When Tim Cook took over Apple in 2011, the company was worth about $350 billion. When the tech giant announced his transition to executive chairman in April, its market value had climbed to roughly $4 trillion, while annual revenue had nearly quadrupled. Apple now has more than 2.5 billion active devices and …
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Operatives of Zone One Police Headquarters, Kano, have detained Ali Alhassan-Mohammed over alleged employment fraud, impersonation and forgery. The Zone’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Hussaini, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kano. Hussaini said operatives of the Zonal Criminal Investigation Department arrested the suspect following …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, arraigned one Mahmud A. Abubakar before Justice N.C. Nwabulu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja. Abubakar was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on retention of proceeds of a criminal activity to the tune of …
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Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued the wife of a retired brigadier general from suspected kidnappers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and arrested two members of the alleged criminal gang. Newsextra24 reports that the victim, identified as Mrs Adonkie, wife of retired Brig. Gen. Basil Adonkie, was abducted …
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Prince Adetokunbo Ademola Ade-John as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Transportation and Mobility. Newsextra24 reports that the appointment was approved on August 27, 2026. Ade-John will be in charge of supporting the administration’s efforts to improve coordination and policy delivery …
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…As Chief Judge Tsoho commends Marwa, says collaboration between FHC and NDLEA, other law enforcement agencies will put Nigeria in proper spotlight globally The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), has charged investigators and prosecutors of the Agency to intensify …
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The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has announced a significant improvement in the performance of candidates who sat for its 2026 June/July National Business Certificate (NBC) and National Technical Certificate (NTC) examinations. The board said 79,503 candidates, representing 81.24 per cent of the 97,863 candidates graded, secured at …
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Uber is cutting about 10% of its global workforce as the ride-hailing company reduces management layers, combines teams and tightens its rules on remote work. Uber Technologies has announced plans to cut about 3,300 jobs worldwide as part of an organisational overhaul to reduce management layers and simplify operations. Naija …
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OPay has said it is working with the Department of State Services and the Nigeria Police Force to investigate the false information circulating on social media claiming that the company is shutting down its operations in Nigeria. OPay’s Chief Legal Counsel, Akinfolabi Rokosu, disclosed this on Wednesday during a press …
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Brighton & Hove Albion have signed Nigerian international winger Femi Azeez from Millwall on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee. The Premier League club completed the deal after both clubs submitted a deal sheet ahead of the initial 11pm transfer deadline, extending the deadline until 1am on Wednesday morning. …
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