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By, Emeka Echewodor President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on a one day visit to Anambra State bagged the chieftaincy title of Dikesimba of Anambra State, meaning the strong from foreign land.At the stakeholders meeting and reception at Alex Ekwueme Square Awka, Tinubu was full of praises for Soludo who he described as a friend, a brilliant man who knows the way. ...
May, 2025
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9 May
Tinubu pledges to correct error excluding Anambra from Rail System
By, Ayoofe Aiyedatiwa President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged on Thursday in Awka to address key developmental challenges confronting Anambra State and the Southeast region. These include erosion, underutilisation of gas reserves and Anambra’s exclusion from the National Rail Master Plan. Speaking at a civic reception held at Alex Ekwueme Square during his state visit, President Tinubu assured the people ...
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9 May
Oriyomi Hamzat Eyes Oyo Governorship Seat
Renowned journalist and founder of Agidigbo FM, Dr. Oriyomi Hamzat, is reportedly gearing up to contest the Oyo State governorship position ahead of the 2027 general elections. Sources indicate that political momentum is building around Hamzat’s candidacy, as campaign posters and billboards bearing the slogan “Oyo ’n Pe O” have begun surfacing across the state. Initially shrouded in mystery, investigations ...
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9 May
PalmPay hits 15 million daily transactions in Q1 2025
By, Joke Thomas PalmPay, one of Nigeria’s leading fintech platforms, has announced a significant leap in its daily transaction volume, crossing the 15 million mark in Q1 2025, a sharp rise from the around 10 million daily transactions it recorded in 2024. The milestone was disclosed during a media roundtable held on Wednesday to review the company’s Q1 2025 performance. ...
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9 May
Citizens drag El rufai over $350 million World Bank loan, call for Probe !
By, Sola Hundogan Stakeholders in Kaduna State are dragging former governorNasir el-Rufai to tell Kaduna State citizens the truth about what happened to the $350 million World Bank loan that it secured ! They are urging the present administration of Uba Sani to probe the previous administration of Nasir el-Rufai . They want him to tell Kaduna State citizens the ...
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9 May
EFCC summons Iyabo Ojo over spraying money @ daughters’ wedding
By, Joke Thomas Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo appeared before EFCC officials recently, after she was summoned. EFCC summoned Iyabo Ojo over Priscilla and Juma Jux wedding. Actress Iyabo Ojo confirmed that she was recently questioned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) regarding money spraying at her daughter’s lavish wedding ceremony. In a post shared via Instagram on Tuesday, ...
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9 May
INEC denies restoring LP’s Abure , PDP’s Anyanwu
By, Ayoofe Aiyedatiwa The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it has not taken a decision on the leadership crisis in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP). The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this on Thursday evening. He spoke in a statement, signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi. There were reports ...
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9 May
JAMB releases 2025 UTME results today 9th May 2025
JAMB releases 2025 UTME results today By, Onome Jackson The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that results for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination will be released on Friday, May 9, 2025. Candidates who sat for this year’s UTME can begin checking their scores from Friday morning. The board disclosed the development in an official notice made ...
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9 May
EFCC schooled Iyabo Ojo : Spraying of Dollars, Pounds also prohibited !
By, Sola Hundogan Actress Iyabo Ojo has said her thinking that staying of foreign currencies is not prohibited in Nigeria has been reset. Officials at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) corrected her few days ago. The actress acknowledged being aware that defacing the naira is an offense but claimed she was unaware that spraying other currencies, such as ...
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8 May
New pope, 267th is 1st from U.S, takes the name Pope Leo XIV
By, Emeka Echewodor Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69 years old, from the United States of America, has been elected as the 267th Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. Emerging from the conclave held in the Sistine Chapel, he has taken the papal name Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo XIV is the first Augustinian Pope in centuries and the first ...
