The Debt Management Office (DMO) has announced Nigeria’s total debt stock comprising external and domestic debts stand at N24.387 trillion. Director General of the DMO, Ms. Patience Oniha made this disclosure at the public breakdown of the nation’s public debt data in Abuja on Thursday. According to Oniha, “the Total Public Debt stood at N24.387 trillion … Read more
A 42-year-old newspaper vendor, Ameachi, hanged himself in his one room apartment at Okpe Road area of Sapele, Delta State; his dangling body was discovered yesterday morning. A neighbour, Mama Ngozi, said: “We last saw him on Monday when he was leaving the house. Nobody knew when he came back to the house. We … Read more
On April 1st 2019, The Official Convention of The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), CinemaCon recognized the Nigerian movie industry with the Emerging Market Award at Ceasar’s Palace, Las Vegas, U.S.A. The award was presented to CEO of The Filmhouse Group, Kene Okwuosa and MD, FilmOne Production and Distribution, Moses Babatope . This award … Read more
Mobile brand Tecno Mobile has released another low budget gadget under their Tecno Spark series, which is the third variation of the Spark generation. The gadget comes packed with Android Pie System and is in two variants, Spark 3 pro and Spark 3 with the main difference being storage capacity. Spark 3 pro has 32GB plus … Read more
Gunmen, yesterday, invaded the Akure Diocesan office of the Anglican Communion in Ondo State, killed the Bursar, Gabriel Abiodun, and took off with N500,000, less than an hour after Bishop of the Diocese, Rt Rev Simeon Borokini left the office, located at Alagbaka area of Akure metropolis. About same time, another set of robbers … Read more
The Bankers Committee has announced a N200 billion credit facility to boost production and export of five cash crops: cocoa, oil palm, shea butter, sesame seed and cashew. The Committee also said it would soon announce a credit facility to support the creative industry with the aim of creating 300,000 jobs in the industry. Managing … Read more
Just after a couple got married on March 30, the new bride died from snake bite. Now her 44 year old husband, who is Founder of Miracle Working God Ministry in Sapele, Delta State, Prophet Patrick Eyaefe, has said it was obvious his wife died out of neglect by a medical clinic in town, … Read more
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, nullified the sale of telecommunication firm, Etisalat International Nigeria Limited (9mobile) to Teleology Nigeria Limited, with the judge, Justice Binta Nyako, invalidating all steps taken with respect to the exchange of ownership of the defunct Etisalat. Justice Nyako held that such steps amounted to a nullity since … Read more
Google is scrapping an outside council set up to evaluate its artificial intelligence efforts after a dramatic outcry about the makeup of the panel. The Alphabet Inc. company introduced the group, called the Advanced Technology External Advisory Council (ATEAC), on March 26. Google asked the eight members to advise the company on knotty ethical questions … Read more
Stakeholders in the justice system have called on the Lagos State Government to immediately take steps to remove juveniles from prisons located in the state. Speaking at a summit on Criminal Justice Reform and Human Rights organized by Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE-Nigeria) in conjunction with the National Human Rights Commission, … Read more
The pilots of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 were unable to regain control of their plane despite “repeated” attempts to follow Boeing procedures, an interim report has found. The Boeing 737 Max aircraft failed to gain altitude and nose-dived into the ground shortly after take off from Addis Ababa on 10 March, with the loss of … Read more
University of Lagos, UNILAG, yesterday, conferred Honorary Doctorate Degrees on Chairman of Zenith Bank, Mr. Jim Ovia; General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles, Dr. Daniel Olukoya, and Alhaji Olufemi Okunnu during its 50th convocation at the institution’s main auditorium, Lagos. Speaking during the conferment, the Vice Chancellor, UNILAG, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, said … Read more
To address security challenges in the country, the Nigerian Army has widened its scope of operation by infusing other sister-services, including the Police and paramilitary agencies, in Military Operations Other than War, MOOTW. As first step, the Army held a five-day training on Operation Planning Cadre, with the theme: Sustaining Capacity Building as Key to Successful … Read more
President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is offering Democrats new information in a bid to stay out of jail while he cooperates with Congress. Cohen’s attorneys Lanny Davis and Michael Monico told lawmakers in a letter Thursday that Cohen has discovered substantial files on a hard drive that might be helpful to … Read more
The Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, yesterday, disclosed that it will review its regulations to meet current challenges of investigating air accidents and incidences. This was revealed at a two-day stakeholders forum the bureau is hosting to review its proposed Civil Aviation Regulations of 2019, on April 4, 5 in Lagos. Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer … Read more
A University of Lagos don, Dayo Ayoade, Wednesday, told an Italian Court in Milan that the award of the controversial Malabu Oil Bloc (OPL 245) to Shell and ENI was illegal. Mr. Ayoade, a consultant hired by Italian prosecutors who teaches oil law at UNILAG, spoke at the resumption of the long-running case involving … Read more
With Bailly expected to be heading towards the exit at Manchester United, it has emerged that a return to Spain is likely via, wait for it, Real Madrid. The Sun is reporting that sources close to Bailly are aware United are ready to launch moves for defensive targets while at the same time stating … Read more
Having led the line for a Senegal team which was the star attraction at the 2002 World Cup along with talents like Kalilou Fadiga, Salif Diao, Pape Diop, Ferdinand Coly among others, El Hadji Diouf has played down rumours of any jealousy or trouble between the Liverpool duo of Sadio Mane and Mohammed Salah. … Read more
Nigerian striker, Samuel Chukwueze, has lauded the Nigeria Young Player of the Year award he won on Tuesday as extra motivation for him as a young striker. Chukwueze, fresh from playing a huge part in the 4-4 draw against La Liga league leaders, Barcelona on Tuesday, beat Galatasaray forward, Henry Onyekuru and on-loan Wolfsburg … Read more
The Pharaohs of Egypt are the best bet for the next edition of African Cup of Nations, as far as former Senegal international, El Hadji Diouf, is concerned. The former Liverpool attacker said his choice was based on the fact that Egypt will be able to enjoy the total support of their fans … Read more