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Nana Otedola, the beautiful wife of billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, turned 48th today. The billionaire shared a beautiful photo of his wife, Nana on his Instagram page and simply wrote: “Happy birthday wifey”

The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) appreciated on Thursday by N128 billion following the listing of Notore Chemical Industries Plc shares. The company listed on the exchange by introduction of a total of…

Mr Fidet Okhiria, Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), said the web-based ticketing for railway services in the country will commence in September. Okhiria said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…

Skip to co The Federal Government has commenced a review of the Monthly allowance paid to corps members, Director General, National Youth Service Corps, Brig. Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, has disclosed. He said the NYSC, through the…

Apple Inc. shares rose 2.8 percent on Thursday, making the consumer technology giant the first U.S.-based company to be valued at $1 trillion, Bloomberg News reports. The iPhone maker’s market capitalization briefly passed $1…

Bukola Saraki, Senate President, and Samuel Ortom, Governor of Benue State, are currently at Wadata House, Abuja the national Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Saraki and Ortom are among the latest string of All…

...Movement of Cargo By Rail Will Reduce Traffic Congestion- Gov ...Commends FG’s Approval For Reconstruction Of Apapa-Oshodi Expressway Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi on Thursday visited the Lagos State Governor, Mr.…

Claims by Senate President Bukola Saraki that President Muhammadu Buhari does not like the people of  Kwara State has been faulted by a political group, Ilorin Emirate for Buhari (IEB). Saraki had on Tuesday in Ilorin, the Kwara…

An Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos on Thursday granted John Abebe, the younger brother of the late Stella Obasanjo, spouse of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo bail over alleged four million dollars fraud. Mr Abebe is facing a…

The management of the Lagos State University, Ojo, has given update on the probe panel set up over the allegation of sexual abuse involving a lecturer in the university. The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Adekoya…

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has been gripped by a fever of cross-carpeting. Publicly, the party is saying it will not lose sleep. The most dramatic statement yet was by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai…

England’s Football Association wants Gareth Southgate to stay on as manager beyond Euro 2020 but knows it cannot compete on wages if a Premier League club makes an approach. Southgate took England to the World Cup semi-finals in…

President Buhari is currently in a meeting with service chiefs. The meeting comes one day after the President held a meeting with All Progressives Congress (APC) senators, followed by another with governors elected on the platform of the…

Singer, Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’Banj has returned to social media, after several weeks of absence, following the death of his son, 13-month-old son Daniel Jr. On his Instagram page, D’Banj on Thursday shared a sombre…

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to begin the probe of President Muhammadu Buhari’s security vote. Ortom who spoke to journalists after his broadcast said he never heard…

A woman in northern India chopped off her husband’s genitals for allegedly neglecting her and staying with his second wife, police said on Thursday. Yunus Ahmed, 45, has been admitted to a hospital in Uttar Pradesh state’s…

Zimbabwe was Thursday on edge awaiting the results of its historic presidential election after troops opened fire on protests against alleged electoral fraud, denting hopes of a new era for the country following the ousting of Robert…

Nigerian traders at the Suame Magazine in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region have allegedly been attacked by Ghanaians, who vowed to evict foreigners from the market. The leaders of the Nigerian retailers at the Suame Magazine say their…

We think Abisola Kolapo-Daisi operates only via a code or should we put properly via a particular, time-honoured mantra, that Quote "if you work hard, then you are allowed to play hard too", which very well connects to another time…

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released the 2018 ranking of all the 36 States, plus the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja in Nigeria. Abia tops the chart, ahead of Anambra, Edo, Rivers and Imo states.…

Nollywood actor Kenneth Okonkwo has responded to criticism that came after comments he made endorsing President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term. Okonkwo, who recently announced his intention to run for the Enugu State governorship…

Decamped from the ruling APC were given a nice treat by the main opposition party PDP as they organised a pricey dinner to welcome them. Senator Dino Melaye and other aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress were welcomed…

The Blockchain technology has offered to make access to petroleum products in Nigeria affordable and seamless using its digital assets. Briefing newsmen in Lagos yesterday, the Country Director, Chuta Chimezie, said the technology,…

Crude oil prices dropped by over one per cent wednesday with the global benchmark crude, Brent slumping by $1.7 or 1.2 per cent, while the United States crude declined by $1.07 or 1.7 per cent after data showed that the United States’…