A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday unveiled a book on how the Soludo-engineered consolidation transformed Nigerian banks. Obasanjo was represented by former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke, at the unveiling of the book. It was written by Dr Ray Echebiri, Chief Executive Officer of Centre for Financial …
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THE exit of some multinational corporations from Africa in recent times has continued to make exciting headlines. In most cases, it is seen as a bad omen. Some take advantage of the negative narrative and fashion out of them big sticks to clumber their politicians and political leaders. However, it …
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BANDITS have abducted two journalists and their family members in Kaduna State. The armed men stormed Danhonu community in Millennium city of Chikun local government area of Kaduna and raided houses of the reporters of The Nation newspaper, Alhaji AbdulGafar Alabelewe, and that of Blueprint Newspaper, AbdulRaheem Aodu. The …
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● Former World No. 1 will next face Dimitrov IT took two days and plenty of stops and starts, but Daniil Medvedev finally finished off Jan-Lennard Struff on Thursday at Wimbledon. The fifth seed battled past the big-hitting German 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(3) in two hours and 17 minutes …
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AN officer of the Ogun State Police Command has allegedly shot dead a betting agent, identified simply as Aanuoluwapo, in the Imala area of Abeokuta, the state capital. Rsports said that Aanuoluwapo, a graduate of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic in Abeokuta, operated a Bet9ja shop in front of a popular hotel …
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Abdulmuizz Olalekan Lawal, the 19-year-old, 200L Mechanical Engineering student of University of Lagos, who has been missing for the past one week, has been found. A statement by his family said the missing undergraduate was found in good health. The statement, which however did not elaborate on how he …
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THE Rwanda High Commission in Nigeria on Saturday in Abuja celebrated the 30th anniversary of its liberation, known as Kwibohora 30. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that the celebration marked a significant moment in Rwanda’s history, symbolising the end of genocide and the defeat of the oppressive regime that …
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MINISTER of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, on Saturday, explained that Nigeria signed the Samoa Agreement with the European Union (EU) to boost food security, and inclusive economic development, among other vital areas. He stated this at a press briefing on Saturday in the nation’s capital, Abuja, clarifying once …
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Rep. Abdulmalik Zubairu (APC-Zamfara), on Saturday, sponsored the mass wedding of 105 orphans and underprivileged brides in his constituency. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the wedding fatiha and ceremony took place in Bungudu Town in Bungudu Local Government Area. Zubairu is representating Bungudu/Maru Federal Constituency in …
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THE Federal Government has threatened to file a lawsuit against Daily Trust Newspaper for what it described as falsehood and inciting journalism. The newspaper had reported that the Nigerian government signed the Samoa Agreement to promote LGBTQ in the country. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed the …
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