Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO Plc) has announced that the 9th edition of the GTCO Food and Drink Festival, will take place from Friday, 1 May, to Sunday, 3 May, 2026, at GTCentre, Plot 1 Water Corporation Drive, Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos. This year’s theme, “Everything Food and Drink,” captures the expansive nature of the Festival experience. It reflects not only the variety of cuisines on display but also the depth of stories behind them. Over the years, the GTCO Food and Drink Festival has grown far beyond a seasonal celebration to become a culturally significant platform where food…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
Former Ivory Coast international footballer Aboulaye Traore has been sentenced to three years in jail for rape, an Ivorian women’s rights group reported. Nicknamed Ben Badi, the striker won the 1992 African Cup of Nations with the Elephants and remains a very popular figure in the West African country. In a statement, the Ivorian League for Women’s Rights said that the Bouake court handed down the three-year sentence on Wednesday, hailing a “significant advance in the fight against impunity for sexual and sexist violence”. Besides the jail term, the court ordered “the payment of 15 million CFA francs to the…
Ex- internationals, Daniel Amokachi and Victor Ikpeba have been confirmed as former Super Eagles players that will participate in the forthcoming NNL Super 4 draws. The draws will hold on Friday, April, 24,2026 at the Marriott Hotel Ikeja, GRA, Lagos, The Super 4 tournament, which will determine the overall champions of the NNL season, is scheduled to hold from May 1 to May 8 at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne, Ogun State. According to a statement by the NNL, the two ex- internationals will be on ground to participate fully in the draws which will attract the crème de…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Jamil Mohammed Abubakar, son-in-law of Aliko Dangote, has been appointed Managing Director for Infrastructure and Logistics at the Dangote Group, as the conglomerate intensifies its drive to expand trade and logistics capacity across Africa. The appointment, which took effect on Tuesday, 20 April, 2026 comes as the group accelerates its Vision 2030 strategy focused on building ports, strengthening supply chains, and boosting exports from Nigeria to regional markets. In his new role, Abubakar, an aviation executive with over 14 years of experience, will oversee trade-enabling infrastructure, assess port opportunities, and streamline logistics for the group’s manufacturing,…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Central Coordinator of the JAGABAN-JANDOR 2027 Movement, Lady Funke Ijayekunle, has announced that stakeholders of the group will fund the procurement of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship nomination forms for Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor. Ijayekunle made the announcement on Wednesday, 22 April, 2026, at Liberty Place, Adeniyi Jones Street, Ikeja, Lagos, during a stakeholders’ engagement, She explainied that the decision followed consultations across the movement’s structures after the APC released its primary election timetable and the cost of nomination forms. According to her, the resolution to fund the forms collectively…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Karex Berhad, the world’s largest condom producer, has announced plans to increase prices by between 20 and 30 per cent, citing supply chain disruptions triggered by the ongoing Iran war. The company disclosed that the price adjustment followed rising production and logistics costs since the conflict began in late February, affecting key raw materials such as synthetic rubber, nitrile, aluminium foils, and silicone oil used in condom manufacturing. The development has also been compounded by shipping delays and higher freight costs, which have disrupted global distribution and reduced stock levels among customers. Speaking to Reuters, the…
First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has said that the world must get the right perspective of the various challenges in the nation to be able to proffer appropriate solutions. She stated this during a meeting with the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rt Revd Justin Welby in her office. She pointed out that as serious efforts aimed at promoting peace and harmony among different interest groups in Nigeria continue, the global community must assist such efforts, first by refraining from inaccurate framing of security challenges in the country. The First Lady appreciated the Former Arch Bishop for pointing out…
Former Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, duly tendered his resignation from office, citing health reasons, before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced his replacement on Tuesday, 21 April, 2026. Also, the former Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, similarly resigned and thanked the President for the opportunity given him to serve in the Federal Executive Council. Edun, who clocked 70 on Monday, 20 April, 2026, and has battled recent ill health, fittingly submitted his resignation letter on his birthday, thanking the President for the opportunity to serve Nigeria. “It has been a…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has briefed President Bola Tinubu on the completion of key legacy projects across the Niger Delta, signalling readiness for their unveiling. The briefing followed a meeting at the State House in Abuja, where Ogbuku updated the President on the progress, scope and impact of the Commission’s interventions, while also extending a formal invitation to Tinubu to inaugurate the completed projects. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday, 22 April, 2026 in Port Harcourt by the NDDC Director of Corporate Affairs,…