Lagos-Calabar coastal highway costs N4bn per kilometre – Umahi
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said the government is constructing the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway at a total cost of N4bn per kilometre and not the N8bn per…
Junior Pope’s death: AGN suspends riverine shoots, blacklists producer of ill-fated movie
The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has suspended all movies involving riverine locations, following the death of Junior Pope, the film star. Born John Paul Odonwodo, Pope fell into…
JUST IN: Junior Pope still alive, undergoes rituals at water shrine
TheNewsMatrics has learnt that Nollywood actor, Junior Pope Odonwodo better known as Junior Pope is still alive. According to reports online, the actor, who was said to have drowned…
Junior Pope, three other Nollywood actors drown in boat accident
A Nollywood actor, Pope Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope, has died in a boat accident. The news of his death was shared on Wednesday, April 10, by filmmaker,…
Lagos monarch dies after Eid prayers
The Osolo of Isolo in Lagos State, Oba Kabiru Agbabiaka, is dead. It was learnt that the monarch died shortly after observing the Eid prayers on Wednesday. The Chairman of…
JUST IN: Passengers flung into lagoon as bus crashes on Third Mainland Bridge
Two passengers have been reportedly flung into the lagoon in a fatal crash on Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos on Wednesday. The accident, according to the National Emergency Management Agency,…
Lagos market fire: Four buildings collapse, activities suspended
The Lagos State government has ordered the immediate suspension of commercial activities in Dosunmu Street and its immediate environs on Lagos Island. The order followed the fire incident which engulfed…
UBA’s gross earning rise 143% to N2trn in FY2023
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has released its audited financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2023, showing exceptional and impressive performance across all its major…
JUST IN: Fire razes building at Lagos market
A blaze erupted at a two-storey building within Dosunmu Market, located in the Lagos Island Local Government Area of Lagos State, reportedly around 11:10 a.m. on Tuesday. Lagos State…
CBN orders banks to wind down forex-backed loans within 90 days
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday stepped up its fight to boost foreign exchange liquidity in the economy with a new circular mandating Deposit Money Banks to stop…
