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A 42-year-old trader, Sani Garba, was on Wednesday arraigned in Kaduna over alleged N4.5 million fraud. Garba, who resides at Malali area of Kaduna, is facing a count charge of fraud, before a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor, Insp Chidi Leo, told the court that the defendant…
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Sen. Ita Enang says President Bola Tinubu’s directive to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to sell crude oil to Dangote Refinery in naira complies with the law. Enang, a former senator and a lawyer, stated this in an interview on the NTA programme Tuesday night and monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria…
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The Plateau State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Eugene Manji, and his Trade Union Congress (TUC) counterpart, Comrade Kenneth Chiama, have said that they will not participate in the nationwide protest starting from today because there was no such directive from their headquarters. Manji, in a chat with journalists in Jos, said…
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Onyeka Onwenu, the "Elegant Stallion" of Nigerian music and cinema, sadly passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. The singer slumped and died shortly after performing at a birthday party in Lagos. As we reflect on Onyeka Onwenu's remarkable career, we are reminded of the undeniable impact she left on the Nigerian entertainment industry. Her…
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An unemployed man, Cletus Gandu, 40, confessed on Wednesday that he stole two tubers of yam because he was hungry. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense (NSCDC) charged Gandu with criminal trespass and theft. Gandu told the Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State: "Hunger pushed me to steal yam on two occasions. ”I beg for…
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The Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, an apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, says it is skipping all activities in honor of the late President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. It would be recalled that the Igbo leader, Iwuanyanwu, died on Thursday, July 25, after a brief illness in Abuja. The National Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Okey…
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France captain Kylian Mbappe has taken over as majority shareholder of Ligue 2 club Caen, Mbappe's company, Interconnected Ventures, announced in a statement on Wednesday. The new Real Madrid player, who came close to signing for Caen when he was younger, has acquired 80 percent of the shares through Coalition Capital, the investment entity of…
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Over 70 illegal refining sites and about 80 overhead tanks have been destroyed by air strikes undertaken by Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft under Operation Delta Safe in the past three months. This was revealed by the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, while hosting the National Coordinator of Messrs New Guard…
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The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has said it has disbursed over N1.72 billion in institutional fees for 20,000 students. This is even as it has approved 260,000 loans consisting of institutional fees and upkeep loans. Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr, stated this at a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja. He…
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A 47-year-old man has been stabbed to death on the property of the Oyotunji African Village in Beaufort County, a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina, on Monday. The victim, identified as Adegbolu Abiogemo Adefunmi, was a prominent figure in the community, known as the King of Yoruba in North America. A 53-year-old…