THE Senate will Thursday, commence the screening of Mr. Godwin Emefiele for appointment as Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria,CBN. If confirmed by the Red Chamber as requested by President Goodluck Jonathan, Mr. Emefiele will succeed Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, who was placed on suspension by the President over sundry allegations. The Senate disclosed this in its Notice Paper yesterday. ... Read More »
Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi will pick up today the All Progressives Congress’ (APC’s) governorship nomination form at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. He will be accompanied by Ekiti APC leaders, members of the Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation and National Assembly members from the state. Fayemi will return to Ado-Ekiti, via the Akure Airport in Ondo State. He would ... Read More »
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Tuesday flagged off the State’s 6th Climate Change Summit saying the only way to save the Planet Earth from the adverse consequences of Climate Change was to reverse the choices made by humanity which have resulted in the change. Fashola, who spoke at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island venue of ... Read More »
he Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, admitted before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, that Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mr. Adeyemi Ikuforiji never used any of the funds he received from accounts department of the House for any illegal activity. This is apparently a twist, as the commission is prosecuting Ikuforiji and his Special Assistant, ... Read More »
Ekiti State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Kayode Olaosebikan, yesterday, denied ever assaulting a National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member at Otun Ekiti in Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti State, weekend. Olaosebikan was said to have had a face-off with the NYSC member, Mr. Thompson Enobong, during the continuous voters’ registration exercise of the Independent National Electoral ... Read More »
A governorship aspirant in Ekiti Sate on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Deji Ajayi, has called on the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, to disqualify a former Governor of the state, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, from taking part in the party’s primaries scheduled for Saturday. Ajayi, in a petition which he also sent to President ... Read More »
The lawmakers accused the governor of ignoring them. The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has summoned Governor Umaru Al-Makura to appear before it on Wednesday, March 19. Ruling on the motion, the Speaker, Musa Mohammed, said he invoked Section 129 (C) of the 1999 Constitution to summon the governor. “Based on the refusal of the governor to honour its invitation, the ... Read More »
Union Bank Plc is in the process of selling its non-core banking subdiaries to allow it focus on areas of competitive advantage, particularly retail, commercial and corporate banking, the Group Managing Director, Mr. Emeka Emuwa, has said. He said the divestment process would be concluded before year end, well ahead of the February 2015 deadline that the Central Bank of ... Read More »
A clergyman, Timothy Elugbemi, 55, drove himself to a hospital in Sango Ota, Ogun State, shouted hallelujah and died. It was gathered that the deceased was attended to by Dr. Ayo Adeoye, proprietor of Lolade Clinic and Maternity Home, where he checked in for medical attention. Confirming the incident, Dr. Adeoye said the clergyman complained of feeling unwell and was ... Read More »
Police in Ekiti State has arrested the state’s Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mr. Kayode Olaosebikan, for questioning over the beating up of a National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, member at a registration unit in Otun Ekiti, Moba Local Government Area of the state. Olaosebikan, who is also the Chairman, NYSC board in the state, was seen at the Criminal ... Read More »
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