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Diphtheria Outbreak Claims 4-year Old Life In FCT

– NCDC logo – By Bunmi Onakan There is an outbreak of the deadly diphtheria virus in the FCT. Director of FCT Public Health Department, Sadiq Abdulrahman, alleged that the disease was imported into the FCT from neighbouring Niger State. The disease has already claimed the life of a 4-year-old boy out of eight reported cases. Director of FCT Public Health Department, Sadiq Abdulrahman, alleged… []

Police Arrests Suspects Who Hacked Over 1000 UBA Customers’ Accounts

– A branch of UBA – By Ademola Idris Two suspects, Yusuf Ademola ‘m’ aged 40 years and Adesina Olawale Abiodun aged 50 who specializes in hacking bank accounts and moving money undetected from any bank they wish. have been arrested by the operatives of the Nigeria Police. They were tracked down after a petition was submitted by United Bank for Africa (UBA) to the… []

Fire Guts Onitsha Popular Hotel

– Soprom Hotel on fire – By Bunmi Onakan  An early morning fire has gutted the popular Soprom Hotel in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra, and property worth millions of naira were lost to the inferno. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident on Monday in Onitsha. Ikenga said that the fire started around 4:30 a.m. and the… []

FirstBank Wins Financial Institution Of The Year At AFREXIM Bank Pan-African Award

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier banking institution and leading financial inclusion services provider, has won the Financial Institution of the Year Award at the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Pan African Business and Development Awards. The ceremony marked the 30th anniversary of Afreximbank as it hosted the inaugural Pan-African Business and Development Awards in association with the Business Council for Africa (BCA), in Accra,… []

Eid-El-Kabir: FG Declares Wednesday, Thursday Public Holiday

  – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu – By Bunmi Onakan  The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 28 and Thursday, June 29 as Eid-El-Kabir holidays. This was contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Oluwatoyin Akinlade. The statement read, “The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 28th and Thursday, June 29th 2023 Public Holidays in commemoration of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration… []

Breaking: Former GM Of Umuahia Capital Development Authority, Eyinaya Nwokonta Crushed To Death By Trailer

– Enyinnaya Nwokonta Immediate past General Manager of Umuahia Capital Development Authority (UCDA), Mr.Enyinnaya Nwokonta crushed to death by trailer on his way to Aba this morning. Details Later

Just in: DSS Takes Over Lagos EFCC Office, Prevents Officials From Entering

– DSS, EFCC logo –By Ademola Idris  News emerging not long ago has narrated how Department of the State Security Service, DSS, is preventing officials of the anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from gaining access to their office in Ikoyi, Lagos. A source whose identity was not disclosed told Premium Times that DSS blocked the whole building and placed an armoured tank… []

AIT/RayPower CEO, Raymond Dokpesi Is Dead

– Late High Chief Raymond Dokpesi The Chairman of DAAR Communications Ltd, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, is dead. He was aged 75. He was founder of AIT/RAYPOWER, a leading media outfit in Nigeria. AIT/RayPower CEO, Raymond Dokpesi dies at 75 Metropolix Online, reports that Dokpesi died on Monday in his Abuja residence. Details later….

Breaking: FCMB Founder Subomi Balogun Dies At 89

– Chief Subomi Balogun  The founder of FCMB, Subomi Balogun, has died. He died in London Friday morning. Chief Michael Olasubomi “Subomi” Balogun (born 9 March 1934) was a Nigerian Yoruba banker and philanthropist who founded First City Merchant Bank, a company that later became the FCMB group. Balogun was a long time member of the council of the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Details later…

London Prophetic Invasion Gathers Momentum As Prophet Israel ‘Genesis’ Set To Storm UK

– Prophet Israel Oladele Ogundipe (Genesis) The Shepherd-in-charge of Genesis Global, Prophet Israel Oladele Ogundipe, popularly known and addressed as “Genesis” is set to storm London with Genesis Global London Prophetic Invasion Programme, tagged ‘Night of praise, prayer and prosperity. The programme will be taking another dimension according to the chosen man of God who says in Christendom, whenever you pray and it seems the… []

