compared to the foreign breed. ...

Citizens, civil society leaders and other stakeholders have raised “serious concerns about the escalating series of kidnappings, killings and insecurity across the country, which are clearly fuelled by years of grand corruption and impunity of perpetrators,” and stated that, “only ambitious and robust anti-corruption fight can end the insecurity in the country.” This was stated today at a townhall meeting held at ...

One of Nigeria’s leading financial institutions, Zenith Bank Plc, has introduced a high interest-yielding target savings account named “SAVE4ME”, which enables customers plan and save towards their aspirations and needs conveniently. The new product is designed to support flexible savings for predetermined purposes such as asset acquisition or even marriage, and offers a higher interest rate than a regular savings ...

*Posers raised on discrepancies in President’s name in different documents; number of subjects sat for The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has told the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja that the body has no hand in the issuance of results to Muhammadu Buhari by the Cambridge University International Assessment Education. The Council also stated that the assessment result sheet ...

Raymond Ozoji, Awka The national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Ozomkpu Victor Ike Oye is to bid his 27-year-old daughter Mrs. Chinenye Barbara Amaechi farewell on Friday August 2nd, 2019 as she begins her journey to eternity. Amawbia, the country home of the chairman in Awka-South local government area of Anambra state, has continued to host a ...

Raymond Ozoji, Awka The 7th Anambra State House of Assembly has inaugurated 29 standing committees together with their chairmen and deputy chairmen. Speaker of the House and member representing Ayamelum state constituency Rt. Hon. Uche Okafor who reeled out the committees yesterday as soon as the House reconvened after its recess, said the committees should swing into action immediately and ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) strongly condemns the 2019 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, “who has now made it a pastime to make public statements on issues, which constitutionally should be reserved for the duly elected head of government or his designees.” In a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, ...

*Abba Kyari claims he signed for, collected Buhari’s Cambridge 12 days ago The controversy surrounding the educational qualification of Muhammadu Buhari for the February 23 presidential election, took center stage on Tuesday at the presidential election petition tribunal with more revelations emerging on the issue. Buhari had in 2015 claimed that his certificates were with the military board on request. ...

In a renewed and spirited effort to ensure the effective recovery of over N5 Trillion being outstanding debts owed the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), a new task force has been set up to get the job done without fail. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, gave the indication during a meeting with board members and management of AMCON and ...

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has commended and celebrated British Prime Minister, Mr. Boris Johnson, for appointing a British citizen of Nigerian heritage as a minister in his government. In a statement he personally signed, Atiku said Johnson’s cabinet has a lot to teach the world. “With an average age of ...