United Capital gets business licence to operate in Rwanda, Ethiopia
United Capital has achieved a major milestone in its continental expansion strategy with the successful acquisition of investment banking licences in Ethiopia and Rwanda. With the approvals, United Capital became…
Lagos challenges suit against inquest into death of Chimamanda’s son
The Attorney-General of Lagos State, Mr Lawal Pedro (SAN), and the presiding coroner for the Lagos Coroner’s District have challenged a suit seeking to halt the ongoing inquest into the…
LASTMA others rescues accident victim on Lekki-Epe Expressway
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has rescued a female victim who sustained injuries, including fractures to her arm and leg, in a hit-and-run accident along the Lekki-Epe Expressway.…
FCCPC seals Pwan Max’s office over alleged non-allocation to estate subscribers
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has sealed the operational premises of PWAN Max Property and Business Solution Limited over the alleged failure to allocate plots of land…
Ebola deaths hits over 100 in DRC amid armed groups violence
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday said confirmed Ebola deaths had climbed to 101 and that the presence of armed groups was continuing to hinder response in the…
U.S. judge blocks Trump’s $100,000 fee for skilled visa
A U.S. federal judge on Monday blocked President Donald Trump from imposing a $100,000 fee on employers filing visa applications for foreign highly-skilled workers. The United States awards 85,000 H-1B…
“Forest Guards are for wildlife, not rescuing kidnap victims” — Nigeria’s security architecture system is confused, Sowore says
Human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised the Federal Government’s proposed deployment of Forest Guards to help rescue abducted schoolchildren and teachers in…
Appeal Court’s verdict on PDP leadership precise, decisive, says Anosike
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Abia State, Dr Kelechi Anosike, has congratulated the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), led by Alhaji Mohammed Abdulrahman, following the Court of…
Delta community accuses police command of brutality in land dispute
Residents of Obozoma Community, Okpanam, near Asaba in Oshimili North Local Council of Delta State, have raised concerns over alleged police brutality, intimidation and unlawful arrests linked to an ongoing…
Ebonyi APC chieftain decamps to APC, accuses leaders of anti-party
An APC chieftain in Ebonyi State and former Commissioner for Projects Monitoring, Felix Ogbonna Igboke, has defected to the People Democratic Party (PDP), accusing some APC leaders of engaging in…