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Olusakin Babalola, erstwhile News Editor, defunct Sketch newspaper, is dead

The Nigerian media has lost another veteran and former News Editor of the defunct Sketch newspaper, Mr. Olusakin Babalola. Aged 73, Babalola died...

Quick facts about new MD/CEO, Premium Pension Ltd. Mr. Hamisu Bala Idris

* Mr. Hamisu Bala Idris, boasting of over two decades of experience in the financial services sector, has a strong background in banking...

Premium Pension Ltd. Appoints Mr. Hamisu Bala Idris New CEO, Mrs. Maryam Mohammed As Executive Director

In a strategic move to enhance service delivery and elevate the company’s standing in the industry, Premium Pension Limited has announced the appointment...

Succour as Ogun begins reconstruction of Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta federal road

Succour is on the way for motorists plying the Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta Expressway as the contracting firm, Craneburg, has moved to site to begin the...

Nonagenarian ex-Supreme Court Justice, Emmanuel Ayoola, exits

Retired Supreme Court Justice, Emmanuel Ayoola, dies at 90 A retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Justice Emmanuel Olayinka Ayoola is...

Smart video surveillance, critical to safety at major sporting events, says digital expert

As the world gears up for another season of major sporting events, concerns about safety and crowd management are once again at the...

Just in: Plateau governor suspends commissioners, others

The Plateau Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has suspended two commissioners, a special adviser, and a liaison officer. No reason was given for their suspension....

U.S. announces $27m aid for Nigeria, under $536m Sub-Saharan Africa initiative

Ramlat Ibrahim The United States (US) Mission in Nigeria has announced that Nigeria will receive $27 million as part of a larger $536...

Ogun INEC Commissioner slumps, dies in Abuja after meeting

Mr. Niyi Ijalaye, the Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for Ogun State, is dead. Ijalaye slumped and died...

N90bln hajj subsidy probe: Tinubu fires Arabi, appoints Prof. Usman as new NAHCON Chairman

President Bola Tinubu has sacked Alhaji Jalal Arabi, the Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), who is facing a...

Gov. Abiodun flags off harvest of 200-hectare plantation, Ogun now rice-producing state

Ogun State has joined the league of rice-producing states in the country with the flagging off of the harvest of 200 hectares at...

Pres. Tinubu flies new Presidential plane to France

President Bola Tinubu departed Abuja on Monday for Paris, using the new Airbus A330, which replaced the 19-year-old Boeing B737-700 (BBJ) bought under...

Just in: Two nonagenarians tie nuptial knot 64 years after falling in love

A 95-year-old Kenyan man on Sunday wedded his 90-year-old long-time sweetheart, six decades after they first met. Ibrahim Mbogo was said to have...

China, Nigeria, and the hostage aircraft, By Dakuku Peterside

Every story has two sides, but when a country’s reputation as a sovereign and an investment destination comes under threat, it calls for...

Gov. Abiodun to Customs: Be civil with traders as they break into markets, and shops in Ogun at night

Following a breaking into shops at homes, warehouses, and markets at night in Ogun State by customs officials, Gov. Dapo Abiodun, has appealed...

#EndBadGovernanceProtest: Senior Advocate urges Tinubu to give Nigeria new constitution

By Emmanuel Ndukuba, Awka A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Ben Uzuegbu, has lent his voice to the call for a new constitution...