Ghanaian authorities lock Nigerian owned shops in Kumasi The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) on Thursday, October 31 locked up shops owned by Nigerians in Kumasi, Ghana. This is the second time such action is taken against Nigerian retailers in the district. GUTA officials, however, justifies the action, saying it was based on the violation of the Ghanaian law. Ghanaian authorities lock Nigerian owned shops in Kumasi According to them, foreign retailers violated section 27 of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) Act 865. The law stipulates that the sale of goods or provision of services in a market,…
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Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says President Muhammadu Buhari did not know about plan to arraign Walter Onnoghen, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), until Saturday evening. Osinbajo said this on Wednesday while speaking at the third Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (OPAN) conference in Abuja. The CJN is accused of false assets declaration. A petition was written against him by Dennis Aghanya, a former aide of Buhari. He was to be arraigned on Monday at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) but he was absent when the sitting began. A high court has stopped the proceedings from going on. Osinbajo said he…
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and lawyer to the leader of the newly proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria IMN, Femi Falana raised concern over the ill-health of Sheikh Ibrahim El’Zakzaky and wife Zeenat who had suffered lead poisoning resulting from pellets of bullets lodged in their bodies since 2015 without government adequate medical attention. The lawyer made this known while briefing newsmen on Monday after the Kaduna State High Court adjourned the ruling in the application for permission filed by El-Zazaky to travel for medical attention. Falana said his clients El’Zakzaky and wife Zeenat were in dire need of medical…
Access bank of PLC in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria, begins application for access to the Creative Industry Financing Initiatives (CIFI). The program aims at financing the various sectors of the creative industry by providing a special fund to stakeholders of the industry as well as infrastructures for capacity building. The CIFI program was designed for the various subsectors of the creative industries; movie, music, tech and fashion. Having identified the economic role and importance of the industry, in terms of job creation and foreign exchange earnings essentially, the apex bank thus sets aside a N10bn intervention fund…
Enyinnaya Abaribe, senator representing Abia South has emerged the minority leader of the 9th Senate, MERIDIAN SPY reports. Senator Abribe emerged at an ongoing meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the Maitama residence of the national chairman, Uche Secondus. Meanwhile, senator Emmanuel Bwacha representing Taraba South has been returned as deputy minority leader during the meeting. The Peoples Democratic Party senate caucus also reconfirmed Senator Philips Aduda, who represents the federal capital territory (FCT) as as the minority whip of the senate. As at the time of filing this report, the meeting was still ongoing. More details soon!
Herbert Wigwe, Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank PLC has said financial institutions are waxing stronger, scaling through the tides partly because of technological revolution in the industry; which had brought substantial ease in carrying out its operations. While acknowledging the level of growth and development ‘’artificial intelligence’’ has brought into the banking industry, Wigwe said , there would be an overwhelming impact of the former in not just the banking sector, but also in Nigeria’s economy at large in the next 50 years. Wigwe who spoke as one of the distinguished speakers at 2019 Disrupt Conference…
Energetic Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel, has confirmed his return to the Super Eagles squad ahead of the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. The former Chelsea star, whose return to the squad was in doubt, revealed to AOIFootball after his private meeting with the Franco-German, that he has decided to feature at the continent’s biggest soccer competition, which would kick-off in Egypt next month. “I met with Coach Rohr and we discussed his plans for the team in the forthcoming tournament. All I can say is that I am delighted and happy because I am coming…
Ekele Franklin, a 15-year-old boy, has emerged the overall best candidate for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted between April 11 and 15, Thecable reports. Ishaq Oloyede, registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), disclosed this at a news conference while announcing the release of the 2019 UTME results on Saturday. Having chosen the University of Lagos (UNILAG) as his first choice, the Imo state candidate had a cumulative score of 347. However, there are speculations that Franklin may not be admitted on account of his age. Franklin was closely followed by Emmanuel Chidiebube, a 16-year-old boy from…
Access Bank PLC, on Thursday, held its 30th annual general meeting (AGM) at the federal palace hotels, Victoria Island Lagos. The meeting had in attendance, the bank’s Group Managing Director, Dr Herbert Wigwe, all its executive and non executive directors and thousands of shareholders. The highlights of the event were the presentation and review of the bank’s business report for the year 2018, its independent auditor’s report and the reelection of board members whose tenure had previously elapsed. Shareholders who spoke at the event expressed happiness over the blaze trailing growth of the bank under its incumbent GMD, Dr Herbert…
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Frank Mba has been appointed as the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Nigeria Police. Mba who studied law at the University of Lagos, takes over from Jimoh Moshood. The police spokesman, who hails from Ezimo in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State, was the best graduating cadet inspector in academics at the Police Academy, Kano, in 1993. He rose up the police ladder and was promoted to assistant superintendent of police in 1999, deputy superintendent of police in 2003, superintendent of police in 2006 and chief superintendent of police in 2012. He was one time spokesperson of the Lagos state police…
The National Judicial Council, under the chairmanship of Justice Mahmud Mohammed, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, has barred Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia of the federal High Court from being elevated to the Court of Appeal, or any higher judicial body till her retirement. Mrs. Ofili-Ajumogobia was also placed on the council’s “watch-list” for the next four years. The judge was sanctioned for “misconduct and alleged injustice”. The judicial council took the decision at its meetings on February 24 and 25, a statement signed by its acting director of information, Soji Oye, said. “The Hon. Judge will also not be considered for any elevation to…