By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY—Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, yesterday, met with heads of security agencies to strengthen the state’s security architecture and ensure that those behind the recent armed robbery and killings in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of the state were arrested and brought to book. This came as indications emerged […]

A former  Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Tourism in Lagos State, Mr. Philip Aivoji, has been elected the new chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state.Aivoji was elected at a state congress held, weekend, in Lagos. In a keenly contested congress, Aivoji polled 839 votes to defeat his closest contender, Dr Amos […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to release an aggregate sum of N82 billion to communities in Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The money, which is to be deducted from accounts of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and its joint […]

By Joseph Erunke The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, has said more than 250,000 cases and 3,000 deaths were recorded in Nigeria in the last two years of the spread of COVID-19 pandemic to Nigeria. Director-General of NCDC, Dr Ifetayo Adetifa, in a press release, Monday, said the country has learnt major lessons in […]

Paris Kinsey is set to make his presence felt on the musical space this summer with the release of his debut EP.

Pan-African facilities management company, Alpha Mead Facilities and Management Services Limited received a Bbb+ rating by leading credit rating Agency, Agusto & Co. The rating reflects the company’s satisfactory profitability and cash flow, low leverage metrics, and a stable, qualified, and experienced management team. The Bbb rating is assigned to firms with a satisfactory financial […]

Awards N500, 000 as damages against the plaintiff By Peter Okutu The State High Court sitting in Abakaliki, yesterday, struck out the suit challenging the defection of Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state. The Plaintiffs were Senator Sonni Ogbuoji and the […]

Dr Babajide Agunbiade is one of the worlds leading offshore production expert, he’s an investor, businessman and director for Houston-based National Oilwell Varco, the largest oilfield equipment manufacturing company in the world. In that role, he has completed over 2 billion USD worth of offshore production projects in the Gulf of Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa. […]

By Dapo Akinrefon A socio-professional organisation, the Yoruba Stakeholders Summit Group, YSSG, has urged Nigerians to be mindful of desperate politicians ahead of the 2023 race. The group, however, chided presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, over his recent statement, where he threatened to get dirty, in his bid to […]

The UN Women, International Labour Organisation, ILO, United Nations Industrial Development, UNIDO, World Health Organisation, WHO, have collaborated to build capacity of women on production of quality Personal Protective Equipment and other healthcare related products

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday applied for Ukraine to join the European Union in what has been hailed as a ‘historic moment’. The leader has been calling for ‘fast-tracked’ entry into the EU to help his nation fight off Russian forces by strengthening its ties with the West. An image posted on social media […]

The oil curse is a complex disease. Broadly, it describes the policy and economic failures that come from an over-reliance on oil. It starts with misplaced optimism when prices are high that they will stay high forever

By Esther Onyegbula “I don’t like what my husband is doing to our six-year-old daughter; I have caught him molesting her twice, but I love my husband and I don’t want to destroy my marriage.” These were the exact words of a mother of three who recently caught her husband sexually assaulting their biological daughter. […]

Like it is often said, history is often written by champions and sometimes they rewrite it. Though many may not agree with the phenomenal status of this very astute great man of God, Dr Antoni Okoh, popularly known as Dr of Recovery, a man who does not brook sycophancy or undue publicity, going about doing […]

Zenith Bank Plc has announced a 10 percent growth in gross earnings for the year ended December 31, 2021, recording N765.6 billion up from N696.5 billion reported in the previous year, despite a challenging macroeconomic environment aggravated by COVID-19 pandemic. According to the bank’s audited financial results for the 2021 financial year presented to the […]