Access Holdings Plc has appointed Bolaji Agbede as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer. Her appointment follows the demise of the Group’s CEO, Herbert Wigwe, who died in a helicopter crash in the United States on Friday, February 9, 2024. Mr Wigwe died alongside his wife, son, and a former chairman of the Nigeria Exchange […]
A teacher with the Olokinne High School, Ojowo, Ijebu Igbo in Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Mrs Oluwatosin Aina, reportedly slumped on the school and died. The incident, reported by the Punch, was said to have happened on Thursday morning and has left the community in shock. A source who said he was […]
The news of President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi, flying a presidential jet to attend polo games in Kano State has sparked mixed reactions on X (formerly Twitter). The discussion started when a journalist, Jaafar Jaafar, on Monday, criticised Seyi’s use of a presidential jet for non-official purposes, citing a similar instance when President Muhammadu Buhari’s […]
Nigeria’s president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has expressed readiness to kick start work ahead of the May 29th handing-over date. The President-elect returned to Nigeria on Monday evening after about a month trip to Paris, France. He was received by a mammoth crowd of enthusiastic associates and supporters who thronged the Presidential Wing of the […]
Khosi, the 25-year-old South African journalist emerged the winner of the Big Brother Titans reality show, which ended on Sunday night. The show brought together 24 Africans – 12 Nigerians and 12 South Africans – under one roof for 72-days and at the end of the show, Khosi Twala was the last one standing and […]
Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of Nigeria’s disputed presidential election. The 70-year-old veteran politician got 36% of the vote, official results show. His main rival Atiku Abubakar polled 29%, and Labour’s Peter Obi 25%. Their parties had earlier dismissed the poll as a sham, and demanded a rerun. Mr Tinubu […]
Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo has alleged that the results of last Saturday’s presidential election have been doctored and manipulated. He has therefore called on President Muhammadu Buhari to demand a review of the results collation process. In a statement he personally signed and issued on Monday, Mr Obasanjo alleged that most of the results […]
After receiving the results of 14 states, the INEC Chairman and Returning Officer for the presidential election, Mahmood Yakubu, said Monday evening that the collation of results continues today by 10 GMT. Mr Yakubu received the Results of Ekiti on Sunday. On Monday, he received the results of Kwara, Osun, Ondo, Ogun, Oyo, Yobe, Enugu, […]
As Nigerians await the final results of last Saturday’s presidential election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is on top of the troubling issues and is committed to delivering credible results of the polls. The Commission acknowledged the challenges and confusion that characterised the voting process in some areas, and assured Nigerians and […]
Ghana has denied issuing a travel advisory against non-essential travel to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. The advisory circulating Wednesday (November 16, 2022) and bearing the name and logo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration had indicated that Nigeria had directed some hotels to shut down, citing “the directive by local authorities […]
A Nigerian has been extradited from Ghana to the United States over his alleged involvement in fraud and information theft against some victims in Northern Ohio, and other places. 31-year-old Blessing Adeleke had earlier been arrested in Accra by the Ghana Police Service on Monday, March 14, 2022. He is facing 17 counts of indictment […]
Nigerian Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has formally declared his intention to contest in next year’s presidential election. He hopes to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari whose tenure ends in May next year. Prof Osinbajo, a lawyer, was elected as Mr Buhari’s deputy in 2015. In a short video posted on social media, he promised continuity in improving […]
