A woman identified as Mrs. Hope Nwala from Obite community has bathed her husband, Mr Ekelediri Nwankwo with hot vegetable oil in their home in the Okehi community in Etche Local government area of Rivers State. She was also said to have hit him with a hammer before scalding him with hot oil. According to…
Maj. Gen. Umaru Mohammed A Nigerian Army special court martial sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, convicted a former Group Managing Director, Nigerian Army Properties Limited, Maj. Gen. Umaru Mohammed, of corruption and sentenced him to seven years’ imprisonment The military court also ordered Mohammed to pay back $2,178,900 (When converted to naira (at N1000 per…
•Forex crisis hinders raw materials procurement, causes financial problem – NECA •SMEs decry impending shutdown, Reps probe airlines, schools demanding dollars The naira fell further on Tuesday as it exchanged for the dollar at the parallel market between 1,005/$ and 1,025/$. Owners of small-scale enterprises, Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, and manufacturers, who spoke to The…
Access Holdings, a trailblazing financial institution, and ART X Collective, a leading cultural enterprise, have announced commencement of the highly anticipated entry call for the Access ART X Prize 2023. Theapplications,whichbecameopentothepubliconWednesday,September20,2023will run through Wednesday, October 18, 2023. Entries will be exclusively available for submission at ARTXLAGOS.COM/PRIZE.Throughthe2023edition,ARTXCollectiveandAccess Holdingswillbeempoweringemergingartistsbyselectingtwooutstandingtalents,each receiving a healthy $10,000 grant towards an exhibition…
The Lagos High Court Sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square on Lagos Island, has sentenced the Assistant Superintendent of Police, Drambi Vandi, who killed a Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem, to death by hanging. Justice Ibironke Harrison sentenced the ASP after finding him guilty of the murder of the pregnant lawyer. The judge also held…
Some moments resonate as profoundly remarkable in life, where dreams are born from humble beginnings and transformed into extraordinary realities. As I stood before 700 UBA graduate trainees, drawn from across Africa, I thought of the long journey that brought me to where I am today. A journey that began with the same vigour, dedication,…
Multi-talented entertainer, Derek Ajibola has released a new single titled ‘Thickara’. The song was officially released on all digital platforms on Wednesday, 4 October 2023. Thickara, according to Derek, “is a song that was inspired by the beauty of an Instagram model I bumped into during the COVID-19 lockdown. It was a feeling of adrenaline…
By Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, once again, this is not the best of times in our dear beloved country, Nigeria. After we had thought, gladly and gleefully, that no government could be worse than the recent Buhari administration, we are now confronted by yet another monstrosity. In less than two months in power, Tinubu’s government…
Tinubu and Atiku …says President committed forgery, perjury by submitting fraudulent certificate to electoral body Presidency says ex-VP chasing shadows, aide alleges Atiku desperate to embarrass Tinubu The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has filed new documents against President Bola Tinubu before the Supreme Court in…
The Lagos State Police Commissioner Idowu Owohunwa on Friday said there are several of evidence linking Naira Marley and Sam Larry with cyberbullying, physical abuse, a threat to life, and assault against the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba also known as Mohbad. The commissioner disclosed this in a briefing on Friday in Lagos. Mohbad died in…
