Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as the biggest economy in Africa as the latter enters its second recession in two years. South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product shrank by 1.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2019, following a revised 0.8 per cent contraction in the third quarter, data from …

A retired police officer, Felix Bolu, four others has been arrested by the Delta State Police Command over land grabbing and attempted murder of one Nkemdili Asalimnwa, in Nsukwa community. Felix Bolu, a retired Superintendent of Police is the Chairman of the Nsukwa Community Vigilante Group. It was learnt that …

The Kwara State House of Assembly on Tuesday amended the Kwara State University Law and changed the name of the institution from Abubakar Olusola Saraki University to Kwara State University. The Kwara State University (Amendment) Bill 2020 was one of the four amendment bills passed by the Assembly on Tuesday …

A 48-year-old father of six, Mr Felix Edore, has reportedly committed suicide in the Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. It was learnt that the man took his life after finding out that his wife of over 16 years was allegedly cheating on him. The victim was a cab …

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Local Contents, Senator Teslim Folarin, and his colleague in the House of Representatives, Legor Idagbo, lamented Peterside’s decision to shun the invitation despite several reminders, threatens to impose sanctions if he fail to appear before the committee again. The leader of NIMASA team was not …

The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Akwa Ibom Zonal Office, has arraigned five bankers who specialise in forging signatures of deceased bank customers and stealing from their accounts, before Justice Archibong Archibong of the Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo. In a statement on …

Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Maurice Iwu, says he has been contacted by the government of the United States of America over a possible cure for coronavirus developed by his research team. Professor Iwu further claims that his team of researchers has identified a possible …

Saudi Arabia has confirmed its first case of coronavirus after one of its citizens who had returned from COVID-19 hotspot Iran tested positive. The health ministry said the man, tested after entering the country through Bahrain, had been “isolated in a hospital”. Saudi Arabia is the last Arab state in …

Cheque books with Diamond bank logo has been declared invalid beginning from the 1st of March 2020 According to Access Bank, the decision to discontinue accepting cheque books bearing the logo of its merger partner is to increase efficiency in service delivery. They further advised customers who want to get …

In bid to contain the coronavirus, the Ogun Government has launched a mobile application to enhance information dissemination among health workers in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, disclosed this at a meeting with the Emergency Operation Committee (EOC) on Monday in Abeokuta. According to her, the …