By Ayomide otitoju The Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) has condemned recent remarks by Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) concerning the late Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola, its first General Evangelist, accusing him of promoting a misleading, prosperity-driven view of Christian ministry. In a statement issued by its Director of Publicity, Pastor…
By Ayomide otitoju The Presidency has declared that no Nigerian politician, including former President Goodluck Jonathan, stands a chance of unseating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, made the statement on Wednesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today. Responding to…
By Ayomide Otitoju Comfort Emmanson, the Ibom Air passenger recently freed from Kirikiri Prison, has been offered a ₦500,000-per-month job and an all-expenses-paid luxury trip to Delta State, according to the governor’s aide, Ossai Ovie Success. In a statement posted on Instagram on Wednesday, Ossai said the package includes return flight tickets, accommodation in a…
By Ayomide Otitoju FirstBank has announced the 2025 edition of its Agric and Export Conference, themed “The Fundamentals of Building a Non-Oil Export Driven Economy,” scheduled for Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos. The event, which will adopt a hybrid format, aims to spotlight emerging trends in Nigeria’s agricultural and non-oil…
. South Africa will present a “generous” new trade proposal to the United States on Tuesday in a bid to avert 30-percent tariffs recently imposed on some of its exports, government ministers have announced. Washington on Friday introduced the steep tariff—reportedly the highest applied to any sub-Saharan African nation—despite months of negotiations by Pretoria to…
European champions Paris Saint-Germain have completed the signing of Ukrainian centre-back Illia Zabarnyi from Premier League side Bournemouth, the club announced on Tuesday. British media reports value the transfer at around £57 million ($76.7 million, €66 million), making Zabarnyi the first Ukrainian to play for PSG. The 22-year-old’s arrival could put pressure on Brazilian captain…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched an investigation into one Duru Ikechukwu Damian, who was arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for allegedly failing to declare $59,000 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The development was disclosed by the EFCC via…
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing over 10,000 Air Canada cabin crew, has given the airline a 72-hour deadline to reach a pay agreement or face a strike, hours after the carrier sought federal government intervention. According to Reuters, the strike is scheduled to begin at about 1 a.m. ET on Saturday. Earlier…
Lawyers in Niger have declared a two-day strike for Thursday and Friday in protest against the military government’s dissolution of the country’s justice unions, a move they say undermines judicial independence. The junta, which seized power in a July 2023 coup in the jihadist-hit Sahel nation, last week dissolved five judicial unions. Interior Minister General…
