Nestlé has dismissed its Chief Executive Officer, Mr Laurent Freixe, with immediate effect after an internal investigation uncovered an undisclosed romantic relationship with a direct subordinate. The multinational behind KitKat, Maggi, Nespresso and Purina confirmed in a statement on Monday that the decision followed a board-supervised probe into Freixe’s conduct.“The
The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral retired Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has sworn in the 23 newly elected local government chairmen, asking them to reject self-interest and embrace a new era of transparent, accountable, and reform-driven leadership for the people. The swearing-in ceremony, held at the Government House in Port
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has won 20 Local Government Areas in Saturday’s council elections in Rivers State. Also, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) claimed only three LGAs in Rivers State. APC also won the councillorship election in 20 LGAs, while the PDP claimed only three councils. The Chairman
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr Nyesom Wike, has expressed optimism that the state of emergency in Rivers State will will be lifted before September 18. Recall that President Bola Tinubu had declared a state of emergency in the state on March 18 following the protracted political
The sister of Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner, Phyna, Ruth Otabor is dead. PUNCH reports that the family announced her death on Sunday through a statement by Eko Solicitors & Advocates, saying Ruth passed on to glory on Sunday, at about 6:30 a.m. “With a heavy heart, the family
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says it has observed with keen interest the growing speculations surrounding the possible return of former President Goodluck Jonathan to the 2027 presidential race. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Jonathan, who lost his reelection bid in 2025
The Most Rev. Francis Emmanuel Ogbonnia Okobo, who was the Bishop Emeritus of Nsukka Catholic Diocese, has sadly passed away at the age of 89. This sad news was shared by the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria on Friday, which stated that he died at the Niger Foundation Hospital in Enugu.
A student from Kogi State Polytechnic, Dorcas Omotosho, has sadly lost her life while attempting to terminate a six-month pregnancy. The tragic incident occured on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at a private place called Al-Hassan Clinic and Maternity. This clinic is located in the Sarkin Noma area of Lokoja Local
The police in Osun State are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman named Bidemi Omole. She passed away at her boyfriend Yinka’s house in a town called Esa-Oke. Reports say that she was heading to a vigil on Friday when she decided to stop by her boyfriend’s