The founder of the First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Chief Olasubomi Olaotan Olaonipekun Balogun, is died. Family source said he died in a London hospital on Friday morning. He was 89 years old. According to family sources, Otunba Balogun died on Friday morning. Balogun was a lawyer, investment banker and philanthropist, who founded the First […]
By Our Correspondent A Federal High Court, sitting in Kano, has nullified the candidature of Alex Otto, the Abia State Governor-elect. The court also voided the nomination of all candidates of the Labour Party (LP) in both Abia and Kano States. Presiding judge, Justice M.N. Yunusa ruled that their emergence as candidates, was not in […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) says Irish Diaspora Engagement should serve as a strategic partnership for Nigeria’s sustained engagement with her diasporans. Chairman/CEO of NiDCOM, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said this when she received Irish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Peter Ryan in her office in Abuja. This visit is against the backdrop […]
The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, on Wednesday, launched a new campaign called “Eliminating mpox” to highlight the potential risk of a significant monkeypox (mpox) outbreak. Eliminating the mpox campaign means “placing affected populations at the heart of our response”. Although mpox is no longer public health emergency of international concern, recent […]
The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo will on May 22, inaugurate the state-of-the-art fashion industry in Kogi State. The facility, under the National MSME Clinics Shared Facility Scheme, is reputed to be the largest fashion industry in the North-Central Region. Yemi Balogun, Information Officer of Kogi Enterprise Development Agency […]
Two factions of Labour Party clashed at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) over legal rights to be present in court, on Wednesday, in Abuja. Members of both factions arrived early at Court of Appeal premises, where PEPC is sitting, even before the doors open. Shortly after the courtroom opened and lawyers and litigants entered, […]
The Association of Residents Doctors (ARD), University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan has joined its national body on a five-day warning strike to demand better welfare and overhaul of healthcare system. Its chapter president, Dr Abiodun Ogundipe, announced this in an interaction with newsmen in Ibadan on Wednesday. Ogundipe said the strike bordered on repositioning Nigerian […]
By Our Correspondent Ademoye Adewale, a food vendor, contracted by Chrisland School to prepare snacks for its students during inter-house sports, has denied his tools caused electrocution of its student, Whitney Adeniran. Adewale made the denial told a Corona inquest during cross-examination before the Corona, Mrs Oyenike Fajana, on Monday in Lagos. He said that […]
Kenya’s President, William Ruto, formally unveiled the country’s joint bid with East African neighbours, Uganda and Tanzania, to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations finals. Ruto said the joint bid, dubbed “Pamoja”, is part of government’s plan to harness skills and talent in sports. “Pamoja” is the Swahili word for together. “We also intend […]
Results of Turkish Presidential election have started coming in after polls closed, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan leading with 49.6 per cent of total votes cast. According to poll results, published by state-run Anadolu Agency, Erdogan’s AKP party is leading with 49.6 per cent. Kemal Kilicdaroglu of CHP is following with 44.7 per cent of […]