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Commercial activities came to a halt at the Alagbaka branch of First Bank in Akure, the Ondo state capital after a man said to be in his late 30s, held the place to a ransom over alleged illegal deduction from his account. The Precision gathered that the man who arrived the bank at about 1pm headed straight for the customer care section...

The National Economic Council was on Thursday given an interim briefing on the NEC Working Group’s assignment on herdsmen-farmers clashes. The Bauchi State Governor, Mohammed Abubakar, told State House correspondents this at the end of a meeting of the council presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The council, which was chaired by Osinbajo, had all the 36 state...

A pressure group within the All Progressives Congress (APC)  called BUHARI/APC ANTI-CORRUPTION SUPPORT GROUP has staged a protest to the Abuja office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCV) on Friday asking the anti-graft agency to look into the financial records of the party which they alleged is shrouded in secrecy since the inception of Chief John Odigie...

•Christ Embassy General Overseer, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome The United Kingdom branch of Christ Embassy, owned by popular Nigerian televangelist, Chris Oyakhilome, is broke and has been declared insolvent by the Charity Commission, the agency that regulates charity organisations...

The Dangote Rice Processing Mill, with a production capacity of 250,000 metric tonnes per annum, will be ready in Sokoto State this year. The Group Executive Director, Stakeholders Management and Corporate Communications of Dangote Group, Mr. Mansur Ahmed, made this known during a visit to Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal in Sokoto. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({});  “We have already identified 27 hectares of land suitable for the project...

  Ondo state government has signed a memorandum of understanding with peace aid project, a non-governmental organization aimed at developing livestock funds to revive the state cattle ranch at Auga Akoko.   (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu while speaking at the inaugural board meeting of the state Development and Investment Promotion Agency (ONDIPA) in Akure expressed optimism that the project...

By Sola Obagbemisoye As the registration of motorcycles otherwise known as Okada moves to Owo LGA in Ondo North Senatorial District, cyclists in the area have again been reminded the need to key into the program to enable them benefit from it's multiple gains. Senior Special Adviser to the Governor on ICT and the Coordinator of the State Information Technology Agency...

The crises rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress may be taking a new dimension as protesters claiming to be supporters of President Buhari's re-election bid, besieged the Blantyre Street national headquarters of the ruling APC demanding the sack of its national chairman, Chief John Odigie Oyegun. This was coming on the heels of the reconciliatory meeting led by the national...

Segun Agbaje The Nigerian Senate has confirmed six more Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC). Senate President Bukola Saraki, while announcing their names during the plenary session on Wednesday, stated that “they are coming at a very important time.” (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); Former REC in Ondo state, Segun Agbaje from Ekiti state was among those confirmed by...

file photo Fulani herdsmen in Benue and Nasarawa states are asking for more time to move to grazing reserves – with support from the Federal Government.   This appears to be a request by the herders to be granted temporary respite from the Benue State anti-open grazing law. The herdsmen killed more than 73 people, mostly women and children, in Ayilamo, Gaambe-Tiev, in...