Lagos councillor dies two weeks after taking office
Oluwakemi Rufai, the councillor representing ward C1 in Ibeju-Lekki LGA, Lagos, has died just two weeks after her election. Rufai, the only female councillor recently sworn into the Ibeju-Lekki legislative…
Creative industry needs patient capital, fresh mindset, experts declare at QEDNG Summit
Stakeholders have called for long-term financing of projects and a shift in the mindset of creative entrepreneurs as essential tools in enabling the creative industry to thrive. The creative…
JUST IN: Court frees Ibom Air passenger after police withdraw charges
A magistrate court in Ikeja has struck out the charges filed against Comfort Emmanson, the passenger who was accused of assaulting airline officials on an Ibom Air flight from…
AI startup Perplexity offers to buy Google’s Chrome browser for $34.5bn
AI-powered search startup Perplexity has thrown a bold punch at the heart of Google’s internet dominance, making an unsolicited $34.5 billion offer to buy the Chrome web browser. The…
‘NELFUND disbursed N85bn to 449,000 students in 218 institutions’
Akintunde Sawyerr, managing director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), says the agency has disbursed N85 billion to support 449,000 students nationwide. Speaking on the progress of the…
Ex-Sokoto gov, Tambuwal granted bail after one night in EFCC custody
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has granted former Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, administrative bail after questioning him over alleged financial misconduct. Tambuwal, who also served as Speaker…
Nine inmates on the run after Keffi jail break
Chaos erupted at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Keffi, Nasarawa State, in the early hours of Tuesday, as 16 inmates escaped in a violent jailbreak that left five…
Court stops Ogun govt from demolishing Gbenga Daniel’s residence, hotels
The Ogun State High Court sitting in Sagamu has issued an interim order restraining the government and its agents from demolishing or tampering with the property belonging to former Governor…
FG reduces KWAM 1’s flight ban to one month
The Federal Government has reduced the flight ban imposed on Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as KWAM 1, to one month. KWAM 1 had been blacklisted from flying…
Presidential aide to Peter Obi: Tinubu’s policies less painful than Argentina’s reforms
O’tega Ogra, senior special assistant to the president on digital communications, engagement and strategy, has criticised Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election,…
