Guinness Nigeria, a subsidiary of Diageo Plc, and a leading total beverage alcohol company in Nigeria has posted a revenue of N96.0 billion for the 9 months ended 31 March 2020. The results show that the Company delivered a profit after tax of N1.4 billion. Commenting on the announcement, Mr. Baker Magunda, Managing Director/CEO, Guinness […]

The UN mission in Mali on Thursday blamed Malian and Niger troops for scores of extra-judicial killings between January and March. According to a quarterly MINUSMA report, Mali’s forces carried out 101 executions and Niger forces 34 more between January 1 and March 31 in the country. The report from MINUSMA’s human rights division found […]

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By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti The man in the viral video, a former road safety officer, Mr. Femi Adeoye, who refused to cover up for his son but insisted on his isolation, has been appointed Covid-19 Response Ambassador by Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. Governor Fayemi personally delivered the letter of appointment to Adeoye, […]

Iran will target U.S. bases across the region if its national security is endangered by U.S. forces, said Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council, was quoted as saying by the state TV on Thursday. “We will never initiate a war with the United States, but the end of any war that Washington may […]

Following reports that persons on non-essential duties have continued to traverse the boundaries of Enugu State “with the tacit support of some unscrupulous persons” despite the state government’s COVID-19 Containment Order (Executive Order No. 1 of 2020) in force, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has directed all the 17 Local Government Council Chairmen “to mobilize all Development Center Administrators, Councilors, Traditional Rulers and Presidents General of Communities as well as Neighborhood Watch Groups and Youth Leaders within their jurisdiction to man the borders of their local Government Council Areas that are contiguous with other States”.

LAGOS—THE Yoruba World Congress, YWC, yesterday, threw its weight behind the evacuation of Almajiris to their respective states of origin by Northern governors, noting that it is time to end totalitarianism and over-centralisation which is hindering the country’s development.

The German league confirmed Thursday that clubs have started testing players for the coronavirus as part of plans for the Bundesliga to resume next month. Testing players for the virus, which has so far claimed over 6,000 lives in Germany, is a key component in the plans to restart the Bundesliga in stadiums without spectators. […]

OSOGBO—THE Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, yesterday, dissociated the palace from any dispute over the streaming of a play tagged Moremi-the musical on YouTube.
A statement signed by the Ooni and made available to journalists in Osogbo on Wednesday said the house of Oduduwa has an understanding with Bolanle Austen-Peters of BPA production to create and produce the movie.

The football season in France has been declared over following a league vote on Thursday, with Paris Saint-Germain being named as champions. PSG topped the Ligue 1 table by 12 points from Marseille when the season was suspended in mid-March because of the coronavirus outbreak, which has gone on to kill more than 24,000 people […]