By Udeme Akpan THE price of Nigeria’s Bonny Light, yesterday, bounced back to $95.63 per barrel, from $93 per barrel, as Russian troops moved into Ukraine, thus signalling instability and an era of high oil prices. The price of Brent, usually used to benchmark other prices, had earlier risen to $99 per barrel, weekend, and was […]

By Henry Umoru, Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA — After weeks  of tension and uncertainty, President Muhammadu Buhari and governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday, took steps to save the party and prepare it for the 2023 general polls. Some of the decisions taken during a meeting at […]

By Sylvester Kwentua The national president of the Directors’ Guild of Nigeria (DGN), Victor Okhai, has revealed that in the Nigeria movie industry, one can find highly trained professionals, who decided to keep aside what they studied, to venture into Nollywood because of their passion for the movie industry. He made this revelation on Tuesday, […]

By Egufe Yafugborhi, PORT HARCOURT Leaders in Senator Magnus Abe’s faction of Rivers State All Progressives Congress, APC, accused of fraternising with Rivers ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, with intent to destabilise the APC have dismissed the allegation as a deliberate ‘propaganda defective in logical reasoning’. Two accusers, Kelvin Okechukwu of APC Ward 4 Opobo/Nkoro […]

The stock market of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd., (NGX) gained marginally on Tuesday with  N7 billion to close at N25.464 trillion, from N25.457trillion  on Monday. Also, the NGX All-Share Index appreciated marginally by 0.03 per cent to close at 47,246.90 basis points from 47,233.91 basis points. Sectorally, the NGX Insurance deprecated by 0.6 per cent, […]

By Festus Ahon, ASABA Delta State traditional rulers have restated their resolve to promote peace and ethnic harmony in their respective kingdoms with a view to creating conducive atmosphere for Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to finish strong in 2023. The monarchs in a communique issued after the inaugural meeting of the newly reconstituted Delta State Traditional […]

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has restated the avowed commitment of his administration towards prioritizing the security and welfare of all law-abiding residents in the state irrespective of where they come from, as he describes the ugly incident at the newly relocated Omuma Uzor Cattle Market/ Abattoir in Ukwa West as unfortunate and condemnable.

By Haruna Aliyu,Birnin A new breed politician Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu Dangaladin Tukuran Gwandu has formerly joined the ruling All progressives Congress, APC in Kebbi at his ward Nassarawa1 in Birnin Kebbi. Tukura was accompanied to the state APC secretariat in Birnin Kebbi by party stalwarts and was received by top APC echelons, though his posters […]

By Ademola Adegbite, Ibadan THE Olubadan-designate, Oba Lekan Balogun, on Tuesday, confirmed receiving a letter of installation from the Oyo state government. This was confirmed in a shot message sent by Dele Ogunsola, one of the media aides to Oba Balogun. READ ALSO: Olubadan throne: All eyes on Lekan Balogun as Oba Adetunji passes on […]

American based Nigerian disc Jockey, Chinonso Kelvin Nonyelu known by his stage name Dj Freshyk has teamed up with afro-beats music artists Nestraya and shizem to release his debut single titled, “Body”. Mixed and produced by Young D, the song talks about groovy love and admiration for someone special. It unpacks sweet melodies and influxes […]