Dangote, Rabiu, Otedola and Adenuga make Forbes’ 2025 billionaires list
Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola, Mike Adenuga, and Abdulsamad Rabiu have been named in the 2025 Forbes billionaires list, released on Saturday, March 29. The four businessmen are the only Nigerians to feature on the prestigious lineup, with Dangote leading the continent’s wealthiest individuals. Dangote, the owner of Dangote Refinery, has seen a significant increase in […]
Today is Mother’s Day. Spend that N1 billion you are saving up for mama’s burial to buy her a tangible gift while she’s alive Businesswoman, Laura Ikeji Kanu, tells her Igbo
As the world celebrates mothering sunday today March 30, businesswoman, Laura Ikeji Kanu, has advised her rich Igbo brothers to ensure they buy their mothers something tangible that they can enjoy now while they are still alive, instead of throwing a very grandeur burial ceremony when their mums are dead. She gave the advice […]
I’m not really a fan of posting my family on social media – Bobrisky writes as he wishes grandmum happy Mother’s Day
Popular socialite, Bobrisky has taken to social media to pour accolades on his grandmother. Posting on his Instagram page, Sunday afternoon, March 30, he wrote; I’m not really a fan of posting my family on social media. Cos i respect their privacy. But today i wanna wish my grandmother HAPPY MOTHER DAY. 87yrs […]
Fire razes section of Onitsha main market in Anambra
Some traders in the popular Onitsha main market on Ifejika Street, near Sokoto Road, in Anambra state are currently counting their losses after fire engulfed their shops today March 28. The inferno, which reportedly started in one building around 6:20 am, spread to an adjacent building, destroying all items on its way. The cause […]
FIFA announces $125m prize for Club World Cup winner
FIFA has confirmed that the champion of the first edition of the new-format Club World Cup could walk away with a staggering $125 million in prize money. Fédération Internationale de Football Association’s President, Gianni Infantino announced this in a statement on Wednesday. The total prize money for the tournament, which will take place from June […]
JUNE 12: Senate rejects move to name INEC headquarters after Nwosu as an honor over 1993 presidential elections which he conducted as the then NEC chairman
The Senate has rejected prayers contained in a motion seeking to rename the Independent National Electoral Commission headquarters after the former chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC), the late Professor Humphrey Nwosu. The late Nwosu was the chairman of the NEC, the electoral body that organised the annulled June 12, 1993, […]
Football: Premier League to have two summer transfer windows this year
The Premier League has announced that there will be two transfer windows this summer, citing “exceptional” circumstances related to the FIFA Club World Cup. The first window will open earlier than usual, running from Sunday, 1 June, to Tuesday, 10 June. It will then close temporarily before reopening on Monday, 16 June, according to […]
European Countries reject Trump‘s attempt to lift US sanctions on Russia
Ukraine’s European allies say now is not the time for lifting sanctions on Russia, after Moscow said it would only agree to a US-brokered deal on ending fighting in the Black Sea if some sanctions were eased. The leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Germany all affirmed at a summit on Thursday, March […]
Nigerian lawmakers move to create Office of Prime Minister. See Many Other Interesting Bills You’re Not Aware Of.
Reps are seeking to return Nigeria to the parliamentary system of government. A bill to create the Office of the Prime Minister as head of government and the Office of President as head of state, and to provide for a framework for the mode of election to both offices, has passed second reading in the […]
DSTV, GOTV Tariff increase: Court announces date for judgment in MultiChoice suit against FCCPC
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed a date for judgment in the suit filed by MultiChoice Nigeria Limited against the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). Local events and activities Justice James Kolawole Omotosho fixed the date for judgment on Thursday, shortly after lawyers representing parties adopted and argued their written addresses […]