Femi Otedola has sold his Transcorp shares to Tony Elumelu after mutual friends intervened. The battle for the ownership of Nigeria’s biggest conglomerate between two of Nigeria’s finest business tycoons, Tony Elumelu and Femi Otedola, has finally come to an end as Femi Otedola has sold his Transcorp shares with a premium to Tony after mutual
Peter Obi attends Nzuko Umunna gathering in Enugu (pictures)
The Presidential candidate of the Labour party, Peter Onwubuasi Gregory Obi attended the formal book presentation of Nzuko Umunna chronicles in Enugu state. Senator Shehu Sani and Mike Ozekhome were also in attendance. The book lunch was tagged, : Building bridges for a new Nigeria. See pictures below : HE Peter Gregory Obi the Incoming president
Saudi Arabia evacuates 10 Nigerians from Sudan
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has evacuated a total of 2,544 persons from Sudan following the outbreak of a military conflict in the country. Among them, 119 are Saudi citizens while 2,425 are from 74 countries among which 10 are from Nigeria. This was contained in a press release by the Saudi Arabia Embassy in
Osinbajo to speak at governance forum in Kenya
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, will on Friday depart Abuja for Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, to speak at the 2023 Mo Ibrahim Governance Weekend themed “Global Africa.” Osinbajo’s visit to Nairobi is the second in seven months since he attended the inauguration of the Kenyan President, William Ruto, last September. The Forum, tagged The Ibrahim
Qatar to host Basketball World Cup for first time
Qatar was named host of the 2027 men’s Basketball World Cup on Friday, burgeoning its reputation for staging major global sports events. Germany will hold the women’s version in 2026, basketball’s governing body FIBA said. Qatar hosted the men’s football World Cup in November-December and will now stage basketball’s showpiece tournament for the first time.
Lagos Motorists turn Amphibious as flood take over roads (video)
Lagos state is currently experiencing serious flooding as rainy season returns. It may seeem as the vehicles in lagos are fast becoming aquatic or amphibious as they swim through the tides of floods. Flood has taken over some parts of Egbeda-Idimu area of Lagos State following a downpour on Thursday. This has resulted in gridlock
Lagos, Oando Take Delivery Of First Electric Buses In Nigeria
Oando Clean Energy Limited (OCEL) and the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) have announced that they have taken delivery of the electric mass transit buses for Lagos State. The delivery of the buses would kick off the Proof of Concept phase of the Sustainable Transport Initiative being championed by OCEL. This was disclosed in
Peter Obi Eulogizes Oby Ezekwesili at 60 (pictures)
The Presidential candidate of the Labour party, Peter Gregory Obi Eulogizes the former minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili who noted that no single government is capable of solving all the problems of the country alone. Ezekwesili, who is the convener, FixPolitics, and Founder, School of Politics, Policy and Governance, said citizens must be part of the process of
Nigerians stranded in Sudanese Wilderness after $1.2M allocation (video)
Nigerians are currently stranded on the journey from Khartoum to Cairo after the drivers of the buses paid to evacuate them complained that their fuel finished and that Federal Government has not remunerated them for the service. As of the time of filing this report at 2:20 pm, our correspondent gathered that none of the
Naming Of Ebonyi Airport after Buhari sycophantic – Shehu sani
The governor of Ebonyi state, Dave Umahi has proposed to name the international Airport he built in Ebonyi state after Muhammadu Buhari. One may ask, to what effect? Ignoring all the noble Nigerians from the South Eastern part of Nigeria to name the airport after Buhari is simply sycophantic. Shehu sani wrote below : The Construction