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  FBN Holdings has appointed the former Chief Executive Officer of Europe, Middle East, Africa and Americas of Standard Chartered Plc, Viswanathan Shankar, and former banker, Olusola Adeeyo, as independent non-executive director and a non-executive director, respectively. In a notice ...

  The Managing Director of Ecobank Nigeria, Bolaji Lawal, has said that the creative industry can turnaround the fortunes of the Nigerian economy if harnessed. Lawal said this at a press conference on Thursday to announce the commencement +234 Art ...

  Access Bank has continued its expansion drive into key markets as it announced the deal to acquire the National Bank of Kenya Limited from the KCB Group Plc. This was disclosed in a statement filed by the parent company ...

  Providus Bank has said it will host the Providus Hive Fest, from March 30 to April 1, 2024, to celebrate creativity, culture, and community. According to the bank, the exhibition, which will take place at the Balmoral Centre in ...

Controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has rubbished claim that some individuals of interest are sponsoring terrorism in Nigeria According to him, “These terrorists (bandits) don’t need any financial support from outside since they collect billions from kidnapping”. This comes ...

An 11-year-old promising dancer, Jayden Perkins has been k!lled He died after trying to protect his pregnant mother when a convicted felon who happens to be his mom’s ex of 15 years, allegedly attacked them with a knife at their house a ...

  Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has said that Nigerians leave their country of origin for affluent nations like the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada to take jobs they would not do back home. She said this in ...

The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has said the average retail price of a litre of kerosene rose from N1,329 recorded in January 2024 to N1,340 in February 2024 Kerosene price hits N1,340 In its Petrol Price Watch for February ...

Three men have been arrested by operatives of the Imo state Police Command for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl Three arrested for defiling 12-year-old girl Police Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, who disclosed the arrest in a statement made available ...

Some parts of the nation’s capital, Abuja and Kogi State are experiencig blackout due to the collapse of a power station. The two areas earlier mentioned are under the coverage of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). On Tuesday, the ...

The US Government has started evacuating Americans from Haiti amid rising violence The U.S. State Department has initiated helicopter flights to transport American citizens out of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, in response to increased violence. The first flight carried over 15 ...

Travis John Branson, a US man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to hunt and traffic bald and golden eagles Branson confessed to shooting thousands of these majestic birds over several years and selling their parts and feathers on the black ...

Dr. Richard Somiari, the Director of Lagos State DNA and Forensic Centre, has revealed that the autopsy results for Mohbad, will be available within the next three to four weeks Somiari gave the assurance while testifying during a corner’s inquest ...

  The naira rebounded against the United States dollar on Wednesday at the official and parallel markets, with the local currency recording a significant gain against the greenback at the black market.   This came as the Central Bank of ...

Luis Montenegro, leader of Portugal’s centre-right Democratic Alliance, is expecting an invitation from the president to become the country’s next Prime Minister After the parliamentary election on March 10, where the Alliance secured a narrow victory but fell short of ...

A 47-year-old pastor, Samuel Pasillas, has been accused of hiring hitmen to kill his daughter’s partner because he didn’t approve their relationship The cleric of one Victorville church is accused of paying almost $40,000 to have his daughter’s fiancée killed, ...

Chilufya Tayali, a political comedian, is seeking asylum in South Africa, alleging threats to his safety and limitations on freedom of expression in Zambia. Despite being a vocal personality on social media, radio, and television, Tayali faces legal troubles in ...

A Nigerian man, Mazi Chukwudiaso Onyema, who went viral last year for demanding his tithes from Dunamis International Gospel Center, has revealed the reason behind his action The carpenter said he used to sow seed in church and did not see ...

Meta’s Facebook, Messenger and Instagram apps have suddenly stopped working for the third time in a month, leaving millions unable to access their accounts The outage was first reported at around 10:45am ET, and has affected users in the UK, ...

A Poland-based Nigerian man, Ewa Ekuma, has taken to social media to lament the price of a dry fish he purchased from an African shop in Warsaw While sharing the photo of the fish, he lamented how expensive it is ...

The Nigerian Army has warned the 157 soldiers it is sending on peacekeeping mission in South Sudan to be good ambassadors of their country 157 soldiers set for deployment in Sudan The soldiers just completed pre-deployment training and set for ...

Doctors couldn’t believe their eyes after having to remove a coconut from a man’s bum in a s3x experiment gone wrong A 56-year-old man from Taiwan has been rushed to the hospital after experiencing abdominal pain and severe constipation. The ...

Gunmen suspected to be hired assassins have killed the General Overseer, Mount of Solution Redeemed Church in Ikot Ekang community, Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Prophet Elisha Asuquo and a pastor of his church, Apostle Aniekan Ibanga ...

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says voice and data services affected by undersea cable cuts along the Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal coasts have been restored In a Monday statement, the NCC Director of Public Affairs, Rueben Muoka, said that ...

President William Ruto has officially signed into law the Affordable Housing Bill in Kenya, marking a significant development in the government’s efforts to address housing issues for low-income citizens Kenyan President Ruto signs Affordable Housing Bill into law The new ...