Ecobank Nigeria has opened a creative studio for the promotion of talents and creativity across the African continent. Known as EPAC Studios, it is a carefully crafted space for telling authentic African stories in art, culture, lifestyle, and entertainment. The studio is hosted on the Ecobank Pan-African Centre (“EPAC”), an edifice situated along Ozumba Mbadiwe Road in Victoria Island, Lagos. ... Read More »
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Why I ordered Oyo Obas to stand – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Olusegun Obasanjo has given insight into why he ordered traditional rulers in Oyo State to stand and then sit. Mr Obasanjo is being widely criticised over the incident which occurred on Friday during the inauguration of two projects in Iseyin, Oyo State, where the former President was special guest of honour. In a short video circulated on ... Read More »
Fearless Energy Drink Shines as Africa’s Top Energy Drink Brand
Rite Foods Limited’s Fearless Energy Drink has once again achieved a remarkable milestone by being crowned “Africa’s Most Preferred Non-alcoholic Energy Drink Brand of the Year” at the prestigious African Brand Leadership Merit Awards 2023. This victory, celebrated at the 8th African Brands Congress, highlights Fearless Energy Drink’s continuous pursuit of excellence and its dedication to providing consumers with top-quality ... Read More »
Youngest lawmaker, Rukayat Shittu accuses Burnaboy, Olamide, Wizkid, and others of glamorizing drug abuse
_Proposes media regulations against drug abuse content on social media, movies, music videos, etc_ The youngest lawmaker in Nigeria and member of Kwara State House of Assembly representing Owode Onire state constituency, Hon Rukayat Shittu has accused music stars, movie celebrities, skit makers, Big Brother Naija and other influencers of glamourizing drug abuse to mislead teenage minds into a lifestyle ... Read More »
NDLEA Seizes Illicit Drug Consignment At MMIA, Intercepts 5 Pregnant Teenage Girls Exploited For Child Trafficking
Latest attempts to export various quantities of methamphetamine and skunk by members of some transnational drug trafficking organisations through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport and courier companies in Lagos been thwarted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) who intercepted the illicit drug consignments concealed in different items. A statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the ... Read More »
PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES NEW MINISTERS FOR FEDERAL MINISTRY OF YOUTH
President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim to serve as the Minister of Youth, pending her confirmation by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The President has further approved the nomination of Mr. Ayodele Olawande to serve as the Minister of State for Youth, pending his confirmation by the Senate of the Federal ... Read More »
Femi Fani-Kayode Blames Peter Obi, Obidients For Obasanjo, Yoruba Monarchs Saga
I am deeply saddened and utterly mortified by the way in which former President Olusegun Obasanjo lambasted our revered traditional rulers in Oyo state and “ordered” them to “stand up” and “sit down” as if they were children. This is the same OBJ that, once upon a time, displayed his respect, humility and I daresay greatness by bowing, kneeling, and ... Read More »
How Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke, Aides Escaped Air Crash As Private Jet Catches Fire
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke and aides escaped death by a whisker on Tuesday after the private jet the boarded catches fire just before take off. According to a report, “By a stroke of luck, on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, a Bombadier Global Express 6000, owned by billionaire businessman, Chief Adedeji Adeleke, Davido’s father and elder brother of the governor ... Read More »
MOHBAD: LAGOS STATE POLICE COMMAND COMMENCES FULL INVESTIGATION
Consequent upon the growing public concerns and the preliminary police review of the general circumstances sorrounding the death of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba aka Mohbad, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Idowu Owohunwa, has directed the commencement of full-scale criminal investigation into the case. To this end, the Commissioner of Police has constituted a Special Investigation Team within the ... Read More »
THE BLASPHEMY OF OBASANJO ON THE YORUBA OBAS: WE DEMAND PUBLIC APOLOGY
We write with great pains of the heart and regret of immeasurable quantum to imagine the ugly incident that occurred at Iseyin, Oyo State yesterday 15th September, 2023 on the occasion of the road commissioning by the Oyo State Government where Chief Olusegun Obasanjo was invited as the Chief Guest of Honour. It was at this occasion that we saw, ... Read More »