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Nigerian philanthropist, politician, business mogul and sports enthusiast, Kunle Soname who is also the Chairman of Bet9ja online gambling website is a year older on Friday April 27, 2019. He is also the former Executive Chairman of Ikosi-isheri Local Council, Lagos State. An indigiene of Remo, Ogun State, Soname can …

A prophetic message has been revealed that God will use the former Nigeria President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to bridge the gap between the country’s old generation and the new. The President of the African Economic Empowerment Initiative (AEEI), His Eminence (Archbishop) Samson Mustapha Benjamin made the revelation recently when he …

A Nigerian father has refused to give out his daughter’s hands in marriage even after collecting a massive N850,000 bride price. A 47-year-old man Attom, on Thursday April 26, 2019 appeared in an Ajegunle Magistrates’ Court, Apapa, Lagos State, for allegedly failing to give out his daughter’s hand in marriage …

A man identified as Ugochukwu Loveday, has been arrested for allegedly impersonating the Acting Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, to defraud Nigerian Police officers seeking promotions. According to a report by The Nation, Loveday was said to have posed as the IGP to defraud unsuspecting members of the public …

The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, says the police are in the process of acquiring and deploying less lethal weaponry during operations. Adamu made this known on Thursday in Osogbo at the inauguration of a Zonal Security Stakeholders’ Forum, a community policing concept for the Police Zone XI …

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a cartel, which specialised in planting illicit drugs in travellers’ luggage. The NDLEA Chairman, Col. Muhammad Abdallah (rtd), disclosed this in a statement. The cartel was uncovered after NDLEA detectives embarked on investigation of a Nigerian lady identified as Zainab Aliyu. Zainab …

The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), Kennedy Uzoka, has addressed the controversy generated by bank charges for Automated Teller Machine, ATM, transactions. Speaking on the sideline of UBA Annual General Meeting held at the Eko Hotels & Suites in Victoria Island, …

By Aisha Abubakar Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has called for an increase in the commitment of stakeholders in fighting malaria in Africa. In a statement posted on Facebook on Thursday to mark the world malaria day, Chairman of Dangote Group, said April 25 “is an opportunity to highlight our …

The Senator representing Osun West senatorial district, Ademola Adeleke has dismissed as laughable and an abuse of court process a suit seeking his removal as a senator. A statement issued Friday night by Hon Niyi Owolade, Adeleke’s Legal Adviser, stated that the purported constituents who filed the suit are proxy …

Johannesburg – The Supreme Court in Rwanda has rejected a challenge to a law which says it is a crime to insult the president. The law which was introduced last year means that anyone insulting President Paul Kagame faces between five and seven years in prison, the BBC reported. Lawyer …