…Apapa seeking to scuttle Obi’s petition against Tinubu —Abure …Puts judiciary, DSS, Police, others on notice …It’s cheap blackmail — Apapa The mud-fight between the Comrade Julius Abure and Lamidi Apapa factions of the Labour Party, LP, may hurt the petition of the party’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, against the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, if mishandled. Peter Obi: ... Read More »

The much-anticipated timeless concert by David “Davido” Adeleke, unarguably one of Nigeria’s biggest music exports of all time, was an electrifying music showpiece that further reiterated the lofty height and growth that has defined the Nigerian Music industry in recent years as Nigeria’s premier banking giant, FirstBank once again, threw its weight behind Davido. The Timeless Concert in Lagos was ... Read More »

The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday returned to the country after a month vacation in Paris, France. He arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport accompanied by his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu at exactly 4.30pm. Decked in a flowing blue agbada, the winner of February 25 election, arrived to the waiting hands of tumultuous crowd of party leaders, ... Read More »

Ahead of the May 29 inauguration, President-elect, Bola Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria today. Tinubu’s return to Nigeria was confirmed by his Director of Media and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga on Monday. Onanuga disclosed via Twitter that the President-elect has been on vacation in France. According to reports, Tinubu whose plane is billed to land at the presidential wing ... Read More »

Angry youths from Konshisha local Government area in Benue State have buried two persons alive for allegedly being behind the thunder strike that affected one Henry Ihwakaa, his wife and a two-week-old child. Ihwakaa, who is said to be the father of Henry, was accused by the youths of bewitching people with thunder storm in the area any time it ... Read More »

As part of its initiatives to reduce poverty and alleviate hunger in the society, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, recently launched a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) scheme tagged the Fidelity Food Bank. Through the initiative, the bank would partner with carefully selected charity organizations across Nigeria to provide food items to members of the society monthly. At an event ... Read More »

…. May 29 handover date sacrosanct Pardon me if I’ve hurt you, President tells Nigerians …Sultan to politicians: accept outcome of election in good faith …Sanwo-Olu, Others urges faithful to uphold lessons of Ramadan President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday expressed his readiness to receive Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to the State House as President on May 29. The President also declared that ... Read More »

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu says the state government is partnering and working with key private sector operators to ensure speedy growth and development for the state. Mr Sanwo-Olu spoke during a courtesy call by members of Ecobank Nigeria management team lead by the Managing Director, Bolaji Lawal. In his words “ today has been set aside for some ... Read More »

…declares dividend of 30kobo per share Wema Bank Plc, Nigeria’s most innovative bank, has delivered a stellar fourth quarter 2022 performance and continues its evolution into an unrivalled market leader and efficient bank. According to a press statement issued by the bank in respect of its audited financial results for the period ended December 31, 2022, the bank recorded gross ... Read More »

President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has congratulated Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his election victory, and invited him to visit the war-torn country. This was disclosed in a statement made available to Newsthumb by the Office of the President-elect and signed by Tunde Rahman. Zelenskyy, in a congratulatory letter he personally signed, expressed delight at the peaceful conduct ... Read More »