A British-Nigerian, Oludayo Adeagbo, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar business email compromise (BEC) scheme in the United States (US). According to the US department of justice, Adeagbo, who also goes by John Edwards and John Dayo, conspired with others to steal over $3 million from different entities in Texas, […]
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Lagos State Governor and the Chairman of the South-West Governors Forum, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the passing of Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, describing his death as a colossal loss to Nigeria. The Governor also commiserated with the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Bola Tinubu, Security Chiefs, the […]
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The federal government of Nigeria has approved in increase in the cost of obtaining the country’s passport. The spokesperson of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), KT Udo announced the new passport fees in a statement released on Wednesday. Udo said the increase of the passport fee by the federal government is “part of its efforts […]
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Veteran Nigerian singer and actress, Onyeka Onwenu has died at the age of 72, according to sources. She was said to have died on Tuesday night at the Reddington Hospital in Lagos after slumping at the birthday party of Mrs Stella Okoli. TheNiche reported that an eyewitness who was at the party confirmed the news. […]
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Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (“GTCO” or “the Group”) has announced dates for the 2024 GTCO Autism Program and follow-up consultations. This year’s program is themed “A Spectrum of Possibilities” to promote inclusivity, self-advocacy, and empowerment for persons on the Autism Spectrum. The theme A Spectrum of Possibilities aligns with GTCO’s commitment to diversity, equity, […]
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Africa’s Global bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, joined the rest of the world on Friday, May 24, 2024, to mark this year’s edition of the Africa Day. The celebration which went on concurrently across all of its subsidiaries in Africa as well as in the United Kingdom, France, United States of America and […]
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Junior Odonwodo, the Nollywood actor, popularly known as Junior Pope has been confirmed to be alive — a few hours after he was reported dead. The movie star was earlier said to have fallen into the River Niger in Asaba, Delta state on his way to a movie location. It was gathered he was in […]
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Feisty Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has lambasted blogger Tunde Ednut for seemingly mocking her following social media critic, VeryDarkMan’s release from police custody. Recall that VeryDarkMan was dragged to the police by Dikeh over his claim that the actress and her colleague, Iyabo Ojo’s interests in late singer Mohbad’s case weren’t genuine. Tunde Ednut shared […]
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Pope Francis has described surrogacy as deplorable, calling for a ban on it. What is surrogacy? Surrogacy is a process in which a woman carries and delivers a child for a couple or individual through in vitro fertilization (IVF). Pope Francis’ statement on surrogacy Speaking on Monday in a 45-minute address to Vatican-accredited diplomats, the […]
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With the permission of Imoyo Family, The Association of Corporate & Marketing Communications Professionals in Banks in Nigeria (ACAMB) is deeply saddened to announce the burial details for its distinguished Publicity Secretary, Mr. Abdul Kolawole Imoyo, who passed away in the early hours of Sunday, December 17, 2023, at First Cardiology, Ikoyi, Lagos, after a […]
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