SHOPRITE’S CRISIS WORSENS AS STORES SHUT IN IBADAN, ILORIN; LAGOS, ABUJA SHELVES RUN DRY
By: Sefiu Ajape The once-dominant South African supermarket chain, Shoprite, is rapidly fading from Nigeria’s retail market. Four years after its former South African owners...
FG LAUNCHES PENSION-SUPPORT LOAN SCHEME TO EMPOWER RETIREES
By: Sefiu Ajape In a bid to strengthen Nigeria’s consumer credit system, the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP), on Thursday launched...
OYO POLICE ARREST CLERIC WITH HUMAN FLESH, LAUNCH FORENSIC PROBE
By: Sefiu Ajape The Oyo State Police Command has arrested an Islamic cleric, identified as Alfa Bashiru, after he was found in possession of suspected...
FG ENDS PASSPORT PRODUCTION AT MULTIPLE CENTRES, LAUNCHES FIRST-EVER CENTRALISED SYSTEM IN 62 YEARS
By: Sefiu Ajape The Nigeria Immigration Service has officially stopped passport production at multiple centres, moving to a single centralised system for the first time...
FIRST LADY OLUREMI TINUBU CONDOLES WITH SANWO-OLU, VICTIMS’ FAMILIES OVER AFRILAND TOWERS FIRE
By Aishat Momoh. O. First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu has expressed condolences to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, corporate organisations, and families affected by Tuesday’s...
NASTY C SAYS HE QUIT ALCOHOL TO AVOID LOOKING OLDER THAN HIS AGE
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA Renowned South African artist, Nasty C, has disclosed his battle with alcohol dependency and the reasons for his decision to cease consumption....
UKRAINE RECEIVES 1,000 FALLEN SOLDIERS’ BODIES FROM RUSSIA IN LARGEST REPARTRIATION
Agency Report Ukraine on Thursday received 1,000 bodies from Russia that Moscow said were of fallen Ukrainian soldiers, Kyiv’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of...
NATASHA PRAISES HUSBAND 2FACE, SAYS HE LOOKS YOUNGER DESPITE 20-YEAR AGE GAP
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA Edo State legislator, Natasha Osawaru, has commended her spouse, vocalist 2Face, remarking that his physique transcends the effects of aging. The legislator...
TIWA SAVAGE REVEALS SHE WAS IN A DISRESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH A NIGERIAN CELEBRITY
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA Renowned Afrobeat artist, Tiwa Savage, has characterized her previous association with a Nigerian public figure as disrespectful. In a recent discussion on...
BANK OF ENGLAND HOLDS INTEREST RATE AT 4% AMID STUBBORN INFLATION AND WEAK GROWTH
Agency Report The Bank of England (BoE) on Thursday kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4 percent, citing persistent inflation pressures despite the UK’s...