Ukraine war
ICC warrant: S. Africa offers Putin virtual presence at BRICS’ Jo’burg summit
After all the tough talks, the government of South Africa has finally made its choice to align with the international community which has issued warrant of arrest on President Vladimir...
Prigozhin had beating contractors
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin had a man dubbed "The Teacher" who beat up employees, according to The Project. "The Teacher" beat up people who'd fallen out of favor in a...
NATO members pledge eternal support for Ukraine
The 31-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, has reaffirmed Ukraine's inherent right to self-defence as enshrined in Article 51 of the UN Charter. The declaration which...
Zelenskyy accuses Putin of planning nuclear scare
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has accused his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, of planning a nuclear scare at the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to deter...
Politics
Lagos tribunal dismisses Jandor, Rhodes-Vivour petitions, affirms Sanwo-Olu as duly re-elected
Lagos Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, Monday, dismissed the petitions filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate Olajide...
Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Anniversary celebration to be low-key, says SGF
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume says Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Day Anniversary on October 1,...
Gov Uzodimma reiterates commitment to welfare of Imo people
Gov Uzodimma reiterates commitment to welfare of Imo people Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State (right), receives plaque from Navy...
Taking back Nigeria will come without violence-Labour Party
The Labour Party has been made aware of various trending stories in print and video suggesting that its Presidential Candidate...
Atiku Camp lists ‘10 lies of Tinubu within 117 days in office’
Barely days after President Bola Tinubu celebrated his 100 days in office, media camp of the presidential candidate of the...
Business
Metro
Vaccination efforts underway – NPHCDA, as diphtheria spreads to 18 states with 453 confirmed deaths
National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has assured that urgent vaccination efforts were underway to address the recent Diphtheria outbreak across several states with over 11,000 suspected case reported....
Sanwo-Olu eulogises judiciary as strong element in promotion of social peace
…Says LASG's commitment to judicial officers' welfare second to none Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu (third right); Bishop of Lagos Diocese, Rt. Rev. Ifedola Okupevi (third left) and honorable...
Lagos tribunal dismisses Jandor, Rhodes-Vivour petitions, affirms Sanwo-Olu as duly re-elected
Lagos Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, Monday, dismissed the petitions filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate Olajide Abdulazeez Adediran, also known as Jandor, along with that of...
Gov Uzodimma reiterates commitment to welfare of Imo people
Gov Uzodimma reiterates commitment to welfare of Imo people Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State (right), receives plaque from Navy Hydrographers, Rear Admirals C.E. Okafor and S.O. Agaba at the...
Sports
UEFA Champions League match results for Wednesday, Sept 20
Nigerian-born Bukayo Saka shoots past PSV's Walter Benítez to give Arsenal an early lead. All UEFA Champions League match results for Wednesday, Sept 20 Arsenal 4 PSV 0 Bayern 4...
UEFA Champions League match results for Tuesday
Manchester City's Julian Alvarez rounds the goalkeeper to equalise against Red Star Belgrade, Tiuesday All UEFA Champions League match results for Tuesday, September 19 Barcelona 5 Antwerp 0 Feyenoord 2...
24 countries confirm tickets to finals of AFCON 2023 in Cote D’Ivoire
Nigeria’s Super Eagles along with 23 other national teams has confirmed tickets to the 2023 edition of the prestigious continental football championship, the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be...
UEFA Champions League 2023/24 group stage draw out
The UEFA Champions’ League group stage will kick off on September 19 with defending champions Manchester City in a pool containing RB Leipzig, Crvena Zvezda and Young Boys. Final holds...
Opinion
Home and abroad, Tinubu’s Nigeria is taking its rightful place
By Mohammed Idris Having hit the ground running at home, with a series of very bold and unprecedented reform decisions,...
Peter Obi’s bond with Nsukka, the Charity Story.
By Ike Abonyi On January 12, 2023, ahead of the February 25th election, the Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi...
Anambra Investment Summit 2023: A Success Foretold
By Christian ABURIME The first ever official Anambra State Investment Summit 2023 may have come and gone, but its ripples...
