TWENTY-nine lawmakers of the Lagos State House of Assembly have arrived at the Lagos State High Court for the hearing filed by ousted Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa. Trojaninsights reports that Obasa went to court on Feb. 14 to challenge his removal…
US President Donald Trump has said that the US is planning to double the earlier outlined 10 per cent import tariffs on Chinese goods beginning on Tuesday The US administration, in its economic showdown with China, has said the tariffs…
THE African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the launch of its new documentary series titled “Impact Stories.” A statement issued on Friday in Abuja by Vincent Musumba, Afreximbank’s Communications and Events Manager, stated that the documentary aimed to showcase…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has sent condolences to the family and the broadcast media industry on the death of Chief (Mrs) Anike Agbaje-Williams. Agbaje-Williams, the first African to be on television, died on Feb. 26 in Ibadan at the age…
Anike Agbaje-Williams, the first face to appear on African television, is dead. Agbaje-Williams, who died at 88, appeared on the Western Nigerian Television (WNTV) station on the test transmission night and on the official opening night on October…
SENATOR Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has accused Senate President, Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment, alleging that her refusal to accept his advances has led to political retaliation against her. This has opened a “roforofo” [dirty, piggish] fight in…
THE Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo/Osun Area Command, says it intercepted contraband goods with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N165.3 million in February. The Area Controller, Joseph Adelaja, disclosed this in Ibadan on Friday while briefing newsmen on the command’s…
AS Dr. Thomas Attah receives torrents of congratulatory messages on his conferment with a chieftaincy title by the Onojie of Ekpoma kingdom, His Royal Highness, Anthony Abumere II, Mr. Goddy Francis Okoyo FCA, a Canadian based Chartered Accountant, Management…
WHENEVER an air strike targeted the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh, Hussein Jaber’s response was always the same. Wearing just a thin flak jacket over his T-shirt and trousers, the 30-year-old rescue worker would jump into the back of a war-battered ambulance…
THE World Bank is set to approve a $2.2 billion loan for Nigeria in 2025, spread across six development projects. According to the Washington-based financial institution, the funding will support key initiatives in education, health, digital infrastructure, and economic resilience.…
