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BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has, in Sokoto, faulted corruption as one of the principal reasons behind the desperation to travel out of Nigeria by most youths. “If all things are working fine in the country, nobody would want to leave the country. We, …

By Olawale Akinremi Ibadan, Nov. 30, 2023 “My wife bullies and blackmails me,’’ a divorce-seeking man, Mr. Kazeem Yekini told a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan on Thursday. He pleaded with the court to dissolve the marriage between him and his estranged wife, Opeyemi, saying the marriage had …

By Usman Aliyu Dubai, Nov. 30, 2023 The 28th session of the Conference of Parties (COP28) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change opened on Thursday in Dubai, with a call to accelerate collective climate action. The conference is taking place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in …

11-time African women’s champions, the Super Falcons of Nigeria have promised they will not underrate Cape Verde when they lock horns in the 2024 Women’s Cup of Nations qualifying match. Nigeria will host the Silvéria Nédio tutored Cape Verde in the first leg of the qualifier at the Moshood Abiola …

….CNG BoT chair bags Honourable Doctorate Degree in human rights A former Vice Chancellor of Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU) and chairman, Abia State Independent National Electoral Commission (ABSIEC), Prof. Mkpa Agu Mkpa, on Wednesday told the National Assembly to revisit the report of the 2014 Constitutional Conference convened by …

A former President, African Shipowners Association of Nigeria (ASAN), Mr. Temisan Omatseye, says the Deep Blue Project should be the security structure for anchorage areas in the Nigerian maritime domain. Omatseye said this at the maiden Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) annual lecture on Wednesday in Lagos. Anchorage is …

After 19 days of the conduct of the governorship election in Imo State, candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the election, Sen. Athan Achonu has raised alarm that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is frustrating every attempt to inspect the Bi-modal Voter Accreditation System (B-VAS) used during the conduct …

Legal luminary, Emeritus Justice (Dr.) Adesuyi Olateru-Olagbegi has urged the Nigerian Judiciary to quickly evolve new ways of decongesting the courts to avoid a total collapse of the legal system in the country with its many negative consequences. Hon. Justice Olateru-Olagbegi, a retired Judge of the Lagos State High Court, …

Gaza/Jerusalem, Nov. 29, 2023 An 85-year-old Israeli woman abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7 and set free two weeks later said she met its Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar while in captivity and asked him how he was not ashamed for having acted violently against peace activists like herself. Yocheved Lifshitz, …

By Grace Alegba Lagos, Nov. 29, 2023 Mr. Anthony Chiejina, Group Head, Corporate Communication, Dangote Group, on Wednesday called on Nigerians, especially professionals in the built environment, to support advocacy for use of rigid pavements for road construction. Chiejina made the appeal during the 2023 Annual Lecture and Awards organised …

The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Malam Mele Kyari, has expressed gratitude to Stakeholders and Nigerians for their enthusiasm regarding his reappointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Malam Kyari, whose reappointment was announced recently, however urged all parties concerned to refrain from issuing …

A former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Jude Idimogu, says Nigeria has all it takes to achieve food sufficiency. Idimogu, who represented Oshodi/Isolo Constituency II, stated this while addressing reporters in Lagos. Idimogu said hunger, food insecurity, and unemployment would drastically reduce if the government and other …

Gaza/Tel Aviv/Washington, Nov. 29, 2023 Another 12 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have returned to Israel via Egypt, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday evening. This occured as the temporary truce in the Gaza war appeared to hold amid reports of an exchange of fire between the …

By Ebere Agozie Abuja, Nov. 29, 2023 The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, said both the old and the new redesigned naira notes remain legal tender till further notice. The apex court, in a ruling by a seven-man panel of justices led by Justice John Okoro, said the banknotes should remain …

By Okeoghene Akubuike Abuja, Nov. 29, 2023 Afreximbank says about 43.7 billion dollars worth of trade and investment deals were sealed at the just concluded Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023) held in Egypt. Kanayo Awani, Intra-African Trade Bank, Afreximbank Executive Vice-President, said this at the Post-Event Virtual News Conference held in …

The Labour Party (LP) has condemned the Supreme Court’s handling of the appeal brought by it and Mr. Peter Obi, it’s presidential candidate in the February 2023 election, insisting that the apex court’s conduct “constitutes an unmitigated breach of the constitutional right of LP and her candidate to a fair …

The Sterling One Foundation has reiterated its commitment to investing in foundational learning and working with the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and partners to boost education in Africa. This commitment was made at the 2023 High Level Policy Dialogue hosted in Zambia by ADEA and …

…Announces maiden edition of its Fidelity Family Weekend Fiesta In the spirit of the Yuletide, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has announced plans to host the maiden edition of the Fidelity Family Weekend. Scheduled to hold on Saturday, 16 and Sunday, 17 December 2023 at the Fidelity Grounds, Oniru, …

Lagos, Nigeria, November 28, 2023: Sterling One Foundation, in collaboration with Live Abundantly and the Deputy British High Commissioner to Nigeria, has officially launched the 2023 edition of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence in Nigeria. The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children …

LAGOS The highly anticipated Nestlé Nigeria Media Awards 2023 promises to be an exciting edition with an impressive 118 submissions received from a broad range of the media at the time of the official closing of entries on November 16, 2023. Announcing the official closure of entries, Nestlé’s Corporate Communications …

Ogbomoso (Oyo State), Nov. 28, 2023 The official coronation of the new Soun of Ogbomoso land, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye, will hold from Dec. 14 to Dec. 19, an organising official said on Tuesday in Ogbomoso. Chairman of the coronation’s Central Planning Committee, Prof Adesola Adepoju, who disclosed this in …

By Ijendu Iheaka Aba (Abia) Nov. 28, 2023 Gov. Alex Otti of Abia, on Tuesday assured Abia residents that the Federal Government will rehabilitate the Aba – Port Harcourt stretch of the Enugu – Port Harcourt Expressway before Christmas. Otti made the promise on Tuesday during an inspection tour of …

By Victor Nwachukwu Owerri, Nov. 28, 2023 The Labour Party (LP) in Imo, on Tuesday, said it was not involved in the inspection of election materials conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Imo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INEC displayed the materials for inspection …

…as Nigeria sets to sign MoU with Saudi Arabia The minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Tuesday, continued bilateral discussions with ministers and representatives from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Brazil and Jamaica, expressing Nigeria’s government interest in learning from their knowledge and experiences. This was …

Zenith Bank Plc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the French Government to establish a subsidiary of Zenith Bank Plc in France. The MoU, which was signed by the Founder and Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia, CFR, and the French Minister for Trade, Attractiveness and French …