THE humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohammed Fall, has announced 6 million dollars from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund to support flood victims in Borno. Alau Dam, located just over 10 miles to the south of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno, collapsed on Sept. 10, forcing hundreds of thousands from their …

President Bola Tinubu during a visit to an Internally Displaced Persons camp at Government Secondary School in Maiduguri on Monday PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Monday said the Federal Government would create a disaster relief fund to assist Nigerian citizens impacted by floods and other disasters.  The President made the announcement …

At least eight people have been confirmed dead after a seven-storey building collapsed in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, on Monday. Rescue teams are continuing to search for survivors as several individuals remain trapped beneath the rubble. The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) reported that six people have been …

Famous American singer, Sean Combs, professionally called Diddy, has been arrested in New York. He was arrested on Monday night by federal agents in a Manhattan hotel, following a grand jury indictment. Marc Agnifilo, his lawyer, criticized the US Attorney’s Office for pursuing what he considers an unjust prosecution. The …

THE General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has disclosed how he was duped by a man who promised to make him a commandant of a paramilitary group. Adeboye disclosed this in a statement shared on X on Monday, September 16, 2024. The octogenarian …

By Gbemisola Ogunseye In a Nigeria grappling with inflation that erodes the purchasing power of its citizens and where startups wither under financial strain, one might mistake GTBank’s recent declaration of a staggering N1 trillion profit as a beacon of corporate triumph. But this is no triumph. Rather, it is …

THE Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) and financial analyst Prof. Godwin Oyedokun have explained that Nigeria’s inflation dropped to 32.15 percent in August due to the seasonal price impact on some food items. CPPE’s Director, Muda Yusuf, and financial analyst Oyedokun disclosed this in separate interviews with …

THE governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the September 21 election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, has promised that his party will sign the peace accord with other political parties once the Federal Government and the Nigeria Police Force meet all its conditions. Ighodalo made this pledge …

PETROLEUM marketers in Nigeria say they are standing in limbo over the controversy surrounding Dangote Refinery Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) pricing as released by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on Monday. This comes as the petroleum marketers demanded that Dangote Refinery should disclose the price it sold petrol to …

REAL Madrid have named their squad for the Champions League match-day 1 fixture against Stuttgart. The match will take place at the Santiago Bernabéu on Tuesday night. Carlo Ancelotti’s side head to the game following a 2-0 win over Real Sociedad in the LaLiga over the weekend. Real Madrid’s squad …