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C&I Leasing PLC, West Africa’s largest integrated leasing company, celebrated a significant milestone on September 26, 2024, as Dr. Samuel Maduka Onyishi, MON, the chairman of the company,rang the closing bell at the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX). The Enugu State-born businessman, who is also the founder of Peace Mass Transit and Chancellor, Maduka University Enugu, […]

Sam Maduka Onyishi rings closing bell at NGX, as C&I Leasing PLC reports 81.6% surge in H1 2024 gross earnings

The Rivers State Police Command has dismissed claims that its officers sealed off the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC. There were earlier reports that the RSIEC secretariate in Port Harcourt was sealed following a Federal High Court order halting the local government council elections scheduled for October 5. However, SP Grace […]

Rivers LG Poll: We never sealed RSIEC office – Police

Governor Ademola Adeleke has threatened to sue Kola Olabisi, the Media Director of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Osun State chapter, for alleged defamation. In a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed on Wednesday, Adeleke stated that he has directed his lawyers to sue Olabisi for N5 billion as damages over a defamatory statement issued […]

Osun: Adeleke threatens N5bn defamation suit against APC spokesperson

The Super Eagles camp for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya will open in Uyo on Sunday. Augustine Eguavoen’s side will be based at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Ikot Ekpene. Eguavoen is expected to unveil his squad for the games this week. The Super […]

AFCON 2025 qualifier: Super Eagles open camp for Libya double-header Sunday

Workers cut across the civil service in Abuja have expressed concern over the suspension of the sale of the Federal Government’s subsidised rice. The rice is being sold at N40,000 per 50 kilogram bag. They made their feelings known after discovering the sudden disappearance of officials at different registration units for the purchase of the […]

Workers fume as Nigerian Govt suspends sale of subsidised rice

Some residents in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have lamented Nigeria’s economic situation as they call for the Federal Government’s intervention. The residents,, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the economic downtown affected their celebration of Nigeria’s 64th independence anniversary. Mr Ikenna Azubuike, a store owner, […]

Nigeria at 64: Abuja residents bemoan economic hardship

Emirates Airlines has resumed its Dubai-Lagos daily flights after a two-year break. The flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates, UAE, resumed flight operations to Nigeria on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. The airline’s flight landed at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, MMIA, in Lagos on Tuesday afternoon as Nigerians celebrate 64 years of independence from […]

Emirates resumes Dubai-Lagos flights after two-year break

Armed men suspected to be herdsmen on Tuesday killed two soldiers and seven villagers, including the head of Eguma community in Agatu LGA of Benue State. A former lawmaker who represented the LGA in the Benue State House of Assembly between 2011 to 2019, Audu Sule, said the suspected herdsmen stormed Eguma at 3:00 pm […]

Suspected herdsmen attack Benue community, kill 2 soldiers, 7 villagers

Amid the escalation of crisis in the Middle East, Nikki Haley, a former UN Ambassador, has said that Israel does not trust President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. In a post on her X handle on Tuesday, Haley stated that Israel is going to do what it takes to secure the country. The […]

War: Israel doesn’t trust Biden, Harris – Nikki Haley, ex-UN Ambassador

Big Brother Africa reality TV show winner, Karen Igho has cried out for help on social media. Karen in a series of posts on her X handle on Tuesday, stated that she has been battling with divorce from her husband, Yaroslav Rakos. While calling on the general public to hold her husband responsible should any […]

‘I have been homeless’ – Big Brother Africa winner Karen Igho accuses husband of abuse