Hilda Baci Beats Guinness World Record, Completes 100 Hours Cooking Hours

– Hilda Bassey Hilda Baci, Nigerian chef, whose real name is Hilda Bassey Effiong has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest cooking hours. Hilda earlier surpassed the previous record set by Lata Tondon, an Indian chef, in 2019. Lata Tondon cooked for 87 hours, 45 minutes, and 00 seconds to break the previous title. However, Hilda set a new record at 8… []

Just In: Seun Kuti Arrested, Taken To State CID (Video)

– Seun Kuti  As reported minutes ago on this medium that Seun Kuti who allegedly slapped a police officer on Third Mainland Bridge was in hidding, reaching us just now is the news of the singer’s arrest. Our impeccable source also substantiate it with the video of handcuffed Seun Kuti being taken to State CID. Watch video:

Breaking: Supreme Court Affirms Adeleke As Osun Governor

– Gov. Ademola Adeleke The supreme court has affirmed the election of Ademola Adeleke as the governor of Osun state. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, a five-member panel of the apex court held that the court of appeal correctly reinstated Adeleke as governor. Details Later

Former Senate President, Ken Nnamani Loses Wife

– Mrs Jane Nnamani Mrs Jane Nnamani, the wife of Nigeria’s former Senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani is dead. According to sources, she died in her early 60s after a minor surgery in Enugu. News of her demise spread in the State on Monday, a development that has thrown her entire Amaechi country home into mourning. Mrs Nnamani passed on at a time her husband,… []

Fidelity Bank Emerges Nigeria’s Best-Performing Bank Share

Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, MD/CEO, Fidelity Bank Plc With a 32% year-to-date appreciation in value, Fidelity Bank Plc’s shares have emerged Nigeria’s best performing year -to-date bank share. This is according to a recently published Bloomberg article. Speaking with the platform’s journalist, MD/CEO, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mrs. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe shed light on the 35-year-old institution’s business expansion plans especially to other African countries after finalizing the acquisition… []

Osun: PDP Is Planning To Besiege Supreme Court With Hoodlums – APC

Ahead of the Osun State gubernatorial contest at the Supreme Court in Abuja, the Osun All Progressives Congress, APC has revealed that it has reliable information on plans to create tension and heat the polity in Osun. The Osun APC in a statement by its acting Chairman, Tajudeen Lawal on Thursday also alleged that the PDP in Osun had perfected an arrangement to hire political… []

Chief R.O Ore: Remembering a consummate mobiliser, teacher, politician 25 years after

For youngsters and even the old, who grew up and lived in Ayetoro Gbede, Ijumu Local Government area of Kogi State in the 1980s and early 1990s, the sight and sound of a megaphone wielding Chief Raphael Olorunfemi Ore will most certainly and always bring back fond memories of nostalgia, of their early years growing up and the sheer conviviality and serenity of their beloved… []

Breaking: Removal Of Fuel Subsidy Suspended

The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday agreed that the removal of fuel subsidy be suspended by the Federal Government for now. Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this to newsmen after the NEC meeting at the State House, Abuja. According to her, the Council agreed that the timing of the removal of fuel subsidy should not be now,… []

Popular Fuji Singer, Pasuma Loses Mum

  Mother of renowned Fuji singer, Wasiu Alabi Pasuma, has been announced dead. Pasuma who is fond of singing praises of the deceased woman whom he refers to as Iyawo Anabi revealed through his verified Instagram page with the message,

Troops Kill Five Bandits, Recover Four AK-47 Rifles In Kaduna

– Nigeria’s troops in the forest Troops of One Division, Nigerian Army operating in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, says it has killed five bandits and recovered four AK-7 rifles. Lt-Col Musa Yahaya, the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations One Division Nigerian Army, made the disclosure in a statement on Friday in Kaduna. Mr Yahaya said in continuation of the onslaught against… []