After spending almost 4 years as an A&R personnel for one of Africa’s leading record labels – MAVIN Records and helping to raise some of the biggest music stars and hit songs that we have today, one of Nigeria’s finest music executives – Mobolaji Abikoye has launched the next step in his fledging career with […]

By Innocent Anaba A FEDERAL High Court sitting in Lagos has restrained Shebah Exploration and Production Company Ltd, Sheban Petroleum Development Company Ltd and persons acting on their behalf from withdrawing from the accounts of nine other defendants and 29 banks. Trial judge, Justice Yellin Bogoro made the interim order while granting ex-parte Mareva application […]

By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja Following the death of Hon. Haruna Maitala who hitherto  represented Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency of Plateau State, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Tuesday, declared the seat vacant. This was as another member from the minority caucus defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). READ ALSO:Reps extend teachers retirement age […]

The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA has scored the most votes in the Ihiala supplementary election that held on Tuesday, Vanguard reports Recall that voting was extended to Tuesday to allowing voting take place in Ihiala LGA which was the only local government left. While APGA gathered 8283 votes, PDP came second with 2,485 votes […]

By Juliet Umeh A Nigerian firm, ImpactHer and 33 organisations from other countries are to receive $25 million grants for creating opportunities that benefit women and girls. The funding to the firms which are largely nonprofits and social enterprises will help them push their solutions for women and girls around the world to reach their […]

By Okoh Aihe A SEEMINGLY innocuous announcement made last week is scratching up something very huge; so huge that we don’t really know how huge it is at the moment. The announcement was to the effect that MTN Nigeria and Airtel Nigeria have been awarded PSB licences by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. PSB […]

By Adeyemi Ajayi The impact of the efforts of the Naval Officers Wives Association (NOWA) under the sterling leadership of Hajiya Nana Aisha Gambo to complement the efforts of the Nigerian Navy in welfare-related projects in charitable ventures which include education, economic empowerment, health, and social services cannot be overemphasized. The Naval Officers Wives Association […]

By Lawani Mikairu Officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Tuesday apprehended a staff of Arik Air for demanding bribe from a traveling passenger. Consequently, the On Duty Card ,ODT, of the staff has been withdrawn by FAAN. Confirming the incidence, the General Manager, Public Affairs, FAAN, Mrs Herrietta Yakubu said the Arik […]

By Dayo Johnson – Akure Three years after her only daughter, a model, Oluwaseun Ajila, was gruesomely murdered in cold blood, her 52 year old mother , Yemi Ajayi has equally been murdered in Akure, the Ondo state capital. Recall that her daughter, Oluwaseun was  stabbed to death by unknown persons at their residence in year […]

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The Federal Government has expressed greater commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s security architecture and has consequently inaugurated a 21-member committee to study the recommendations and implementation strategies on strengthening internal security framework and community policing in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement issued Tuesday night in Abuja and signed by […]