The founder of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has revealed that both local and international criminal organisations, which he described as “mafia”, made repeated attempts to sabotage his $19bn refinery project located in Lagos. Speaking at the Afreximbank Annual Meetings, Dangote likened the oil cartels to a mafia stronger than the drug mafia hell-bent on maintaining…
The parent company of MultiChoice Nigeria, MultiChoice Group, has disclosed a 30.77% decline in subscriber income from Nigeria for the full fiscal year that concludes in March 2024. Despite the hike in prices of subscription fees two times, BusinessDay reported that revenue decreased to $341.72 million from $493.59 in the prior year. The company attributed…
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has revealed that some people are not happy with his administration over his decision to remove what he described as the state’s feeding bottle from their mouths. The governor spoke on Thursday in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital during the distribution of 20,000 bags of rice and 10,000 bags of maize…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has lamented that there is hunger in the country. According to him, Nigeria is not a productive country. Makinde noted that what is happening in the country does not reflect where the country and its people should be as a nation. He used the opportunity to appeal to leaders…
An Ado-Ekiti High Court has handed down a life imprisonment sentence to Mr. Enoch Gbinyiam, a pastor of Winners Chapel Church in Omuo-Ekiti, for defiling a minor within the church premises. The court case centered around a single charge of rape, as detailed by State Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr. Julius Ajiba. Ajiba outlined that…
Ibrahim Lamuwa, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has said that he is being accused of sexual harassment by Simisola Fajemirokun-Ajayi, an official of the ministry, because he refused her demands. Yusuf Tuggar, minister of foreign affairs, had notified Folasade Yemi-Esan, the head of service of the federation (HoS), of the…
President Bola Tinubu is set to receive a draft bill seeking a return to a regional system of government for Nigeria today. The proposed legislation authored by a chieftain of the Yoruba socio-cultural association, Afenifere, Akin Fapohunda, and titled, “A Bill for an Act to substitute the annexure to Decree 24 of 1999 with New…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, set aside the contempt proceedings instituted by the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, against the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Olanipekun Olukoyede. In a unanimous judgment, the three-man panel of justices; Justice A.M. Talba, Justice D. Z. Senchi, and Justice Joseph…
Grammy-winning Nigerian Afrobeat artiste, Ayodeji Balogun, famously known as Wizkid, has marked the 13th anniversary of his debut album ‘Superstar’. While appreciating God for his achievements since the release of his debut album, the ‘Holla At Your Boy’ hitmaker noted that he is a millionaire in “every currency”. Describing himself as a “real life winner,”…
President Bola Tinubu has dismissed his fall during the presidential parade on 2024 Democracy Day, saying that “democracy is worth falling for”. On Wednesday, the president missed his steps and fell while climbing the parade vehicle at Eagle Square in Abuja. Tinubu momentarily lost his footing but quickly regained his balance with support from his…
