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$50 Million Beverages Company Berths in Ogun

L-R: Chairman, Mamuda Group Nigeria Limited, Mr. Hassan Hammoud and the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, during a courtesy call on the...

Kurdish Group PKK To Lay Down Arms And Disbanding

A demonstrator holds a picture of jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan at a rally in Diyarbakir, Turkey, in February Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK,...

Salt Awareness Week: CAPPA Urges Fed Govt to Accelerate Salt Reduction Targets Regulation

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Federal Government to accelerate the formulation of regulations for enforcing salt targets in...

Tinubu, Others pledge Committment to Judicial Reforms At Ariwoola’s Book Launch

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that his administration is committed to rule of law and the independence of the country’s judiciary. The President, at...

NATIONWIDE

NDLEA Uncovers Drugs Worth N4.4bn Concealed In Ethiopian Airlines’ Aircraft Toilets

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have recovered drug consignments worth ₦4.4 billion hidden in the toilets...
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You Are Not An Engineer, Tinubu’ s Aide Replies Obasanjo On PH Refinery

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has chided ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo over his comments on the petroleum refinery in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. In a recent interview...

$13bn Trans Sahara Gas Project, Huge Opportunities For Nigeria, Others – FG

Photo Caption L-R: Algerian Minister of Energy and Mines Mohamed Arkab, Minister of State Petroleum Resources Chief Timipre Sylva and Nigerien Minister of Petroleum Mohamane...

Atiku Bagudu, Bello Mattawale Lalong, Oyetola 15 Others Make Tinubu’s New Ministerial List

The president, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has forwarded additional 19 names of ministerial nominees. The Chief of Staff and the former Speaker of the House of...

India court Overrules Early Release Of 11 Men In Bilkis Bano Gang Rape Case

Bilkis Bano gestures during a news conference in New Delhi India’s Supreme Court has quashed the remission given to 11 Hindu men who had...

Crime

Court sentences BRT driver to death for murder of passenger

Late Oluwabamise Ayanwole and the BRT Driver, Andrew Ominikoron, sentenced to death by hanging for the murder This case is an eye opener. There is...

Dispute Over Service Of Charge Stalls Hearing Of N32bn AGF’s Fraud Case Against Bank , Others

The scheduled hearing of a criminal case filed by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) against Victor Ukutt, Whoba Ugwunna Ogo (who is...

Abiodun Commissions Nigeria’s First Rapid Diagnostic Test Production Facility in Ogun

L-R: Akarigbo and Paramount Ruler Of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi; representative of Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr. Rabiu Olowo; Ogun State Governor, Prince...

Otudeko: Court Adjourns To Allow For Continuation Of Settlement Talks

A Federal High Court Lagos, on Monday, adjourned until June 11, for continuation of settlement talks, in a suit against Chairman of the...

$400m Steel Factory Set to Commence Operation in Ogun

L-R: President, Inner Galaxy Group, Mr. Li Shuang; Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun and the Vice-President, Mr. Jackie Chen, during a visit to...

Politics

Election Tribunal: Abiodun Congratulates Senator Adeola, Hails Verdict On Ogun Reps Members

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has described the victory of the Senator, representing Ogun West Senatorial District at...

Edo Assembly Impeaches Deputy Gov Shaibu

Comrade Philip Shaibu The Edo State House of Assembly, on Monday, impeached the state’s Deputy governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu. The...

Ogun East APC Leaders Dissociate Self From Wale Adedayo

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ijebu East Local Government, Ogun State, has dissociated itself from the...

Polaris Bank MD Thumbs-up Ogun Infrastructure, Conducive Business Environment

The Managing Director, Polaris Bank, Mr. Adekunle Sonala and the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, during a visit...

FG Launches Five-Year Plan To Boost Potato Production

The Federal Government on Thursday launched a five-year national strategic plan to boost potato production in the country. Speaking in...
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Events

FirstBank Decemberissavybe: If Your December Is Not Vybing, You Aren’t In December

By Bolaji Israel. In Nigeria, the first day of December ushers in the advent of the festive season which runs through the...

Women in Politics Not Zero-Sum Game- Ogun Dep. Gov

Ogun State Deputy Governor, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele has said that women in politics was not a zero-sum game, hence, the need to build alliances...

Court Sacks Umahi, Deputy Over Defection To APC

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, sacked Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, and his Deputy, Dr Eric Kelechi Igwe, over...
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Must Read

Ogun To Tighten Truck Regulations to Enhance Road Safety

L-R: Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo; Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun; Deputy Governor, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, Authority Chief Executive,...

Court Orders ‘Petty Trader’ To Forfeits N1.2m , Highlander Jeep To FG For Selling Marijuana

Court Orders 'Petty Trader' To Forfeits N1.2m , Highlander Jeep To FG For Selling Marijuana Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court, Lagos...

Police Arraign Accountant Over Fraud, Perjury

The Defendant, Mr. Rasak Adeniji Men of Force Criminal Investigation Department (ForceCID) Annex, Alagbon-Ikoyi, Lagos, has arraigned a 50 year-old accountant, Rasak Adeniji, before a...

Gov. Abiodun Flags Off Strategic Leadership Training for Ogun Workforce at Awujale Institute

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has called on the top echelons of the state's civil/public service to continue to hold integrity and accountability...

