The Nigerian Publishers Association has commenced the construction of an ultra-modern six-storey building at its permanent site in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The sod-turning ceremony for the gigantic project, which drew members of the association from across the country, including the Federal Capital Territory, marks a major milestone in the history of the over…
Billionaire Businessman Aliko Dangote has revealed why he decided not to purchase Arsenal F.C. Speaking in an interview with the CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, Nicolai Tangen, Dangote stated that he shelved his long-held ambition because he decided to focus his resources on completing the Dangote Refinery. Dangote said he came close to making…
The Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority (OYRLEA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, the Nigeria Police Force, the Amotekun Corps, and the Environmental Task Force, carried out a joint clearance and enforcement operation on destitutes and street beggars in Ibadan Main City earlier this evening. The operation was led…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State,has declared neither federal nor political intimidation will determine the outcome of next year’s general elections. Governor Makinde who made stated this in his remark at the Oyo State Tourism Summit held at the University of Ibadan, however expressed the confidence that Nigerians are now more politically conscious and would…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of assets worth billions of naira linked to former Acting Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment delivered on Wednesday, granted the application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seeking the confiscation of…
Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola, has obtained her nomination and expression of interest forms to contest for a seat in the House of Representatives. Newsmen reports that Daramola, in a Facebook post, shared a photograph of herself holding the forms. The actress had earlier declared interest in representing Oshodi-Isolo Federal Constituency 1. Daramola said she would…
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, said that his administration had laid the foundation to make the state the tourism capital of South-West Nigeria and one of the leading tourism destinations in the country. Newsmen reports that Makinde spoke on Wednesday, May 13, at the International Tourism Summit Oyo State 2026, held at the…
His Imperial Majesty Oba Rasidi Ladoja ( Arusa1) has advocated for the integration of Traditional Medicine with the Modern Medicine for the enhancement of virile health care delivery before the exit of the traditional medical practitioners The statement was contained in the press release issued and signed shortly after the Courtesy Visit paid by the…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the 13th Africa CEO Forum scheduled to begin on Thursday. Newsmen reports that the Nigerian leader landed at the Presidential Wing of Kigali International Airport on Wednesday, where he was welcomed by Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu, alongside Rwanda’s Defence Minister, Juvenal Marizamunda….
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court on Wednesday sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years’ imprisonment in absentia over a N33.8bn money laundering and fraud case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The court convicted Mamman on all 12 counts filed against him by the anti-graft agency, holding…