Elumelu, Otedola Raise Stakes in Nigeria’s Biggest Listed Conglomerate, Transcorp
April 28, 2023 Two of Nigeria’s richest men are battling for control of one of the country’s biggest conglomerates, with each raising their stakes dramatically over the past week. Tony…
Court remands French national for alleged defilement of a minor
April 28, 2023 A Family Court sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan on Friday ordered that a French National, Emilien Salingue, be remanded in Agodi Correctional facility for alleged defilement of a…
UTME: JAMB creates 11 centres for PWDs
April 28, 2023 The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has created 11 centres for Persons With Disability (PWDs) for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). The Chairman, JAMB Equal…
As cult deaths top 100, another Kenyan pastor arrested over ‘mass killings’
April 28, 2023 A Kenyan televangelist was arrested on Thursday after reports of the “mass killing of his followers”, the interior minister said, as authorities investigated scores of other deaths…
EX-NNPC GMD sues EFCC, CBN, GTB over alleged non release of $9.8m
April 28, 2023 Andrew Yakubu, former Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has sued the EFCC, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Guarantee Trust Bank…
Centre condemns alleged killing of 70-year-old man in Benue
April 28, 2023 The National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC) has condemned a recent incident in Ihwakar Kumekor Dam in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue, where a 70-year- old man…
FISH FARMING: NEW BATCH OF FARMERS BENEFIT FROM LAGOS EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMES
April 28, 2023 The Lagos State Government, through the Centre for Rural Development (CERUD), has trained another set of youths and farmers from the various rural divisions in Lagos State…
LP decries relocation of Ebonyi Election Tribunal to Abuja
April 28, 2023 The Ebonyi chapter of the Labour Party (LP) on Friday expressed concern over the relocation of the state Election Petitions Tribunal (EPT) to Abuja. The President of…
5 startups win N17.5m at hackathon to end open defecation
April 28, 2023 Five startups have won N3.5 million each totalling N17.5 million and four months mentorship at the Water Sanitation Hygiene (WASH) Hackathon Innovation fair 2.0 to end open…
Thailand Widens Investigation Into Woman Suspected of Killing 13 With Cyanide
April 28, 2023 Thai police have arrested a woman suspected of killing 13 people using pills laced with cyanide, saying they will widen a probe into a series of deaths…