Forte Oil Plc has disclosed plans by Nigerian billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola to sell his 75 per cent direct and indirect shareholdings in Forte Oil. Forte Oil Plc in a statement signed by its General Counsel, Akinleye Olagbende stated that it has notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC and the […]
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Samuel Hunsu, a 85-year-old herbalist has been arrested by the Zone Two command of the Nigeria Police Force for been in possession of fresh human heart. Hunsu was said to have been arrested in Abeokuta, Ogun State, with the Police alleging that the suspect specialized in using human parts for money making rituals. The suspect […]
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No fewer than 25 people are believed to have died or are missing, including a pregnant woman, when a group of migrant boats got stranded at sea and was rescued off the Spanish coast on Thursday. Briefing reporters in Geneva on Friday, Spokesperson for the UN High Commission Refugees (UNHCR), Elizabeth Throssell, said that colleagues […]
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The minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, says the executive has met its promises and obligations to Nigerians. Lai Mohammed said this while reacting to a comment Senate President Bukola Saraki made on the 2019 budget. On Wednesday, President Muhammadu Buhari presented a N8.83 billion budget to a joint session of the national assembly. […]
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Suspected Boko Haram terrorists attacked Gajiram, the headquarters of Nganzai Local Government of Borno State, on Friday. Some witnesses who fled the area told Channels Television that the assailants came in four vehicles but they were intercepted by federal troops, who engaged them in a gun battle. Gajiram is located in the northern axis of […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is to commence sale of forms on 10th January, 2019 for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The sales of form, according to the examination body, will take place within six weeks while the examination will hold in March after the general elections. Speaking at a stakeholders’ […]
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Jay Z has been named the richest musician in America in 2018, as revealed in Forbes’ 2018 list of America’s wealthiest celebrities, released earlier this week. While George Lucas was named the richest celebrity, with a net worth of $5.4 billion, his fellow filmmaker Steven Spielberg makes it to second place with $3.7 billion. Oprah Winfrey […]
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Exercising three times a week and eating healthy foods can take 10 years off your brain age, a new study has revealed. The study, which could reverse the mental decline of ageing was conducted by researchers at Duke University Medical Centre in the US. The researchers recruited 160 sedentary people with an average age of 65 […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has predicted dust haze to thick dust haze weather conditions with reduced visibility over most parts of the country on Saturday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook on Friday, in Abuja predicted dust haze condition with visibility range of two to five kilometres over the central states during the forecast period. It also […]
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At least eight persons were killed in protests across Sudan on Thursday as thousands took to the streets against soaring prices, with some calling for the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir, officials and witnesses said. Six died in the eastern city of al-Qadarif and two more in northern Nile River state, officials from those areas […]
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