Chukwueze, Ekong open AFCON goal accounts as Nigeria dismiss South Africa

The Super Eagles of Nigeria are through to the semi-finals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations after defeating the Bafana Bafana of South Africa 2-1 at the Cairo International Stadium. In the game dominated by the Nigerian side, Villareal’s hitman, Samuel Chukwueze and Udenese of Italy’s defender, William Troost-Ekong got their names in the score-sheet to seal Nigeria’s place in the last four

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Buhari’s kinsman who declared self Customs CG sent for medical examination

Nura Dahiru, a Katsina born Assistant Superintendent of Customs, who stormed the headquarters of the Nigerian Customs service wearing the rank of Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs and demanded that CG, Col. Hamid Ali should hand over to him, has been made to face a medical examination. Dahiru had reported to the office on Monday morning with the rank of DCG and reportedly went to the office of the CG demanding to take over from the retired military office thereby causing a stir at the customs headquarters. According to men of…

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Gov. Bello Picks governorship form, says: Those accusing me of non-performance are diaspora Kogites

Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, on Wednesday, became the first aspirant to pick the governorship nomination and expression of interest form to contest the APC governorship primary, saying that those accusing him of non-performance are diaspora Kogites. The form was presented to the governor by the party’s Director of Organisation, Alhaji Abubakar Kari on behalf of the National Organising Secretary. The party had announced Wednesday as the commencement date for the sale of nomination forms which is expected to last for about five weeks. Over 20 aspirants are believed to…

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Army clarifies mis-information on Lt. Gen. Adeosun

SPECIALLY/NEWLY PROMOTED LIEUTENANT GENERAL LO ADEOSUN IS STILL THE CHIEF OF TRAINING & OPERATIONS NIGERIAN ARMY Contrary to fake news going round insinuating or suggesting appointment of Lieutenant General Lamidi Adeosun as Chief of Army Staff of the Nigerian Army, members of the public are hereby once again informed that Lieutenant General LO Adeosun has just been given special/accelerated promotion from Major General to Lieutenant General and formally communicated to him by the Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen TY Buratai. Lt Gen LO Adeosun is only granted special promotion…

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Fidelity Bank Wins At PWM Global Wealth Tech Awards

Fidelity Bank won the ‘Best Digital Networking Bank For Entrepreneurs, Africa 2019’ at 2019 PWM Wealth Tech Awards held in London, United Kingdom (UK) recently. Organized by Professional Wealth Management (PWM), a Financial Times Publication, the awards celebrate excellence in wealth management technology. According to the organizers, technology and service delivery were key components in the criteria considered by the independent panel that selected the award winners. The month long period involved gathering series of detailed information on KPIs, portfolio management, asset allocation, due diligence, risk management, growth strategies, customer…

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