Mohammed Edewor hails from Eku community, Ethiope East local government area of Delta State. He was born into the popular family of late Chief James Ogboko Edewor, the Obaisi of Urhobo land.  Edewor, who is of the Muslim faith, had his early education in Eku Baptist High School, and later became a lawyer in England. […]

Artificial Intelligence has been described as a key component that will help accelerate Africa’s drive towards achieving open finance and bridging the continent’s $120bn lending gap. Esigie Aguele, Co-founder/CEO of VerifyMe Nigeria, a digital identity and eKYC company based in Lagos, Nigeria, made the projection while speaking on TV business news program, Power Lunch West […]

The President of Ogbe Political Change (OPC), Ufuoma Onokpite, has said that the victory of Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori at the governorship polls in the state is for the people of Urhobo nation in particular and Deltans in general. Onokpite, who congratulated Oborevwori while addressing journalists in Warri, advised the Governor-Elect to make good use of […]

In commemoration of the 2023 World Oral Health Day, Colgate the global leading oral care brand in conjunction with Nigerian Youth Service Corp (NYSC) took to the streets simultaneously across 15 regions in Nigeria to sensitize the public on the importance of good oral hygiene. The brand offered free dental checkup and their products as […]

The newly crowned Ebenanaowei of Operemor Kingdom in Burutu local government area of Delta State, HRM (Dr) John Oweiagbe Ekioemi, Gbesa I, has congratulated the Delta State governor-elect, Rt Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on his victory at the 2023 general elections in the state.

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Over 85 qualified Students of Lagos Island indigenes have received Wasiu Eshilokun Sanni, 2022/2023 full annual undergraduate scholarship scheme. The scholarship award were classified into N100,000, N85,000 and N75,000 catigories. The beneficiaries, basically tertiary students, were presented with the Scholarship and consolatory prizes at the weekend during the 11th edition of the […]

Augusta Heavens Ikevuje, Nigerian serial entrepreneur and MBA candidate with CT. Bauer College of the Business University of Houston recently revealed how women’s participation in the heavy trucking business can help widen and contribute to the economic growth of the country.  In a press statement to mark the International women’s day, Augusta noted that trucking, […]

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a former founding member of Action Congress in Delta State, Chief Godwin Okene, has called on the Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the immediate suspension of Dr. Cairo Ojougboh from the party.Okene who hails from Ethiope East local government area of […]

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has appealed to residents, especially the Muslim community to offer prayers for Nigeria, and Lagos in particular, for peaceful and harmonious coexistence. Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by his  Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat,  made the appeal at the Special Ramadan Lecture and Tafsir programme held at the Lagos House Mosque […]

The All Progressives Congress APC has debunked reports that it suspended a member of its National Working Committee NWC and Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party, Hon. Murtala Yakubu Ajaka.

Prof Charles Igwe, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria (UNN), says 246 graduates bagged first-class degrees in the university’s 50th convocation ceremony. Igwe announced this in Nsukka on Friday in a remark during UNN’s 50th convocation ceremony for 2019/2020 session to confer bachelor’s degrees on 14,308 graduates. He urged all the graduates to live […]

HEAD of the Civil Service of the Federation, HCSF, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, has said that Nigeria’s public service sector may face numerous setbacks if it does not embrace digital technology for efficient delivery. She stressed that the Nigerian civil service was still far behind when compared to the deployment of digitalisation in other climes. Yemi-Esan, […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday re-arraigned Mamman Ali, son of a former National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmadu Ali, for alleged N2.2 billion oil subsidy fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ali was re-arraigned alongside one Christian Taylor and a company, Nasaman Oil Services Ltd. before an […]

Abuja-based human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi has hailed the Appeal Court’s reinstatement of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the duly elected Governor of Osun State.

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Dr Victor Oye says his position as the party’s chairman is not in dispute because the Supreme Court has not delivered a fresh judgement on the matter.Oye said this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja.He said that the briefing was to make some […]