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Ondo State Government has fixed February 23 and 24 for the burial of the late governor Rotimi Akeredolu Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa fixed the dates on Monday after a state cabinet meeting, SaharaReporters says.   “The burial has been fixed between ...

  We knew it was inky for a while. Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote has regained his position as the richest person in Africa, according to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires. South African business mogul Johann Ruper dethroned Nigerian Aliko Dangote to emerge as ...

Netizens have disagreed with British Broadcasting Corporations, BBC on its documentary over alleged crimes of late Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Temitope Balogun Joshua widely known as TB Joshua. The first part of the documentary will be aired today, January ...

  The most expensive piece of seafood at Tokyo’s largest fish market sold for a ton-a money at auction on the opening day of business. The mammoth bluefin tuna weighing nearly 525 pounds was purchased by seafood wholesaler Yamayuki and a sushi chain for ...

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Betta Edu, following widespread anger over an alleged N585 million scandal The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in ...

More than 10 children on average have lost one or both of their legs every day in Gaza since October 7, with many amputations performed without anesthesia, a charity said Sunday   Underscoring the dire humanitarian situation in the Palestinian ...

A 70-year-old piggery farmer and elder with a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Ijebu Igbo, headquarters of Ijebu North Local Government Area, simply identified as Pa Adeife Ifelaja, has been abducted by kidnappers Pa Adeife is said ...

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, has deposed three traditional rulers of the state He also suspended another one. The announcement was made after the State Executive Council meeting. Top on the lists of the deposed kings was the Ohimege ...

The Katsina State Hisbah Board, says it has destroyed about 850 bottles of different products of alcohol in Kankara Local Government Area of the state   The Hisbah Commander in the state, Dr Aminu Usman, (Abu-Ammar) disclosed this in an ...

Ex- Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has backed late televangelist, Prophet TB Joshua against giant media house, BBC, saying all they have documented against the late prophet are dirty lies! He also said no one, or organisation can eradicate his good legacies, saying ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has expressed its dissatisfaction with a judgment of the Federal Capital Territory High Court awarding N100 million damages against it in favour of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele ...

  A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting at Maitama, has ordered the Federal Government to pay the sum of N100million to the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele for ...

Doyin Okupe has left the Labour Party The former Director General of Peter Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organization, resigned from the Labour Party, LPm today, as the New Year starts proper for many. Okupe anchored his resignation on ideological differences that ...

Pope Francis on Monday called surrogate motherhood a “despicable” practice that should be universally banned. According to him its “commercialization” of pregnancy, including the practice among wars, terrorism and other threats to peace and humanity in an annual speech to ...

  Adeduntan:  FirstBank Is Future-Proof And Remains Committed To The Gold Standard of Excellence In Banking * With over 4.6 trillion-naira loans to customers in Q3 2023, FirstBank is committed to economic growth and transformation.  At the dawn of the new year, ...

  Hon Olawale Aganga Williams Foundation: Touching Lives and Making a Difference The Hon Olawale Aganga Williams Foundation has been garnering attention for its outstanding philanthropic efforts. Through a range of initiatives, the foundation has been instrumental in uplifting communities ...

By Bolaji Israel   Afrobeat’s sensation, Adekunle Gold, popularly known as AG Baby, mesmerised hundreds of music lovers and inspired youths at a pre-Christmas concert sponsored by FirstBank, Nigeria’s premier financial institution.   The event, aptly named “Stacked December Party,” ...

  No fewer than four people were killed while 39 others were kidnapped when bandits invaded Kuduru, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as well as Garam and Azu, two communities in Niger State. On Saturday, December ...

US news organisation the New York Times is suing ChatGPT-owner OpenAI over claims its copyright was infringed to train the system   The lawsuit, which also names Microsoft as a defendant, says the firms should be held responsible for “billions ...

The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Kwara State Governor, Abdurahman AbdulRasak and the Vice Chairman of the Forum and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde have paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Ondo State Governor, ...

  A 50-year-old man, Yusuf Bako, who r3ped a young girl inside a mosque n Bauchi metropolis has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Bauchi State High Court. Bako was earlier arrested in 2020. He was accused of r3ping ...

The Chief Judge of Ondo state, Justice Olusegun Odusola, has sworn in Lucky Aiyedatiwa as the seventh civilian governor of the state Lucky Aiyedatiwa was sworn in at the governor’s office in Akure at exactly 4: 15 p.m. Present at the ...

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted moderate dust haze from Wednesday to Friday across the country NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Tuesday, predicts horizontal visibility of 2km to 5km and localised visibility of less than or equal to 1,000 ...

The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq have expressed sadness over the death of Ondo State Governor Olurotimi Akeredolu (SAN). AbdulRazaq in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Rafiu Ajakaiye, ...

Plateau killings: Don’t allow Nigeria become ungovernable under you, CAN tells Tinubu The Christian Association of Nigeria in the 19 Northern States and Abuja, on Wednesday, condemned terrorists attack on communities in Barkin Ladi, Bokkod and Mangu Local Government Areas ...