The NBA Vs Rivers State Brohaha has been trending for a while now with divergent views being peddled . But I must state emphatically that Rufai Oseni goofed…he goofed big time. He sounded unreal trying to convince his fellow co-presenters that the N300m in question was indeed a Gift. He obviously did not do his…
All roads lead to Lagos on May 2nd 2025, when Wema Bank, Nigeria’s oldest indigenous bank, leading innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, will be marking its 80th anniversary in grand style, in Lagos, the city where it all started. Founded on May 2nd 1945 as Agbonmagbe Bank Limited, Wema…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has summoned top officials of the FCT Administration as well as construction giant Julius Berger over revelations that a section of the International Conference Centre rehabilitation project was subcontracted without his approval. Wike, who visited the ICC and the N16 road project in Gishiri on Wednesday,…
U.S. President, Donald Trump has plans to spare carmakers from some tariffs, Financial Times (FT) reported on Wednesday. It noted that as part of a tariff “destacking” plan, car parts would be relieved of some of the duties imposed by Trump. The exemptions, FT said, would however leave in place a 25 per cent tariff…
Presidential aide Bayo Onanuga has taken a swipe at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, describing him as a “loser again” following the defection of prominent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders, including Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. Okowa, who served as Atiku’s running mate in the 2023 presidential election, was among…
Gov. Mohammed Umaru-Bago of Niger has clarified the ban on the movement of motorcycles and tricycles, saying it was aimed at addressing the growing insecurity in the state capital and not to punish law-abiding citizens. The governor stated this during the inauguration of Overload Airways flight operation at the Bola Tinubu International Airport in Minna…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, expressed great worry over the worsening security situation in the country and told the National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu and other Security Chiefs that “enough is enough”. But the National Security Adviser said that the heads of security apparatus have taken the directives from the President and are…
A Chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), and former Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei has welcomed Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori the of Governor Delta State and other People Democratic Party members (PDP) to All Progressives Congress. Ochei disclosed this in a post on his verified Facebook handle yesterday noting…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says teenage pregnancy reflects enduring “fundamental inequalities” in society, with serious physical and psychological repercussions for girls and young women. WHO, in a statement on Wednesday, stated that teenage pregnancy remained the leading cause of death for girls aged 15 to 19, which countries could help prevent by allowing them…
Owerri – Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Thursday explained that the 72-hour clampdown on tinted commercial buses was due to their use in criminal activities such as kidnapping and armed robbery. In a statement released through his Chief Press Secretary, Oguwuike Nwachukwu, the governor said the decision followed intelligence reports on the operations of…
