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Yari Knows Why He Was Arrested, Not for his alleged refusal to pick Tinubu’s phone call – DS The Department of State Services (DSS), Sunday denied media report that its operatives arrested the former governor of Zamfara state, Abdulaziz Yari over his alleged refusal to pick President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s phone call. It noted that Yari knows why he was invited by the Service. The Service in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya, equally condemned reports making the rounds that it invaded the office of the Independent Corrupt Pratices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and Code…

A former Nigerian senator, Adamu Bulkachuwa, who confessed to influencing his retired Appeal Court justice wife’s decisions, has approached the court to stop his possible investigation and arrest. Mr Bulkachuwa filed the suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja after receiving an ICPC invitation and three days before he was expected to appear before the investigative team of the anti-corruption agency. Mr Bulkachuwa, who represented Bauchi North senatorial district in the immediate-past 9th National Assembly, had shocked many when he admitted trampling on his wife’s freedom and independence while she served as President of the Court of Appeal. The…

A committee set up by the Anambra state government headed by Professor Nkemdili Nnonyeli has confirmed that  Miss Mmesoma forged the score of 362 as earlier claimed by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The eight-member panel set up by Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State to investigate the controversies surrounding the results claimed by a candidate in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), Mmesoma Ejikeme, has submitted its report. According to the report,  the candidate confirmed she single-handedly forged the result before approaching a cyber cafe for printing. Christian Aburime, the chief press secretary to Governor Charles Soludo, confirmed…

Dr Salamatu Jidda-Fada, a Nigerian-born conservation scientist and educator who on Wednesday, July 12, 2923 will be awarded Honourary Doctorate in Science ( DSc), in Education by the Bangor University, Wales alongside ten other prominent personalties in the United Kingdom. She was a research fellow at the Centre for Evidence-Based Conservation, and visiting researcher in the School of Natural Sciences at Bangor University. Still based in Bangor, Salamatu works as a conservation consultant in promoting a greener Wales and is active in promoting environmental awareness amongst ethnic minority communities and the wider Welsh society. Stemming from her work…

Fitch Ratings says it foresees an upgrade of ENG’s National Ratings which would result from strengthening its creditworthiness relative to other Nigerian issuers. According to the international rating agency, it expects to resolve the Rating Watch Negative (RWN) of ENG “within the next six months when exchange-rate volatility may recede, the impact on regulatory capital ratios and common equity double leverage is clear, and the scale of the second-order economic effects of the devaluation on loan quality becomes evident”. Fitch in its recent report noted that Factors that Could, Individually or Collectively, Lead to Positive Rating Action and Upgrade include…

A prominent fashion designer and entrepreneur, Oluwaseyi Adekunle, popularly known as Seyi Vodi, has announced a fresh plan to empower scores of Nigerian youths and start ups with various resources in the fashion and lifestyle business. The unprecedented move is the first in the annals of history of empowerment initiatives in the fashion and entertainment industry in the nation. Beneficiaries across all the 36 states in Nigeria would be rewarded with various items including cash, work tools, equipment and other related resources that would help them jump start and leapfrog their businesses in the fashion and lifestyle industry. Modalities and…

Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has reacted to the final report of the European Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Nigeria on the 2023 general elections, saying that “the observations and recommendations should be commended as major international contributions to the deepening of democracy in Nigeria.” In a statement signed by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Comrade James Ezema, the CNPP noted that “those who are kicking against the report are doing so based on mere political considerations and conveniences.” The CNPP recalled that the EU EOM Chief Observer, Barry Andrews, a member of the European Parliament, had rightly…

The Board of Directors, African Development Bank (AfDB), has approved a loan of 115 million dollars to support a major road rehabilitation project in Abia State, Nigeria. This is contained in a statement issued by the Nigeria Country Department of the bank in Abuja. It said the project would see to the rehabilitation of roads, erosion control infrastructure and preparation of solid waste management facilities in the state capital, Umuahia, and the commercial hub, Aba. According to the statement, ”Financing for the project estimated at a total cost of 263.80 million dollars, will come through an AfDB loan of 100…

Ambassador Mohammed Dauda, a retired Director of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) has been warned by the Dolphin Retired Staff Association asking him to thread with caution as his way and manner may constitutes threat to National Security. In a statement issued and signed by the Secretary of the Association, Amb. Augustine O. Onyeka and made available to Journalists, Thursday in Abuja. The statement stated that the way and manner in which Ambassador Mohammed Dauda is going about an In-House matter is at the risk of National security. The statement further stated that, Ambassador Dauda who was briefly put in…

*** Urges Nigerians to Come Together in Unity, Love President, Chief Executive Officer of Funab Group of Companies Ltd, Alhaji Ibrahim Mohammed Ajia has congratulated the Chairman Kwara’s Council of Traditional rulers and the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, Kwarans and Nigerians in general on the occasion of Eidul Adha, he noted that, it is a special time of the year to celebrate the spirit of sacrifice and generosity. Ajia urges all Kwarans to use the essence of the occasion to come together in unity, love, and harmony, and to extend the same spirit to all Nigerians. Ajia…