The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a 29-year-old Chinese national, Gang Deng, for suspected illegal mining in Ilorin, Kwara State. Deng was arrested on Friday and found to be in possession of solid minerals without authority. A truckload of minerals suspected to …

Enactus Nigeria, a foremost international non-profit organisation dedicated to youth leadership and enterprise development has announced Enactus Ahmadu Bello University Zaria Team, as the national champion, while Tai Solarin University of Education takes second place team at her annual national competition. In a statement by the NGO, it said despite …

King Charles III has been formally proclaimed as the UK’s new monarch. He pledged to “follow the inspiring example” of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, at his confirmation ceremony. The King, who ascended to the throne Thursday after the Queen’s death, honored her “life well lived” and renewed her “promise …

THE national leadership of the APC National Integrity Movement (ANIM) yesterday took Abuja by storm when they gathered together to assure the APC of their support for its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima in the 2023 general elections. The hugely powerful group, led …

A retired civil servant in Lagos State, Mr Segun Alabi, has faulted claims by former Communication Minister under late General Sani Abacha, Major General Tajudeen Olarewaju that the land on which the popular Oriental Hotels, Lekki presently stands belonged to Kembu Company. Former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu …

Prophetess Naomi Silekunola, the estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has been conferred with an honorary Doctor of Philosophy from Myles Leadership University in Benin Republic. Taking to her Instagram page, she shared a video from the event on Friday She wrote, “A glorious night it …

Billions of banknotes and coins around the world featuring the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II are set to be replaced following her death. For almost 70 years, the Queen’s image has appeared on the United Kingdom’s coins, with different portraits of her profile as she aged. She was featured on the nation’s …

In keeping with his avowed commitment to always empower and reach out to the less privileged in society so they can fulfil their innate potential, Professor Christopher Imumolen once again doled out scholarships worth hundreds of millions of naira to over 2,000 students in Kabba, Kogi State, on Saturday. The …

The Joint Military Taskforce in the Northeast, Operation Hadinkai, has rescued three additional Chibok girls alongside their children in Borno State General Commanding Officer (GOC), 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Wahid Shaibu, disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the command’s headquarters in Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri on Friday. …

The Cross River State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade, has appointed 86 people as members of various councils and boards as his second term winds down to the end in 2023. According to a statement on Friday by the Deputy Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Linus Obogo, the appointments take …