Sterling Bank extends publication date of annual statements

    Sterling Bank shines spotlight on creative industries potential Sterling Bank Plc, has just announced that it requires a short extension outside the...

My brother,  Datti Baba-Ahmed

By Hakeem Baba-Ahmed A tree is bent when it is still wet — African proverb OUR family is very large and intensely political. Our father came from Mauritania to Nigeria...

Is Sam Amadi capable of governing Imo? Ask FCC Jones

I have always raised my doubts about Dr. Sam Amadi’s capacity to drive a gubernatorial campaign in Imo State, especially, given the fact that we currently have a...

Edochie bereaved

  Emerging reports indicate that Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, has lost his first son, Kambilichukwu Edochie. Yul Edochie survives “terrible” car crash (See...

Several die in two US helicopter crash

      A number of people are believed to have been killed after two US Army helicopters crashed in Kentucky.   The state’s Governor, Andy...

Money laundering : US recovers over $53m in bribes to Diezani, $16m more to follow

    The Justice Department has announced the final resolution of two civil cases seeking the forfeiture of various luxury assets that were the proceeds of...

Tinubu has no drug case in the US says FBI agent

  Mr. Akib Abiola, who was a Special Agent for the FBI and a close associate of Chief MKO Abiola and who also facilitated the US asylum for ASIWAJU with the US...

On “asking tough questions”

Holding  guest accountable  Some of us grossly underestimate the IQ of the average Nigerian. We seem to think that, because we have a chain of degrees (some dubiously...

Travelogue: LAGOS to Yenogoa by road

By Olayinka Oyegbile It was my first-ever trip to Bayelsa State since it was carved out of Rivers State. The most exciting aspect of it was that we travelled by road....

Naira in free fall exchanges at N600 against U.S.D1

Naira gains, exchanges N461.24 against dollar

  The Naira appreciated against the dollar on Wednesday, exchanging N461.24 at the investors’ and exporters’ window. The rate represented an increase of 0.11...