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Funeral service for the late CEO of Access Bank Holdings, Mr. Herbert Wigwe, along with his wife Chizoba Wigwe and son Chizzy Wigwe, took place today at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Lion of Judah parish in Isiokpo, Rivers State. Present were the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio; Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers state, […]
Continue ReadingLet us talk about a few foreign coaches since Clemens Westerhof, my friend, the acclaimed best coach in Nigeria’s history, was engaged to coach the national team in 1989. Who was Clemens in the world of coaching when he was hired? Was he a world -class coach? What club or country of renown did he […]
Continue ReadingIf someone says something is ‘gooder’ than the other, the person must be a peculiar user of English language. He can be faintly literate. He can be a comedian, just as he can be drunk. Whatever his situation, the expression is likely to attract a gale of mockery. The reason is that ‘better’ is the […]
Continue ReadingBritish-Nigerian heavyweight boxing powerhouse, Anthony Joshua has won his fourth straight fight by securing a second-round knockout win over Cameroonian boxer, Francis Ngannou, in the main event of the “Knockout Chaos” card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Joshua secured consecutive victories in 2023 with wins over Jermaine Franklin in April and Robert Helenius with a seventh-round […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, disclosed to the media that Nigeria is looking to send in its application to join an intergovernmental organization, the BRICS group. Very recently Tuggar restated that the country has not abandoned its objective to be a part of the BRICS group in the next two years. “We intend […]
Continue ReadingI read a pathetic report last weekend of how the family of the late Second Republic Senate President, Joseph Wayas, was made to pay the sum of £6,710 (more than N13 million) before being allowed to sight his body in a London morgue. Wayas died on 30th November 2021, so I assumed he had been buried. Apparently, […]
Continue ReadingA yet-to-be-identified tricycle rider has been crushed to death on Tuesday evening, after the compactor of a refuse disposable truck fell from a bridge in the Surulere area of Lagos State. The truck, owned by the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), was said to be plying the Shitta bridge in the community when it developed […]
Continue ReadingOscar winning actress and model, Lupita Nyong’o and Canadian actor, Joshua Jackson have made their relationship official nearly five months after sparking romance rumours. The two actors were pictured engaging in PDA while in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for Lupita’s birthday. This comes just months after Joshua Jackson and ex-wife Jodie Turner-Smith split. The former couple share a daughter […]
Continue ReadingMembers of the Edo State House of Assembly have commenced impeachment proceeding against the state Deputy Governor, Mr. Philip Shaibu. The petition for the impeachment of the deputy governor was read on Wednesday at a plenary session of the house. Majority Leader, Charity Aiguobarueghian, who read the impeachment petition during plenary, said the petition was […]
Continue ReadingVeteran Nigerian actress and winner of 2008 Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress, Kate Henshaw has announced her mother’s death. The star actress took to her Instagram page and wrote: “Dear friends and fans, “It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my dear mother on March 1st 2024 “Your prayers mean the world to […]
Continue Reading37-year-old Nigerian woman and lawyer, Chidimma Susy Ezenyili, who worked as a caregiver in the United Kingdom (UK) slumped on February 22 and died two days later. Chidimma who was a lawyer in Nigeria was tendering to an elderly woman, Ian Hale on Scott Road when she collapsed while on duty. Chidimma and her husband, […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has set aside the decision of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, which restrained Julius Abure and two others from parading themselves as national officers of the party. Ruling on an ex-parte application brought by Martins Esikpali John and others on April 5, 2023, Hamza Muazu, […]
Continue ReadingOver the weekend, while Nigerians were mourning actor and comedian John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, a Facebook post by a pastor trended and brought to the fore the growing distorted brand of Christianity being spread in Nigeria. Using the pictures of Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (CoAS), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, at a seminar for the Nigerian Army officers in Abuja, on Tuesday, said personnel of his service had accepted the democratic system of government in place in the country and had no plan to truncate it. So, in the wake of a series of coup […]
Continue ReadingManufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has said that 767 manufacturers shut down operations while 335 became distressed in 2023. This came against the backdrop of exchange rate volatility, rising inflation and other economic challenges that have worsened the investment atmosphere. The association stated this in a statement in which it condemned the recently introduced Expatriate […]
Continue ReadingFormer Super Falcons goalkeeper, Bidemi Aluko-Olaseni, has passed away after battling with breast cancer for eight years. Aluko was initially diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2017 and was given the all-clear a year later after undergoing treatment and a mastectomy. Sadly, she was again diagnosed with the disease in January 2019 and underwent 10 […]
Continue ReadingA video clip of a Youth Corper expressing her heartfelt gratitude to her older sister on her wedding day, for sponsoring her education has warmed the heart of many social media users. The Corps member thanked her sister for all the sacrifices she made for her to get an education and have all the endless […]
Continue ReadingFrom these words of his message to me, this brother is apparently rethinking fatherhood. “Let me tell you why I don’t bother my head about children again. It has to do with what happened at my brother’s burial some years ago. Their mother left the husband and relocated overseas through the help of a man […]
Continue ReadingGlobal company, Binance Holdings Ltd., branded Binance, a Cryptocurrency exchange concern, has announced plans to discontinue all services related to the Nigerian naira. The cryptocurrency exchange platform, Binance, was accused of exploiting the Nigerian currency, the Naira, leading to its free fall in value in recent time. The company is, in addition, facing allegations of terrorism […]
Continue ReadingBank of Ghana (BG) has suspended the Foreign Exchange Trading Licences of two Nigerian-owned banks, Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana Limited and FBNBank Ghana Limited. The suspension, which will take effect from March 18, 2024, for one month, was announced in a statement, on Monday, by the Ghanaian apex bank. That measure comes in response to […]
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