Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina
7 Feb
President Bola Tinubu and billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, have heaped praises on the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, on his 65th birthday, describing him as Nigeria’s best export to the world and one of Africa’s finest leaders.
6 Feb
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, on his 65th birthday.
12 Aug 2024
The escalating food prices are worsening the country’s foreign exchange (FX) crisis as the country spent about $1.183 billion on the importation of food between the last quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of this year. This is contained in the sectoral utilisation of FX contained in the quarterly statistical bulletin of the Central…
25 Mar 2024
He remains the exception rather than the rule. The redolent rule of course, is about the successive crop of self-serving, unpatriotic and conscienceless political leaders, whose stock-in-trade is that of vaulting ambition to have a firm grip on the pedestal of political power, with the aim to satiate their epicurean tastes at the expense of…
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A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a 23-year-old trader, Joseph Peter to nine months imprisonment for stealing foodstuff and agas cooker from his neighbour’s house. Magistrate Shawomi Bokkos sentenced Peter after he pleaded guilty to breaking and entry and theft. Bokkos in her judgment, however,gave the convict an option to pay N20,000 as fine.…
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A fatal accident at Otedola Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday has been attributed to brake failure, leading to multiple collisions involving 15 vehicles. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in a statement issued by its spokesperson Olusegun Ogungbemide on Wednesday, confirmed that the accident claimed two lives and left five others injured. According…
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Former Cameroon star Samuel Eto'o was elected to the CAF executive committee by acclamation in Cairo on Wednesday as he was the lone candidate from the central Africa region. The 44-year-old became eligible only last week after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned a CAF ban on the ex-Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea…
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, was denied access to the official quarters of the state House of Assembly along Aba Road, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday. The facility has been the venue for legislative sittings held by lawmakers loyal to his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. Fubara arrived at the complex alongside key government officials, including the Secretary…
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Two popular Kannywood singers, Adamu Hassan Nagudu and Yusuf Karkasara, have defected from the New Nigerian People's Party (NNPP) and the Kwankwasiyya Movement to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Nagudu and Karkasara announced their exit from the NNPP and Kwankwsiyya Movement when they paid a visit to the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin,…
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Mamman Giwa, has assumed duty as the 29th Commissioner of Police in the Nigerian Police Force, Enugu State Command. Giwa who succeeds the former Commissioner, Mr. Kanayo Uzuegbu, who was recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) and redeployed, resumed duty on Tuesday. This is contained in a statement by the…
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A 21-year-old notorious bandit leader, Salisu Mohammed, also known as Dogo Saleh, has been killed by his own gang members after being apprehended by operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command. Saleh, identified as a hitman for criminal gangs operating in Rijana Forest, Kaduna State, was linked to multiple kidnappings and killings along…
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Atletico Madrid striker Angel Correa was banned for five matches on Wednesday after insulting the referee during his team's La Liga defeat by Getafe. The forward was sent off for a high tackle and then abused referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez, with Atletico going on to lose 2-1 in the derby clash on Sunday. Correa will…
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The Nigeria Police Force has officially scrapped regulations mandating the dismissal of unmarried female officers who become pregnant while in service. Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Aishatu Baju confirmed this development on Wednesday during an appearance on The Morning Brief show on Channels Television. Baju, the highest-ranking female officer in the force, emphasized that all…
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TikTok may boast more than one billion users worldwide, but a ban set to be enforced in Albania this week is only the latest setback for the social network that has been in the sights of regulators from Washington to Bucharest. Here is a closer look at the rise of the platform: - Born in…