Union, Diamond Bank Axed Over Voodoo Banking
The Delta State Board of Internal Revenue (DBIR), has on Tuesday blacklisted two erring banks, Union Bank and Diamond Bank from the list of IGR collecting banks in Delta State…
Dickson, Sylva Spar Over Bayelsa’s Treasury
Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Seriake Dickson and his predecessor, Timipre Sylva are again fanning the embers of their already-frosty relationship, this time over varying claims on the running of…
Startimes Bids for AFCON’s Hosting Rights
Management of Startimes Nigeria on Tuesday unveiled plans to bid for the hosting rights of the forthcoming African Cup of Nations (AFCON). Director Operations, Startimes, Maxwell Loko disclosed this at…
FMF Released N161bn for Payment of Subsidy in December
Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Tuesday denied media reports claiming that the Federal Ministry of Finance has been preventing verified payments to…
Major Shakeup in Nigerian Navy
The Naval Headquarters on Tuesday announced a reshuffling of its administration with the appointment of three new Flag Officers Commanding for the Eastern Naval Command, the Western Naval Command and…
INEC’s Absence Stalls Oni’s Appeal against Fayemi
The Supreme Court has adjourned till 5th March 2013 hearing in an application filed by former governor of Ekiti State, Segun Oni, to set aside the Appeal Court judgment that…
Frozen Assets: Court Asks Access Bank to Put Capital Oil on Notice
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday declined to grant an ex-parte order registering the in-country enforcement of a London High Court order freezing the assets of Mr. Ifeanyi…
Fire Guts Lagos’ Major Plank Market
An early-evening fire has razed the biggest plank market in Lagos State, resulting to the loss of goods worth several millions of naira.As at the time of this report, about…
ACN Blames FG for Failed Merger with Other Parties
In an allegation that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is certain to consider as laughable, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has accused the ruling party of spearheading desperate moves…
How We Turned N4, 451 to N16bn — Gov. Dickson
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has given a dramatic account of how his administration grew a paltry N4, 451 inherited from his predecessor in February 2012 to over N16bn.…