Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Femi Falana, has justified why Nigerians should not be selling its crude oil in dollars. The SAN, who accused the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN of “dollarisation” of the Nigerian economy, faulted the use of dollar for business transactions in Nigeria. Falana stated this while speaking…

Nigeria’s indigenous automobile manufacturer, Innoson Vehicles has awarded N3 million scholarship to Ejikeme Joy, the overall best-performing candidate at the just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. This, according to the company’s Chairman, Dr Innocent Chukwuma, was a demonstration of its commitment to academic excellence. He noted that the gesture is not only a celebration of…

Jubilation erupted across Osun State on Tuesday with the affirmation of Ademola Adeleke as the duly elected governor of Osun State in the July 16 governorship election in the state. Shortly after the Supreme Court verdict that upheld the election of Adeleke, residents trooped out in their numbers across the State particularly in Ede, hometown…

Following the launch in India and Brazil, WhatsApp is reportedly launching making payments within a chat in Singapore. The tech company is said to have partnered with Stripe, a digital payment company, to roll out the feature in the region. WhatsApp has built this payment feature using Stripe Connect and Stripe Checkout solutions, making in-app…

The Supreme Court has declared Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party as the validly elected Governor of Osun state. The five-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim while dismissing the appeal filed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2022 Governorship Candidate, Gboyega Oyetola, noted…

The senator representing Borno South District, Ali Ndume, on Tuesday, said the nomination of Godswill Akpabio by the All Progressives Congress National Working Committee does not imply Akpabio is the “anointed” candidate of the party for Senate President of the 10th National Assembly. Ndume said this while speaking on Arise TV‘s ‘The Morning Show’. The…

Argentine superstar Lionel Messi will play in Saudi Arabia next season under a “huge” deal, a source with knowledge of the negotiations told AFP on Tuesday. “Messi is a done deal. He will play in Saudi Arabia next season,” said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity and without naming the club. “The contract is…

Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has revealed that his offer to buy Nigerian conglomerate, Transcorp Corporation Plc, for N250bn was rejected. This came to light on Tuesday in a statement he issued to TheCable, weeks after the businessman acquired stakes in Transcorp and sold the shares. He revealed that he had bought the shares of the…

Nigeria’s fast rising artist, Afrobeat singer and prolific songwriter Endrix Jay has released two new singles titled Bonita and Attention. Both singles are rhythmic, danceable beats which will indeed delight fans. This is coming in the heels of the single Hold Me. His music can be streamed on all platforms.