Sgt4succsess SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM World Leaders, Presidents, Family, African Entrepreneurs, Others Eulogise Elumelu Some world leaders, Presidents of African countries, business moguls in Nigeria, beneficiaries of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) and his family members have extolled the leadership and entrepreneurial spirit of the Chairman of the United Bank for Africa Plc, Mr. Tony Elumelu, as he marked his 60th birthday yesterday. ADVERTISEMENT Speaking during a symposium organised to honour him on Wednesday, in Lagos, the TEEP beneficiaries from several countries in Africa, took turn to testify to how their businesses were transformed after going through the programme and were provided with seed capital. Also, other notable Nigerians praised Elumelu for his contributions towards youth empowerment. ADVERTISEMENT In their remarks, his wif

Sgt4succsess SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM To "Rein Them In Immediately," Keyamo petitions the DSS and requests Peter Obi and Datti Ahmed's detention The Federal Minister of State for Labour and Employment in Nigeria, Festus Keyamo, has petitioned the Department of State Service (DSS) to arrest and investigate Peter Obi and Datti Baba-Ahmed for “inciting rebellion” in Nigeria. ADVERTISEMENT In a letter to the Director General of the DSS, Keyamo made known his plea, backed up with reasons, for the investigation of Obi and Datti, the presidential and vice presidential candidate for the Labour Party in the just concluded general election. ADVERTISEMENT Keyamo claimed that instead of the Labour Party candidates to let peace reign after the elections, they had constantly made inciting statements across media, which could cause the people of Nigeria to revolt against

Sgt4succsess SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Britain pledges to keep track of election petitions and sanction anyone who support violence in Nigeria. “The UK is concerned by the use of inflammatory ethno-religious language by some public and political figures,” a signed statement said. ADVERTISEMENT The British High Commission in Nigeria has said despite high level of violence during the last Gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections, it had marked improvement over the earlier Presidential and National Assembly elections, promising to keep an eye on legal proceedings at the courts. ADVERTISEMENT A signed statement on Wednesday by the Senior Communications & Public Diplomacy Officer, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the British High Commission, Atinuke Akande-Alegbe, while disclosing that the British High Commission observed the gubernatorial elections

Sgt4succsess SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Buhari rejects a bill seeking legislative authority to summon the president and governors, and the Nigerian Senate boos. The Senate president said 19 bills that not assented to by Buhari would still be pursued vigorously by both Chambers of the National Assembly. ADVERTISEMENT Nigeria’s Senate on Tuesday, lamented President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to sign the constitution amendment bills especially the one which seeks to empower lawmakers to summon the president and governors. ADVERTISEMENT The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, while presiding over the plenary, said the rejected legislation was one of the 18 constitution alteration bill forwarded to Buhari by the National Assembly for assent. ADVERTISEMENT Buhari had on Friday last week, assented to 16 out of 35 constitution alterations bills transmitted to him for assent b