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Nigerian Breweries Plc, a key player in the HEINEKEN Group and the foremost brewer in Nigeria, has unveiled a comprehensive restructuring strategy to navigate the current economic headwinds. This strategy involves a temporary halt in production at two of its nine local breweries. The initiative, part of a broader business …

Social media celebrity, Bobrisky, has been sentenced to six months in jail for mishandling naira notes. The crossdresser received the sentence on Friday morning. More to follow…

BY ILIYASU GADU A couple of weeks ago I got a call from one of my readers in Lagos. He wanted me to confirm rumours of a coup and reports of men from the Army’s Brigade of Guards manning strategic places in the federal capital territory. I told him that, …

By Onomiguren Agbamu Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon Sheriff Oborevwori has bagged global recognition award in the fight against climate change recently held in Dubai. The Commissioner for Oil and Gas, Chief Vincent Oyibode revealed this during an interactive section with some oil companies in the state in Asaba, in …

The National Executive Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on Wednesday night suspended the ongoing strike. The unions said the suspension followed the intervention of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. Our correspondent gathered that the meeting which commenced at a few minutes past 7 …

A medical doctor, Vware Diaso, lost her life in a tragic incident at the staff quarters of the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos. The unfortunate event took place on Wednesday evening when she, residing on the 9th floor, went to meet a dispatch rider who had delivered her online food order. …

Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka Stands with Davido, Rejects Apology Demands Over Controversial Music Video Renowned Nigerian Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has expressed his support for Afrobeat sensation, Davido, amid calls for an apology regarding a contentious music video shared on the artist’s social media platforms. The recent release of …

Bhadresh Gohil, a 58-year-old lawyer of Indian origin, was ordered by a UK court on Monday to pay more than £28 million in costs related to criminal activities. Gohil had previously been convicted of fraud and money laundering in a case involving corruption allegations against James Ibori, a former governor …

Tragedy Strikes in Ogun State as Eight People Lose their Lives, and 11 others are hospitalized After Consuming Suspected Lethal Alcoholic Beverages In a statement released on Sunday, the Ogun State Government revealed a distressing incident where eight individuals tragically lost their lives, while eleven others remain in critical condition, …

The Ondo State Magistrates’ Court, located in the state capital of Akure, has handed down a two-year prison sentence to Friday Okeneji, a man found guilty of stealing chemical substances worth N130,000. The convicted individual, identified as a pastor of a renowned church in Iwaro Oka Akoko, situated within the …