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2015: Otti, Diamond Bank Boss, Declares For Abia Governorship

…Says PDP Killed Zoning   The Managing Director of Diamond Bank, Alex Otti, has formally declared his aspiration to contest the governorship of Abia State in 2015. In doing so, Oti warned that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) must discard the issue of zoning since it killed the principle in […]

Dangote Group Donates $150 Million to Fight Ebola

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The Federal Government on Thursday announced that the Dangote Group owned by business mogul Aliko Dangote had donated $150 million to fight the spread of the Ebola virus. This is coming on the heels of the confirmation of 11 cases of affected persons on Thursday […]

President Jonathan Declares State of Emergency over Ebola

By Our Reporter Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-  President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday declared a national state of emergency  over the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria, and approved N1.9 billion emergency funds to contain the epidemic. Reuben Abati, presidential spokesman said the money would be used to strengthen steps to contain the virus such […]