Some members of the Super Falcons to the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand have arrived in the country following their elimination from the tournament against England on Monday. The Lionesses knocked Nigeria out 4-2 in a last-16 penalty shootout in Brisbane, with Chloe Kelly scoring the decisive spot-kick after Desire Oparanozie and…
Africa’s frontline artiste David Adeleke professionally known as Davido in a recent post calls out business magnate Elon Musk as he is yet to pay his Twitter payout for the month of July. Twitter Payouts/Twitter Blue has been one of the trending conversations on popular microblogging Twitter as the founder, Elon Musk has started paying…
The Alliance on Surviving Covid-19 and Beyond (ASCAB), a coalition of over 70 labour and civil society organisations, has given tips to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) that could help to end coups in the sub-region. Ahead of the meeting of ECOWAS leaders on Thursday to address the Niger crisis, ASCAB said…
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has dismissed claims of being criticized for her visit to President Bola Tinubu. In a Twitter post on Wednesday evening, the ex-Minister of Finance of Nigeria characterized the circulated statement on WhatsApp as “wickedly false designed to create mischief among Nigerians.” According to her, “It has…
Nollywood producer and director, Biodun Stephen, has revealed that her movie “Glimpse” was a true-life story, stressing that it was her own experience. She said she and her husband struggled to pay their house rent in the early years of their marriage, and she had confrontations with a lot of temptations. According to Stephen: “Glimpse’…
First Bank of Nigeria Holdings Plc (FBNH) has insisted on electing Femi Otedola, its former highest single shareholder as a director despite opposition from other shareholders. FBNH has also amended the agenda of its disputed Annual General Meeting (AGM) to include the raising of the capital of N150bn through the right issues. This was disclosed in…
Today in Lagos, The National Broadcasting Commission held the second phase of the one-day Stakeholders Meeting with Hon. Commissioners of Information, and Chief Executives of Broadcast stations within the South West region. The meeting which is taking place at Raddisson blu Hotel Ikeja, Lagos, is aimed to address and engage stakeholders on the need to…
“I receive toxic calls and messages regarding my meeting with the president yesterday”, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala as said. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala GCON a Nigerian-American economist, who is serving as the 7th Director-General of the World Trade Organization since March 2021, met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday and since then she has been receiving threats….
Mrs Adesola Ibironke Kosoko, the acting General Manager, Lagos Television, has been confirmed in a substantive capacity by the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo – Olu. The Governor’s confirmation of the ace broadcaster’s appointment was contained in a letter signed by the Head of Service, Mr Hakeem Muri – Okunola, dated Tuesday,…
Famous singer, Divine Ikubor, aka Rema, has broken legendary musician, King Sunny Ade’s 41-year-old record as the Nigerian artiste with the longest-running album in the US Billboard 200 chart’s history Recall that King Sunny Ade set the record with his critically-acclaimed album, “Juju Music” in 1982 – 18 years before Rema was born. The album…
