The Osun State Police Command on Sunday launched a probe into the circumstances surrounding the death of a commercial motorcyclist in the Owode-Ede area of the state simply identified as Segun. According to sources, Segun lived in Owode-Ede with his family, where he also worked as a commercial motorcyclist. Colleagues of the deceased said some-yet-to-be-identified…
Cook-a-thon record breaker, Hilda Effiong-Bassey, popularly called Hilda Baci has spent over N1.1m on a lunch date with her friends. Baci’s friend, in a video clip reposted by Instablog9ja, was heard saying after church service on Sunday, they all visited a restaurant for lunch. She explained that after placing their orders, the bill was N1.1m,…
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commended Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, on the opening of the Dangote Refinery at Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, on Monday. During his speech at the refinery’s inauguration, the governor stated that Dangote had nothing when he got into the state from Kano 45 years ago. He said, “A young…
The Presidential Election Petition Court on Monday dismissed the application seeking to allow the day-to-day telecast of the ongoing election petitions proceedings. The five-man panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani dismissed the request which was made by the aggrieved parties and candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party as lacking in merit…
Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwo, has penned an appreciation note to her children in celebration of her Industry Merit Award, which she received at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award on Saturday evening. On Monday, the actress expressed her gratitude to her children and colleagues in a lengthy Instagram post and shared pictures of herself at…
Barely 8 days to the inauguration of the President-elect, a Civil Society Organization, Free Nigeria Movement on Sunday asked the Supreme Court to sack the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima over the alleged double nomination. The group at a press briefing in Abuja, said the Justices of the Supreme Court, must live up to its responsibility…
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has lauded the effort of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) towards the harmonization of overlapping regulations within the various secretariats, departments, and agencies (SDAs) that were disturbing the ease of doing business in FCT. The resolution of tax harmonization which has been one of the major…
Veteran Yoruba actor, Prince Adewale Adeyemo, died on Monday morning after a brief illness. The news was announced by fellow actor, Kunle Afod, on his Instagram page. Sharing a picture of the deceased, Afod wrote, “Hmmmm God you know best RIP Prince Adewale Adeyemo. “He passed on early hours of today after a brief illness….
FOR Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, it is about determination and doggedness, steeped in fortitude that is today yielding dividends. For eleven, consecutive years, he has been the richest man in Africa according to both Forbes and Bloomberg. A graduate of Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, Dangote began his business career in 1978, trading in…
Telecommunications operators have adopted the Nigerian Communications Commission’s approval of a Unified Unstructured Supplementary Service Date for all mobile networks in the country. The implementation commenced on May 18, 2023. With this new development, the unified USSD becomes the only way to purchase airtime and check mobile networks. Below is a list of the Unified…
