Alina Kabaeva, a woman who has been romantically linked to Vladimir Putin, and the Russian leader’s ex-wife Lyudmila Ocheretnaya have been included in the latest list of UK government sanctions against Russia. In a press release published on Friday, the UK government said the sanctions were intended to target “Putin’s financial network, tightening the vice…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he is not looking at Finland and Sweden joining NATO “positively,” accusing both counties of housing Kurdish “terrorist organizations.” “We are following the developments but do not view it positively,” Erdoğan said in a presser following Friday prayers in Istanbul. “Unfortunately, Scandinavian countries are like guesthouses of terror organizations,”…
Dangote Sugar, BUA, Golden Sugar Company and KIA Group refine 3.5 million metric tons of sugar in Nigeria annually, which is two times Nigeria’s consumption capacity of 1.7 million metric tons. They have also acquired roughly 150,000 hectares of land out of the required 250,000 hectares to grow cane and produce raw sugar locally. These…
The Hope ’23 Yahaya Bello Presidential Campaign Organisation has described as fake reports that Governor Yahaya Bello, who submitted his completed presidential form on Thursday, had also picked a Senate form. The Campaign Organisation described the report as a laughable concoction of desperate aspirants who would do anything to be in the shoes of Bello,…
Nigeria – 11 May, 2022 – First City Monument Bank (FCMB), a member of FCMB Group Plc, has partnered with the Mastercard Foundation to provide subsidized loans to 100,000 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), to scale their operations to create work opportunities for young Nigerian women and men. The program, which is part of…
ul Edochie, Nollywood actor, cum politician on Friday condemned the killing and burning of a female student, Miss Deborah Samuel, of the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto State. Recall that Deborah was beaten to a pulp and burnt alive on Thursday by male Muslim students who accused her of insulting Prophet Muhammed on…
Comedian Mr Macaroni has called out presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar after he deleted Facebook and Twitter posts condemning the killing of a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Deborah Samuel. Deborah was burnt alive by a mob in Sokoto State for allegedly insulting Prophet Mohammed. DAILY POST had reported that Atiku deleted…
Access Holdings Plc; trading as Access Corporation (“the Corporation”) announced today its start of operations, with initial portfolio companies and its future strategy. The Corporation, which builds on Access Bank’s scale and ethical standards, will have portfolio companies with significant complementarities, allowing the ecosystem to walk with customers across their life cycle while delivering value…
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, received a presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who was on the visit to seek the support of the governor and PDP delegates ahead of the PDP primary election.The governor received the presidential aspirant and former Vice President, along with his…
