Popular Nollywood child star-turned-billionaire wife Regina Daniels has been hospitalised. The actress is back to the hospital weeks after she underwent successful surgery for an undisclosed ailment. The mother of one updated fans on the state of her health via her Snapchat story She showed off a fully bandaged wrist and captioned it “Man Down”. […]
By Aisha Cole The Lagos State government has sealed a Chinese firm, Mingy Trading Company Ltd., for violating safety precautionary measures, that led to death of a 17-Year-old new employee. The Director General, Safety Commission, Mr Lanre Mojola, led the commission’s team that sealed the firm on Thursday in Lagos. He reiterated the state government’s […]
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, on Wednesday, said Nigerians should not deceive themselves that things are alright. He made the comment during a National Security Summit in Abuja. “Let us not deceive ourselves that things are alright, things are not alright,” the revered traditional ruler said. “We know it and we see it. […]
By Muhammad Lawal and Rita Iliya The Chairman, Ngaski Local Government Area (LGA) of Kebbi, Alhaji Abdullahi Warrah, says five bodies have been recovered in the aftermath of the boat mishap which occurred in Warrah, headquarters of the LGA. Warrah confirmed the recovery in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on […]
Big US banks have been criticised for not doing enough to help ordinary people during the pandemic. The bosses of JP Morgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs were grilled during an appearance before US lawmakers. “Wall Street profits no matter what happens to workers, because those profits now come at the […]
By Mustapha Sumaila The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says two lovers have been arrested for impersonating its Executive Chairman, Mr Muhammad Nami, to defraud unsuspecting Nigerians. Mr Abdullahi Ahmad, Director, Communications and Liaison Department of FIRS, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday. Ahmad explained that the two suspects and lovers […]
The International Office of Migration (IOM) has appointed Nigeria’s candidate Ms Ugochi Daniels as its Deputy Director General for Operations. This is contained in a statement by the Director-General of the IOM, Mr Antonio Vitorino. Daniels alongside Mr Bernardo Joaquim of Mozambique and Ms Alexandra Bilak of Azerbaijan were shortlisted from 15 candidates who vied […]
By Hussaina Yakubu Gov. Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has approved the disengagement of 19 political appointees. This is contained in statement by el-Rufai’s Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Mr Muyiwa Adekeye on Wednesday in Kaduna. The disengaged appointees are Bala Mohammed, Deputy Chief of Staff Legislative; Halima Nagogo, Special Assistant; Umar Abubakar, Special […]
By Ronke Idowu Central Bank’s Governor Godwin Emefiele has appealed to bandits to drop their arms and embrace the Federal Government’s initiative, Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP). Emefiele while answering questions at the end of a two-day Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Abuja on Tuesday said embracing the programme will be of help to the bandits. […]
China has overtaken Germany to become the UK’s biggest single import market for the first time since records began. Goods imported from China rose 66% from the start of 2018 to £16.9bn ($24bn) in the first quarter of this year, the Office for National Statistics said. Imports from Germany fell by a quarter to £12.5bn […]