NIGERIAN international musical celebrity, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has donated the sum of N105 million to Christ Embassy Church, Benin City, Edo State. Newsextra24 reports that the Edo-born musician was in the state for the celebration of Edo@33 and performed the groundbreaking ceremony of the 6,000-capacity Edo Dome and …

NIGERIANS living in the UK will no longer receive biometric residence cards (BRCs) or biometric residence permits (BRP) as from December 31, 2024 as the Home office is replacing them with a new online eVisa system. According to the Central Association of Nigerians in the United Kingdom (CANUK), part of …

THE Police Command in Rivers has detained a suspect, identified as Honest, for gang-raping a 14-year-old girl in Erima community, Onelga area. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command spokesperson, confirmed to newsmen in Port Harcourt on Sunday that the suspect committed the crime with his brother, Okwukwe, who is currently at …

THE Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is reportedly shelving its long-standing plan to establish a single currency, known as the ECO, after years of struggling to actualize the initiative. This development was disclosed by Senator Edwin Melvin Snowe Junior, the Co-chair of the ECOWAS joint committees on Social Affairs, …

  WITH Nigeria’s economy still struggling to shake off the impacts of serious challenges such as COVID-19, Naira re-denomination, fuel subsidy removal among others, WorldStage Economic Summit has resolved to focus on “Nigeria: Setting a Stage For Business And Economic Recovery” as the theme for the 2024 edition. World Stage …

A Nigerian businessman, Dozy Mmobuosi, has reacted to the fine of $250 million imposed on him by a federal court in the United States of America. The businessman, who had wanted to buy English football club Sheffield United, also had other penalties imposed on him. This included being barred from …

REMO Stars head coach, Daniel Ogunmodede has been appointed one of the assistants to the Super Eagles interim head coach, Augustine Eguavoen for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda. Eguavoen will take charge of the Super Eagles for the two games. Ogunmodede is one …

KADUNA State Government earned N171.7 billion and spent N164.6 billion, representing a half-year budget performance of 37.48 per cent and 35.92 per cent of the N48 billion approved budget for the year, respectively. The state realised N27.4bn, representing 22 per cent of the targeted N120bn Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in …

  THE Ijaw People’s Association (IPA) of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom has described the chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, Government Ekpemupolo, well known as Tompolo, as “a treasure to the Ijaw nation”. The group said Tompolo was not only an astute entrepreneur and businessman but a …

THE Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Special Forces have eliminated a terrorist kingpin, Mustapha Abdullahi, and five members of his group in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, AVM Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, September 1, 2024. …