The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the election of Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State. The judgment was delivered by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa. Details later Continue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilisation (CBAAC) has called on Africans to be deliberate in the exploration of the continent’s arts and cultural potential for improved economic growth. CBAAC’s Director-General, Chief Oluwabunmi Amao, made the call during the centre’s annual international conference , withContinue Reading
By Olayinka Olawale Lagos:. The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called for a multifaceted approach to multiply the benefits in cocoa production for enhanced economic growth. Sanwo-Olu stated this at the International Cocoa and Chocolate Forum (ICCF) 2024, organised by the International Cocoa Diplomacy in partnershipContinue Reading
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has directed Muslim Ummah to watch for the new Moon of Rajab 1445 AH starting on Friday. The Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council Sokoto, ProfContinue Reading
Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has lost an elder sister, Madam Obebhatein Jonathan. She died on Thursday, January 11, 2024, at the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, after a brief illness, at the age of seventy A statement by Jonathan’s media office noted that the deceased popularlyContinue Reading
Abuja: The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja has granted an application by Ms Lilian Onoh, a former Nigerian ambassador, to testify via Zoom in a libel suit filed by Geoffrey Onyeama. Ms Onoh, who was Nigeria’s ambassador to Namibia and head of mission in Jamaica, is expectedContinue Reading
Press Release An urgent appeal message from the Nigerian think tank group (NTTG) worldwide. My name is Aderonke Tomori. The chair of the Nigerian think tank group (NTTG) worldwide. NTTG worldwide is a non-partisan, not-for-profit Organisation. It comprises a body of technocrats with the motto, “placing humanity above the politicsContinue Reading
Hours after the dissolution of the Board and Management of Union Bank, Keystone Bank and Polaris Bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Wednesday, appointed new executives to oversee the affairs of the three banks. The apex bank, in a statement by its spokesperson, Sidi Hakama, announced YetundeContinue Reading
A female marketing employee of a bank in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has committed suicide. The deceased, 32-year-old Amarachi Ugochukwu, was said to have drunk an insecticide. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened on Monday within the premises of the bank. Ugochukwu had around 1pm made herContinue Reading