Edo 2024: Comrade Odion Akhaine and the Rest
By Igbotako Nowinta Dr. Sylvester Odion Akhaine "Having known and networked closely with Comrade Sylvester Odion Akhaine as a human...
Rejuvenating Abia after 32 Years, the Alex Otti’s Giant Strides in 100 Days
By KAZIE UKO One of the campaign promises of the Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, was the establishment...
Entertainment
Gulder Lager Beer empowering lives of its distributors and retailers
Gulder Lager Beer, a household name in Nigeria's alcoholic beverage industry, has again demonstrated its commitment to changing lives. The...
Multiple people die in TikTok ‘boat jumping’ challenge
Sopuruchi Onwuka At least four people have died in Alabama attempting a dangerous TikTok challenge where people leap off of...
Wande Coal at ‘Trace Live’ powered by legend
The night of June 16, 2023, will forever be etched in music history as Wande Coal took the stage at...
Heineken captivates football fans at the UCL Final in Lagos
The UEFA Champions League (UCL) final is a highly anticipated event that captivates football enthusiasts worldwide. As it is its...
Guinness World Records certifies Hilda Baci’s cooking record
Guinness World Records has confirmed Hilda Baci as the new record holder for the longest cooking marathon. Hilda Baci last...
E-Platform
NCC changes fixed telephone lines numbering format to 10 digits
Industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced a new numbering format for fixed lines in the country, from the previous 8 digits to 10. NCC also added that...
5G subscriptions reach .5m in Nigeria – NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that the total number of subscriptions on the 5G broadband in the country has reached 500, 000 as at half year, 2023. Executive Chairman,...
FG moves NIMC to Ministry of Interior to ease NIN, passports processing
Federal Government has moved the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Ministry of Interior. The NIMC will now be supervised by the Minister of Interior Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. The...
Apple formally unveils iPhone 15, switches to USB-C charger design
Every September for the past decade, Apple has convened media from around the world for a marketing event that celebrates the creative feats behind its newest iPhone. It has hyped...
Crime
NDLEA intercepts 4,000kg of Abuja-bound ‘laughing gas,’ codeine syrup, skunk consignment
Operatives of the anti-narcotics agency, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted over 4, 000kg of illicit and...
ICPC secures leave to prosecute Sen. Bulkachuwa for influencing wife’s judgements at Court of Appeal
Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the leave of the court to arrest and prosecute...
ICC war crimes tribunal’s computer network hacked
International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Tuesday its computer system had been hacked, a breach at one of the world's...
NDLEA discovers meth, skunk concealed in women’s shoes, seizes drug consignment at Lagos airport
Operatives of the anti-narcotics agency, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have reported intercepting consignments of various quantities of...
Beheaded Abia LP chieftain was killed at drinking joint-Police
From Boniface Okoro, Umuahia Gory details of the killing and beheading of a Labour Party (LP) Chieftain in Abia State...
Insurance
AIICO wins ‘Insurance Company of the Decade’ award
AIICO has bagged the ‘Insurance Company of the Decade’ prize during the prestigious 2023 Marketing Edge Brands & Advertising Excellence Awards held, Saturday, in Lagos. (From left): Head Digital Marketing...
AIICO hosts inaugural Annuitant Forum to deepen service delivery
AIICO Insurance Plc, Thursday, hosted its inaugural Annuitant Forum, a move aimed at elevating customer engagement, which also served to underscore the insurer’s dedication to what it called 'service excellence...
NAICOM says ‘only 3% of Nigerians insured’
Industry regulator, the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has disclosed that only three per cent of the total Nigerian population has insurance cover. The commission added further that the remaining 97...
AIICO, ETAP launch app to redefine car insurance for drivers in Nigeria
AIICO Insurance Plc., has announced major partnership with tech firm, ETAP to drive penetration of car insurance in Nigeria. Mr. Babatunde Fajemirokun, MD/CEO of AIICO Insurance Plc ETAP is an...
Interview
Money Market
Double Column Posts Subtitle
Cardoso assumes office as CBN, Emefiele resigns
…Cardoso comes on board as naira plunges to record low Following the resignation of Godwin Emefiele, as announced by the Federal Government, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso has officially assumed office on...
