The Coalition of Progressive Mind for Bola Ahmed Tinubu consisting of 75 different groups held a meeting at their Lagos secretariat on Sunday, 15th January, 2023 to strategize towards the upcoming Town hall meeting which will hold on the 28th of January, 2023 at the Ifako Ijaiye Local Government Multipurpose Hall, Ogba, Lagos state. The aim of the town hall ... Read More »

The Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, said last Monday, that the federal government has no powers to intervene in the rising price of household kerosene, a major cooking energy for low-income earners and rural dwellers in Nigeria. The minister, who made the claim at a media briefing in Abuja to unfold the achievements of the Buhari administration ... Read More »

The Kwara State Police Command said it had arrested three suspected human traffickers. A statement by the spokesperson of the command, SP. Osakanmi Ajayi, sent to newsmen in Ilorin on Saturday, stated that the suspects – Musa Ayuba, Jeremiah Muda and Luka Ayuba – hailed from Kontagora Local Government Area in Niger. According to him, the suspects were arrested along ... Read More »

Late Ogunrombi aka Papa Ajasco, racked up popularity for his role in Wale Adenuga’s comedy series. This news of the talented thespian’s death was confirmed by a theatre practitioner, Husseini Shaibu, on his Twitter handle on Sunday. He wrote, “I have just been reliably informed that the ethnomusicologist, former Music Instructor with #NATIONALTROUPE and one time stand in for the ... Read More »

Sonia, the 25- year old daughter of Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has denied trafficking a homeless man for the purpose of kidney harvesting. The Senator’s daughter made this denial while on bail with her mother in a UK court. Sonia with her parents, Ike and Beatrice Ekweremadu, and Nigerian doctor Obinna Obeta were charged with trafficking. It was alleged that the ... Read More »

The Supreme Court, on Friday dethroned the Obong of Calabar, Édidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V, after years of legal tussle. In the judgment written by Justice Amina Augie and read by Justice Akomaye Agim, the court upheld the judgment of the Appeal Court, Calabar, and ordered for a fresh election. The deposed Obong is still qualified to contest and this ... Read More »

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed that it would deploy over 200,000 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS in the 2023 general elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) until Sunday 29th January 2023. Recall that INEC had earlier fixed the collection deadline as Sunday, 22nd January, ... Read More »

MTN Nigeria has announced a new solution, MTN Thryve Ads, for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria to aid their social media marketing efforts. According to a 2022 report by Data Objects, hundreds of small and medium businesses were asked about the digital tools used for their businesses and 67% of participants use social media tools. With the ... Read More »

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of First Bank Nigeria Limited, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, in this interview with THISDAY reviewed the performance of the global economy in 2022 and advised businesses and their bankers to approach 2023 with a partnership mindset to ensure that a win-win outcome is achieved despite the anticipated macroeconomic challenges. Excerpts: What are your forecasts and anticipations ... Read More »