Lawmaker representing Lagos East Senatorial district at the National Assembly, Adebayo Osinowo popularly known as ‘Pepperito’ is dead. He was said to have died on Monday after a brief illness at the age of 64. Before moving to the National Assembly, Osinowo was a four-time member of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Read More »

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider on Thursday, 11 June 2020, presented 20,000 units of e-learning devices to the Lagos State government at the State House in Marina, Lagos. The devices are planned for distribution to school children. With the gesture, the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu said the State had found a “real development ... Read More »

Alexander Kareem, 20, brother of ex-Big Brother Naija star, Khafi, has been shot dead in West London, United Kingdom. Alexander was shot dead by yet to be identified persons while walking home from a store. The tragedy has left the entire family and neighbourhood devastated. The 20-year-old had recently gained admission to a university and was looking forward to starting ... Read More »

The deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi ii has appealed a judgment delivered at a Federal High Court against his fundamental human right allegedly infringed by Kano Public Complaints and anti -corruption Commission. The dethroned Emir, in a Motion on Notice through his Counsels Dikko and Mahmud said: On 8th June 2020, a Federal High Court sitting in Kano presided ... Read More »

…To fast-track 10% contribution of mining sector to GDP The Federal Government of Nigeria has commended Heritage Bank for being part of a valuable private sector collaboration with Dukia Gold & Precious Metals Refining Co. Ltd, saying such partnership stands to create new opportunities for Nigeria to grow its potential reserves of 200 million ounces of gold. The Vice President, ... Read More »

A leading contestant for the October 10, 2020 governorship election in Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), on Tuesday stormed the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, to obtain his nomination form ahead of July 22 primary election of the party. Jegede, a former attorney-general and commissioner for justice in the state, was accompanied to the Wadata ... Read More »

….The cases of COVID-19 have now risen to 13464 in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known in its regular updates via Twitter as 663 new cases were recorded today. From the Lagos and Ogun states, 170 and 108 cases were recorded respectively. Other states with the new figures include: Bauchi-69 Ebonyi-49 Edo-33 Rivers-30 FCT-26 Jigawa-26 Delta-20 ... Read More »

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc. Olamilekan Adegbite, will on Tuesday officially launch the commencement of the Dukia Gold & Precious Metals Raw Materials Buying Program of Nigeria’s first gold and precious metals refining company. The official launch will also witness the birth of Dukia–Heritage Bank Gold & Precious Metal Buying Centres, a project in ... Read More »

The NDDC had in a statement by its spokesperson, Charles Odili, alleged that Senator Nwaoboshi used 11 different companies as fronts to secure for himself N3.6bn in September 2016 as the commission also claimed that the contract was the biggest single case of looting of the commission’s resources. But Nwaoboshi in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja said the ... Read More »

Police in Abia State have saved a man from a lynch mob in Aba after he was reportedly seen with a dead baby. The suspect was said to be unable to explain how he ended up with the baby, neither could he provide any information on the mother’s whereabouts. It was gathered that the police team on patrol was  alerted ... Read More »