President Muhammadu Buhari was joined by his colleagues across the world yesterday in commending impact of foremost entrepreneur and Chairman of United Bank for Africa Plc, Tony Elumelu, on the African economy, as the icon marked 60th birthday. Co-Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Dr Awele Elumelu; Founder, TEF and celebrant, Mr. Tony Elumelu; and…
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu (middle) laying a brick to takeoff the rebuild of Akere Auto Spare Parts Market, assisted by the Chairman of Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government, Hon Fatai Ayoola (right) during the launch to rebuild the market at Olodi-Apapa, on Wednesday, 15 March 2023. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu addressing…
The Yoruba Community Abuja, FCT, the umbrella body of all Yoruba groups in Abuja the nation’s capital, established to foster unity, promote culture, well being and champion the individual and collective cause of Yorubas in the Federal Capital Territory has announced plans for the maiden edition of the Yoruba Cultural Festival in celebration of the…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the circulation of old N500 and N1000 notes. The apex bank confirmed this in a statement issued on Tuesday night.
The Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, on Thursday, arraigned a man, Samuel Oni, before a Magistrate’s Court sitting in Akure, for allegedly defrauding a sex worker, Blessing Olaitan, of N120,000. During the proceeding, Olaitan told the court that she was a professional sex worker, adding that after having sex…
The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has urged Nigerians to come out en-masse for the forthcoming Governorship and State Assembly elections irrespective of how they feel about the outcome of the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections. The group urged the electoral umpire, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to live up to expectations by improving…
The Supreme Court, on Friday, nullified the ban on use of the old N200, N500 and N1000 banknotes as legal tenders. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a seven-member panel of Justices, held that the old banknotes should remain valid legal tenders until December 31. It held that the old Naira notes should…
The Nigeria Police Force has apprehended the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa. Dogunwa was arrested for his alleged involvement in the killing of several persons and burning of the Secretariat of the New Nigeria People’s Party in the just concluded general election. He was arrested at the Mallam Aminu Kano…
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu as winner of the 2023 presidential election. The INEC chair made the declaration on Wednesday at the National Collation Centre, Abuja. Tinubu defeated 17 other candidates who took part in…
The Governor of Enugu State and candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has lost the Enugu North Senatorial District election to Okey Ezea, of Labour Party, LP. In the result announced by the Returning Officer for the 2023 Enugu North Senatorial District Election, Professor Chukwuemeka Ubaka, at the office of the Independent…
