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 beaten 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
Lawmaker Bassey Akiba rallies 8,000 supporters into APC in Cross River
Ani Bassey The member representing Calabar Municipality and Odukpani Federal Constituency Hon. Bassey Akiba has formally joined the Cross River...
Atiku : Tinubu’s re-election in 2027’ll cheat North
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar has reacted...
North-Central should produce National Chairman- PDP BoT
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party( PDP) has on Thursday told the leaders of the party...
INEC declares Aiyedatiwa winner of Ondo guber election
The Independet National Election Commission has declared the sitting Ondo State Governor, Mr Lucky Ayedatiwa, the winner of Saturday’s governorship...
Tinubu urges peaceful governorship election in Ondo State
As Ondo State prepares for its off-cycle governorship election, President Bola Tinubu urges all political stakeholders and the electorate to...
Business
Metro
Imo Govt, Afrexim Bank perform ground breaking of African Quality Assurance Centre
Commissioner for Industries, Mines and Solid Minerals, Hon. Ernest Ibejioko (representing Governor Hope Uzodimma), flanked by Afrexim Bank and government officials during the ground breaking ceremony of African Assurance Quality...
At 2024 Carols Festival, Gov Eno launches Arise Home Farmers Scheme, harps on peace, love
In furtherance of the Agricultural Revolution component of his administration’s ARISE Agenda, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has launched the ARISE Home Farmers Scheme (AHFS), an initiative aimed...
Fubara anticipates robust economy with provision of gunboats to check oil theft
Gov Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State From Chibuike Emmanuel, Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has tasked the Nigerian Navy to effectively deploy the gunboats provided by his...
Groups seek increase budget to end gender- based violence in Delta
A combination of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have urged the Delta State government to prioritise the issues of gender-based violence in it's 2025 budget and beyond. The Women Advocates Research and...
Sports
500 athletes to vie for glory at Calabar Table Tennis Championship
Ani Bassey About five hundred table tennis athletes are expected to compete in the second edition of the Calabar Table Tennis championship. The athletes are largely drawn from the six...
Otu flags off maiden edition of Agbokim marathon race
Ani Bassey Cross River governor, Prince Bassey Otu, at the weekend, flagged off the maiden edition of Agbokim falls green marathon race at Ikom local government area. The race designed...
Tinubu welcomes safe return of Super Eagles, demands swift justice after their inhuman treatment
President Bola Tinubu, deeply moved by the inhuman treatment endured by the Super Eagles of Nigeria at a Libyan airport, warmly welcomes their safe return to Nigeria. The harrowing experience...
Super Eagles leave Libya, en route to Nigeria
The players and officials of the Super Eagles are set to depart from Libya following a tumultuous delay of over 15 hours and alleged mistreatment by the host country on...
Opinion
Building a Stronger Nigeria through Health, Transparency, and Human Rights
By Ambassador Richard M. Mills, U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Every December, we mark three international observances that are at the...
The Ihekweme Charade: Buyer Beware
By Collins Ughalaa Fabian Ihekweme has one thing going for him, he is shameless. Throw him a bone, and he...
Ihekweme’s misplaced views about Governor Hope Uzodimma
By Sir Collins Ughalaa In an article that circulated on social media, Dr. Fabian Ihekweme, former Cmmissioner for Foreign and...
Why agriculture is key to sustainable development
By Prince S.J. Samuel Chairman, Origin Tech Group At the root of every developmental initiative lies the importance of promoting...
Targeted exclusion of viable contestants in the appointment of Vice-Chancellor for Nnamdi Azikiwe University: An aberration
By Peter Okonma There have been several outcries by both members and non-members of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU) communities...
Entertainment
Amstel Malta celebrates 30 years of excellence, introduces bold new sleek can design
Photo Story CaptionL-R: Emmanuel Oriakhi; Marketing Director, Nigerian Breweries PLC, Christiana Odiaka; Chrisemua and Sons Nigeria Limited, Ayodele Alabi; Head...
USAID partners with Ascend Studios to launch the African Creative Blueprint and strengthen Nigeria’s creative industry
Today, the United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced its latest strategic partnership with Ascend...
Uzodimma: Commissioner DJ Wysei is making Imo proud
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has described Miss Ebere Patricia Iwuagwu popularly known in the entertainment world as Commissioner...
BB9JA will create celebrities who model the true spirit of Nigeria – Amuzie
Ani Bassey Dr. Charles Amuzie the founder and Executive Producer of Big Brain Naija reality show says the show will...
‘Our mother has passed on’- Onyeka Onwenu’s Children
It is with heavy hearts that I and my brother wish to announce the passing of our mother, the much...
Education
E-Platform
Apple AI dares tech wizards to $1m breach challenge
Tech company, Apple, is going wild with a million dollars offer to any hacker, sorry security researcher, who is able to breach its top of the range safety of the...
No cancer danger from mobile phones, research concludes
A review of 28 years of research has shown that mobile phones and wireless tech devices are not linked to increased risk of cancer, as the radio waves they emit...
VP Shettima commends MTN on N1bn donation to FG
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has commended MTN Nigeria for donating N1 billion to the Federal Government’s Food Support Programme. Shettima also thanked the telecommunications company for donating 4,600 units of digital...
Nigeria pushes for 80% digitalisation of government operations by 2025
… As State House leads charge in nationwide push for e-governance The federal government has announced plans to digitalise 80% of government activities by next year as part of President...
Crime
One killed, three injured as policemen, soldier clash in Ebonyi
From Chinedu Nwafor, Abakaliki A Labourer seeking for a daily job has been shot dead while three others sustained bullet...
