Supporters and members of the campaign team of Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, have accused the authorities of the Yakubu Gowon Airport in Jos, Plateau State of deliberately preventing their aircraft from landing. Atiku held his presidential campaign in Jos on Tuesday. In a tweet on …
Read More »Messi reacts after guiding Argentina to World Cup final
Argentina players celebrate their victory Lionel Messi hailed Argentina’s resilience after his majestic display against Croatia ensured a World Cup that began with defeat to Saudi Arabia could end in glory. Messi recorded a goal and an assist as Argentina posted a 3-0 win over Croatia at Lusail Stadium on …
Read More »US prosecutors charge Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX founder with fraud
Sam Bankman-Fried Sam Bankman-Fried, the embattled FTX founder was on Tuesday, charged with eight criminal counts, including conspiracy and wire fraud for allegedly misusing billions of dollars in customers’ funds before the spectacular collapse of his cryptocurrency empire. An indictment detailing the charges was unsealed by a federal court judge in …
Read More »Huge crowd as Tinubu lands in Minna for mega rally (Photos)
Huge crowd at the Minna rally on Wednesday. A huge crowd welcomed the APC’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to Minna, Niger State on Wednesday for a mega rally in the area. Tinubu was in Kaduna on Tuesday where the state stood still for him. The Ahmadu Bello Stadium used …
Read More »Digital transactions of Ecobank Group hit $59.1bn in nine months
Ecobank Ecobank Group has recorded transactions valued at $59.1 billion across its digital channels in the first nine months of 2022. The firm disclosed this in its audited financial report for the 9-month ended September 2022. According to the company, this represents a 44% increase compared with the $40.4 billion …
Read More »Lagos Gov’t Anticipates N1.2 Billion Revenue From Agriculture In 2022
Lagos state logo The Lagos State government is anticipating revenue generation of N1.2 billion from agriculture in 2022. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Abisola Olusanya, disclosed this at the 2022 annual Lagos Food Festival, which held at the Muri-Okunola Park, Victoria Island, Lagos. In 2021, the state generated a little above …
Read More »Obaigbena Debunks ‘Lies’ Of Tinubu PCC, Likens Onanuga, Alake To Nazi’s ‘Chief Propagandist’
L-R: Bola Tinubu and Nduka Obaigbena Nduka Obaigbena, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of THISDAY/ARISE Tv, has hit back at the directors of media and strategic communication of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council — Bayo Onanuga and Dele Alake — likening them to Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party’s …
Read More »NSITF MD, Michael Akabogu in alleged fake NYSC certificate scandal
NSITF MD, Michael Akabogu Dr Michael Akabogu, the managing director /Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF), is currently enmeshed in an alleged National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) fake certificate scandal. Akabogu who gained national attention recently for failing to justify the spending of the sum of N17.1 …
Read More »Sell-off shares in DisCos, FG gives banks ultimatum
Nigeria’s federal government has instructed banks with majority shares in the country’s six electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to divest within 12 months. Abubakar Aliyu, Minister of Power, who gave the ultimatum, said the government was monitoring the operations and divestment process of the six DisCos to ensure compliance with the …
Read More »I’ve done my best for Nigerians, Buhari declares
Muhammadu Buhari Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s president, says he has done his best for Nigerians. Buhari stated this while welcoming the secretary general of the Abu Dhabi Forum, Sheikh Al-Mahfoudh Bin Bayyah and his deputy, Pastor Bob Roberts of the U.S., who visited him in Washington, according to a statement by …
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