Falana Demands Justice For Seven Killed In Customs Office Stampede
A human rights lawyer, and an activist, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, has demanded that the Nigeria Customs Service should compensate the families of seven persons who died in a stampede that ensued during the sale of low-cost rice at the…
Bonfrere Joe endorses Amuneke for Super Eagles job
Bonfrere Joe endorses Amuneke for Super Eagles job Former Super Eagles technical adviser, Jo Bonfrere has endorsed Emmanuel Amuneke for the team’s vacant coaching job. The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, declared the position vacant following the expiration of Jose Peseiro’s…
Nigerians In UK Urge FG To Solve Diaspora Voting, Passport Renewal Challenges
The members of the Nigerian community in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, have urged the Federal Government of Nigerianto address some issues affecting Nigerians living abroad. The members of the community listed the issues to include diaspora voting, and streamlined passport…
Ghanaian weightlifter Winnifred Ntumi clinches gold and two silvers at 2023 African Games
Ghanaian weightlifter Winnifred Ntumi has secured her country’s first medals at the ongoing African Games in Accra, claiming a gold and two silvers in the women’s 49-kilogramme category. Advertisement Ntumi, 21, emerged victorious with a pair of silver medals in…
Firm to unveil tech hub in Enugu
A telecom firm, S Mobile Group, has disclosed plans to unveil an innovation centre in Enugu State, codenamed S Mobile Tech Hub. The founder and Chairman of S Mobile Group, Kingsley Adonu, disclosed this in a statement obtained by The…
MALAM Lamido Sanusi Weeps Profusely At Tribute Program In Honour Of Wigwe
FORMER Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Governor and the deposed Emir of Kano, Malam Lamido Sanusi wept profusely while delivering speech in tribute to the late Group Managing Director of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe. Sanusi could not hold back his…
Herbert Wigwe’s Father Slumps, Rushed To Hospital
Herbert Wigwe’s father slumped and has been rushed to the hospital during son’s funeral. Studiocb55news reports that Shyngle Wigwe, the father of late billionaire business mogul and Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Dr Herbert Wigwe, on Saturday slumped…
I was paid N10,000 for my first movie – Actress Rita Dominic
Nollywood actress Rita Dominic has revealed that she was paid N10,000 for her first movie role. She disclosed this in a recent interview with Joy 99.7 FM, Ghana. The thespian said when she started acting, Nollywood wasn’t lucrative but she…
AfDB invested $25bn in Africa’s agriculture in 10 years — Adesina
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina The President of the Africa Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, said the bank has invested $25 billion in Africa’s agricultural sector in a 10-year period. Adesina disclosed this in an interview with…
FG Inaugurates Committee On Blueprint For $2.5 Billion Carbon Market
FG has inaugurated a committee on the blueprint for a $2.5 billion carbon market in Nigeria. Studiocb55news reports that President Bola Tinubu Federal Government is paving the way for a substantial $2.5 billion carbon market by forming a new committee,…