Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has confirmed that that the violent attacks on Monday in Illela and Goronyo Local Government Areas of Sokoto State has resulted in the death of 45 persons. However, Thursday morning, Governor Tambuwal’s spokesperson, Muhammad Bello, told the BBC Hausa Service that residents told the governor during his visit that […]
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The executive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, says there was no diamond bra recovered from former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Recall that Diezani, who fled the county shortly before former President Goodluck Jonathan handed over to President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, is alleged to have stolen $2.5 billion from […]
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The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a $1.04 billion deal with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to boost oil output. The deal was signed at the ongoing Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) in Durban, South Africa. The transaction comprises a pre-export/shipment finance facility underpinned by a forward sale agreement (FSA) and offtake contracts from the Nigerian National Petroleum […]
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Nigerian singers, Peter and Paul Okoye, have reunited after about five years of feud. The duo, popularly known as P-Square, shared an embrace on Wednesday after years of fighting and bad blood The brothers have been warming lots of hearts following their reconciliation, which came ahead of their 40th birthday. Taking to their Instagram page on […]
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Mars Exploration & Production Company Limited has secured a USD 274 Million senior reserve-based lending facility from Afreximbank. Signed yesterday at the ongoing Intra-African Trade Fair IATF in Durban, South Africa by its Founder and Executive Chairman, Mr. Abdullahi Bashir, Mars E & P is to utilize the proceeds of this financing towards the funding […]
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Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has won the Anambra governorship election, polling a total of 112,229 votes to defeat his two major rivals — Valentine Ozigbo of the PDP who got 53,807 votes, and Andy Uba of the All Progressives […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained why permanent voter cards (PVCs) were still being distributed the evening before the Anambra governorship election. Recall that on October 26, INEC announced that 81,778 new PVCs would be delivered to Anambra on October 28 for distribution ahead of the November 6 election. However, speaking on Friday in an […]
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Popular comedian and social media influencer, Debo Adebayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni, has revealed why he declined to visit Vice President Yemi Osinbajo alongside his colleagues. A team of skit makers, under the aegis of the Nigeria Skits Industry Awards, had on Wednesday paid a visit to the Vice President at the Presidential Villa, […]
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Reports have emerged that a Russian diplomat was found dead outside the country’s embassy in the German capital of Berlin. The man’s body was discovered on the pavement on 19 October by police guarding the Berlin compound, Der Spiegel website reported. He had apparently fallen from an upper floor, but it was unclear how, it […]
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Nigeria’s leading and largest listed diversified conglomerate, Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp) has released its unaudited results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021, indicating sustained growth in 2021 as seen in the first two quarters of year. With strategic investments in the Power, Hospitality, and Energy sectors, the conglomerate recorded a profit after tax of N13.5bn, rising by 671% up from N1.75bn recorded in the previous year. Other […]
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