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Access Holdings is Nigeria's biggest bank by revenue PREMIUM TIMES Annual Banking Report shows

Nigeria, Nov. 4 -- Access Holdings has emerged as the country's biggest lender by revenue in 2024, the 2025 PREMIUM TIMS Annual Banking Report has shown. The annual special print publication, which c... Read More


Michael Jackson named world's 'highest-paid dead celebrity'

Nigeria, Nov. 4 -- Once again, Michael Jackson has been named Forbes' highest-paid dead celebrity, earning an estimated $105 million in 2025. The King of Pop died on 25 June 2009, due to an overdose ... Read More


"Drop ring light, go back to school!"- Deji Adeyanju to Peller

Nigeria, Nov. 4 -- Popular Nigerian lawyer and activist Deji Adeyanju has advised TikTok influencer Habeeb Hamzat, also known as "Peller", to pursue formal education by returning to school. He emphasi... Read More


ANALYSIS: Can Peter Obi cause a swing in 2025 Anambra governorship election?

Nigeria, Nov. 4 -- The 2025 Anambra governorship election is likely to be a test of Peter Obi's political strength. The former governor of the state and 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate ... Read More


"Why I converted to Islam" - Burna Boy

Nigeria, Nov. 4 -- Afrobeats Grammy-winning superstar, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has brought to the fore the events and journey that led to his spiritual evolution. He rev... Read More


NIS officials 'withhold' Senator Natasha's passport at Abuja Airport

Nigeria, Nov. 4 -- Drama ensued on Tuesday at the international wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after officials of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) briefly withheld the ... Read More


Court convicts man of operating unlicensed financial services

Nigeria, Nov. 4 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday convicted Ayoola Olakitan of operating an unlicensed financial service business. The court sentenced him to 12 months' imprisonment but w... Read More


Album Review: The Cavemen revamps highlife in 'Cavy in the City'

Nigeria, Nov. 4 -- What comes to mind when you hear highlife music? Many Gen Zs might think it's an old-school genre reserved for their parents or grandparents. But Nigerian highlife duo Kingsley Okor... Read More


Tinubu nominates new minister, requests confirmation by Senate

Nigeria, Nov. 4 -- President Bola Tinubu has requested the Senate to screen and confirm Kingsley Udeh, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), as a minister. President Tinubu's request was contained in a... Read More


ANALYSIS: Soludo or Ukachukwu: Tinubu's dilemma over Anambra governorship election

Nigeria, Nov. 4 -- Anambra governorship elections since 1999 have always gone down to the wire, with technocrats, politicians and moneybags slugging it out. Saturday's epic showdown for the LightHous... Read More