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Duet, a U.K-based private equity company, has acquired a majority interest in AJEast Nigeria, a Nigerian African beverage manufacturer. AJEast launched a manufacturing facility outside Lagos in 2015. The bottling plant produces…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released a former Director-General of the Department of State Services, Mr Ita Ekpeyong, hours after his arrest. EFCC officials supported by armed policemen had arrested Mr…

Nigerians above 18 with a steady paycheck will now be able to access up to N5 million housing loan from the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria without equity contribution. This is one of the new conditions for accessing mortgage funds…

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says there are over fifty Nigerian girls trapped in Saudi Arabia and the federal government will soon begin the process of repatriating them to the country. The…

A man has taken to twitter to rant on how an MTN customer lost N1 million to fraudsters after MTN allegedly gave them access to her SIM and allowed it to be swapped without her consent. The affected lady identified as Miss Joy allegedly…

Nigerian Twitter user Ore decided to take action after a Taxify driver bragged to him about sexually assaulting a female passenger who was drunk while in his cab. Taxify has now reportedly removed the driver from their platform and…

Simon Ebegbulem, formerly a Vanguard Newspaper Correspondent in Edo State, has been appointed the Chief Press Secretary to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. Ebegbulem was a Senior…

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has said he gained admission into the university he attended in the United States without presenting his West African School Certificate…

For a long time, petroleum distribution across the country has been largely limited to road transportation, a situation many have blamed on the largesse of subsidies/equalisation funds paid out to marketers and truck drivers.…

The Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris has released a report from findings on the disgraceful event that occurred at the National Assembly facilities on Tuesday the 7th of August where operatives of the Department of State…

Seven things guys do when they still love their exes. If you’re inclined to think your boyfriend might not be completely over with his ex-girlfriend, there are probably several reasons for your suspicion. Maybe you’ve found him…

Some shareholders of Etisalat (now 9Mobile) have cautioned against the sale of the firm in view of a pending case before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and others are involved in a negotiation to…

Senate President Bukola Saraki was under more pressure yesterday to quit his seat. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from which he defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) delivered a blistering attack on him. Legal…

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has described the current political happenings in Nigeria as a battle between the good and bad elements whose aim was to continue suffocating the nation by milking it dry. He said that the Federal…

Medical workers at the Ondo State Neuro-Psychiatric Specialist Hospital, Akure, battled to resuscitate their Chief Medical Director, Dr. Akinwumi Akinloye, after he was viciously attacked by a patient admitted in the hospital. It was…

Akwa Ibom state Governor, Emmanuel Udom, has expunged and re-named the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium. According to Hope For Nigeria, the Multi-Billion Naira stadium built by former Governor Akpabio will now be known as Akwa…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says Bukola Saraki “will go down in our country’s history as the worst Senate President Nigeria has had the misfortune to have”. It also described him as a traitor, specifically saying “a traitor…

…He’s A True Nigerian We Should All Be Proud Of, Says Lagos Gov Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode and his Ogun State counterpart, Senator Ibikunle Amosun on Thursday led other eminent Nigerians to celebrate the first African…

Lasun Yusuf, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, has announced that the National Assembly will reconvene on Tuesday, August 14. He disclosed that the agenda will primarily be the presidential request for virement of funds for…

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha Thursday said that he is more favoured to become the first President of Igbo extraction. The Imo governor, who spoke during a breakfast meeting with journalists at the Government House, noted that…

Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) Chairman, Prof Itse Sagay (SAN) Thursday said Senate President Bukola Saraki should step down as a matter of honour even if he is not bound by law to do so. According to him, it…

The President of Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, Oyo State,  Mr Suleiman Apanpan, on Thursday dissolved an eight-year-old marriage between  Aminat Olaniyi and Kassim Olaniyi over deception. Apanpan held that the marriage was laid on…

A Twitter user, Domino, has revealed that her landlord and landlady decided to stop collecting rent from her for the next three years, to enable her save enough money to build her own home. She shared the story on her Twitter handle,…

Lawal Daura, sacked director-general of Department of State Security Services (DSS), has been released from detention, according to PREMIUM TIMES. The newspaper said he was released from a guest house run by the State Security…