Nigeria’s economic condition: Time for concerted efforts, not blame game

By Chuks Nwosu The recent pronouncements by world economic giants on their critical economic conditions and downturns have fundamentally changed global perspectives, especially with...

Buhari Runs Nigeria Economy Without Recourse To Experts, Say Sanusi

Former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said former President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration treated the economy without recourse to experts’ advice. The former governor...

Lifestyle Magazine

$50 Million Beverages Company Berths in Ogun

L-R: Chairman, Mamuda Group Nigeria Limited, Mr. Hassan Hammoud and the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, during a courtesy call on the governor at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, on Tuesday. Mamuda Group Nigeria Limited is set to invest $50 million...

Tinubu Donates N100m To Kogi Flood Victims

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has assured the people of Kogi State that he will ensure the...

Gunmen Abduct Ondo Monarch, Three Chiefs, Shot Driver

Gunmen have abducted a traditional ruler and three Ikare-Akoko chiefs on Owo/Ikare Road in Ondo State. The victims, who were kidnapped on Thursday, are the...

Court Sentences Drug Trafficker To 5 Years Imprisonment

The Convict, Felix When He Was Arrested A hard drug courier, Felix Rotimi Eshemokhai, have been convicted and sentenced to a total of five...

FG closes call for airport concession qualifications

The Request for Qualification (RFQ) for the concession of four international airports in the country has closed. The airports proposed for concessions are: Murtala Muhammed...

More Stories

Many Corps Members In The Country Are Drug Addicts – NYSC

The National Youths Service Corps NYSC, has raised the alarm that many corps members in the country are drug addicts. Its Ondo state Coordinator, Mrs Victoria Ani raised the alarm at the 2021 Corps employers workshop in Akure, the...

Diesel Price Hits N720 Per Litre, Manufacturers Lament

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), is seeking urgent intervention from the government to support the production of goods, as the price of Automative...

Indians Established Nigerian Defence Academy, Says Buhari

Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said the Nigerian Defence Academy was established by Indians. Buhari noted that the two countries – Nigeria and India – have...

10 EFCC Operatives Detained Over Alleged Theft Of Cash, Gold Exhibits

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has detained 10 of it’s officers from its Lagos Zonal Command over allegations of theft...

Man Who Inserted 250 Grams Of Heroine Into Anus Bagged 3 Years Imprisonment

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos presided over by Justice Tijani Ringim has convicted and sentenced a drug Courier, Ezenyenchy Kingsley...

Music

Despite Difficult Times, Firstbank Excited Families With Unique ” Decemberissavybe” Experience

Despite Difficult Times, FirstBank Excited Families With Unique " Decemberissavybe" Experience It was glitz and glamour as the premier and leading financial institution...

Gov. Abiodun Felicitates Akinwunmi Adesina On ‘African Of The Decade Award’

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has congratulated the President of the African Development Bank (AFDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, on his conferment with the...

CAPPA, African Activists Demand End To Poisoning Of Water Bodies In Ghana

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) and nine other rights organisations in seven African countries have demanded that the Ghanaian government immediately halt...

Ondo Church Attack: 2 more ISWAP Terrorists Arrested ― DHQ

The Defence Headquarters says two more Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists linked to the attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owo...

Sport News

Money Laundering: South Africa Returnee Jailed 6 Months imprisonment, Forfeits Undeclared $299k To FGN

Okorie Sylvernus Sunday Justice Deinde Dipeolu sitting in Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos today conflicted and sentenced Okorie Sylvernus Sunday to six Months imprisonment for...

NDLEA Arrests Undergraduate At Lagos Airport For Drug Trafficking

A 200-level student of Mass Communication at National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Ms. Mercy Nyong, arrested for drug trafficking at Lagos airport...

FG Increases Price Of Electricity Metres.

The Federal Government has increased the cost of both the single-phase and three-phase electricity meters beginning from November 15, 2021. It announced this in...
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EFCC Arrests 22 suspected Internet fraudsters in Abuja

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 22 suspected internet fraudsters in Brains and Hammers Estate in the Life Camp...

Ibadan Disco: Hearing Of IEDMCL Suit Against AMCON Holds Nov. 16

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Thursday adjourned till November 16, 2022 hearing of the motion filed by Integrated...

FG Approves Waiver for Employment into Defence, Health, Paramilitary.

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has given a waiver for employment in health, defence and paramilitary to ensure that those who leave for greener...

Niger Coup Leader Sworn In As President For Five Years

General Abdourahamane Tchiani Niger's military ruler has been sworn in as the country's president for a transitional period of five years. Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani has...

TV

FG Awards Gas Distribution Licences To NNPC, Shell, Others

The Federal government has awarded 10 gas distribution licences (GDL) to six companies to increase the country’s gas utilisation drive. The beneficiary companies are...

Supreme Court Affirms Lawan As Yobe North Senatorial Candidate

Supreme Court Affirms Lawan As Yobe North Senatorial Candidate The supreme court has affirmed Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, as the All Progressives Congress...

Why FG Must End Petrol Subsidy Now — Dangote

The President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has called on the Federal Government to end fuel subsidies completely. He said the...

Gambian Govt Foils Coup Attempt, Arrests Four

Gambian Govt Foils Coup Attempt, Nabs Four The Gambia’s government on Wednesday said it had thwarted a coup attempt the previous day and arrested four...