74-year-old Emir of Gobir in Gawata town of Sokoto state, Alhaji Isah Muhammad Bawa was abducted by bandits on Sabon Birni road last month alongside his biological son on his way to his native town of Sabon Birni, near the border with Niger, after attending a meeting in Sokoto. His abductors demanded N1b […]
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Nigeria’s $1Trillion Economy Target Under Tinubu Impossible – Rewane
Bismarck Rewane, a popular economist and the Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives has said that Nigeria’s $1 trillion economy target under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will not be possible in the next four to five years. Rewane said this recently during an interview on Arise Television. Speaking on Nigeria’s […]
PZ Cussons Nigeria Reports First Annual Loss In Years Amid Naira Depreciation
PZ Cussons Nigeria posted its first annual loss since 2020 in the financial year ended 31 May 2024, according to its audited accounts released on Friday. Details showed that loss after tax rose to N76 billion and foreign currency obligations soared to a record. The Nigerian operation of the Manchester-based […]
Cristiano Ronaldo Wins UEFA CL Highest Goal Scorer Of All Time
Honored to receive this award from @ChampionsLeague for being the all-time top scorer of the competition. Grateful for all the support along the way! Thank you! 140 goals in 183 games. UEFA honor Cristiano Ronaldo with a trophy for being the Champions League’s all-time top scorer 🏆
Chelsea Calls Off Pursuit, Osimhen to remain in Napoli
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How EndBadGovernance Protest Cost DSS, NIA Bosses Their Jobs
Why we celebrated Bichi’s exit – DSS officers The reasons the immediate past Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, and the DG of the National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Abubakar, resigned from their positions have been revealed. Sources within the Presidency told Saturday PUNCH that President Bola Tinubu and […]
Court Freezes 13 Bank Accounts Linked To Suspected Terrorist, Henry Okocha
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday issued an order to freeze 13 bank accounts linked to a suspected terrorist, Henry Okocha. Justice Peter Lifu issued the order following an ex-parte application filed before the court by the Department of State Services, represented by its counsel, Yunus Umar. […]
Buying Presidential Jet While Nigerians Go Hungry Is Failue – Donald Duke
Former Cross River State governor, Donald Duke, on Friday said it’s leadership failure for President Bola Tinubu to acquire a new presidential jet while Nigerians are hungry. Last week, Tinubu’s senior aide, Bayo Onanuga, had confirmed the arrival of a new presidential jet for the Nigerian president. Onanuga said Nigeria procured an […]
D’Tigress Make History, Becomes First African Team To Break Into FIBA Top 10 –
The Nigerian women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, has made history by rising to eighth place in the latest FIBA rankings, released on Thursday. This significant leap of four spots secures their position among the top 10 teams globally, making them the first African team – men or women – to break […]
Aradel To Acquire NNPC, Totalenergies Oil Fields
Aradel Holdings Plc, an indigenous energy company, through its subsidiary, Aradel Energy Limited, has signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire the 100 per cent interest in the Olo and Olo West marginal fields from TotalEnergies EP Nigeria and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. The Olo and Olo […]