Aliko Dangote, Chairman of the Dangote Group, has expressed regret over his decision not to purchase Premier League club Arsenal for $2 billion. In a recent interview with Bloomberg TV in New York, the billionaire admitted that time has passed” for him to buy Arsenal, saying that the club is now valued at approximately $4bn….
The Federal Executive Council has approved the construction of judges’ quarters in the Katampe area of Abuja. The council also approved bills to amend Nigeria’s tax laws. “One of the bills offers tax relief to companies that generate incremental employment. Another offers personal income relief to people in private and public employment, from N200,000 to…
The Imo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Austin Nwachukwu has described the outcome of the just concluded local government elections as a murder of democracy. It accused the State electoral umpire of being a willing tool in the hands of the APC-led administration of Hope Uzodinma. Nwachukwu made the disclosure during a…
Reinstated Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu believes the results of the state’s recently held governorship election validated his assertions that Goodwin Obaseki, the outgoing governor, was unpopular. Speaking on Monday, Shaibu emphasized that Obaseki has never won an election on his own and that the governor has always received assistance in winning. The Deputy…
Dr. Nsikak Akpan, a lecturer at Foreign Links College in Moro, Osun State, has started a 150-hour marathon lecture. Akpan is trying to break the record for the longest lecture ever given by setting a new record. The lengthy lecture at the university’s campus in Moro town reportedly started early on Monday, September 23, 2024,…
If Ayomide Adeleye, a 23-year-old, 300-level philosophy student at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), had understood the profound consequences of taking another person’s life, he likely would have chosen to stay in poverty. The lanky black complexioned young man who resides with his parents in Ikorodu in Lagos is now cooling his head inside the cell…
President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, stated that the victory of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the Edo State governorship election reflects the people’s support for his policies. Tinubu expressed this sentiment in a congratulatory message to Monday Okpebholo, the APC’s candidate in the election. The statement was released by the president’s spokesperson,…
Nigerian shipowners have said the country is losing about $86bn annually to foreign dominance in the freight forwarding business. They said the Federal Government’s inaction and unfriendly policies had stifled the growth of local operators, resulting in the county’s loss of billions of dollars in revenue to foreign-dominated shipping operations. Speaking at the 16th Marine…
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has formally written to the Managing Director of SAIPEM Contracting Nigeria Limited, seeking information on the completion dates of the rehabilitation projects for the Warri and Kaduna refineries. He said the contracts, awarded by the Federal Government of Nigeria to the Italian engineering company,…
British-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua has talked about why Daniel Dubois knocked him out in the fifth-round on Saturday to retain his IBF heavyweight title. Recall that Dubois produced a stunning performance in front of 96,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London. The 27-year-old knocked down Joshua four times before finishing him off in the fifth…
