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Chris Attoh’s second wife Bettie Jenifer has reportedly died in the U.S after being shot. Jenifer was leaving her office in Maryland Friday May 10, 2019 evening when she was accosted by a gunman who tracked her down and fired off multiple rounds at her, NBC Washington reports. At least …

“It’s time to break up Facebook,” Hugh said, who along with Zuckerberg founded the online network in their dorm room while both were students at Harvard University in 2004. Chris Huges, one of the co-founders of Facebook called on Thursday for the social media behemoth to be broken up, warning …

The Oyo state, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi, has asked the authorities to arrest him if they find him wanting of misappropriation at the expiration of his tenure in 18 days. Ajimobi made the comments on Thursday May 9, 2019 at a public lecture and fellowship investiture organised by Society for Peace …

A non-governmental organisation, Legal Defence and Assistance Project, has accused Justice Oyekan Abdullahi of the Lagos State High Court of bias in a case between Eniola, the son of the founder of Globacom Nigeria Limited, Mike Adenuga, and his ex-lover, Damilola Ogun. The group, made up of lawyers, in a …

The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has honored Arc. O. O. Aluko, the Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro with an award of The Most Outstanding Rector of the Year (2019). According to a release signed and made available to the media by Mr. Sola Abiala, PRO, FedPoly, Ilaro, the national …

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has extended a $50 million (about N15.35 billion) facility to Fidelity Bank Plc for the growth of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The facility is designed to boost the bank’s capacity to promote the growth of the MSMEs segment of the economy. At the …

Lionel Messi’s teammates and Barcelona team bus did not wait for Lionel Messi as it departed Anfield without the Argentine after the Champions League defeat to Liverpool. Messi suffered a miserable night for his club as Liverpool completed a stunning comeback to knock Barca out of the Champions League on …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday set aside the judgement of the Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal which nullified the victory of Governor Gboyega Oyetola. Delivering the lead judgement according to Channels TV report, Justice Hannatu Sankey set aside the entire proceedings of the Tribunal because of …

The Speaker of Jigawa State House of Assembly, Isah Idris, has been impeached. The Speaker was impeached on today Thursday in what appears to be an emergency seating with 20 out of 30 lawmakers present, Channels TV report. The House, after the impeachment unanimously voted Idris Garba Kareka as the …

The governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has confirmed that he is returning for a second term. According to a source, Emefiele confirmed this at an ongoing Association of Assets Custodians of Nigeria (AACN) conference in London on Thursday morning. However, a source at the CBN said …