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US-based British rapper 21 Savage is the only rapper to appear on Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2024 list. Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Burna Boy wrote Savage’s tribute on Time’s website. Burna noted that the British star’s approach to rap is “authentic” and “refreshingly genuine.” He wrote, “Like 21 [Savage], I know what it’s […]

Nigeria National League side Ekiti United have sacked their entire coaching crew. The coaches were sacked following their 5-0 away loss to Smart City FC at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos, on Monday. Ekiti United occupy 10th position on the NNL table with 17 points. Former Akwa United coach Ayodeji Ayeni has been appointed […]

A 63rd-minute Joshua Kimmich header gave Bayern Munich a 1-0 win over Arsenal and a place in the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday. Bayern will face either Manchester City or Real Madrid for a place in the final.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it will on Thursday, April 18, 2024 arraign a former governor of Kogi, Yahaya Adoza  Bello before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. The embattled former Kogi governor will be arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite alongside three other suspects, Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria has clarified reasons for the significant decline in the nation’s foreign exchange reserves, asserting that it wasn’t primarily aimed at defending the naira, as commonly believed, but rather to partially repay debts owed to creditors. The bank further expressed its desire to minimise its involvement in the market, aiming to […]

In a bid to address the recurrent collapse of Nigeria’s power grid, the Federal Government has deployed a new technology to detect and respond to sudden drops or dips in power generation across the country. It announced this through the Transmission Company of Nigeria on Wednesday, stating that the new Generation Dip/Loss Detection System would […]

Days after the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, was ordered to refund all customers who were wrongly billed amid the recent tariff hike, DAILY POST reports that the Disco has remained adamant. It could be recalled that the Disco had applied the electricity tariff hike meant for Band A on all customers regardless of their bands. But […]

The Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited (PHRC) is yet to commence operation despite assurances by authorities that it will come on stream about two weeks ago. Citizens have been made to believe that the coming on board of the Port Harcourt refinery, which had been moribund for decades, and subsequently others in Warri and Kaduna, […]

IN a bid to reduce congestion and encourage timely movement of export cargoes into ports in Lagos, the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has opened a 72 hours access window to all export trucks within which to access various terminals. The NPA also said that failure to access the ports within the time frame, […]

Mrs Mariam Israel, mother of the 15 month old baby who was burnt to death by hoodlums that invaded Egan Oriomi, a riverine community in Otto Awori Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Ojo, Lagos, on Saturday, yesterday said she was prevented from saving the child. Vanguard gathered that five persons out of the 12 suspects arrested […]