After a protracted illness, ace dancer Tessy Yembra finally gave up the ghost yesterday in Lagos. Tessy nicknamed African Tina Turner was famous for her dance prowess in late Sikiru Ayinde Barrister’s Fuji Gabage à lbum 1985 and Sir Shina Peters’ Ijo Shina. Details later.
·      Prioritise SMEs Development ·      Advocate Partnerships between Private Sector and Government African thought leaders and great minds have noted that the development of homegrown solutions and adequate investment in human capacity building and agricultural expansion are key steps that will help to rebuild Africa and put the continent on a stronger footing post Covid-19….
More facts have emerged on how late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyrari, failed to treat and forward a letter written by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, to President Buhari on the crisis between the agency and Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa…
                   Lagos State Government, in her continuous effort to provide the much needed relief to taxpayers and mitigate the economic impact of Covid-19 pandemic, has through the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) further extended the deadline for…
…..Global co-operation needed to stem global depression                          Global leaders at the second edition of United Bank for Africa (UBA) African Day Conversations, have emphasised the need for meaningful collaborations between governments…
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara says his administration had spent over N3 billion on various welfare packages during Ramadan and preparation for Sallah. The governor announced this in a state-wide broadcast in commemoration of the Sallah festival to mark the end of the 30 days Ramadan fast. He said that over N2.9 billion was spent…
                    Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Maskup Lagos initiative received a major boost as two top celebrities, Wasiu Alabi, the Fuji super star popularly known as Pasuma and Owen Osemwengie, a famous comedian better known as…
An Islamic cleric in Ondo State was on Friday, May 22, asked by a court to return a 16-year-old girl to her parents after he forced her into marrying him, thus becoming his ninth wife. The Islamic cleric, Alhaji Yusuf Lateef, was ordered by the Family Court based in Akure, the state capital, to return…
*** Features Over 50 Gospel Artistes Leading online church, The Cyber Embassy Of Christ, is set to debut a global concert. Tagged “Worship Without Walls”, it will feature over fifty gospel artistes. A 12-hour worship session, it will hold from 9: AM on Saturday, May 31, via http://www.WorshipWithoutWalls.online. The concert will see worship leaders from…
Zenith General Insurance Limited has released its full-year financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019. A review of the results showed positive improvements on a year-on-year basis with profit before tax rising by 16% from N3.16bn to N3.67bn while profit after tax rose by 10% up from N2.79bn to N3.06bn. The company also…
