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The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Friday dismissed the appeals of five men convicted over the 2018 Offa bank robbery, upholding their death sentences. PUNCH Online reports that the appellate court, in a unanimous verdict delivered by Justices Ridwan Maiwada Abdullahi, Gabriel Kolawole, and Abdul Dogo, …

Sunday Adeyemo, the Yoruba youth activist known as Sunday Igboho, has declared his willingness to work with the federal government to address the country’s worsening security challenges. Adeyemo made the pledge in a statement issued on Friday after his return to Nigeria following nearly five years outside the country. He …

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has advised corps members to respect local customs, stay committed, be resourceful, and be punctual at primary assignments and urging them to contribute to Nigeria’s socio-economic development. According to a post on …

The Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has urged the people of Ukwa la Ngwa to go and get registered for their permanent voters card as it is the only thing he is expecting from them. The Governor disclosed this on Friday during a grand reception ceremony on his behalf …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended its ongoing nationwide electronic membership registration exercise to February 8, 2026. This was disclosed on Thursday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, while briefing journalists after the 183rd meeting of the APC National Working Committee (NWC). Morka said the e-registration, which …

An EFCC witness has admitted responsibility for the $6.2 million taken from the CBN in the case involving former CBN Governor Emefiele. A witness of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Bashirudeen Maishanu, on Thursday admitted being responsible for the theft of $6.2 million from Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN), for …

Dangote Cement Plc’s Ibese Plant in Ogun State has launched a Safety FairPlay Initiative to drive behavioural change and cultural shift towards safety conducts among its employees. The roll-out scheduled to be replicated at all the plants of Dangote Cement Plc marked a significant milestone in strengthening the Company’s safety …

  Lagos, January 19, 2025 — Nigeria must institutionalise dedicated, long-term healthcare funding to sustain the country’s emerging healthcare industrial boom and secure its future as a regional healthcare manufacturing hub. This was said by the keynote speaker, Prof Lere Baale, at the Codix Group Dinner themed “Sustaining Nigeria’s Healthcare …

As event costs continue to rise and “Zoom fatigue” drives renewed interest in physical gatherings, London-based startup Zance is challenging event organisers to abandon vanity metrics like attendance numbers and instead measure what truly matters: outcomes. Backed by the Mayor of London’s Amplify Ventures and Foundervine, Zance has launched an …

Stanbic IBTC Capital Limited, Stanbic IBTC Bank Limited, and The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (together, “Standard Bank”) have successfully achieved financial close on a landmark USD 250 million financing facility for Aradel Energy Limited (“Aradel Energy” or the “Company”).  The facility was structured to support Aradel Energy’s strategic growth agenda, …