The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Sa’ad IlI, has said that the best way to get out of the prevailing economic hardship facing many Nigerians is for everyone to return to God in prayers. He said the hardship was a result of people’s deviation from the path of God. It was reported that the Sultan…
Senator Adams Oshiomhole has slammed Governors refusing to pay Federal Government’s N35,000 grant. Recall that President Bola Tinubu’s administration had approved N35,000 provisional wage award for all treasury-paid federal government workers for six months. This was following further consultations with the Federal Government delegation that met with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress,…
A former presidential aide Reno Omokri has asked Nigerians to blame former President Muhammadu Buhari for the current hardship in Nigeria. He accused Buhari of destroying Nigeria’s economy during his eight years in office. Recall that at the end of Buhari’s tenure in May 2023, Nigeria’s debt had almost doubled from 18 per cent…
The board of Access Holdings Plc is set to announce an interim Group Chief Executive Officer to fill the position left vacant by the late CEO, Herbert Wigwe. The company, in a statement on Sunday, confirmed Wigwe’s death alongside his wife and son in an helicopter crash in United States on Friday. According to the…
The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has revealed that the helicopter in which Herbert Wigwe was travelling caught fire after it crashed. A board member, Michael Graham, who disclosed this during a media briefing on the ill-fated helicopter crash on Sunday, confirmed that six persons, including two crew members, died in the…
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has provided an update on the air mishap that resulted in the loss of Herbert Wigwe, Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc. FAA said it will be part of the investigations into the air mishap that claimed Wigwe’s life. Recall that Wigwe, his wife and son…
On Sunday, Femi Fani-Kayode, the former Aviation Minister, said Nigeria has lost some of its biggest and best personalities in the last three days. Fani-Kayode said the last three days have been a nightmare for Nigeria with the death of Cairo Ojuogboh, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC; Brigadier-General Jones Oladeinde Arogbofa…
Okocha who hails from Anioma in Delta State is building a total of 100 bungalows in a community in Enugu where he was born. Okocha who began his playing career with the Enugu Rangers comes from a family of exceptional footballers. His senior brother, Emmanuel played for the Super Eagles in his time while his…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigerian Armed Forces to shun any acts that are inimical to the wellbeing of the country and which “can destroy the gains of democracy which we have enjoyed in the last 20 years.” He also warned against practices that undermine national interest, assuring servicemen and women of his…
A popular Akure-based socialite and the owner of Emirate Petrol Station, Sesan Adelabu, has committed suicide after allegedly macheting his wife to death in Ondo State. Mr Adelabu, popularly known as ‘Emirate,’ was alleged to have killed his wife late Friday in the Alagbaka area of Akure, the state capital. Reports say that shortly…