Airtel Africa posted an after-tax profit of $79 million for the half-year ended 30 September 2024, marking a 726.3 per cent increase over its bottom line for the same period of last year, when the wireless service provider incurred a net loss of $13 million. Its unaudited results for the period released on Friday indicated … Read more
Residents of many neighbourhoods in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, and other towns in the state have been thrown into darkness as electric poles were destroyed by a dangerous rainstorm witnessed in the state on Friday evening. The communities that are affected are Ajebamidele, Omisanjana, Atlas, all in Ado Ekiti, and other towns such as Ikere … Read more
Actress Faithia Balogun’s proactive decision to create a biopic film, like her colleagues who have successful ones such as ‘King of Thieves’, ‘Lisabi: The Uprising’, ‘Ayinla’, ‘Bashorun Gaa’, and others, has been criticised. The biopic ‘Efunroye: The Unicorn’, which focuses on Efunroye Tinubu, a powerful Yoruba merchant and slave trader from pre-colonial and colonial Nigeria, … Read more
Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello continued to evade trial on Thursday by failing to respond to a summons for arraignment before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja. This latest case involves allegations of N110 billion fraud. The judge, Maryann Anenih, had issued the summons on 3 October. She also granted the Economic … Read more
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said Nigeria’s out-of-school children may soon transform to bandits, if the government fails to return them to their classrooms. Mr Akpabio said this during the plenary on Wednesday when he commented on a report to tackle the challenges of out-of-school children in the country. “This issue of out-of-school children is … Read more
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, on Wednesday, announced a new minimum wage of N80,000 for state government workers. The Commissioner for Information in the state, Ini Ememobong, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Uyo. Mr Ememobong said the governor has constituted a committee, headed by the Head of the Civil … Read more
Olabiyi, a respected figure in the Yoruba film industry, reportedly passed away in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday after battling an illness that required his admission to the University College Hospital (UCH). In his final days, he was said to have been unable to speak or move, and his health had significantly deteriorated. The actor’s … Read more
The ECOWAS Court of Justice (CCJ) has elected Cape Verde’s Ricardo Gonçalves as its new President. It also elected Sierra Leone’s Sengu Koroma as the new Vice President, both for non-renewable four-year tenure. They were elected by the court’s college of five judges and subsequently inaugurated by Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Embalo. Mr Embalo is the … Read more
In March 2013, former President Goodluck Jonathan launched a N3 billion initiative called “Project Nollywood” to revitalise Nigeria’s film industry. At that time, Nollywood was experiencing growth in production and sales but continued to face criticism for its low-quality content. ‘Project Nollywood’ aimed to provide grants for film scripts, support capacity development, and improve industry … Read more
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) resumes this weekend, with matchday six fixtures spread across Saturday and Sunday. Fans are in for a treat as old rivals clash, title defenders face stern tests, and new managers seek to make an impact. The League so far After five matchdays, Rivers United tops the table with four … Read more
