Tinubu returns from London, says ‘I’m fully healed after knee surgery’
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, returned to Nigeria on Friday evening after spending over three months in London, the United Kingdom, for surgery. The former governor said he “has returned fully healed from the knee surgery.” Tinubu arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and was received by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu,...
Tiwa Savage: I’m being blackmailed with sex tape
Popular Afro-pop music star, Tiwalade Savage has revealed that she's being blackmailed with her sex tape and she is being asked to part with huge sums of money. The mother of one made this known during a chat with Power 105.1 FM's Angie. She said that she discovered the blackmail after her road manager sent her the tape. "Yesterday I was leaving...
Bode George and I undergo surgeries in Germany within 24 hours – Roli
Former Director-General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mrs. Roli Bode-George, has narrated how she and her husband, Chief Olabode George, underwent surgeries within 24 hours in Germany. She said the leg surgery her husband, a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), underwent, was done for six hours. Speaking in Lagos, George said the pain...
Coca-Cola System mulls fresh N560bn investment in Nigeria
The Coca-Cola System in Nigeria, comprising Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Ltd and Coca-Cola Nigeria Ltd., has said that it will invest N560 billion in five years in Nigeria. Managing Director of NBC, Mr. Mathieu Seguin, said this on Thursday in Lagos, during a news conference to flag-off activities marking the company’s 70th anniversary celebration in Nigeria. The Coca-Cola System, through the bottling...
First Bank drives trading, exchanges 605.01m shares
FBN Holdings Plc (FBNH) emerged the most traded stock by volume on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd on Thursday. Specifically, the company accounted for 605.01 million shares worth N8.90 billion. Fidelity Bank followed with 20.59 million shares valued at N53.59 million, while Wema Bank traded 15.18 million shares worth N11.31million. ETI accounted for 15.03 million shares valued at N88.88 million, while Transcorp transacted...
Army: Actor Chiwetalu Agu inciting public to join IPOB
The Nigerian Army has justified the arrest of Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu. Director Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said troops arrested Agu while inciting members of the public and soliciting support for the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Nwachukwu said: “Dressed in a very well-known attire of the proscribed group, Chiwetalu Agu was picked up for questioning while inciting members...
Nigerians’ll witness Tinubu’s inauguration as President in 2023 – Sanwo-Olu
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday said that major political actors in the country will drive to the logical end the presidential ambition of his benefactor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in 2023. With confidence, Sanwo-Olu declared that Nigerians will witness the inauguration of Tinubu as President. “By the grace of God, we will drive this agenda to logical end and we will all...
2023: PDP NEC endorses zoning of national chairman to North
Ahead of the October 30 national convention the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) on Thursday approved the zoning of its next national chairman to the Northern part of the country. The NEC considered and adopted Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi-led Zoning Committee’s report. The committee had recommended that the current elective National Working Committee (NWC) positions in the...
2023 Presidency: Northern governors not against power shift – El-Rufai
Ahead of the 2023 general election, one vexed issue has been that of power shift. At the September’s meeting of Northern governors and traditional rulers you hosted in Kaduna, the Forum said no to power shift. What is your take on this? Some of us have been very public about our support for power shift. I first made my views...
NIMASA, Customs agree on seamless delivery of deep blue project assets
Modalities for seamless and timely delivery of the Deep Blue Project assets currently at the ports have been agreed on by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Customs Service. The agreement was reached in a meeting between the Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh and Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Col. Hameed...
