Nigeria was shocked by the sudden passing of legendary singer and activist Onyeka Onwenu on Tuesday night. The 72-year-old artiste collapsed shortly after a performance at a high-profile event in Lagos, leading to a frantic but ultimately unsuccessful effort to…
*Banditry: Newly married butcher killed in Niger market attack (DailyTrust)*Palliatives: 2 Nasarawa varsity students die in stampede, 23 hospitalised (Channels)
Banditry: Newly married butcher killed in Niger market attack (DailyTrust) A newlywed man, identified as Sani, was among 21 persons shot dead by bandits who invaded a weekly market in Madaka, an agrarian community in Rafi Local Government Area of…
State governors should stop behaving like shylock landlords and emperors — Ehi Braimah
Amid our current economic challenges, it has become obvious that all hands must be on deck as we search for lasting solutions. It does not matter what our political interests and affiliations might be; what we have on our hands…
NNPC Ltd awarded The Whistler’s Transparency and Innovation Accolade
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) clinched the prestigious Transparency and Innovation Award presented by The Whistler Newspaper. The accolade was handed over to Mr Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of NNPC Ltd., at the…
*We’ll ensure peaceful Lagos, enforce Okada ban, new CP vows (DailyTrust)*Tudun Biri bomb survivors deny court action against FG (Vanguard)
We’ll ensure peaceful Lagos, enforce Okada ban, new CP vows (DailyTrust) New Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, says there will be watertight security in the state, especially during and after the Christmas and New Year celebrations.…
*Revenge Porn: Police invite Lagos bizman, probe bribe-seeking cop (Punch)*LAWMA to begin sealing properties without waste bins Friday (Channels)
Revenge Porn: Police invite Lagos bizman, probe bribe-seeking cop (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command has invited a Lagos-based businessman, Amarah Kennedy, for questioning over the circulation of nude photos of his ex-lovers. The PUNCH reports that Kennedy has continued…
*Subsidy: Fuel sells N600/litre, queues worsen as filling stations shut (Punch)*Petrol subsidy removal not immediate — Presidency Source (Vanguard)
Subsidy: Fuel sells N600/litre, queues worsen as filling stations shut (Punch) Less than 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu declared an end to fuel subsidy, the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit commonly known as petrol has skyrocketed to N600…
FirstBank: Still standing gidigba 125 years after – Alex Otti
This week marks the celebration of the 125th anniversary of the existence of the FirstBank franchise in Nigeria. This stands the bank out as one of the earliest institutions established in West Africa, and obviously, one of the handful still…