By Wole Arisekola In Africa, most especially the South-Western part of Nigeria, it is believed that when a mother hen is crying out to the world that an eagle stole its chic, it is not because it can do anything to retrieve it but to let the world hear its voice. It is very sad…
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in collaboration with the military and other security forces have arrested one 22-year-old female suspect, Gloria Okolie for providing information for violent attacks in the South-Eastern part of the country. Okolie was arrested for her complicity in the series of deliberate and well-coordinated attacks on security formations, other critical…
Road Transport owners across Nigeria have expressed optimism that the 650,000 barrels-per-day Dangote Petroleum Refinery would deepen the downstream sector and positively impact their businesses. The transporters, under the aegis of Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) after a guided tour of the refinery Plant in Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos, said they had no…
Determined to foster gender parity and sustain its reputation as a gender-friendly organisation, Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC continued to ensure that every female employee has equal opportunities for career growth within the group. There have been gales of promotions of deserving female employees to senior executive positions, which was perhaps unprecedented in the financial services…
If stories making rounds on social platforms are to be believed, it seems the marriage between Paul Okoye aka Rude Boy, one half of the defunct music group, P-Square and his wife, Anita Okoye has hit the rock. Reports alleged that the couple is parting ways after what appeared to be their divorce papers was…
Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has signed into law bills on Value Added Tax (VAT) collection, Open Grazing Prohibition in Rivers State. He maintained that the judgement of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt had sufficiently addressed the illegality perpetrated by the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) on behalf of the Federal Government in…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has sought greater collaboration with financial institutions in the country as a way of tackling fraudulent election financing, foreign exchange malpractices and money laundering. Speaking on Thursday, August 19, 2021 during an interactive session with managing directors of banks in Nigeria at the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved recommendations of a committee to review “with dispatch,” 368 grazing sites, across 25 states in the country, “to determine the levels of encroachment.” The President’s directive followed his approval of the recommendations of a committee chaired by the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari. Among others, the…
Bukola Olopade, Former Commissioner for Sports in Ogun State and other stakeholders in the sports sector have commended Rite Foods Limited on its commitment to sports development in Nigeria. The commendation came at a press conference organized by Nilayo Sports Management Limited on Tuesday, to formally announce the second edition of the King’s Cup Golf…
The Osun state government has ordered immediate investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a family of seven, on Tuesday, in Apomu, Isokan Local Government Area of the State. Seven out of eight members of a family were reportedly to have died in their sleep on Tuesday night and their corpses taken to the…