South African billionaire and chairman of luxury goods conglomerate Richemont, Johan Rupert, has overtaken Aliko Dangote as the richest man in Africa. This development comes after Dangote experienced a decline in his net worth exceeding $1 billion. According to the latest data from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Rupert’s net worth now stands at $14.3 billion,…
The federal government has designated the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), the Bank Verification Number (BVN), and the National Identification Number (NIN) databases as critical national information infrastructure (CNII). This is contained in the ‘Designation and Protection of Critical National Information Infrastructure Order, 2024’, an official gazette recently signed by President Bola Tinubu. The designation…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the leading Igbo socio-cultural organization, extended its congratulations to Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma on Monday following the Supreme Court’s judgment that upheld his electoral victory. On Friday, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Samuel Anyawu, which sought to overturn Uzodimma’s win…
The Forum of the 10th Assembly Senators’ wives, yesterday, August 26, 2024, paid a condolence visit to the Abuja residence of the late Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah, CON, to commiserate with the family over the Senator’s sudden and shocking death in the United Kingdom last month. The delegation, led by the wife of the Deputy…
A driver, Afeez Adedigba, who went viral wearing his wife’s dress while driving a popular micra taxi in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has explained the reasons behind his action. Adedigba, who was seen in a viral clip wearing his spouse’s dress, said it was mainly because the rain drenched his clothes, and the only…
The use of laptops, smartphones, tablets, and other ICT devices will now be allowed in primary and secondary schools, the education ministry has ruled. The use must however be strictly controlled by the school authorities, the ministry added. The new policy will guide the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in schools in the…
The Igala Community in Anambra state has warned it’s members against illegal assembly under the guise of Association Of Non Indigenes In Anambra State ANIAS. This is coming following report of a certain meeting where some people came to claim that they are executive members of the Association of Non Indigenes In Anambra State ANIAS…
Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State, has promised to make independent and informed decisions if elected governor. He assured voters that he won’t serve the interest of any godfather or repeat mistakes made by previous governments. Ighodalo, a former Chairman of the Nigerian…
Former National Vice Chairman, North-West, of the All Progressives Congress APC, Salihu Lukman has slammed the administration of President Bola Tinubu saying the president is on track to becoming worse than former President Muhammadu Buhari. Lukman said governance in Nigeria is currently deteriorating under Tinubu. In a statement he signed, the former APC Vice Chairman…
Some unidentified gunmen numbering about Six have abducted a director of the Rivers State Board of Internal Revenue Service, Aribibia Fubara The abduction took place after the armed men arrived at the Marine Base axis in a speedboat, shooting indiscriminately into the air before targeting Fubara and escaping with him in their boat. The Rivers…
