GSK quits Kenya 4 months after Nigeria exit
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a British pharmaceutical multinational, has quit Kenya four months after its market-shaking exit from Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria. In what appears to be a global restructuring of its…
I Begged Olamide For 2 Years Before He Signed Me – Asake
Popular Afrobeats singer, Ahmed Ololade, better known by his stage name Asake, has disclosed how he begged the Chief Executive Officer of YBNL and renowned Nigerian rapper, Olamide, for two years before he agreed to sign…
Electricity subsidy gulps N2.8 trn in 7 years — NERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has announced that the federal government paid the sum of N2.8 trillion to subsidies electricity consumed in the country from 2015 to 2022. Sanusi Garba, the…
Dangote refinery to generate $27-billion annual revenue
Africa’s largest petrochemical refinery, the $20-billion Dangote Oil Refinery, owned by Aliko Dangote, Africa’s wealthiest individual, is gearing up to revolutionize the…
‘Becoming a treasure in football was a wild dream,’ – Osimhen reflects CAF Award win
Super Eagles and Napoli forward Victor Osimhen, says ‘becoming a treasure in Africa and World football was a wild dream’ while reflecting on his journey after he was crowned the 2023 CAF African Player of the Year. The…
Taiwan records first malaria death in 18 years as Taiwanese man die of disease after visiting…
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Taiwan have confirmed the first malaria fatality in 18 years, marking a rare incident. A Taiwanese businessman in his 50s, who recently visited Nigeria, succumbed to malaria earlier…
BREAKING: Tinubu nominates Buratai, Nzeh, Garba, 16 others for fresh appointments
President Bola Tinubu has written to the National Assembly to seek the confirmation of 19 nominees for the position of commissioners of the National Population Commission (NPC). Senate President Godswill Akpabio read Tinubu’s…
104 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza
At least 104 Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza since the battle between Israel and Hamas began on 27 October, 2023. This was disclosed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), which announced the death of another…
BREAKING: Court Declares Gov Fubara-backed Ehie Edison as Speaker of Rivers Assembly
A Federal High Court in Port-Harcourt has declared Rt. Hon. Ehie Edison as the legitimate Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly. Edison is backed by the state Governor, Sim Fubara.The court also issued a…
Why I picked Sallah over Osimhen – Nigerian coach Amunike
Super Eagles legend Emmanuel Amunike has come under heavy fire for suggesting that Mohammed Salah deserves the CAF Men’s Player of the Year award ahead of his compatriot Victor Osimhen. Osimhen has had a remarkable year for…
Power: FG mulls unbundling transmission company
The federal government, in its bid to address the challenges in the nation’s electricity supply, has disclosed plans to unbundle the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). Adebayo Adelabu, minister of Power disclosed…
Cardinalstone, Stanbic, APT, others trade N1.79trn stocks in 11 months
In eleven months to November 30, about N1.785trillion worth of Nigerian equities were traded by only ten stockbroking firms led by Cardinalstone Securities Limited, Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers Limited, and APT Securities &…
Customs orders probe of officers soliciting ₦5000 bribe
The Nigeria Customs Service has responded to a viral video that showed one of its officers soliciting ₦5000 bribe from a passenger at Murtala Mohammed International Airport in…
Akeredolu’s Son Begs Tinubu For Air Ambulance To Return Ailing Father To Germany As Ondo Governor…
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s son has sought the assistance of President Bola Tinubu to get an air ambulance to return his ailing father to Germany where he had been receiving treatment. The Ondo governor is receiving…
10 Killed, Seven Injured In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Crash
It was a black Tuesday for the families of victims of an auto crash on the popular Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as 10 passengers were killed when two vehicles crashed around 5am. The accident occurred around the Kara Turning,…
‘Well-Deserved Honour,’ Tinubu Hails Osimhen, Oshoala, Nnadozie On CAF Awards
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Victor Osimhen, Asisat Oshoala, and Chiamaka Nnadozie, who were honoured with the 2023 Confederation of African Football (CAF) awards. In a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale,…
18 Osun Pupils Hospitalised After Eating Govt Free Meal, Probe Begins
Eighteen pupils of St James Primary School B, Owoope, Osogbo were said to have been hospitalised after eating a mid-day meal served to them under the free school feeding programme of the Governor Ademola Adeleke…
Obi Visits Kaduna Air Strike Victims, Demands Probe
Against the backdrop of the recent accidental military air strike at Tudun Biri village in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called on the…
BREAKING: Ondo Governor, Akeredolu, Embarks on Fresh Medical Leave, Hands Over to Deputy
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu is set to embark on another medical leave of absence starting Wednesday, December 13th, 2023. This follows an initial leave earlier this…
Nigeria’s crude oil production falls to 1.4 million barrels per day in November 2023
Nigeria’s crude oil production fell to 1.4 million barrels per day in November 2023. This is according to data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). The data reveals that in the highlighted…
Mother Of Mexican Drug Kingpin ‘El Chapo’ Dies at 95
The mother of notorious Mexican drug kingpin, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Maria Consuelo Loera, has died at 95, according to family…
BREAKING: One killed, 12 kidnapped in Abuja
The escalating cases of criminality in Abuja, the federal capital, have worsened with the latest attacks on Gbaupe, a rural village behind ACO Estate Lugbe, along the Abuja Airport Road, where 12 people, including a…
PDP Chieftains Push for Peter Obi’s Return, Reject Northern Candidate in 2027
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has initiated reconciliation efforts to bring back its former members, including Labour Party’s presidential candidate,…
Rivers: Elder statesman, Edwin Clark fumes, asks Tinubu to call Wike to order
Elder statesman Chief Edwin Clark has raised concerns about the actions of former Rivers State Governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Clark, the leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum…