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Nigerian agro-commodity firm Sunbeth Global Concepts has unveiled plans to commission a 70,000-metric tonne cocoa processing plant by March 2027, alongside an 80,000-metric tonne cashew processing facility, in what is shaping up to be one of the most consequential private-sector agro-industrial investments in Nigeria’s recent history. The announcement drew fresh attention after it was amplified […]
A much-changed Manchester United side were held to a goalless draw by Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Saturday, in a game the hosts will feel they should have won after an afternoon of wastefulness in front of goal. Michael Carrick made no fewer than five changes to his starting lineup, with Casemiro, Benjamin […]
Prominent political stakeholders in the Southwest have been urged to begin an immediate search for a worthy successor to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of 2031, with strong emphasis on leadership qualities rooted in humility, accessibility, grassroots development and selfless service. In a lengthy political reflection titled “Yoruba Leaders And Earnest Search For Asiwaju Replacement […]
The traditional Egungun festival in Ilare, Osun State, was marred by tragedy on Friday evening following a violent altercation that claimed the life of a young man identified as Bukunmi. The fatal incident occurred as a group of participants gathered to distribute the takings from their day of masquerade performance. According to local sources, the […]
Liverpool were held to a 1-1 draw by Chelsea at Anfield on Saturday, in a tightly contested Premier League encounter that did little to help either side’s end-of-season ambitions. The hosts made the perfect start, breaking the deadlock inside just six minutes to send the home crowd into early raptures. But Chelsea, unflustered by the […]
Retired Commissioner of Police Fatai Ajani Owoseni has formally entered the 2027 Oyo State governorship race under the platform of the Accord Party, days after stepping down from his role as Special Adviser on Security to Governor Seyi Makinde. Owoseni, who served concurrently as the Executive Secretary of the Oyo State Security Trust Fund […]
Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission following her failure to appear before a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja where she is to face trial on a 21-count charge bordering on fraud and abuse of office. […]
A Lagos High Court has delivered a landmark judgment ordering a prominent businesswoman and former staff of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Ms. Funke Otti, to return a property and remit over ₦473 million to her former husband, Chief Isaac Morakinyo Jolapamo. The court’s decision follows a legal battle centered on allegations […]
In a striking display of political mobilization, a group of supporters and political associates of the former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has reportedly raised ₦45.7 million in just four hours. The funds are earmarked for the purchase of his expression of interest and nomination forms ahead of the 2027 presidential election. […]
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a name synonymous with resilience and strategic political brilliance, has not only dominated Nigeria’s political landscape but has redefined what it means to be a leader of the people. Often hailed as the grandmaster of Grassroots Politics,” his enduring influence for over 16 years, even without holding formal executive power, is […]
