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A tanker on Tuesday exploded at the Outer Marina area of Lagos State thereby causing panic in the area. The incident was said to have happened around 11am not too far from the State House in the Marina area of the state. A combined team of emergency responders from the Lagos State Fire Service, Federal

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is set to be declared the winner of the 2023 presidential election after polling 8,805,420 votes in the February 25th election. A tally of the votes announced by electoral officials from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory at the national collation centre

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is set to be declared the winner of the 2023 presidential election after polling 8,805,420 votes in the February 25th election. A tally of the votes announced by electoral officials from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory at the national collation centre

More companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited have released their final audited report for the 2022 financial year. Nestle in its financial report announced a final dividend of N36.50 per 50kobo ordinary share. It also earned revenue of N446.8bn, an increase of 27 per cent over the N351.8bn recorded in the previous accounting year.

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations has warned security agencies against arresting the General Overseer of the Dunamis Church, Paul Enenche, and other clerics. The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council had on Monday called on the Department of State Services to invite Enenche, claiming the cleric delivered an “inciting sermon” last Sunday. But the

Comercio Partners Limited, an investment banking firm, has urged investors to focus attention on industries positioned to profit from the current macroeconomic trends as revealed in the Gross Domestic Product report for 2022. A statement said the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Comercio Partners Asset Management Limited, Tosin Osunkoya, gave this advice while reviewing the

Following the abysmal performance of the Peoples Democratic Party in Benue State in last Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections, Governor Samuel Ortom has assured  his party members of better outing in the forthcoming governorship and state assembly elections. Ortom, who was defeated in the  race for Benue North-West Senatorial District, said his team was

The National Orientation Agency has appealed to Nigerians to remain calm and avoid acts and utterances capable of overheating the polity as the Independent National Electoral Commission collates results of the general elections, especially the presidential election. The Director General of the agency, Garba Abari, in a statement on Tuesday appealed to citizens to conduct

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited has expressed delight at the planned construction of the Olobiri Museum and Research Centre in Otuabagi, Ogbia Local Council of Bayelsa State. The Olobiri Museum and Research Centre is being built by the Petroleum Technology Development Fund, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, Shell Petroleum Development

The Director-General, International Labour Organisation, Gilbert Houngbo, has called for a global momentum to strengthen sustainability in order to reduce poverty and social injustice. In a latest report to commemorate the World Day for Social Justice titled ‘The world needs a strong and sustained dose of social justice’, he said the impact of COVID-19 combined

The Lagos State Police Command has stated that the its main challenge is combating fake news, which is aided by social media. The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos, Benjamin Hundeyin, said this on Tuesday while featuring in an interview session on the National Television Authority, monitored by our correspondent. According to Hundeyin, the police

Honda Manufacturing Nigeria Limited has concluded plans to organise free training for motorcycle riders to improve their safety and change the negative perception of Nigerians about motorcycles. Speaking during the launch of the Honda Unicorn motorcycle, Sales Manager, Honda Nigeria, Olabade Badejo, said the two-day training would make motorcycles convenient for mobility and develop motorisation

Meta is taking steps to crack down on the spread of “revenge porn” images of teenagers on Facebook and Instagram, CNN reports. A new tool, called Take It Down, takes aim at a practice where someone posts an explicit picture of an individual without their consent to publicly embarrass them. Revenge porn has skyrocketed in

There are some sports that one can only succeed at if the talent he or she is blessed with is accompanied by the physical characteristics necessary to compete at the highest level. Doyinsola Lijirin, a 6ft4in center, is blessed with both the talent and the physical attributes necessary for a basketball player. Interestingly, the 16-year-old

Belgium Jupiler League side KRC Genk has confirmed that Nigerian striker Tolulope Arokodare will be out of action for weeks. The lanky attacker was substituted after 12 minutes in their 3-0 win over Oostende on Sunday, with Genk manager Wout Vrancken confirming that the 22-year-old suffered a knee injury. He, however, allayed fears of a

As the Independent National Electoral Commission announced more results for Saturday’s National Assembly polls across the country, some of the candidates have faulted the polls and called for cancellation. In Bayelsa State, the Social Democratic Party candidate contesting to represent Ogbia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, demanded a fresh election. Iworiso-Markson,

Peter Dada, Akure Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has lauded the people of the state for their turnout at the last Saturday’s elections and voting for the All Progressives Congress candidates in the presidential and National Assembly elections. This was contained in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, on Tuesday. According

The management of Guaranty Trust Bank has debunked a report that it gave the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, N500m naira new notes on the eve of the presidential and national assembly election. The bank urged its customers to disregard the unsubstantiated claim in its entirety. A Twitter user, @ifygold21

Some opposition parties on Monday faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission for its failure to transmit the results of Saturday’s presidential election on its website. GIFT HABIB writes on the controversy as lawyers support INEC’s decision to go ahead with the declaration of results On Saturday, registered voters used their permanent voter cards to elect

THE horrific reports of extrajudicial killings emerging from Awkuzu, Anambra State, re-echo the brutality of corrupt, killer police officers against Nigerians. Aside from making full disclosure of details of investigation outcomes, the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, is duty-bound to make public examples of officers indicted in the ugly incident. Moreover, the long-delayed reforms of

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has said it is investigating a video making the rounds on social media alleging that its operatives arrested suspected manipulators of the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System in Abuja on Tuesday. The PUNCH reports that a video had been trending online, alleging that some suspects were arrested by the police

The All Progressives Congress has said it will contest votes lost through alleged manipulation, especially in Ebonyi South Senatorial District, despite Governor David Umahi’s victory at the poll. The state chairman of the party, Chief Stanley Okoro-Emegha, made the disclosure on Tuesday while addressing newsmen on the outcome of the National Assembly polls in the

French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet resigned on Tuesday following accusations of sexual and psychological harassment, bringing to an end more than a decade in charge. The 81-year-old’s resignation comes 13 days after the publication of a damning report into management practices at the FFF, but despite that, it emerged that he is set

The Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has lost the Abia South senatorial district election. He lost to the candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe. Abaribe polled a total of 49,693 votes to defeat his closest rivals and the candidate of the Labour Party Mr Chinedu Onyeizu, who got 43,903 votes while

The Abia State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress has embarked on indefinite strike following the failure of the state to clear backlog of unpaid salaries and pensions arrears in the state. The strike was made public during a protest by the members of the union in Umuahia, the state capital on Tuesday. The assistant