Traditional ruler of the Ibeju Lekki area of Lagos state, Oba Olumuyiwa Ogunbekun has urged Nigerians to support the entrepreneurial spirit of the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, rather than sponsor malicious and false stories about his person and his companies. The Oba urged well-meaning Nigerians to pray for the success of Dangote Refinery…
Amnesty International Nigeria has reacted to a threat issued by a Nigeria group to vacate the country saying it would not be deterred to stop speaking on human rights abuses by state and non-state actors in the country. A group, Centre for Africa Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights had asked Amnesty International to leave Nigeria within…
Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday affirmed that since his resumption to office as the governor, he has never acquired for himself an official vehicle. The Governor who said it is not necessarily fanciful that Governors must buy brand new vehicles when there is no need for them, charged governors to look into their expenditure…
The Lagos State Police Command has vowed to resist any form of planned protest, procession or gathering under any guise or nomenclature in the state. The command also advised parents and guardians to discourage their children and wards from embarking on any protests in the state as the government and residents of the State recover…
Transcorp Consortium has announced the 100% acquisition of the 966MW installed capacity Afam Power Plc and Afam Three Fast Power Limited (jointly referred to as “Afam GenCo”), at an acquisition cost of N105.3bn. The announcement was made at the State House, Abuja on Thursday, November 5, 2020, during the signing ceremony between the Federal Government,…
President Buhari yesterday announced that the government has made funding available for DisCos to immediately roll out 1,000,000 meters to consumers for free. This according to the president is under the first phase of the presidential mass metering initiative of which deployment had already started in parts of Kano, Kaduna, Lagos and Abuja. President Bujari…
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has announced that it has obtained the approval-in-principle of the Central Bank of Nigeria (the CBN) to commence the formal process of the re-organisation of the Bank to a financial holding company (the Restructuring). In a statement released and signed by the Company Secretary, the bank stated that the implementation will…
Bruno Fernandes admitted that Manchester United “did everything wrong” in a 2-1 Champions League defeat to Istanbul Basaksehir that has knocked them another step backwards and piled pressure on under-attacked boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The Manchester united midfielder Bruno Fernandes has called on his team-mates to bounce back from their poor run of form, admitting…
Organizers of the 4th annual Hollywood and African Prestigious Awards (HAPAwards) recently honored the Alara of Ilara Kingdom, Oba Olufolarin Ogunsanwo Telade IV with African Culture Award. The virtual event which took place on www.hapawards.com with theme – “I Am Because We Are One”, also recognized top African celebrities across the movie, comedy, music, and…
Three out of the nine Nigerian-Americans that contested on the ballot in the November 3 general election in the United States have emerged winners. The trios, Esther Agbaje, Adeoye Owolewa and Nnamdi Chukwuocha, won their respective bids in the election held on Tuesday. Esther Agbaje who contested on the platform of the Democratic Party became…