The lifeless body of a man, said to be a father of 12 children has been found in a brothel at Tombia-Amossoma road axis of Yenagoa, Bayelsa. According to the residents of the area, the deceased is a 40-year-old man from Delta, though his name was not known as at the time of filling the […]
•616 export containers abandoned •Maersk shipping to evacuate 1,900 by tomorrow — APM Terminal The drive by the government to raise its non-oil revenue may have come under threat as no less than 4,817 containers fully loaded with export goods are currently trapped at the Lagos port. Out of this, 616 have been abandoned for over […]
Nestle Nigeria Plc has posted a 43.4 percent Year-on-Year (YoY) increase in its revenue for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024 (Q1’24). Specifically, the company grew its revenue to N183.5 billion in Q1’24 from N128 billion in the corresponding period in 2023, Q1’23. Highlights of the company’s Q1’24 financial statement filed at the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) […]
Former Kaduna Central lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has urged President Bola Tinubu not to allow the United States and French military bases in Nigeria. Sani made this appeal in a statement via his verified X handle on Tuesday. He stated, “The French forces and American troops evicted from Niger Republic must not be accommodated in […]
The ruling All Progressives Congress has accused the National Leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso of deliberately attempting to undermine the political relevance of its National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje in Kano State. The National Legal Adviser of the APC, Prof Abdulkareem Kana stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics […]
Manchester United are at risk of failing to qualify for Europe next season after a dismal 4-0 thrashing at Crystal Palace left the Red Devils eighth in the Premier League. Michael Olise scored twice, either side of goals from the in-form Jean-Philippe Mateta and Tyrick Mitchell, as the Eagles’ resurgence since the appointment of Oliver Glasner as […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced release of additional 531 results of candidates who sat in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. The released results were among the over 64,000 results JAMB had withheld over suspected examination infractions This development has taken the total number of results released so far to […]
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama won the 2024 NBA Rookie of the Year award, the league announced on Monday, marking the first time a Frenchman has captured the honor. The 20-year-old center, a 7-foot-4 (2.24m) prodigy who was the top pick in last year’s NBA Draft, averaged 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, a league-high 3.6 blocked […]
The police command in Ogun on Monday confirmed the abduction of travellers at Ilisan/Iperu axis on the Sagamu-Benin expressway. SP Omolola Odutola, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta, said that the abduction happened on Friday. Odutola, however, explained that the police could not specifically say the number […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered all banks to start charging a 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy on all electronic transactions within the country excluding 16 listed banking deals. According to a circular signed by the Director, Payments System Management Department, Chibuzo Efobi; and the Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Haruna Mustafa; […]
