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The daughter of Dr Herbert Wigwe, the late Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Tochi Wigwe, gave an emotional tribute to her father on Wednesday night Tochi, along with several other friends and relatives, shared their condolences for the ...

In a cultural shift challenging traditional norms, Chinese women, led by figures like Chai Wanrou, 28, are increasingly embracing singledom Chai, a freelance copywriter from Xian, expresses a sentiment shared by a growing number of women who view marriage as ...

Over 280 pupils and teachers of Government Secondary School and LEA primary school at Kuriga, Kaduna State were abducted by bandits on Thursday, triggering national outrage The Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Amnesty International, the Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria, the Nigeria ...

  Tragedy struck Thursday as a staff of a hotel was electrocuted at Okpanam, Oshimili North Local Government Area, Delta State, while carrying out repairs on hotel billboard   It was learned that the deceased who was simply identified Calabar, ...

Ghana’s Deputy Finance Minister, John Kumah has died He passed away at the age of 45. The shocking news was confirmed by sources close to the family. This has left the nation in mourning. Kumah’s untimely death occurred on Thursday ...

  Three West African countries run by military juntas say they will form a joint force to fight jihadist threats Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced the formation of the force following talks in the Nigerien capital Niamey. Niger’s army ...

France’s lower house has approved a bill compensating those convicted under anti-gay law from 1942 to 1982 France to compensate those convicted under anti-gay law Introduced during WWII, the law criminalized homosexuality, reversing legal status since 1791. The bill aims ...

Armed robbers have attacked two commercial banks in Anyigba, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing one security officer and one civilian during the operation The hoodlums launched a heavy attack on the two financial institutions around 5 pm. ...

The UICL Project manager, Engr Charbel and ADRON HOMES chairman/CEO, Aare Adetola Emmanuel king and Arch Makinde Northern Nigeria Project director for the construction and development of Snowfall Park and Gardens Jos, Plateau State. In a bid of comfortability.and affordability ...

  In a bid to boost start-up capital and place more resources at the disposal of aspiring young entrepreneurs in Nigeria, retail lender, Unity Bank Plc has increased the prize money for winners of its flagship Entrepreneurship Development Initiative, known ...

  The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has announced the tentative dates of March 11 and March 12, 2024, as the commencement dates for the annual Ramadan fast, pending the sighting of the moon after sunset on Sunday, March ...

Four yet-to-be-identified students of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, in Moro local government area of the state, have been arrested by the police for allegedly beating a fellow student to death The students were arrested on Wednesday, the incident ...

Sweden has officially become the 32nd member of Nato after it completed its accession process in Washington The handover of documents took place at a ceremony two years after Sweden applied to join the military alliance following Russia’s full-scale invasion ...

Haiti’s main port, Caribbean Port Services, has halted its operations due to sabotage and looting amid escalating gang violence in Port-au-Prince Armed attacks target airport, police stations, and prisons, demanding the removal of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. A state of ...

An aide to the chairman of the Lagos State Park and Garages Management, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has died Benson was said to have died in an auto crash on Third Mainland Bridge last night. Confirming his ...

An 80-year-old man, Isiyaka Ayinde, has reportedly committed suicide in Lagos The incident reportedly happened at the Watch Tower in Araromi Imota area of the state. It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. A ...

First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has said kidnappers are cowards who deserve capital punishment She also described them as evil and cruel. She said this while reacting to the news of 200 women who were kidnapped in Borno State, and over ...

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has hailed the late Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, for his philanthropy and dedication to the gospel Adeboye extols late Wigwe Adeboye said ...

A pro-democracy activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 general elections, Omoyele Sowore, has said that he would be leaving Nigeria for the United States to reunite with his family after the Federal Government discontinued ...

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, declared that it would withdraw the operating licences of power distribution companies that were intentionally not supplying electricity to consumers across the country, leading to widespread blackouts in Nigeria Power supply across the country has ...

LAWMA truck falls off bridge, kills tricycle rider Tragedy struck in the early hours on Wednesday, when an operational vehicle of Lagos State Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, tumbled off Masha Bridge in Surulere Local Government Area, which left the yet to ...

Passengers today ran for their dear lives when a fire broke out at the terminal of the E-Arrival Finger of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos It was gathered that the fire outbreak led to a power outage at ...

A man has been arrested for plotting to kill his cousin and his wife Operatives attached to the State Intelligence Department, SID, of the Bauchi Police Command have arrested one Mustapha Tahiti, 35, a medical recorder with the Maternity clinic ...

One Michael Chidozie, alleged to be a pastor in one of the Pentecostal churches in Port Harcourt has been arrested and detained by the Police in Rivers State for allegedly beating his 32-year-old wife, Ufuoma Chidozie to death The victim ...

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced Wednesday that she is exiting the Republican presidential race and urged presumptive nominee Donald Trump to “earn” the support of voters who backed her “The time has now come to suspend my campaign. ...