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Asagba Welcomes Investors To Asaba As Newton Jibunoh International Convention Centre Opens

THE Asagba of Asaba, Prof. Epiphany Azinge (SAN), has described the Newton Jibunoh International Convention Centre (NJICC) as a major boost for Delta State’s...

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MORE Nigerians have been repatriated from South Africa, following the spate of xenophobic attacks, while the evacuations continues.     Another batch of evacuees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Friday, July 3.     The...

Oyo Dismisses VDM’s Claim, Insists No Ransom Paid For Abducted Schoolchildren

THE Oyo State Government has debunked claims that it paid ransom to secure the release of the 39 schoolchildren and seven teachers abducted by gunmen in Oriire Local Council on May 15.     Recall that Martins Otse,...

Ex-Benue SSG Dies From Bandits’ Gun Injuries

A FORMER secretary to the Benue State Government (SSG), David Salifu, has died from gunshot injuries he sustained in an attack by suspected bandits along the Wukari-Zaki Biam road on the borders of Benue and Taraba...

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THE Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, has insisted that the telecommunications giant is deeply rooted in Nigeria, describing it as “a Nigerian company through and through.”     Toriola stressed that MTN belongs not only...

Xenophobia: Nigeria Continues Repatriation Of Citizens From South Africa Continues

MORE Nigerians have been repatriated from South Africa, following the spate of xenophobic attacks, while the evacuations continues.     Another batch of evacuees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Friday, July 3.     The...

Oyo Dismisses VDM’s Claim, Insists No Ransom Paid For Abducted Schoolchildren

THE Oyo State Government has debunked claims that it paid ransom to secure the release of the 39 schoolchildren and seven teachers abducted by gunmen in Oriire Local Council on May 15.     Recall that Martins Otse,...
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MTN Is Nigerian Through And Through, Says CEO,

THE Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, has insisted that the telecommunications giant is deeply rooted in Nigeria, describing it as “a Nigerian company through and through.”     Toriola stressed that MTN belongs not only...

CBN Revokes 46 Microfinance Banks’ Licences Over Breaches

THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the operating licences of 46 microfinance banks across the country over their failure to meet key regulatory requirements for continued operations.     In a statement on Wednesday, July 1,...

Musk Emerges World’s First Trillionaire As SpaceX Soars In Stock Market Debut

ELON Musk, on Friday, June 12, became the world's first trillionaire after shares in his SpaceX Rocket Company soared during the biggest-ever stock market debut.     The Tesla and SpaceX Founder comfortably cemented his status as the...
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Oyo Dismisses VDM’s Claim, Insists No Ransom Paid For Abducted Schoolchildren

THE Oyo State Government has debunked claims that it paid ransom to secure the release of the 39 schoolchildren and seven teachers abducted by gunmen in Oriire Local Council on May 15.     Recall that Martins Otse,...

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INEC Extends Voter Registration By Two Weeks, Launches Online Self-Service Portal

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise by two weeks and would now end on...

Xenophobia: Nigeria Continues Repatriation Of Citizens From South Africa Continues

MORE Nigerians have been repatriated from South Africa, following the spate of xenophobic attacks, while the evacuations continues.     Another batch of evacuees arrived at...

Oyo Dismisses VDM’s Claim, Insists No Ransom Paid For Abducted Schoolchildren

THE Oyo State Government has debunked claims that it paid ransom to secure the release of the 39 schoolchildren and seven teachers abducted by...

Ex-Benue SSG Dies From Bandits’ Gun Injuries

A FORMER secretary to the Benue State Government (SSG), David Salifu, has died from gunshot injuries he sustained in an attack by suspected bandits...

Appeal Court Rules Against Hijab Use At UI International School

*Muslim Parents Forum Heads To Supreme Court THE Court of Appeal, Ibadan Division, has overturned an Oyo State High Court judgment permitting female Muslim students...

Defection Rumour: I Have No Plans To Leave APC, Says Ganduje

A FORMER national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has dismissed reports that he has defected or planning to defect...

Supreme Court Upturns Judgment Against GHL, Orders Return Of Seized Vessel, Crude Oil‎

THE Supreme Court has set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal that ordered the seizure of an oil vessel and its cargo...

People In Power After Me Since I Was 18, Sowore Alleges

PRESIDENTIAL candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that his repeated arrests and imprisonment are not just a result of...

Alleged $6.23m CBN Loot: Investigator Wants Buhari, Mustapha, Others Tried

A SPECIAL investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu, Jim Obazee, has recommended the posthumous prosecution of late President Muhammadu Buhari and the trial of...

Yahoo Boys Once Stole N7.2m From Judge’s Account, Says EFCC Boss

THE Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has disclosed how suspected Internet fraudsters, commonly known as Yahoo boys, stole...

Troops Intercept Armoured Vehicle In Niger, Arrest Driver Over Suspected Irregular Documentation 

*Clear Zamfara Highway Of Explosive Threats, Recover Damaged Police Vehicle *Repel Terrorists’ Attack On Forward Operating Base In Zamfara  TROOPS of Operation Savannah Shield have intercepted...

200 US Troops Still In Nigeria For Joint Intelligence, Training, DHQ Clarifies

THE Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Friday, July 3, clarified that United States (US) troops reported withdrawn from the Lake Chad Basin are different from...