A former governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, on Wednesday, rejected the appointment of the Presidential Campaign Council of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the State. Mimiko said he remained solidly behind the agitation of the Rivers State governor, Nyesome Wike, on the removal of the national chairman …

Colombia won the lottery of a penalty shootout after Nigeria’s defender Comfort Folorunsho hit her kick against Luisa Agudelo in sudden death to send the South Americans into the final of the 7th FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in India. Both teams had battled to a grim scoreless draw in …

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday, called on the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, to apologise to him and people of the state over his outburst against him and the people of the state. The governor also told Atiku not to think that Fulanis …

MUSIC star, Robyn Fenty popularly known as Rihanna, has announced the release of her new single, the first after a six-year hiatus from the music industry. Rihanna, who has in the past years focused on her thriving fashion and beauty empire, will be releasing “Lift Me Up”, a soundtrack to …

THE leadership of Labour Party has announced that the formal inauguration of its 1,453-member Presidential Campaign Council would hold on Friday. This is as the party disclosed that its highly anticipated campaign will be flagged off in Lafia, Nasarawa State capital, on Saturday. This was contained in a statement issued …

The Federal Executive Council has approved the sum of N17.4 billion for the provision of Broadband infrastructure for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and tertiary and higher learning institutions across the six geo-political zones with the supply of IT communications equipment and furniture for communication centres in the nation’s six …

Popular American singer, Selena Gomez, on Wednesday announced that she had tested positive for COVID-19. The singer made the announcement on her Instagram story, where she shared a photo of herself lying on a couch. She stated that she was scheduled to get her COVID-19 vaccine booster this week before she got …

Romelu Lukaku scored on his Inter Milan return on Wednesday in a 4-0 thumping of Viktoria Plzen to help his side make the Champions League last 16 and knock Barcelona out of the competition. Belgium striker Lukaku netted Inter’s fourth with three minutes remaining and only four after replacing Lautaro …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has reiterated the resolve of his administration to finish strong and do a proper handover to his successor on 28th May, 2023. As a result, Wike urged every member of the State Executive Council to recommit themselves to the tasks assigned to them and achieve …

GOOD afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen, and welcome to this special press briefing of the Bank. We have called this gathering to inform relevant stakeholders and the general public of persisting concerns we are facing with the management of our current series of banknotes, and currency in circulation, particularly those outside …