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The Ogun State Government has announced that Tuesday, August 20th, will be a public holiday in honor of Isese Day. This decision is part of Governor Dapo Abiodun’s commitment to promoting religious inclusivity. The holiday allows traditional worshippers to celebrate ...

  The Permanent Secretary of the the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Temitope Fashedemi, has inaugurated a technical working group on farmers’ data capturing to identify and develop modalities to achieve a seamless database for farmers nationwide. ...

  The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued permits to Golden Penny Power Limited, MTN Communications Nigeria Limited, Havenhill Synergy, and others for mini-grid electricity generation. The NERC said it issued nine new off-grid generation licences in the first quarter ...

  First City Monument Bank Limited has appointed Ademola Adebise and Mrs Olufunmilayo Adedibu to its board of directors. A statement from the bank on Wednesday described Adebise as a respected figure in the Nigerian financial industry and Adedibu as ...

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank of Nigeria, Yetunde Oni, has stated that the bank has initiated a recapitalisation process. Oni disclosed this in a statement as the bank released its half-year results, which showed a 58.19 per ...

  Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has reached out to the Federal Government in a move to resolve the dispute with the Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. over the controversial Ogun Free Trade Zone. Abiodun reportedly consulted top federal officials ...

Prince William does not want Prince Harry at his coronation, according to a Sunday Times article published Saturday to mark Harry’s 40th birthday in September. The Duke of Cambridge, 42, reportedly let it be known that he wants his crowning ...

Tragedy struck in Jaba, Fanisau Unogo Local Government Area of Kano State, where a 9-year-old girl, Rumaisa Sadiq, was allegedly r*ped and murd3red by Manir Mai, a ‘chemist’. According to reports, Rumaisa’s father, Malam Sadiq Badamasi, had taken his three ...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said Nigeria would have been much better and occupied a place of pride in the world but for its problem of self-centred leadership. Apart from being self-centred, Nigerian leaders, according to Obasanjo, also have a ...

  Veteran actress, Shan George, has lamented on the internet, following an incident involving her and Caroline Danjuma at Ashluxe store. Caroline Danjuma shared her side of the story on Instagram, stating that she and Shan George were approached by ...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised concerns about the quality of bread sold in markets, revealing that some producers are using saccharine instead of sugar due to high costs. This substitution has led ...

During a campaign rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, former US President Donald Trump made remarks about Vice President Kamala Harris’s appearance, Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s candidate in the upcoming US election, stated that he believes he is “much better looking” ...

Jude Okoye, the former manager of P-Square, has refuted allegations made by his brother Peter Okoye that he diverted millions of dollars from the singing duo’s royalties into a private account. Peter Okoye had claimed that Jude and his wife, ...

The Ukrainian Air Force announced on Saturday that it had destroyed a strategically important road bridge in Russia’s Kursk region, marking a significant move in its ongoing offensive. Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk shared a video on Telegram showing ...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has stated that measures are being put in place to ensure release of the presidential jets seized by France. He also stated that the recent seizure of three Nigerian presidential jets by ...

Philip Shaibu, the deputy governor of Edo state, appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today and shared his perspective on his relationship with Governor Godwin Obaseki. Shaibu stated that he brought political value to their ticket in 2016, as Obaseki lacked ...

Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin, a prominent Nigerian cleric, has announced that he will no longer sell his miracle water and soap, following criticism from social media Verydarkman. Verydarkman had publicly questioned the commercialization of these products, claiming they were being marketed ...

The 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge has produced 12 finalists, including Sawport Video Banking, and Sproutly Africa that Nigerian firms. The finalists were announced at the first semifinal event, which was held on Wednesday at the Ecobank Pan African Centre, Lagos, ...

  A former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has said he will not allow a Chinese company, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited, to scam Nigeria. A contract dispute between the Ogun State Government and the Chinese company ...

  Nollywood actor Pat Attah is engaged in a legal dispute with Lagos-based TV channel TVC over comments made on their entertainment show E-splash. Pat Attah alleges that hosts Honeypot, Jaypaul, and Cassey Bashua Alimi misrepresented his statements from a ...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) enforcement officers acting on intelligence reports, have uncovered an illegal facility producing various alcoholic beverages on Lagos Island area of Lagos. After thorough surveillance, the officers discovered that several packing stores and ...

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo for the first time, reacted to the claim of his Igbo paternity, declaring that such insinuation made him laugh. The disclosure came even as the former President said he doesn’t believe anybody in Nigeria should ...

Operatives of the Special Tactical Squad Have arrested a 30-year-old woman identified as Hauwa Yusuf for hiding one AK47 and four AK magazines inside a sack of garri. Yusuf was arrested along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway during a stop-and-search operation. The Force ...

A plane was forced to make a sudden diversion after the pilot revealed he was not certified to land. The Alaska Airlines/Skywest flight was approaching Jackson Hole Airport in Wyoming on Thursday when the pilot made the confession from the cockpit. The ...

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) on Friday shuts a church and three other establishments over noise pollution in Lekki area of the State. LASEPA, in a statement on its X handle the closure of the establishments was in an ...