Buhari appoints Aminu Umar-Sadiq as MD/CEO of NSIA
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Aminu Umar-Sadiq as the managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA).…
Diamond Jubilee: UNILAG To Launch $500m Endowment Fund
To mark its 60th anniversary, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has disclosed plan to launch a $500million endowment fund. The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the university, Dr.…
Praises trail Kunle Afolayan’s ‘Anikulapo’
Popular filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan, has received applauses over his new movie, ‘Anikulapo’, which explored the ancient Oyo kingdom. The movie, which was acted in Yoruba language, features A-list…
Alleged N1bn bribe: Security agencies should have picked Ayu, other PDP NWC – Fani-Kayode
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has queried why the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and other members of the party’s National Working Committee, NWC are yet to be…
Prince William becomes father’s landlord, receives £700k Rent from King Charles
The new Prince of Wales, Prince William, who controls the Duchy of…
Mbaka not removed from Adoration Ministry — Catholic Church
The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria on Monday clarified that Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka had not been removed from the Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (AMEN) as erroneously reported in some quarters. It…
Scores escape death as 2-storey building collapses in Ibadan
Barely four weeks that a 5-storey building hotel collapsed in the Bodija area in Ibadan, another 2- storey building collapsed again in the same area on Sunday night. The affected 2-storey building…
Celsius founder, Mashinsky withdrew $10m before bankruptcy filing
The embattled founder and former chief executive officer (CEO) of Celsius Network, Alex Mashinsky removed $10 million from the now-bankrupt crypto lender, weeks before the company froze customer accounts…
Man, 49, rapes neighbour’s daughter to death; parents demand justice
Many were shocked to the marrow as a 49-year-old man, Baba Idi allegedly raped his neighbour’s minor daughter, Khadija Adam to death in Kano State. Father of the deceased, Adam Muhammad who confirmed the…
Tinubu in same league as Awolowo, Azikiwe, Ahmadu Bello – Al-Makura
Umaru Al-Makura, senator representing Nasarawa south, says Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), can be likened to leaders of the First Republic. The First…
Kunle Afolayan calls out Oscar committee for rejecting ‘Anikulapo’
Kunle Afolayan, the ace movie producer, has aimed a thinly-veiled dig at the Nigeria Official Selection Committee (NOSC) for refusing to submit his new film to the Oscars for consideration for the…
NDLEA Uncovers 13 Million Tramadol Pills In Lekki Mansion
Operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recovered 13,451,466 pills of Tramadol 225mg worth N8.86bn in street value from one of the mansions of a billionaire drug baron,…
We’ve Not Released List Of National Honours’ Nominees – FG
The purported list of nominees for national honours being circulated by some online media organisations is fake, according to the Federal Government. President Muhammadu Buhari’s late Chief of Staff, Abba…
Revolt At Adoration Ministry As Father Mbaka Is Moved To Monastery
An attempt by the Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Most Rev Dr. Callistus Onaga to replace Fr. Ejike Mbaka with another priest at the Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria has been met stiff resistance from the…
Fitness Video: Nigerians Are Petty, Nobody Is Totally Well – Umahi Defends Tinubu
Nobody is totally well and nobody is totally sick in Nigeria, Ebonyi state governor, David Umahi, has said. He said this while responding to those questioning the health of Bola Ahmed Tinubu,…
Amazon driver defies Florida’s Hurricane Ian, delivers 172 jobs
A driver working for Jeff Bezos-owned e-commerce company, Amazon…
Mike Adenuga-Backed Sterling Bank Set For Holdco Structure
TIER-2 lender, Sterling Bank, is limbering up for the decisive phase of its evolution into a holding company (Holdco), while also laying out the shape that the future beyond its present…
PDP Reclaims Abuja Council Chairmanship From APC
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) court has upheld the election of Hon. Christopher Maikalangu as Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). In a unanimous judgement, the three-man tribunal,…
Nigeria Records Fresh 41 Cases Of Monkeypox In 7 Days
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported additional 41 new cases of Monkeypox disease between August 29 and September 4, from 12 states of the federation. The NCDC via its…
Abductions Dip By 28% In Aug As Troops Scale Up Operations
Cases of abductions went down by 28 per cent across the country in the month of August, in comparison with the preceding month of July, over what a report attributed to the ongoing security…