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  A Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square will on October 15, 2024, resume the trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, charged with the murder of the Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Michael Usifo Ataga. Ojukwu, a 300-level Mass Communication student ...

  The Canadian Government has said it supported Nigeria with the building of nine oxygen plants in nine states worth $23 million due to the gaps she experienced during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019. The Canadian High ...

  The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is set to roll out the sale of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol, The PUNCH can report authoritatively. This is coming a few days after the 650,000-capacity refinery engaged in a test-run of the product. ...

  Citibank Nigeria Limited has appointed Nneka Enwereji as its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. In a statement issued by the Head of Public Affairs, Nigeria and Ghana Global Communications Enterprise Services and Public Affairs, Lola Oyeka and made available to The ...

  President Bola Tinubu has approved a 50 per cent electricity subsidy for public hospitals and educational institutions to alleviate their financial burden. Minister of State for Health, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this while speaking to journalists in Kaduna on ...

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has stated plans to engage reputable operations and maintenance companies for the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company and the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company. The NNPC, in a notice on its website, said ...

  Zenith Bank Plc has recorded a 117 per cent increase in its gross earnings from N967.3bn reported in H1 2023 to N2.1tn in H1 2024 on the back of appreciation in both interest income and non-interest income. In its ...

  Fidelity Bank Plc and Mastercard have collaborated to launch a new initiative to enhance cross-border payments and remittances in Nigeria. According to a statement from the bank on Friday, the new product, Fidelity Send, rides on Mastercard’s extensive global ...

  Dada Yar’adua, mother of former President, Umaru Yar’adua, and former Vice President Shehu Yar’adua, is dead. she reportedly died at the Katsina Teaching Hospital on Monday evening.   Details later…

  The Amaeze community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State is engulfed in shock, fear and mourning following the tragic de.aths of four family members on Sunday, September 1, 2024. The victims, which included a woman, her daughter, ...

  Libya human trafficking ‘kingpin’ has been assassinated. The former head of Libya’s coastguard, who was known as a key trafficker of people and fuel, was k!lled by unknown assailants, local media reports. Major Abd al-Rahman Milad, also known as ...

  A 19-year-old self-acclaimed native doctor who specializes in preparing charms against guns and cutlasses, has allegedly shot to de.ath a client he prepared a native bulletproof charm for. This happened at Onumu Community, in Àkókò-Edo Local Government, Edo State. According ...

  An experienced animal handler has been hospitalised after being mauled by a tiger at a theme park in Australia. The trained handler in her 40s was left with deep cuts to her arm when Emergency Services were called to Dreamworld theme park near ...

  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has summoned Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over alleged anti-party activities. Wike, a former Rivers governor, has been at odds with PDP leadership since last year’s presidential primary. The summons follows Wike’s public criticism ...

  Toddlers should not be allowed to watch any television or screens and older children’s screen time should be limited, Sweden has told parents. Children under the age of two should be kept away from digital media and television completely, ...

Okpechi’s KAMSI shines at 7th KADIFF as Uganda tops as a country The 7th edition of the Kaduna International Film Festival (KADIFF) concluded with a groundbreaking award ceremony that celebrated the unparalleled achievements of filmmakers from across Africa. The festival, ...

  Kano State Governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Wednesday, ordered the immediate closure of all bank accounts linked to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDA) in the state. He cited growing lack of transparency as major reason for his action. Yusuf ...

  The community of Richmond has been enveloped in grief following the tragic discovery of the body of eight-year-old Ryan Akagbusi, a non-verbal Nigerian boy, who went missing from his home early on August 24, 2024. Authorities reported that Ryan ...

  The Federal Government has through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), set a new deadline for subscribers to ensure they link their Subscribers Identity Modules (SIM) with the their National Identity Numbers (NIN) The government also raised alarm over the acquisition ...

  The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu yesterday said he will present the draft document on National Integrated Electricity Policy to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for approval in the next six weeks He spoke during the official presentation of the ...

  The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities have scheduled a follow-up meeting for September 6, 2024. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, made this known at the end of a meeting with the union leadership on Wednesday ...

  Lotus Bank has filed an application before a Federal High Court in Lagos against 45 financial institutions in the country. This is in a bid to recover the sum of N1,134,491,604.31 loss as a result of system glitch that allowed customers ...

An airport worker, Auwal Ahmed Dankode has reported returned $10,000 (Approx. N16 million( inside a plane while cleaning It in Kano. Dankode, an employee of the Nigeria Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO), was cleaning the plane at the Malam Aminu International Airport, ...

In a sweeping wave of protests across Canada, thousands of international students were taking a stand against recent immigration reforms that threaten their future in the country. The federal government, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has introduced a series ...

  A 56-year-old indigene of Ilorin in Kwara State, Yahaya Nafiu, whose wife gave birth to 11 babies in Benin Republic, has cried out for help. Nafiu appealed to spirited individuals to assist him with money so that he could care ...