The ancient city of Ijebu Ode played host to the 2025 edition of the Ojude Oba Festival on Sunday, drawing throngs of cultural enthusiasts, dignitaries, and tourists in what has become one of Nigeria’s most anticipated cultural celebrations. The festival, which celebrates the rich heritage of the Ijebu people […]
Day: June 9, 2025
L-R: The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO NASENI, Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu; the Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sen. Kashim Shettima; the Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum; and the Minister of Agriculture, Senator Abubakar Kyari, as the Vice President commissioned the tractors refurbished by NASENI under its National […]
The widow of former military Head of State General Sani Abacha, Maryam Abacha, has denied long-standing accusations that her late husband embezzled billions of dollars while in government, stating that there is no reliable proof to back up the charges. In an interview with TVC on Sunday, Mrs. Abacha […]
To mark World Environment Day 2025, The Ebaidebheki Initiative (TEI), a female-led nonprofit organization focused on sustainability education and climate advocacy, launched two major initiatives aimed at tackling environmental challenges through youth empowerment and innovation. The first of the two new projects is The Green Squad, an environmental leadership club […]
Paul Adefarasin, the senior pastor of Lagos’ House on the Rock Church, has refuted claims that he flashed a gun in a social media video that went viral. In a video footage that went viral earlier this week, Pastor Adefarasin is seen talking to a bystander who is filming him […]
President Bola Tinubu has been urged by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project Nigeria to step in and stop what it calls a “purported threat” by Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike to close 34 foreign embassies in Abuja due to unpaid ground rentals. SERAP cautioned that such a move […]
Early today according to local and defense officials, an explosion at an explosive ordnance storage site inside a US military installation on Okinawa on Monday injured four Japanese servicemen, as reported by AP. The wounds are not thought to be life-threatening. Within the munitions storage area of Kadena Air Base, […]
Dauda Lawal, the fifth civilian governor of Zamfara State, has stated that he will continue to serve in the People’s Democratic Party. Bello Matawalle, the previous governor and Minister of State for Defense, urged the governor to join the All Progressives Congress, and the decision was made in response. Mustafa […]
Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate and former governor of Anambra State, has defended his administration’s investment in the state brewery, claiming that in spite of criticism, it is still a significant economic asset. Obi described the difficulties he encountered in luring investment to Anambra in an interview […]
In an effort to counter the dominance of well-known international companies and offer evaluations that more correctly reflect the continent’s economic reality, a new African-led credit rating agency is scheduled to launch by the end of September, Bloomberg said on Monday. By the end of 2025 or the beginning […]