Sergeant Guns down his retired ASP father in Maiduguri
Sunday Wadzani, a police sergeant has killed his father in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State. Daily Trust gathered that the incident occurred behind the State Police Command headquarters in Modugannari, on Sunday.…
Tinubu appoints ex-LASU VC Obafunwa as DG of medical research institute
President Bola Tinubu has appointed John Obafunwa, former vice-chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), as the director-general (DG) of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR). Obafunwa will succeed…
Reps Invite Dangote, NMDPRA Over ‘Substandard Petroleum Products’
The House of Representatives joint Committee on Midstream and Downstream investigating alleged domestic production of substandard petroleum products, non-availability of crude oil to domestic refineries and other related…
Some Nigerians Have More Cash Than I Do – Dangote
Africa’s wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote, says there are some Nigerians with more financial strength compared to him. Addressing House of Representatives members who toured his refinery in Lagos on Saturday, the…
Fidelity Bank’s Consistent Strong Growth Excites Investors
Fidelity Bank Plc has recorded an average annual profit growth of 64 per cent over the past three years, underlining its resilience as one…
De Bruyne agrees personal terms with Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad
Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has reportedly agreed personal terms with Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad, according to sources in Italy. With De Bruyne’s current contract at Manchester City set to…
Nigeria’s biggest single local investment faces age-old threats
… Dangote insists its diesel is best in Nigeria … Looks to Libya, Angola, others for crude oil Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, the lifeblood of Africa’s biggest economy, where investments have been…
Dangote refinery to import crude oil from Libya
The Dangote Refinery in Lagos is in discussions with Libya to import crude oil for its 650,000 barrels per day plant as it increases production. The Vice…
Windfall tax: FG collecting taxes on already reported profit could deter future investment – PwC
Tax and Advisory Service firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has stated that the federal government’s latest legislation to tax already reported profits of banks in 2023 could deter future investments into the…
Ex-Minister Dalung Berates Tinubu, Onanuga, Says Protest Sacrosanct
A former minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, has berated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his media adviser, Bayo Onanuga, over athe latter’s description of the planned protest against bad…
Dangote Refinery: Buy Me Out – Aliko Tells NNPCL
Apparently speaking out of frustration, Alhaji Aliko Dangote on Sunday indicated his willingness to give up ownership of the multibillion-dollar Dangote refinery to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company…
I’m Being Victimised For Refusing To Sign Dubious $500m Loan – Kennedy-Ohanenye
The embattled Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye has said that she was allegedly being victimised by some cabals in government because she refused to sign a $500 million World Bank loan request. On…
My Friend Who Warned Against Investing In Nigeria Now Laughing At Me – Dangote
Africa’s wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote, says one of his friends who started investing abroad four years ago, has been taunting him over the back and forth with the government in recent times. Dangote has been having…
Count Us Out Of Nationwide Protest — Miyetti Allah
Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a prominent Fulani socio-cultural association, has said its members will not participate in the planned nationwide protests against hunger and hardship scheduled for August 1, 2024.…
Zenith Bank Retains Position As Nigeria’s Number One Bank By Tier-1 Capital For Fifteen Consecutive…
For the fifteenth consecutive year, Zenith Bank Plc has retained its position as the Number One Bank in Nigeria by Tier-1 Capital in the 2024 Top 1000 World Banks’ Rankings,…
“Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda frustrated by Kakistocrats in govt” – Group raises alarm
A group known as The Credible Leadership and Ethical Orientation Initiative, led by its founder Ochoja Obam, has expressed concerns about the current state of governance within key institutions that are crucial to the…
Spread relief to hungry Nigerians not lies – Obi replies presidency
• Utomi: I’ve nothing against protests; they’re instruments of democracy• Coalition warns of #EndSARs violence in disguise• Northern groups rally behind president, as Kogi govt dissociates self Former Labour…
Concerns as Fubara-Wike feud scares investors in Rivers
The protracted battle between Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and his erstwhile godfather, Nyesom Wike, is an ill wind that blows nobody good. Worst still, the recent move by the Martins Amaewhule-led House of…
Edo election: “Oshiomhole deliberately lying about Asue Ighodalo” – Group blasts ex-governor
A group, Edo People for Good Governance, has berated a former governor of Edo state, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, accusing him of spreading lies against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate,…
Akpabio’s kleptocrats’ republic
Last Wednesday, Nigeria’s upper parliament became a grammar class where semantics, syntax and structure are examined. His Excellency, the Senate President of Nigeria, Godswill Obot Akpabio, suddenly became an…
Biden Must Resign Immediately – US Speaker
Joe Biden must resign as president “immediately,” the top Republican in Congress said Sunday after the US president announced he was abandoning his bid to retake the White House amid intense pressure over his age. “If…
Angry Youths Pull Down Tinubu’s Billboards In Yobe
Some angry youths in Damaturu, Yobe State capital, have destroyed billboards erected to welcome President Bola Tinubu to the state for the launch of the Yobe Agricultural Empowerment Programme. On…
We’ll Offer More Responsive And Responsible Leadership – ALGON
The National President of Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Mr. Aminu Muazu-Maifata, has assured Nigerians that everything humanly possible would be done tooffer more responsive and responsible…
Liverpool Call For Probe After Team Walk Off Pitch In Racism Row
Liverpool have demanded an “urgent investigation” after their under-18s team walked off following alleged racist abuse during two youth matches in Germany. The Reds’ games in the Bundesliga Cup youth tournament…