Air Peace records 96% schedule reliability, 70% on-time performance in February
Nigeria’s biggest airline, Air Peace, said it recorded 96% schedule reliability with 70% on-time performance in the month of February. Air Peace which commenced its London flight recently is currently…
15-year-old girl electrocuted while fetching water from a well
A 15-year-old girl, simply identified as Miracle Ogbonna, was reportedly electrocuted while fetching water at the Olomore Housing Estate area of Abeokuta, Ogun. Spokesperson of the Police Command in the…
Just in: NDLEA nabs Qatar-bound woman with drugs concealed in African salad
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have detained a 35-year-old lady, Chidinma Chinenye Agbazue after she was caught attempting to export 20 parcels of cannabis sativa weighing…
My Life in Danger- Editor of FirstNews Narrates Ordeal After Release
The Editor of First News, Mr. Segun Olatunji, in a press conference organized by the International Press Institute (IPI), the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), and the Nigeria Union…
Breaking! Abducted FirstNews editor, Segun Olatunji, regains freedom
The editor of FirstNews online newspaper, Segun Olatunji, has been released barely 2 weeks after he was abducted from his home. He was released to the Nigerian Guild of Editors, …
Okuama: Military declares 8 wanted in connection to killing of 17 personnel
March 28, 2024 The Military has declared eight persons wanted in connection to killing of 17 military personnel in Okuama community in Delta State on March 14, 2024 when the…
MPC meeting: CBN hikes interest rate to 24.75 %, retains CRR at 45%
Rising from its meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has jacked up the benchmark interest rate by 200 basis points to 24.75 percent…
Terrorism: DHQs Declares IPOB’s Simon Ekpa, 96 Others Wanted
March 23, 2024 The Defence Headquarters in Abuja has declared one of the leaders of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa and 96 others wanted. Ekpa’s name…
Elumelu Foundation to Announce 2024 Cohort of Entrepreneurship Programme
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering African entrepreneurs, will announce 1,200 African entrepreneurs across 54 African countries as beneficiaries of its flagship Entrepreneurship Programme. The announcement…
Zenith Bank appoints first female CEO: Adaora Umeoji
Zenith Bank Plc on Tuesday announced the appointment of Dr Adaora Umeoji as its Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective June 1. This was disclosed in a notification sent…