Okonjo-Iweala: Young Nigerians give me hope if I’m depressed
A former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said the Nigerian youth give her hope whenever she feels depressed.
Okonjo-Iweala, a board member of Twitter, disclosed this on
Monday while speaking at an event organised by the...
Kogi Guber Poll: APC behind attacks, destruction of our Party Secretariat, SDP alleges
The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the burning down of Social Democratic Party, SDP Secretariat in Lokoja by suspected hoodlums in the early hours of Monday.
The SDP office was reportedly attacked on Sunday...
Bolivia’s Morales resigns after losing backing of security forces
Bolivian President Evo Morales has resigned after three weeks of sometimes violent protests over his disputed re-election, as his allies denounced an alleged coup.
"I resign my post as president," the leftist
Morales said Sunday in...
Halima Aliko Dangote takes charge of Dangote Group Commercial Operations
LAGOS, Nigeria, November 11, 2019/ -- Halima Aliko Dangote has been appointed as the Group Executive Director, Commercial Operations of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) (www.Dangote.com), one of Africa's largest and most diversified business conglomerates.
According...
Just In: Ogun: Gov Abiodun wins as Appeal Court dismisses Akinlade/APM suit
The Appeal Court sitting in Ibadan the Oyo State capital, on Monday upheld the September 14 judgment of the Ogun State governorship election petitions tribunal.
The election tribunal led by Yusuf Halilu had earlier
declared Prince...
Fashola: I was misquoted on state of roads – denies using the word ‘exaggerated’
Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, has said his comment on the state of roads across the country was taken out of context.
The minister had in a chat with state house correspondents last...
Railway wagon assembly plant in Ogun to generate 5,000 jobs – Minister
The Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, has said that about 5000 jobs would be generated from the railway Wagon Assembly Plant being built at Kajola in Ogun State.
Amaechi said the plant is one of...
Egba leaders at war! Osoba drags Okurounmu to court over alleged slander
There is an ongoing battle between two prominent Egba leaders in Ogun State, former Governor Olusegun Osoba, and former Senator Femi Okurounmu, over alleged slanderous publications
The feud between the two Egba giants got to...
Guber Poll: PDP vows to overrun Bello, APC across Kogi State
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said no threats of violence will deter it from overrunning Governor Yahaya Bello and his party in all the senatorial zones of the state, including the Kogi Central...
Otedola donates N5bn as Dangote gifts N100m to DJ Cuppy Foundation
Billionaire business mogul, Femi Otedola, has donated N5 billion to the Cuppy Foundation, a philanthropic project of DJ Cuppy, his singer daughter, Florence Otedola.
Mr. Otedola, who was represented by another one of his
daughters, Tolani,...