UBA reports N388.4bn pre-tax profit for H1 2025
United Bank for Africa (UBA) has released its financial results for the first half ended 30 June 2025, posting a pre-tax profit of N388.4 billion. This marks a slight decline…
Police fire teargas as traders protest power outage at Lagos Tejusoho market
Police fired teargas on Thursday at the popular Tejuosho market shopping complex in Yaba, Lagos, to disperse traders protesting a prolonged power outage at the facility. Many people were seeing…
Fubara’s supporters relocate to PH airport
Supporters of Governor Siminalayi Fubara are currently at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Rivers State. They had converged on Government House, Port Harcourt, on Thursday, but dispersed after several…
$6bn Mambilla saga: EFCC re-arraigns ex-minister Olu Agunloye on amended charges
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned Olu Agunloye, a former minister of power and steel, over alleged infractions in the award of the Mambila Hydroelectric Power…
WCQ: FIFA opens case against South Africa for fielding ‘ineligible’ player
FIFA has officially opened disciplinary proceedings against the South African Football Association (SAFA) for allegedly fielding an ineligible player Teboho Mokoena during a 2026 World Cup qualifier. The charge stems…
JUST IN: Ibas officially hands over to Fubara, makes final broadcast
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas has officially handed over to the reinstated Governor of the State, Sim Fubara. In his final state-wide broadcast, Ibas urged…
Lagos govt suspends all reclamation projects over environmental risks
The Lagos State Government has ordered the immediate suspension of all land reclamation projects across the state, citing concerns over environmental and social risks. The announcement was contained in a…
53-year-old uncle allegedly rapes, terminates two pregnancies for 16-year-old
The Ondo State Police Command says it has arrested and arraigned a 53-year-old man, Babawale Kolawole, for allegedly raping and facilitating the termination of two pregnancies for a 16-year-old girl,…
Google announces free AI Pro access for Nigerian students, others
Google has announced that college students in Nigeria and seven other African countries will receive free one-year subscriptions to its AI Pro plan, part of the company’s latest investments to…
Lagos fire: Tinubu condoles with victims’ families, FIRS, UBA
President Bola Tinubu commiserated with the families of those who lost their lives, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), and tUnited Bank of Africa (UBA) Plc over Tuesday’s fire outbreak at…
