•Adenuga still largest shareholder with 17% stake •Odukale family owns 12% holdings Businessman, Mr. Femi Otedola and his nominee, Calvados Global Services Limited have acquired a total of 1,818,551,625 units of shares worth N22.28 billion from the FBN Holdings’ issued share capital of 35,895,292,791. This was confirmed by FBNH’s Company Secretary, Mr Seyi Kosoko, in […]
The November 6 governorship election in Anambra State now faces challenges as the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), has threatened a week-long stay-at-home order if their leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, was not released unconditionally. According to IPOB’s Spokesman, Emma Powerful, the body called for unconditional release of Kanu on November 4, otherwise they would order […]
The Nigerian Army has accused a London- based magazine, the Economist, of alleged plans to destabilise the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Army predicated its claim on a recent article by the Economist entitled, “Insurgency, Secessionism and Banditry Threaten Nigeria”. Among others, the wellregarded magazine had said: “When violence erupts, the government does nothing […]
•Nothing like elite squad –Source •Budgetary financial constraints hampered full deployment –Police A cloud of uncertainty has continued to surround the Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) established by the Force Headquarters, in the wake of the disbandment of the dreaded Special Anti- Robbery Squad (SARS) last year. Sunday Telegraph reports that, following the October […]
• 300 recaptured, 537 missing –Official Five persons were on Friday evening shot and killed by the armed gunmen that attacked the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Abolongo, Oyo, in Oyo State. Some other people were injured, Sunday Telegraph learnt yesterday evening. The dead, according to Sunday Telegraph check included a soldier, who was shot in […]
Barely five days to the national Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) a seeming cold war between members of the National Working Committee of the party and the National Convention Organising Committee (NCOC) is brewing. Sunday Telegraph gathered that members of the NWC are reluctant to participate in the activities leading to the convention […]
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted two little girls in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The two little girls of nursery and kindergarten classes were at gunpoint forcefully taken away while in their mother’s car. The incident which had created tension within the Akure metropolis occurred in the Leo axis of the state capital. […]
Suspected gunmen have attacked one of the facilities of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS), in Oyo State. According to reports, the facility, christened ‘Abolongo Correctional Facility’, was attacked by the gunmen on Friday evening. It was learnt that the gunmen set all the prisoners at the facility free during the attack. According to a […]
The suspended National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has warned the party that it will be embarking on collision course with the court if it goes ahead to hold the forthcoming National Convention. Secondus in a letter by his lawyer, Tayo Oyetibo, threatens to swiftly take steps to invoke the […]
Joke Silva, respected veteran actress, has proven beyond doubts that consistency, hard work and doggedness are prime ladder to a successful career in any chosen field. Silva kicked off her career in film in the early 1990s and has remained relevant till date. Recently the dark-skinned actress married to veteran actor, Olu Jacobs, turned 60, […]