2015: Al-Mustapha set for politics, may join PDP
The stage is finally set for the induction of  Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the late maximum ruler, General Sani Abacha,  into full politics with…
FCMB rebounds to profitability
The audited accounts of First City Monument Bank ( FCMB) PLC for the period under review showed that it recorded a profit after tax of N15.3billion, an increase by 256%…
BoI partners state govts to boost SMEs
From Nat Amogu, Lagos….. The Bank of industry (BOI) is collaborating with various state governments, such as Ondo, Osun, Kwara and Niger to boost small hydro power projects to serve…
Airtel lifts primary school in Ogun
First Lady of Ogun State, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun, has commended Airtel Nigeria for partnering with the State Government in providing educational opportunities for less privileged children and for uplifting the…
Police give recipe for checkmating kidnappings
By Nat Amogu The Lagos State Security Council has called for continued vigilance and great caution ,especially while recruiting domestic staff like cooks, drivers and house helps in order to…
UBA profit soars by 905 per cent
 Staff commitment and customer strength among others have combined to give United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, a major turnaround in the just-ended fiscal year.  Coming from a bad patch…
How Nigerian women offer sex for cash in Dubai
By RAY UMUKORO, Editor-at-Large. God made man; man made Dubai, a glittering city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Dubai with a population of a little over two million (the…
Women behind my husband’s success – Patience Jonathan
Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, on Friday attributed the success recorded by her husband in the various sectors in the first half of his four-year tenure to the outstanding…
JTF arrests hungry Boko Haram fighters
The Joint Task Force on Thursday arrested some suspected Boko Haram members in search of food in the forests of the northern part of Borno State. Director of Defence Information,…
Southern states raise hope on West-East rail
Hope for a Lagos to Calabar rail line, considered the most viable transport network in the country, was raised as Commissioners for Transport from 17 states of the South-West, South-East…