CBN unveils new online platform for MFB licensing
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday in Abuja unveiled a new online platform for the submission licence applications by microfinance banks. Its Director, Corporate Communications, Dr Isa AbdulMumin,...
Fidelity Bank GMD says Abia needs huge financial assistance, partnership to rebuild infrastructure
From Boniface Okoro, Umuahia Pix shows Governor Otti (Right) and Mrs Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe during the meeting Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (GMD/CEO) of Fidelity Bank, Mrs. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, has stressed...
NG Clearing appoints Oreagba as MD/CEO, pending SEC approval
NG Clearing Limited (NG Clearing) West Africa’s Premier Central Counterparty, is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Farooq Adedayo Oreagba as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer,...
Aviation
FG directs CBN to settle foreign airlines’ $800m backlog
President Bola Tinubu with his Arab Emirates (UAE) counterpart, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday in Abu Dhabi President...
Cross River Govt sets Feb. 2024 completion date for proposed N3.7bn Obudu airport
Cross State Governor, Bassey Otu has set a six-month completion date for the proposed N3.7 billion Obudu Cargo and Passenger...
Emirates to resume flight operations to Nigeria
Emirates and Etihad Airlines will resume flight operations in Nigeria immediately 10 months after operations were suspended. The development is...
Old MMIA terminal evacuated over fire incident
Sopuruchi Onwuka A section of the old terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, was evacuated early Wednesday...
FAAN clears air on fire incident at Lagos airport
Contrary to wide media reports of early morning 'inferno' at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, in Lagos, Wednesday,...
Health/Living
Travel and hospitality
WTD 2023: Edo Govt to rally stakeholders on heritage promotion, protection policy
Edo Government has disclosed of plans to rally industry stakeholders in the state’s tourism sector with a view to getting...
Akwa Ibom Govt firms ARISE Agenda with WTD hosting for industry operators
Akwa Ibom Government in line with its ARISE Agenda geared towards lifting the tourism sector of its economy, has concluded...
Webisco to organise dialogue for Nigeria tourism operators to chart way forward
President of the Webisco Women in Agro-tourism, Environ Dome Houses and Farms, Chief (Mrs.) Margaret Bolanle Fabiyi (Webisco) has concluded...
Abia plans upgrade of hospitality, tourism sector to global standards
From Boniface Okoro, Umuahia Abia State government says plans were afoot to upgrade the hospitality industry and tourism sector in...
FG commits to partnering FTAN, others towards ‘making Nigeria tourism work’
Federal Government has recommitted to enabling private enterprise participation in growing the tourism sector of the country, just as it...
Energy
Finally, Senate fixes Tuesday to screen CBN Governor, Cardoso, deputies
Senate has said it will now screen the newly-appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso for the position, along with the nominated deputy governors...
NNPC pushes out senior management executives
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has begun a purge in the management cadre of its staff, weeding out all management personnel who are close to retirement. According...
EKEDC bags ISO 27001 Certification
Sopuruchi Onwuka Leading indigenous utility company, Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), has earned international recognition for installing and operating measures that prevent and mitigate loss, damage, theft, and other threats...
Chevron and partners intervene in healthcare, education in Rivers, Yobe, Oyo States
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigerian affiliates of Chevron Corporation and its partners in operated petroleum assets have jointly funded and executed delivery of health facilities and equipment to hospitals in Rivers and...
International News
70yr-old Hulk Hogan weds third wife
Retired World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star, 70-year-old Hulk Hogan, popularly known as Terry Bollea, tied the knot with Sky Daily...
U.S. Senate chairman on foreign relations Bob Menendez resigns over bribery allegation
Top United States Senator Bob Menendez and his wife have been charged with bribery, as prosecutors accused the pair of...
U.S. now among top 50 conflict-ridden countries
The United States (U.S.) is the only Western nation among the world’s 50 most conflict-ridden countries, according to new research...
Rwanda : Kagame to run for 4th term, regardless of views in the West
Paul Kagame of Rwanda Rwanda's president declared he will run for a fourth term next year, saying that "what the...
ICC war crimes tribunal’s computer network hacked
International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Tuesday its computer system had been hacked, a breach at one of the world's...