The Nigerian government finally took steps in fulfilling a promise to the Super Eagles team that won the continental fin Former Nigeria goalkeeper Ike Shorunmu said he is waiting for a call from the Nigerian government to fulfil the decade-long promise made after their triumph at the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles won their second continental title ... Read More »

…Suspect: I did it because I was in debt A self-proclaimed pastor resident in Maraba, Nasarawa State has been arrested for arranging his own abduction in order to extort money from his wealthy family. Forty-seven-year-old Richard Onyekachukwu said he resorted to playing pranks because his younger brother and other family members were not willing to offer him financial assistance in ... Read More »

A 21-year-old University of Lagos undergraduate arrested in connection with the murder of SuperTV boss Michael Usifo Ataga, 49, yesterday said she stabbed him to death following a disagreement over another round of sex. The suspect, Chidimma Adaora Ojukwu, a 300-level Mass Communications student, was paraded by the Commissioner of Police Hakeem Odumosu at the command headquarters Ikeja, nine days ... Read More »

Bread manufacturers and the Gurasa Bakers Association of Kano state have threatened to go on an indefinite strike if BUA GROUP owned by Abdul Samad Rabiu, IRS, Super, and Golden Confectionery do not reverse the price of flour within a week of calling off a three-day warning strike. Gurasa is a flour-based Kano indigenous local bread that is a popular ... Read More »

There have been calls for more investments in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement to boost the African economy. At a recent virtual conference organised by the African Public Relations Association (APRA), an expert on trade and finance, Mr. Jesuseun Fatoyinbo, Head of Trade, Transactional Products and Services at Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, highlighted the benefits of increasing ... Read More »

Baba Ijesha (in white hooded jacket) being pulled by a warder in Ikeja on Thursday Two Senior Advocates of Nigeria and 17 other lawyers, on Thursday, appeared at the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja to argue the child molestation case involving embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha. Dada Awosika, SAN; and Babatunde Ogala, SAN, announced their ... Read More »

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 21-year-old Chidinma for allegedly killing the Chief Executive Officer, Super TV, Usifo Ataga, in the Lekki area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, said Chidinma is an undergraduate of the University of Lagos, adding that she had confessed to committing the crime. Chidinma was paraded at the police command ... Read More »

Sterling Bank Plc. in partnership with StearsData, has released an in-depth report for the agriculture sector in Nigeria. The report titled Agriculture Industry Report 2021 provides the most up-to-date view of the challenges and opportunities in Nigeria’s agriculture sector in a COVID-19 era. The four-part report critically examines the country’s agriculture value chain state, state of affairs post-COVID-19, the climate ... Read More »

At the end of the trading session today, the NGX Banking Index posted a profit of +0.18%, opposing the significant loss posted at the last trading session of (-3.12%), putting the index point at 350.36. The market saw 2 gains, 5 stalemates, and 3 losses. Wema Bank posted a profit of +5.45%, posting a price at N0.58 from its previous ... Read More »

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Federal Government’s Team to engage with Twitter over the recent suspension of operations of the microblogging and social networking service in Nigeria. The approval was announced in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who would chair the team. The statement was ... Read More »