Big Brother Naija All Stars housemate, Seyi Awolowo has claimed that brands refused to sign a member of last week’s jury, Dorathy Bachor, because she engaged in a s*xual act in the lockdown season of the show. Seyi made this known during a conversation with Adekunle, Frodd and Venita on Sunday night. According to him, […]
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state, says Philip Shaibu, his deputy, manipulated the election of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) in the state to further his governorship ambition. Speaking during the celebration of the International Youth Day in Benin city, Obaseki said Shaibu influenced the election to install the executive council (EXCO). The […]
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The attention of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has been drawn to a fake recruitment advert currently circulating on various social media platforms inviting applications from unsuspecting members of the public with the intent to defraud them. The NAF therefore wishes to state that it is not currently conducting any recruitment exercise. It would be […]
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Bismarck Rewane, chief executive officer of Financial Derivatives, says Nigeria’s economy is expected to experience growth in the first quarter of 2024. Rewane, who was a guest on Arise News on Saturday, said Nigerians will have to endure “more pain” before next year. “The bad news is that there is pain and they will be […]
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The Lagos state government has said the bodies of 103 victims of #EndSARS protest in 2020 prepared for mass burial were not from the Lekki tollgate. In a statement released the state government on Sunday, it said no dead body was retrieved from the Lekki toll gate as a result of the protest. The statement […]
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The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has warned against the continued detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, stressing that such an action would sink Nigeria. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, issued the stern warning in response to a call by the Coalition of Northern Group, CNG, urging President Bola Tinubu not to release Kanu. Mr. […]
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NOVA Merchant Bank has received approval from its shareholders to transition into commercial banking. The shareholders gave their unanimous approval during the company’s 6th Annual General Meeting in Lagos on Wednesday, where they agreed that the bank remains well-positioned to sustain and build upon its growth legacy. At the meeting, the company’s Board of Directors took […]
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The appreciation of the US dollar is having an adverse effect on emerging market economies. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), explained the impact in a blog post. Emerging markets include Nigeria, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, among others. In a blog post published on Wednesday, the Bretton Woods institution said the dollar’s […]
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The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has handed Nigeria’s world record holder, Tobi Amusan a provisional suspension for allegedly missing drug tests. AIU announced the sanction in a statement on its Twitter account on Wednesday. The AIU confirms that it has today charged and provisionally suspended Tobi Amusan (NGR) for 3 Whereabouts Failures. The Charge will […]
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The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, was raised from N537/litre to N617/litre at some filling stations operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited in Abuja on Tuesday. Independent oil marketers confirmed the increase in the cost of the commodity, as they stated that any shift in price by […]
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