The two leading candidates in Ondo State’s November 16, 2024, governorship election squared off on Sunday night in Akure, the state capital, in a debate that highlighted their competing visions for the future of the state. While 17 parties have registered candidates for the race, political analysts have framed the contest as a close rivalry…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has asserted that the 2027 general election will see Nigerians standing against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), rather than a typical party rivalry with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Governor Makinde made these remarks on Saturday in Ibadan at the commissioning of the PDP’s South-West zonal secretariat. While commissioning…
As the November 5 election looms, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are locked in a razor-thin contest across pivotal swing states. In a race shaping up to be one of the closest in modern history, both candidates are making strategic stops in the handful of states likely to decide the outcome,…
Woodhall Capital has signed a $25 million loan facility with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to strengthen support for Nigerian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) aiming to enter export markets. This landmark signing occurred during Afreximbank’s inaugural SME Development Workshop and Stakeholder Engagement Programme, held recently in Lagos under the theme, “Nurturing African SMEs: Bridging…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Enugu State Police Command has arraigned and remanded 30-year-old Tsehemba Joshua on charges of armed robbery and the murder of Yusuf Ibrahim, a 19-year-old scrap scavenger. Joshua is alleged to have conspired with two accomplices, who remain at large, to rob and strangle Ibrahim, later burying his body in a shallow…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, and a high-level delegation from Nigeria joined law enforcement leaders from 196 INTERPOL member countries at the 92nd INTERPOL General Assembly, which commenced today in Glasgow, United Kingdom. The assembly, scheduled to run until November 7, 2024, gathers global police chiefs and heads of…
By Ayomide Otitoju Access Bank PLC has been recognized as the 2024 Best Digital Award Winner in the Commercial Banks Category at the Digital Jurist Awards, organized by Phillips Consulting. In addition to this prestigious accolade, the bank received the Best Website Award, achieving an impressive score of 201 points for its engaging and user-friendly…
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) labeled as “deliberate and scripted” the fainting episodes of several minors arraigned Friday at the Federal High Court in Abuja for involvement in the August 2024 End Bad Governance protest. The incident involved six suspects who reportedly collapsed as they appeared before Justice Obiora Egwuatu, drawing significant media attention. The…
OpenAI announced on Thursday an ambitious upgrade to its ChatGPT, introducing search engine capabilities that allow the chatbot to deliver real-time answers with links to relevant sources, directly challenging Google’s long-standing dominance in web search. This enhancement enables ChatGPT to offer “fast, timely answers” without the need to rely on traditional search engines, OpenAI said,…
