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To deepen financial inclusion nationwide, PremiumTrust Bank recently opened its 25th branch in Osogbo, Osun State, in a move to increase its footprints in South-Western part of the country. It said the new branch, together with existing locations across Lagos State, Ogun…
The Apo-Wasa Road in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), which is to be commissioned by President Bola Tinubu on Friday, will be closed to vehicular movement between 11am and 4pm. Also, traders, mechanics and other shop owners in the Apo Mechanic Village have offered to…
The Senator representing Bayelsa West, Seriake Dickson, on Thursday, condemned what he described as a “military-style suppression of democracy” in Rivers State and criticised President Bola Tinubu’s silence on the crisis during his 2025 Democracy Day address. Speaking to…
Bitcoin investment safety remains one of the most debated topics in modern finance, with cryptocurrency enthusiasts and traditional investors holding vastly different perspectives on the digital asset’s risk profile. As Bitcoin continues to gain mainstream adoption,…
The Presidency has released the official list of 102 awardees for the 2025 Democracy Day National Honours, recognising Nigerians, both living and dead, who have made significant contributions to the nation’s democratic journey. The honours, which include the second-highest…
President Bola Tinubu has extended heartfelt condolences to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Government and the people of the Republic of India following the tragic crash of Air India Flight AI171 near Ahmedabad on Thursday. The plane had two pilots, 10 cabin crew, 169…
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has paid tributes to the late Chief Moshood Abiola and other martyrs of democracy, saying no efforts should be spared in ensuring that their deaths were not in vain. Oyebanji also hailed the pivotal role played by prominent democracy…
The Presidency, on Thursday, issued a formal apology over an error in the Democracy Day National Honours list, clarifying that elder statesman, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, and renowned activist-scholar Dr. Edwin Madunagu were both alive and were wrongly included in the posthumous…
Three persons have been killed in a ghastly accident involving a passenger bus and a motorcycle around the Mbierebe area of Nsit Ibom local government area of Akwa Ibom. An eyewitness, who identified himself as Okon, told our correspondent that the accident occurred at the…
The Cross River State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested three suspected dealers of illicit drugs. The suspects were reportedly apprehended with 2.687 tonnes of Indian hemps otherwise known as cannabis sativa worth millions of naira. The…
In a milestone that underscores its dominance in Nigeria’s luxury auto market, AbujaCar has officially sold the most expensive privately-owned vehicle in the history of the country: a McLaren Senna Exposed Carbon Edition. The buyer? Afrobeat global sensation Burna Boy. Priced…
In what is now confirmed as the world’s deadliest aviation disaster in over a decade, all 242 people on board an Air India flight bound for the United Kingdom, have died after the aircraft crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on Thursday. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner,…
In what is now confirmed as the world’s deadliest aviation disaster in over a decade, all but one of the 242 passengers on board an Air India flight bound for the United Kingdom, have died after the aircraft crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on Thursday. The…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday decorated presiding officers of the National Assembly with the National Honours earlier conferred upon them last year. Those decorated include Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen…
Students from eight Nigerian universities have gathered for the maiden edition of the Moot Court Competition of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, organised to foster legal integration, youth empowerment and to bring about the intellectual best of the students of the…
Suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has urged Nigerians to uphold the principles of justice, equity, inclusion, and national unity, stressing that democracy must offer more than electoral rituals. In a statement released on Thursday, the female Senator…
The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Remi Tinubu, has called on the Federal Government and all stakeholders to accelerate efforts to end child labour across the country, describing the situation as unacceptable and detrimental to the future of Nigeria’s…
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has granted state and partial pardons to 66 inmates serving various prison terms at the Maiduguri Maximum Custodial Centre. The governor also commuted death sentences to life imprisonment and reduced jail terms for other inmates.…