Russia implicated in Houthi rebels’ strikes on merchant ships
Russia has been helping Iran-backed Houthi rebels target British and Western ships in the Red Sea, Western media reviewed online...
Nibo Massacre: Police signals frustration with investigation
Investigations into the killing of about a dozen young men in Nibo and Okpuno villages in Awka , Anambra State,...
EKEDC cautions customers against fake meter agents
As nabbed impersonator is arraigned in court Sopuruchi Onwuka Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has urged its customers to always...
Insurance
AIICO wins double honours at 2024 Almond Insurance Awards
AIICO Insurance Plc won two of the most prestigious honours at the just-concluded 2024 Almond Insurance Industry Awards, in Lagos as the company scooped the ‘Life Insurance Company of...
Foundation offers educational insurance to 56 indigent students Bayelsa, pledges to extend gesture
In commemoration of the 2024 International Day of the Girl Child and the 20th Anniversary of the Nice Esther for all Foundation (NEFAF), the Nice Esther for all Foundation and...
AIICO scoops multiple corporate awards, dedicates honours to ‘valued customers, clients’
AIICO Insurance Plc., and its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr Babatunde Fajemirokun, weekend, bagged prestigious corporate awards for outstanding performance in the business sector of the country. Mr. Babatunde...
AIICO strengthens bond with annuity customers, concludes second ‘Annuitants Forum’
AIICO Insurance Plc., has reaffirmed commitment towards the well-being of the underwriter's annuity customers, primarily retirees, as it hosted the second edition of its interactive 'Annuitants Forum.' Group photograph...
Interview
Money Market
Double Column Posts Subtitle
Zenith Bank opens Paris Branch
Nigeria’s leading money deposit bank, Zenith Bank Plc has opened a subsidiary in Paris, France, in its bid to expand its presence across major global financial centres. The bank said...
Obasanjo commends Nigerian initiatives at Ecobank Design & Build Expo 2024
Caption:(L-R) Executive Director, Commercial Banking, Ecobank Nigeria, Kola Adeleke; Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo GCFR; Managing Director/Regional Executive, Ecobank Nigeria, Bolaji Lawal; Head, SMEs, Partnerships and Collaboration, Omoboye Odu; Acting...
Access Bank debunks allegations of missing funds
Access Bank has debunked allegation of missing making round in the social media, saying that there is no iota of truth in the report. The bank said in a statement...
Reps panel absolves Ecobank of any liability to 167 sacked workers
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has absolved Ecobank of any liability toward the 167 members of staff of the bank laid off in 2023. Chairman of the...
Aviation
Construction of Abia Airport begins, as govt. plans 20 smart schools
Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, during the briefing on Monday From Boniface Okoro, Umuahia Construction of the first airport...
NTT Summit confirms Keyamo, Musawa, three other ministers for 7th edition in Abuja
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo SAN, and his counterpart at the Ministry of Culture, Arts,...
Three dead, 5 missing in Port Harcourt helicopter accident
No more than three persons have lost their lives in a helicopter accident that happened around 11:22 am in Port...
Emergency landing after pilot dies mid-flight
Officials and passengers were in awe Wednesday evening when emergency landing was successfully managed in the New York, the United...
Health/Living
Travel and hospitality
Keyamo, Musawa, others upbeat on transportation, tourism synergy, as 7th NTT summit kicks off
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo SAN, and his counterpart at the Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism...
We’re committed to fostering partnerships for development of tourism in Lagos, says Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reiterated his administration's commitment to the development of the tourism and creative industry,...
Wiki-Imagine Lagos Webinar launches writing contest to preserve state’s cultural heritage
Wiki-Imagine Lagos Webinar, Thursday, gathered journalists, tourism experts, and cultural enthusiasts to explore role of journalism in promoting and...
NTT Summit confirms Keyamo, Musawa, three other ministers for 7th edition in Abuja
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo SAN, and his counterpart at the Ministry of Culture, Arts,...
Nigeria excluded, as Indonesia offers new e-visa of arrival services to 97 countries
Indonesia has excluded Nigeria in its fresh list of 97 countries' nationals eligible to access its newly-introduced e-Visa On Arrival...
Energy
Chevron Nigeria awarded energy company of the year for environmental sustainability and CSR
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), on Friday December 6, 2024, received an award as “Energy company of the year (2024)” for its Environmental Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility accomplishments. The award presented...
Tinubu’s reforms enable petroleum business to drive the economy __Avuru
It is rare to have Nigerian from the Niger Delta who walked away from NNPC job to give practical expression of what potentials indigenous capacity holds for realization of prime...
NCDMB delivers 8 partnership projects, facilitates 5 new training programs
Special programs initiated for host community youths Sopuruchi Onwuka Some five petroleum industry related projects facilitated by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) have been delivered in full....
Project 100 beneficiaries want it transformed to sectoral working group
Sopuruchi Onwuka Beneficiaries of Project 100 in the petroleum industry called on the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to institutionalize the initiative...
International News
South Korea’s leadership unclear as Yoon struggles to retain power
South Korea’s defence ministry insisted that President Yoon Suk Yeol remained in charge of the country’s armed forces on Monday,...
Syrians celebrate in wake of Syrian government collapse
The Syrian government fell early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a...
Biden to spotlight Angola’s Lobito Corridor, his legacy to counter China in Africa
When U.S. President Joe Biden visits Angola on Wednesday, he will put into focus his legacy infrastructure project aimed at...
Nigeria ranks 7th globally for international students in U.S.
Nigeria Ranks 7th Globally for International Students in the United States – More than 20,000 Nigerian Students Enrolled in 2023/2024,...
Trump names US ‘border czar’ to oversee migrant deportations
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has picked Thomas Homan, his one-time acting immigration chief, to serve as “border czar” and fulfill...