The United Kingdom has cautioned its citizens from travelling to Anambra state, two days after four officials of the United States were killed by unknown gunmen in Ogbaru local government area of the state. The UK issued the warning through foreign travel advice service in a recent update on its website on Thursday. Other states mentioned were Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Rivers and Cross River. The advice read, “The FCDO advise against all travel to the riverine areas (ie the river and swamp locations accessible by boat, but not by road) of Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross…
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Srichand Hinduja, the tycoon who headed Britain’s richest family, has died at the age of 87, a spokesman said. Hinduja had dementia and his plight had become the centre of a family feud that culminated in court proceedings about whether he should be taken into public care. The eldest of four brothers behind the Hinduja Group conglomerate, he died on Wednesday, according to a family spokesman. He “passed away peacefully” and was “looked after” by relatives, the spokesman said, hailing him as a “visionary titan of industry and business”. The Hindujas topped the Sunday Times Rich List in 2022 with…
Italian agent Oscar Damiani says he does not expect Victor Osimhen to leave Napoli in the Summer. According to Damiani, it would be difficult for any club to meet up with Napoli’s asking price for the Nigerian. Osimhen has been in shining form for the Partenopei this season courting the interest of the likes of Chelsea, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. On the back of his spectacular performances, Napoli president, Aurelio De Laurentiis slammed a €150m price tag on the striker. Damian, however, claimed no club would be willing to pay such an exorbitant fee for the 24-year-old.…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has unveiled his latest wife, Opeoluwa Elizabeth Akinmuda. The king reportedly took his sixth wife sometime in May and is set to officially welcome her into his Royal Palace of Oodua in Ile-Ife. Invitations for the Thanksgiving service and reception of the new queen have all reportedly been sent out. Top dignitaries are expected to attend this grand event. The event is scheduled to hold on Saturday 20th May 2023. The event will be preceded by the traditional entry of the Queen into the ancient Ife Oodua Palace of Ile-Ife this Thursday.…
The factional chairman of the Labour Party, LP, Lamidi Apapa, has revealed what he will do should the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu invite him for reconciliation talks. Apapa made the revelation while speaking in an interview on Arise Television on Thursday. He said, “Before I honour him, I will consult the executive of the party, so if they ask me to go ahead, I will do. If the executive says go ahead it becomes our position. “It’s not going to be my position. If they say go and see him or we are going to see him, it becomes the…
Tomato traders and consumers have lamented the recent scarcity and hike in the price of the produce in the country. They said this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. The traders who attributed the scarcity and hike to seasonal occurrence said there was nothing they could do but to sell in accordance with the market value. They, however, predicted that the scarcity would likely last till late September or early October. Mr Musa Yakubu, a tomatoes trader in a popular Ile-epo market at the Alimosho Local Government, said the boom season of…
The family of late Nollywood star actor, Mr. Obinna Nwafor, popularly known as Saint Obi, has reacted to the stories making the round over the actor’s death. In a statement signed by two elder sisters of the actor on behalf of the family, they stated that some of the stories were false. According to them, the “publication by one Mr. Zik Zulu Okafor concerning the death of our son, Mr. Obinna Nwafor, popularly known as Saint Obi, and the accompanying negative commentary in social and other media portraying his widow in an unfair and most defamatory manner. This is in…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it is currently probing Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, for alleged N70bn fraud. The anti-graft agency, also confirmed that a former Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, who was recently arrested by the operatives of the commission over alleged N22bn fraud is still in detention. Chairman of the anti-graft agency, Abdulrasheed Bawa, made the disclosure at a press briefing on Thursday, urging Nigerians not to be swayed by Matawalle’s recent outburst. Th governor had levelled allegations against Bawa and dared the commission to go after members of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet. But Bawa,…
On Saturday, May 13, 2023, Nigerian Lesbian Couple, Dr. Elizabeth Ekpo and Krystle Ekpo, got married in the U.S. The wedding was held in New Orleans, Louisiana. The bride’s sister, Chanda Anderson, shared the wedding photos on her Facebook page on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. She wrote: ” Nigerian Queens, my baby sister got married to the love of her life Dr. Elizabeth Ekpo this past weekend in NOLA. I wish you both happiness and joy forever. Congratulations I Love you all always.”
Lagos, Nigeria: Nigeria’s leading financial institution, Sterling Bank, in conjunction with the Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund (AATIF), is set to promote environment-friendly agriculture businesses by lending the sum of $15 million to sustainable and renewable energypowered Agric enterprises. The $15 million medium-term facility from the Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fundextends our partnership with Sterling Bank, which started in 2019 with an initial vision tosupport the growth of the bank’s agricultural activities. Since then, Sterling Bank and AATIFhave worked together on numerous projects, with the bank making commendablecontributions to the Nigerian agricultural sector. The extension of this partnership…