Access Holdings posts N2.59tn in earnings, profit hits N729bn

Access Holdings Plc announced growth in its profits before tax on Thursday, posting N729bn in 2023, representing a 335 per cent year-on-year increase from 2022. The group, in its consolidated and separate financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, also reported 87 per cent increase in gross earnings to N2.59tn, up from N1.38tn […]

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Near-dead toddler branded as a witch abandoned in Akwa Ibom

Nigerian-based Danish aid worker, Anja Loven Ringgren Loven and her team have rescued a malnourished little girl abandoned and left to die in Akwa State after being branded a witch. Loven, who disclosed this on Thursday, March 28, 2024, said the child was found in a near death situation.  She wrote: “Yesterday we received a […]

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I dated a married man and why it was hard to leave him ―Actress Kiitan Bukola

Nigerian star actress, Oloruntimilehin Abosede Olaoluwakiitan, Oluwabukunolami, popularly known as Kiitan Bukola, has confessed dating a married man, whom she found hard to leave. Kiitan stated this in a video interview with media personality, Damilola Banire, that was uploaded to Oyinmomotv’s YouTube channel. The actress who explained growing up from a polygamous home, says some […]

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North and Tinubu’s Back-to-Lagos Moves, By Farooq A. Kperogi

When my uncle called me over the weekend, he had no time for the customary conversational courtesies that typically preceded our phone chats. He was agitated and wanted to know straight away why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu wanted to relocate Nigeria’s federal capital back to Lagos. His questions were pregnant with anger, befuddlement, and a […]

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Nigeria’s DHQ declares 8 persons wanted for allegedly killing 17 soldiers in Delta State

Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters has declared eight persons wanted over their alleged roles in the recent extreme horrific killing of 17 military personnel in Delta State. Nigerian military released the list of the wanted persons on Thursday at a briefing in Abuja. The persons declared wanted are Prof. Ekpekpo Arthur, Andaowei Dennis Bakriri, Akevwru Daniel Omotegbo […]

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Nigerian actress, Adesua Etomi celebrates her husband, Banky W on his birthday (Video)

Nigerian star actress and producer, Adesua Etomi-Wellington has taken to her Instagram page to celebrate her husband, Bankole Wellington, popularly called Banky W, on his birthday. The beautiful actress shared a lovely video collage of Banky, and their son. In the caption, Adesua highlighted his admirable qualities and prayed for him. She wrote: “Taking a […]

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How can a man win the prize for the Best Dressed Female? ―Filmmaker Ugezu asks

Nigerian director, filmmaker, actor, screenwriter, highlife composer, singer and producer, Ugezu Jideofor Ugezu, has reacted to news of Okuneye Idris Olarenwaju, aka Bobrisky, a male, winning the prize for the Best Dressed Female in an event held in Lagos state on Sunday, March 24. In a post shared on his Instagram page, Ugezu asked how […]

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Labour Party: Common Things that tie Obi and Buhari, By Emmanuel Aziken

The amusing tug-of-war between the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC and the leadership of the Labour Party, LP is undoubtedly one that enamoured supporters of President Bola Tinubu must find very interesting. The reason why the BATists will be encouraging this crisis is simple: NLC and the Labour Party are potentially the remaining hindrances to the political hegemony […]

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Abure re-elected as Labour Party National chairman

Embattled National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, has been re-elected for a second term by a unanimous affirmation of delegates. The Chairman of the National Convention and Deputy Governor of Abia State, Ikechukwu Emetu declared him the winner during the party’s national convention that held in Nnewi, Anambra state on Wednesday, March […]

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Desola and Dapo share their pre-wedding poses, give thanks to Instagram (Photos)

Desola and Dapo (D & D) shared their love story as it started in 2020. It was Instagram that indirectly introduced them to each other on that platform when it made a suggestion to Dapo to follow Desola. Dapo stated that sometimes in 2020, Instagram recommended Desola’s account as someone he might know. He decided […]

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See church members ‘pounding their enemies’ with mortar and pestle (Video)

A video of some church members ‘pounding their enemies’ with mortar and pestle during a prayer session has made the rounds on social media. The church members were being led by their pastor as they used the mortar and pestle which they obviously brought from home to “pound” their enemies away. Watch the viral video: […]

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I cry while recording some songs ―Nigerian Singer, Tems says

Grammy Award-winning Nigerian music diva, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has disclosed how emotional she can get while recording her songs. The beautiful and talented artiste opened up on how she cries while recording some songs. She confessed to being teary because some of the songs she records are “very personal” to her. “I […]

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Baltimore bridge in US collapses into water after it was hit by cargo ship

Part of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early on Tuesday morning after a column was hit by a large container ship, sending cars and possibly people into the Patapsco River. The Baltimore City Fire Department told CBS News that at about 1:30 a.m., 911 calls started coming in saying a vessel had […]

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Six reasons ladies like dating bad boys

Despite red flags and warnings, the urge of dating a “bad guy” for some ladies can be irresistibly strong, especially when considering the many benefits that this article seeks to explain. So, let’s explore the six (6) reasons ladies like dating bad boys: 1. They are adventurous Some ladies who crave excitement and new experiences may be drawn […]

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Nigerian Lady driving solo from London to Lagos involved in car crash (Video)

28-year-old Nigerian-British lady and travel content creator, Pelumi Nubi driving solo from London to Lagos, has been involved in a car accident after she arrived in Liberia, West Africa. Pelumi, on Tuesday, via a post on her Instagram page shared a picture of the now-wrecked car she had been using for the trip. In the video, she was […]

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Chinese national sentenced to death for killing Nigerian girlfriend

Kano State High Court has sentenced a male Chinese national, Frank Geng-Quangrong, to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani Buhari, popularly known as Ummita. Quangrong was accused of culpable homicide in the death of his girlfriend, Buhari, but denied killing her intentionally and pleaded with Justice Sunusi Ado Ma’aji of the Kano […]

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Ex-Osun military gov, Ajiborisha, joins struggle to retrieve Lagos State

Pioneer Military Governor of Osun State, Major General Leo Segun Ajiborisha, said he feels honoured to be part of the struggle for the rebirth and retrieval of Lagos State from the 25-year-old occupation by non-indigenes from other South West states. Ajiborisha, who was also the former Principal Staff Officer (PSO) to the Head of State, […]

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