•Nyesom Wike The rivalry between the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has escalated as they vie for control of party structures before the 98th National Executive Committee meeting. There have been appeals from different sectors and orga...
•Siminalayi Fubara Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared as fake the list of the Peoples Democratic Party Caretaker Committee members for the state and local government areas circulating in public. The list said to have been released by the PDP national secretariat was seen by our reporter today, reports The PUNCH. But speakin...
The following is a complete list of Oscar winners at the 96th Academy Awards yesterday presented at a live, televised ceremony from Hollywood. Here is a full list of Oscar Winners Best Visual Effects WINNER: Godzilla Minus One The Creator Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Napoleon Best […]
Cement manufacturers have agreed to sell a 50kg bag of cement at a retail price between N7,000 and N8,000, depending on location nationwide. However, the manufacturers stated that the price drop from the current market price would depend on the fulfilment of certain government interventions to ameliorate critical challenges faced in the indust...
•A power plant The federal government through the Bureau of Public Enterprises is currently carrying out transactions for the sale of five power plants under the National Integrated Power Projects at a cost of about $1.15bn, it was gathered yesterday. Although sources familiar with the development explained that the cost of the plants should e...
•African billionaires President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has retained his position as the richest person in Africa with a net worth of $13.9 billion, in the 2024 Forbes list of 20 of Africa’s Richest billionaires released yesterday. According to Forbes, the fortunes of Africa’s wealthiest people rebounded slightly in the past 12 months,...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of candidates contesting the February 3, bye-elections to fill vacant seats in the Senate, House of Representatives, and state Houses of Assembly. The vacancies were created as a result of the resignation and death of elected members, reports The Nation. Two seat...
•Uk visa The United Kingdom has updated its list of companies and organizations licensed to sponsor skilled immigrants through the temporary worker immigration route. According to the updated information on its website, the latest list, updated on January 12, 2024, now includes 99,856 approved companies. It marked an increase of 31,226 compani...
•NUC headquarters, Abuja The media space has been agog with news of a purported list of fake professors currently in some federal, state and private universities nationwide. The development followed the recent investigative report by a reporter with the Daily Nigerian Newspaper which exposed the activities of degree mills in Benin Republic and...
•PHOTO: (from left) Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos, US actress Emma Stone, US actor Willem Dafoe, US actor Mark Ruffalo and US actor Ramy Youssef. Here are the winners of the 81st Golden Globe Awards, which were handed out on Sunday.“Oppenheimer” was the big winner with five awards including Best Drama Film, actor, Supporting Actor, Director ...