Facility to strengthen FirstBank’s commitment to gender financing with US$30 million targeted to women-owned and led businesses Partnership will enhance funding to local SMEs to boost growth and promote financial and social inclusion across Nigeria The facility adds US$100 million ...

Policemen have swarmed the Gani Fawehinmi Garden in Ojota, the start-off point of the #JusticeForBamise protest scheduled to hold on today. Bamise Ayanwole went missing after boarding a BRT in Chevron, Lekki. Her body was found on Monday. It was ...

The Federal Government has approved the allocation of houses to 22 members of the 1994 Super Eagles in their various states, thereby fulfilling a pledge made to them 28 years ago by the then administration. A statement in Abuja on ...

A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, sacked Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, and his Deputy, Dr Eric Kelechi Igwe, over their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressive Congress. The judgement, delivered by Justice ...

Davido has added another machine to his machines. This time a very powerful one. The dad of 3, you could say 4 if you like, as there’s still a pending one. Remember the Ibadan girl on his neck, swearing her ...

Mercy Aigbe’s ex-husband, Lanre Gentry, has thrown shades at her on social media. After Oluwafunsho Asiwaju, the first wife of Mercy Aigbe’s new husband Kazeem Adeoti accused Mercy of sleeping with her husband since her now 11-year-old son with Lanre ...

The Pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has described the release of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, from detention in Benin Republic as a personal liberty and victory for those who believe in personal liberty and right of ...

A tea seller, identified only as Hamidu, has been arrested for allegedly killing one of his customers at Arepo, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. Punch Metro gathered that the victim, Musa, bought a cup of ...

Peter Okoye has boasted about selling out 02 with or without new songs. This comes has Davido is being praised for selling out the arena back to back. P Square who are also considering a London concert asked fans to ...

Sixty-three vigilantes otherwise known as ‘Yan Sa Kai, have reportedly been killed by bandits. According to BBC, the tragic incident occurred after the local guards launched an onslaught against the bandits in Zuru Emirate of Kebbi State. The victims, who ...

Another traditional ruler in Ogun State, the Baale of Olowe Gbagura in Abeokuta North Local Government Area, Chief Akin Muheedeen, has been reportedly burnt to death. Daily Trust reports that on January 24, the Olu of Agodo, Oba Ayinde Odetola, ...

Vladimir Putin’s alleged 18-year-old ‘love child’ has suddenly closed her social media account after being on the receiving end of a wave of trolling over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Since Putin ordered the invasion, Luiza Rozova, a student in St ...

The Federal Government has said it will not allow the recruitment of Nigerians as fighters in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion. According to a statement signed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Francisca Omayuli, and released on Monday, March 7, ...

DJ Cuppy, on Monday stated that she had to quit DJing for a while to help her focus on her study at the University of Oxford. In a series of videos on her Instagram story, Cuppy said that if she ...

Nice Andrew Omininikoron, the 47-year-old BRT driver, that was suspected to have murdered the 22 year old lady, Bamise, said he was a victim of kidnappers that hijacked his bus and subsequently murdered the lady. He revealed this, while he ...

  Gbade, elder brother to the late Masters’ student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Timothy Adegoke, has said he was approached by one Idmund on the telephone phone to accept N50 million, while wife of the deceased, was offered N70 million ...

  Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Ighoho, has been released from the detention of the Benin Republic government. Communications Secretary, Ilana Omo Oodua (IOO), Maxwell Adeleye made the announcement in a statement on Monday. Igboho was reportedly released ...

  FIFA has announced that it will suspend the contracts of foreign players currently tied to Ukrainian and Russian clubs for the rest of the 2021-22 season. The Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory has prompted dozens of footballers to flee ...

Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of five people trapped under a heap of sand at Yanlami Village in the Bichi Local Government Area. A statement issued on Sunday, to newsmen by the Public Relations Officer of the ...

Police in Nairobi Count, Kenya on Sunday night apprehended a Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) officer following the demise of his girlfriend. John Gitau allegedly took the life of his girlfriend Esuron Phoebe Kaele, who is also a KDF officer, after ...

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested Abdulrazaq Rabi’u for being in possession of fake $100,000 notes. He was arrested along Abuja-Kaduna expressway on 3, March, 2022, said a statement issued by NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi ...

Chinese Telecoms Giant Huawei Has Been Helping Putin’s Efforts To Stabilise Russia’s Internet Chinese telecoms giant Huawei must be investigated over reports the firm has ‘rushed to Russia’s aid’ after attacks on its internet network. Reports in China say the ...

A box of human heads intended for scientific research was stolen from a medical truck in Denver Thursday. Someone broke into the parked truck in broad daylight and stole the box of human remains, along with a dolly, according to ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded the surrender of Ukrainian forces, as he vowed to press ahead with his ceaseless offensive. He said the Ukrainian resistance force should stop fighting to enable the evacuation of 200,000 people from the besieged ...

    It’s back to business for Queen Elizabeth. The 95-year-old British monarch returned to work on Monday, participating in her first in-person engagement since she was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Feb. 20.   She looked to be in good ...