The lingering controversy over the paternity of late singer Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, a.k.a. Mohbad’s only child, has taken a dramatic turn. A Magistrate Court sitting in Ikorodu, Lagos, has ordered DNA tests to be conducted on little Liam Aloba. The directive, handed down by Magistrate Adefisoye Sonuga on Tuesday, followed …

  The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, has maintained that there will be no shift in plans for the party’s national convention, scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State, from November 15–16, 2025. Damagum made the declaration on Tuesday during the inauguration of the 110-member …

  The Federal Government has declared Friday, September 5, 2025, a public holiday to mark the celebration of Eid-ul-Mawlid. Eid-ul-Mawlid commemorates the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the announcement on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement issued on Tuesday …

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has appointed Mr. Andy Odeh as Chief Corporate Communications Officer and Mrs. Morenike Adewunmi as Chief Relations Officer. Odeh joins the company with over 30 years of experience in communications, business administration, oil and gas, advertising, and broadcasting. He previously worked …

Growth in the Nigerian private sector continued to gain momentum during August as customer demand improved and inflationary pressures softened. Sharper increases in output and new orders were recorded, although rates of expansion in purchasing activity and employment eased. Meanwhile, business confidence softened but firms remained optimistic that output will …

From Persia to Poland, Emirates selects and serves some of the world’s most premium Ossetra caviar for its First Class customers. With First Class flyers invited to savour unlimited amounts of the delicacy onboard, Emirates has noted an increase of more than 30% in caviar consumption, year on year. The …

… To Aid Traffic Management in Lagos, Ogun Leading Cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement Plc has donated Pick-Up vans to the traffic management agencies in Lagos and Ogun States in demonstration of its commitment to public safety, infrastructure support, and national development. Handing over the keys to the leaderships of Ogun …

Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (NGX: GTCO; LSE: GTCO), today announced that it has increased its investment in its wholly owned Banking subsidiary, Guaranty Trust Bank Limited (“GTBank”) to ₦504 billion through a rights issue subscription for 6,994,050,290 ordinary shares of fifty kobo each made by GTBank for a total …

  Telecommunications giant, Globacom, has expressed appreciation to its customers across the country and beyond for their loyalty and trust over the past 22 years since it commenced operation in the country. In a thank you message to its customers, Globacom said, “22 years of Glo is a story of …

  For decades, Nigeria’s credit system posed significant challenges for small businesses and low-income earners, who often struggled to qualify for loans. Traditional banks demanded collaterals, guarantors, and endless paperwork, effectively shutting out a large portion of the population working in the informal economy. FirstBank’s digital lending model flipped the …