2Baba celebrates daughter on birthday, describes her ‘African Queen’
Ace Nigerian singer, Innocent Idibia, widely known as 2Baba, has hailed his daughter, Ehikowoicho, on her birthday, describing her as “African Queen”. Ehikowoicho is 2Baba’s first child with his babymama, Pero Adeniyi. Celebrating his daughter, who turned 16 on Wednesday, the veteran musician took to his Instgram page and shared the pictures of the celebrant with adoring words. 2Baba wrote: “Feels like I just blinked...
FG announces job vacancies at AU Commission
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced job vacancies at the African Union Commission (AUC). The ministry spokesperson, Mrs Francisca Omayuli, announced the vacancies via a release on Wednesday. It was tiled, ‘Advertisement of vacancies by the African Union Commission (AUC)’. READ ALSO: UNILORIN announces vacancy for Librarian Omayuli stated: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria wishes to inform qualified Nigerians at the...
GTCO reports N54.3bn profit in three months
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) has reported profit before tax of N54.3billion in the first quarter of 2022. The result represents an increase of 1.1% over N53.7 billion recorded in the corresponding period March 2021. GTCO’s Unaudited Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2022, was released to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and London Stock...
Malaria’s prevalence in Nigeria on decline ― FG
Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health sector, the Federal Government (FG) has said the country was experiencing a decline in the prevalence rate of the disease, as recorded in 2015 and 2018 respectively. Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, made this known during the commemoration of the 2022 World Malaria Day organised by the National Malaria...
First Bank responds to Reps query on N94bn Customs revenue
The management of First Bank of Nigeria has explained the commission charged on over N94.345 billion revenue collected on behalf of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The House of Representatives had queried the management over allegation of breach of agreement on Cash on Transfer (CoT) charges to the tune of N28.3 million. Rep. Oluwole Oke, the Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts, queried...
EFCC arrests 34 Internet fraud suspects in Ado-Ekiti, Ilorin
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 30 suspected internet fraudsters in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Four other suspects were arrested in Ilorin, Kwara State. The suspects, comprising of 28 males and two females were arrested at different locations in Ado-Ekiti based on credible intelligence obtained by the Command. They are Godspower Falodun, Omoniyi Pelumi, Victor Damilola, Akerele Olugbenga, Oluwatosin Alade,...
Kaduna varsity announces resumption date for second semester
The management of the Kaduna State University, Kaduna, has announced Monday, May 9, 2022, as the resumption date for the Second Semester of the 2020/2021 Academic Session. This was contained in a statement issued by the university’s Academic Secretary, Abdullahi Zubairu, on behalf of the Registrar, on Tuesday. The statement was titled, ‘Continuation of academic activities for the Second Semester 2020/2021...
Buhari to parties’ leaders: Let’s join hands to defeat insecurity
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged all political parties in the country to keep elections and election-related differences aside and join the administration’s drive to defeat insecurity in the country. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, quoted Buhari as saying in a statement issued on Tuesday night. Adesina noted that the President made the call at...
Train attack: Abducted pregnant woman delivers in captivity
One of the two pregnant women among the passengers abducted by terrorists, following an attack on the Abuja-Kaduna bound train on March 28, 2022, has been delivered of a baby in captivity. Since the abduction of the train passengers, the terrorists have released videos and pictures showing the abductees in captivity. The kidnapped victims, in one of the videos, called on...
Comedian Bovi: Why U.S. denied me visa, banned me
Popular Nigerian comedian, Bovi Ugboma, has revealed that he has been banned from entering the United States. Bovi made the disclosure while replying to questions from fans after he hosted a Question and Answer segment on his Instagram story on Tuesday. The popular comedian, when asked to perform in Massachusetts, United States, revealed that he has been banned from the country...
