Day: 4 March 2020

Lagos Gov., Sanwo-olu commissions UBA’s ‘state of the art’ Afriland Towers

Jasmin Ekua, Banking & Finance

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) last Friday, officially added a new touch point to its network. UBA operates in 20 African countries and in the United Kingdom, the USA and France. The new branch in Afriland towers on the Lagos Island was commissioned by the Executive Governor of Lagos state, his Excellency Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Chairman of UBA, Mr Tony O. Elumelu. The Governor who congratulated the UBA management and Afriland for the beautiful edifice said the bank has remained a principal stakeholder in the development of…

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Sen. Adeyemi sets Senate on fire

Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

Senator Smart Adeyemi, the All Progressives Congress member representing Kogi West Senatorial District, verbally set the floor of the Senate on fire on Wednesday, when he said he preferred military rule to the current democracy being practised in Nigeria. His submission caused a stir in the Senate as his colleagues vehemently opposed his opinion, describing his statement as anti-democratic. Adeyemi spoke while contributing to the debate on the Bill for the Establishment of a National Electoral Offences Commission, sponsored by Senator Abubakar Kyari. Kyari had said the Independent National Electoral…

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Police take over APC National Secretariat as Oshiomhole’s deputy supports court judgement

Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

Policemen in four pick-up patrol vehicles have taken over the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja, following a court judgment suspending the party’s National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday. Just as the National Vice Chairman (North-East), Salihu Mustapha, who backed the court decision, told reporters that following the court injunction, Oshiomhole was for now, in no position to issue any instruction as doing so will be “illegal, null and void”. He explained that his intervention was based on information that as soon as the court pronouncement became public, Oshiomhole…

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Coronavirus: Massive screening in Aso Rock as Buhari presides over FEC

Jide Ige

Ministers were screened for coronavirus on Wednesday as they arrived the Presidential Villa for the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House. The meeting was presided over by the President, Muhammadu Buhari with the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, and other government functionaries in attendance. National Infinity learnt their body temperature was checked as they alighted from their cars and entered the main reception to Villa after which they were given hand sanitisers to disinfect their hands. Again at the entrance to the Executive Council Chambers, another screening took place…

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US offers N2.5bn for information on Boko Haram leader, Shekau

Jide Ige

The United States Department of State is offering a reward of up to $7m (N2.5bn) for information leading to the arrest of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau. The Rewards for Justice Program, which is the counterterrorism rewards program of the US Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service, said this in a tweet on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday. The tweet reads, “The United States Department of State offers a reward up to $7m for information leading to the arrest of the terrorist, Abubakar Shekau, leader of Boko Haram. Shekau…

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APC crisis deepens as Abuja court suspends Oshiomhole

Jide Ige

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Jabi, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered an interim suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress. Delivering a ruling on an application for an interlocutory injunction, Justice Danlami Senchi, ordered Oshiomhole to remain on suspension pending the determination of the main suit. The court held that the party wrongfully continued to retain him as its National Chairman while he is under suspension as a member of the party. The judge, therefore, ordered Oshiomhole to stop parading himself as…

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Rohr names debutantes, Ehizibue, Dessers as Iheanacho returns for AFCON qualifier

Yemi Thomas, Entertainment Editor

New entrants, Kingsley Ehizibue, of FC Koln, and Holland-based forward Cyril Dessers will debut for Nigeria as Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr released names of 24 players for the double-header against Sierra-Leone in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture this month. Rohr named captain Ahmed Musa, vice-captain William Ekong and veteran defender Kenneth Omeruo in his 24-man Super Eagles’ roster There are also goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi, defenders Leon Balogun and Olaoluwa Aina, midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and forwards Alex Iwobi and Victor Osimhen in the list of three…

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Gbajabiamila’s aide debunks Sahara Reporters’ Story

Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

The story carried by Sahara Reporters on Monday, March 2, 2020, alleging that the Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila used public funds to take 300 guests to Dubai for his mother’s birthday is categorically false. The Speaker, his family and a few friends were in Dubai to celebrate the 90th birthday anniversary of Alhaja Lateefat Olufunke Gbajabiamila, the Speaker’s mother. For the records, this event was strictly for family members and a few childhood friends for which no public funds were appropriated or expended. Indeed not…

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