Just in: Afenifere leader, 96-year-old Ayo Adebanjo exits
Pa Ayo Adebanjo, leader of Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organization, has died at the age of 96. He passed away peacefully on the...
Southwest Governors Move to Establish Joint Security Outfit to Counter Rising Banditry, Insurgency Threats
Amid rising concerns over the renewed spate of banditry and insurgency in the Southwest, the Governors Forum is set to unveil a cutting-edge...
Abiodun’s Investment Drive: Ogun to host West Africa’s largest cotton and apparel industry, targets 40,000 jobs
The biggest cotton and apparel industry in West Africa, with a capacity to employ about 40,000 people, will soon take off e in...
Fire ravages 7-Storey Lagos building, leaving trail of destruction
A devastating fire swept through a seven-storey commercial building located in the Iddo area of Lagos Island on Thursday, leaving extensive damage in...
The Black Sheep in ECOWAS
By Paul Ejime ECOWAS is struggling to whip its wayward member States into line, but the list of leaders undermining the principles and...
Grammy-Winning Artist Tems Makes History as First Nigerian Co-Owner of US Soccer Club
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi a.k.a Tems, has joined MLS side San Diego FC’s ownership group as a club partner. SDFC announced today...
MTN Nigeria reverses 200% data bundle tariff hike, says It’s mistake
Nigeria’s telecommunications giant, MTN, has reversed its 15G data plan 200 percent tariff hike. The company disclosed this in a statement through its...
FBN Holdings Transitions to First HoldCo Plc, Unveils New Identity
FBN Holdings Plc has officially announced its transition to First HoldCo Plc, a change that is expected to be implemented across all its...
Southwest Governors Converge on Lagos for Talks on Regional Development, Security
Governors Seyi Makinde (Oyo) Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti), Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun) and Ademola Adeleke (Osun) have arrived in Lagos for a...
Hours after national grid failure, TCN restores Omotosho-Ikeja West line
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has restored the Omotosho-Ikeja West 330kV transmission line which tripped at the Omotosho end, causing...
Asake’s New Single ‘Yoga’ Sets the Internet Buzzing
Asake, the Afrobeats phenomenon, has made waves in the music industry again with the release of his eagerly awaited single, “Why Love.” Reputed...
MTN raises data prices, see the full list
MTN Nigeria, a leading telecommunications provider, has raised its data prices, sparking reactions from customers. The company confirmed the price adjustments in a...
Lagos police officer imprisoned for alleged rape of teenage girl in his office
For allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl in his office, Owolabi Akinlolu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, is cooling his heels in a Lagos...
Power grid failure: Nigeria plunged into darkness again
For the umpteenth time, a system collapse hit Nigeria’s national grid on Wednesday morning, causing widespread power outages across the country, Persecondnews reports....
.EFCC arraigns man in court for rejecting Naira as legal currency
For allegedly refusing to accept the Naira as a legal tender and opted for dollar, a man, Precious Uzondu, has been arraigned before...
UCH power outage: Minister brokers deal with IBEDC, to restore electricity in 48 hours
Following the Minister of Power, Dr. Adebayo Adelabu’s intervention, the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has agreed to restore electricity to “some sections”...
