Rema announces homecoming concert in Benin
Music star, Rema, has announced a homecoming concert in Benin, Edo state. The singer, via a social media post on Friday, revealed he will perform in his hometown. The…
OBITUARY: Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the wartime strategist who ‘aided Ojukwu’s escape in 1970’
He fought in Nigeria’s three-year civil war and was instrumental in the artillery might of the now-defunct Biafra state. He aided reconciliatory efforts in post-war Nigeria in the 1970s,…
NAMA hikes airline navigation service charges by 800%
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has announced plans to increase the unit rate/minimum charge for en-route air navigation services from N2,000 to N18,000. Umar Farouk, managing director (MD)…
NNPC says petrol scarcity caused by discharging issue
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says a hitch in the discharge operations of a couple of vessels has disrupted petrol supply. On Friday, there were reports of…
Senator Ifeanyi Ubah dies at 52
Billionaire businessman and senator representing Anambra south senatorial district, Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah has died aged 52. Sources said Ubah died in a London hospital on Friday night. Yemi Adaramodu,…
Arochukwu Kingdom celebrates coronation of Eberechukwu Oji as new monarch
Arochukwu Kingdom, Abia State, is today flagging off events lined up to celebrate the coronation of His Eminence, Dr Eberechukwu Oji as Eze Aro IX, at which President Bola…
NDLEA nabs most wanted Lagos drug baron, Temo
The overall head of the Mushin, Lagos drug cartel, 57-year-old Alhaji Sulaiman Jimoh (alias Olowoidiogede, popularly known as Temo), has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement…
Protest needless, I’m addressing your grievances – Tinubu begs youths
President Bola Tinubu has pleaded with aggrieved Nigerians, especially youths planning a national protest over the high cost of living to shelve the action, saying there is no need for…
WTO: 58 countries support Okonjo-Iweala for second term as DG
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) says 58 member countries have supported a proposal from the African Group for Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of WTO, to run for a second four-year…
SGF, ministers hold emergency meeting today over planned protests
The Federal Government has scheduled an emergency meeting for Wednesday (today) morning in response to a planned nationwide protest slated for August 1. This comes after President Bola Tinubu…
