Irate investors filled the Oke Ado area of Ibadan on Monday in a state of tension as they stormed the office of CBEX, a computer investment and trading website, in fury over the failure of the company and inability to refund customers’ funds. The protest later turned to looting as valuables and assets in […]
In a strategic deal to scale up Nigeria’s infrastructure financing and unlock long-term domestic capital, the United Kingdom, through its Mobilising Institutional Capital Through Listed Product Structures (MOBILIST) programme, has invested ₦9.5 billion (approximately $6 million) in Nigeria’s Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Limited (InfraCredit). The investment is a critical milestone under InfraCredit’s total ₦64 […]
Nigerian artist, Peter Okoye, one half of the defunct musical duo P-Square, testified against his older brother and former manager, Jude Okoye, on Monday in a highly publicized ₦1.38 billion money laundering trial. In front of Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court in Lagos, Mr. Okoye, also known as Mr. P, accused […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has rejected proposals for a coalition or merger with other political parties ahead of the 2027 general election. By opting to go it alone, the PDP is signaling its confidence in its ability to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) without needing to form alliances with […]
Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe was hospitalized towards the end of last week with pneumonia. The 47-year-old was hospitalized for a few days of illness. He will therefore be absent for the subsequent two Premier League matches against Crystal Palace and Aston Villa. Howe sat out Newcastle’s 4-1 victory at Manchester United on […]
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has emphatically disowned reports being circulated on the social media that it owed late Nigerian football icon, Christian Chukwu, the sum of $128,000 at the time of his death. The disavowal follows as the general public continues to question how late national sports legends are treated. Chukwu, whom everyone […]
Harvard University has come out boldly against a series of far-reaching policy demands issued by the Trump administration, a stance that now threatens nearly $9 billion in federal funding. The administration had issued the demands in an effort to overhaul the university’s policies concerning diversity, student protests, campus governance, and antisemitism, citing alleged civil […]
As the dust of the lynching of some armed travellers in Edo State is yet to settle, operatives of the Edo State Security Network have apprehended four armed travelers in Benin City, sparking concerns about the safety and security of the state. The suspects, identified as Yusuf Abdulkarim, Mujaheed Garba, Shittu Idris, […]
Former Abia State Governor and senator representing Abia North Chief Orji Uzor Kalu has appealed to the Federal Government to act urgently in the deteriorating security situation in Nigeria’s South-East and Borno State. Kalu pointed out that unless action was taken now, terrorists will take over the places. In a video statement uploaded […]
Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago have signed a Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) marking commencement for the opening of direct flights between the two countries. This Bilateral Air Services Agreement promises to revolutionize the way trade and travel exist between West Africa and the Caribbean region. The agreement which had been on the negotiation […]
