Fidelity Bank Redeems $400m Eurobond Notes
Fidelity Bank plc (“Fidelity Bank” or the “Bank”) announced today the redemption of the $400,000,000.00 Eurobond Notes due October 17, 2022. On October 17, 2017, the bank successfully issued a US$400 million 5-year Eurobond. The transaction also included a Tender…
Labour Party Demands Release Of ‘Kidnapped’ Senatorial Candidate Okorie
The Labour Party has called for the immediate release of its Senatorial Candidate in Ebonyi South Senatorial District election, Hon Linus Okorie. Okorie, a former House of Representatives member from Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo Federal Constituency in Ebonyi State, is believed to have…
Nigeria 2023 And The Chicken By Prince Charles Dickson
At the beginning of the year, I had promised that for 12 months, In Shaa Allah, I will once a month X-ray the issues around the forthcoming General Elections in the world’s largest black population and sufacracy. This is number…
Unbelievable Tale As Labour Party Candidate is Kidnapped
A Senatorial Candidate on the platform of the Labour Party, Dr. Linus Abaa Okorie has reportedly been kidnapped by gunmen alleged to be members of the Ebubeagu Security Outfit in Ebonyi State. Okorie, who is currently contesting for the Ebonyi…
NYFF Holds North East Retreat in Gombe
The Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) has held its second regional retreat in Gombe State for North East members of the Imaginative Futures Working Group. Recall that the retreat started in Kano state for northwest members to deliberate on youth…
2023: Rights Group Asks Presidential Candidates To Avoid Ethnicity
Prominent civil Rights Advocacy Group, Human Rights Writers Association OF Nigeria (HURIWA) has faulted the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and erstwhile Vice President of Nigeria Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on his recent campaigns speech in which he…
HURIWA demands release of Kwara journalists persecuted by Governor AbdulRazaq
Prominent civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Saturday, demanded the immediate and unconditional release of two Kwara-based journalists persecuted by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, for allegations of defamation. HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, described…
2023: You Don’t Need Yoruba, Igbo Candidates – Atiku Tells Northerners in This Viral Video
The self-acclaimed unifier in Nigeria and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has brought ethnic card to the political table ahead of the 2023 general elections in a viral video. The former vice president, who…
Appointment of Akwuh: Family Greets Gov. Yahaya Bello, Describes Him As People-Oriented Governor
The family of Hon. Akwuh Muhammed Okpanchi, popularly known as Comrade Ajason, has described the Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello, as people-oriented Governor. The family made this known in a message of appreciation to the state…
Oyebanji Sworn-in As Ekiti State Governor
Former Secretary to the State Government under the administration of Governor Kayode Fayemi, Mr Abiodun Oyebanji, has been sworn-in as he has taken his oath of office as Ekiti State Governor on Sunday, October 16, 2022. He was sworn in…
Obasanjo Vacates Seat For Peter Obi, Says “My Job Is Done” in Viral VIDEO
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo in a viral video vacated his seat and placed Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, on it in a move considered symbolic by Obi’s supporters. In the video both leaders were at the event and…
