By Ayomide Otitoju Renowned entrepreneur and financial expert, Pascal Dozie, founder of the now-defunct Diamond Bank and a key figure in Nigeria’s telecommunications revolution, has passed away. His death, which occurred just a day before his 86th birthday, signals the end of an era for one of Nigeria’s most influential business leaders. Born on April…
By Ayomide Otitoju In commemoration of the maiden edition of National Police Day, the Executive Chairman of Oshodi-Isolo Local Government, Otunba Kehinde Almaroof Oloyede, has extended warm felicitations to the officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force serving within the local government area. In a press statement issued by his media office on Monday,…
By Ayomide Otitoju Members of the Take-It-Back Movement on Monday defied warnings from the Nigeria Police Force and staged coordinated protests across major cities including Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan, and Port Harcourt to demand action on key national issues. Wearing their signature orange berets, demonstrators in Lagos commenced the rally at the Ikeja Under Bridge, marching…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has officially ushered in a new era of leadership as Bayo Ojulari assumed office as the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), succeeding Mele Kyari, who bowed out after years of service at the helm. The symbolic handover ceremony, held on Friday at the NNPC…
By Ayomide Otitoju As the world marks World Health Day under the theme “Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures,” the humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, making the enclave one of the most perilous places for children and pregnant women. Amid renewed hostilities between March 18 and April 4, more than 500 children and 270 women…
Pope Francis made a surprise appearance on Sunday, greeting worshippers in St. Peter’s Square just two weeks after being discharged from hospital for a severe bout of pneumonia. The 88-year-old pontiff, visibly frail and attached to nasal breathing tubes, was seen smiling and waving as he was wheeled through the crowd following a Mass dedicated…
By Ayomide Otitoju Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has emerged as the flagbearer of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the November 8, 2025, gubernatorial election. Soludo, who ran unopposed, secured overwhelming support during the party’s primary held in Awka on Saturday. Out of 3,260 accredited delegates, 3,175 participated in the exercise, with…
By Ayomide Otitoju Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has expressed confidence that the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, will fail at the Appellate Court. Speaking on Friday at the Okaijesan Town Hall in Irrua, Esan Central Local Government Area, during a celebration of his election tribunal victory,…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Nigerian Government, through the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, has received over 1 million doses of the Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (Men5CV) from the Gavi-funded global stockpile. The vaccine shipment, which arrived on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, is intended to combat the meningococcal C and W outbreak in Northern Nigeria. This…
