ABUJA — Businessman and socialite, Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, has pledged the sum of N2m each to 20 of his secondary school classmates, who are struggling financially. The billionaire made the donation on Friday as he hosted the Dennis Memorial Grammar School Onitsha class of ’92 for a reunion in Abuja. He reportedly took care of the feeding, accommodation, and flight tickets to and fro the event for the mates. After dining...

ABUJA — The Ijegun-Egba Tankfarm Owners and Operators’ Association has committed to the supply of 40 trucks of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise called petrol, to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) daily. News Agency of Nigeria reports that the association announced that its members collectively had 106 million litres of PMS in stock, which it had agreed to load and truck accordingly, beginning from Monday, March 21 all through the week and beyond. The owners/chief...

SOKOTO — 800 people in three local governments of Sokoto state have been empowered by the Nigerian Red Cross through its cash transfer progamme to address hunger and malnutrition. The leader of the team, Mr. Gabriel Nashon while disbursing the cash, explained that under the first phase of distribution, Seven hundred beneficiaries captured for multipurpose cash grants would get N35,000 for three months and one hundred pregnant and lactating mothers considered for supplementary feeding cash...

Former Bayelsa state senator, Ben Murray-Bruce has slammed wealthy politicians and billionaires in the country for refusing to help Nigerians stranded in Ukraine. As the crisis between Ukraine and Russia intensifies, several Nigerians are currently stranded in the East European nation following its invasion by the Russian military last week. Nigerians trapped in Ukraine have written to President Muhammadu Buhari and well-meaning Nigerians to assist them, calling for evacuation. However, the Federal Government through Abike...