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For its subsidiaries in the UK and Sub-Saharan Africa, First Bank of Nigeria Ltd has announced a gradual corporate name change.In a statement released on Thursday under the heading "FirstBank announces a name change of its subsidiaries, reiterates its commitment to boosting cross-bo ....
A 14-year-old child committed suicide after being expelled from school for not paying his tuition.Dickson Mwenda, a student at Kiriari Primary School in Kigumo Village and a candidate for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam this year, reportedly returned home fro ....
The first son of Nollywood star Yul Edochie, Kambilichukwu Edochie, reportedly passed away on Thursday morning.Two months after Edochie and his wife Mary Edochie celebrated their son's 16th birthday, the son passed away.Yul had on January 4 celebrated his (son) birthday via h ....
In connection with the passing of Whitney Adeniran, a 12-year-old student at Chrisland School in Opebi, the Lagos State government on Thursday filed charges against the school, its vice principal, principal, and two staff members.Ademoye Adewale, Kuku Fatai, Ms. Belinda Amao, Nwatu ....
According to the World Food Programme, a part of the United Nations, 32% (64.3 million) of Nigerians do not have access to enough food to eat.According to the organisation, 170 million people do not have sufficient food to consume across 19 countries. In a March 28 update of the ‘Hu ....
Azerbaijan and Tajikistan have received certification from the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating malaria in their countries. The designation comes after a long-term, century-long campaign by the two nations to eradicate the illness.“The people and governments of Azerbai ....
According to the Lagos State Police Command, a 27-year-old man from Railway Ijora Badia has been detained for allegedly defiling a nine-month-old infant.SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command's spokesperson, reaffirmed this on Wednesday.According to Hundeyin, a concerned member of the p ....
Tuesday in Katsina, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency paraded two sisters and the spouse of one of them in front of the media for having six kilograms of Indian hemp.The 45-year-old woman, Rabi Musa, was detained for having three kilograms of Indian hemp, according to Mohammed Bashi ....
Four guys have been charged by the Lagos State Police Command with stealing money and phone handsets.The suspects were also charged with assaulting a police officer, which is a crime that puts the public's peace at risk.Abiodun Akinola, Abdullahi Jimoh, Olaleka ....
Tuesday's fire outbreak at Lagos' well-known Balogun Market resulted in the destruction of products and property worth several billion naira.According to information obtained by LEADERSHIP, the Tuesday morning fire incident included a five-story building in the market.The Lagos Stat ....