Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde Oyo State Mineral Development Agency has sealed some mining sites, operating without consent letters and community development agreement in the state. A statement by Prince Dotun Oyelade, the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, said the Director General (DG) of the Agency, Mr Abiodun Oni, disclosed this today November 8 […]
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Media personality Kikelomo Atanda-Owo has penned a touching note on social media in celebration of her husband Reuben Abati’s 58th birthday, assuring the broadcaster that he owns her. Atanda-Owo, who has been married to the Arise TV anchor for three years, chose Abati’s birthday to affirm that he owns her after revealing that she was […]
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By Kennedy Ikantu Peretei In the last few weeks, Ondo State has dominated front pages of national newspapers as well as discourse in broadcast media platforms for the wrong reason. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN proceeded on a three-month medical leave after which he returned to his private residence in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. What […]
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• Inflows into NAFEM dip by 6.2% as NGX listings hit N6.2tr Total inflows into the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) declined by 6.2 per cent month-on-month (MoM) to $1.23 billion in October after it pivoted from a three-month high of $1.31 billion the preceding month. But on the positive side, Maira continues to hold […]
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INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to take a cue from the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and immediately redeploy the Imo State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Sylvia Agu. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, gave the advice in a statement in Abuja […]
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Narges Mohammadi. Photo: Wikipedia Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has begun a hunger strike in her Iranian prison in protest at limits on medical care for her and other inmates, as well as the obligation for women to wear the hijab in the Islamic republic, her family said on Monday. Veteran rights activist Mohammadi, […]
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Nechi Citizenship by investment (CBI) has caught the attention of high net worth individuals, including Nigerians, in recent years. In an interview with GEOFF IYATSE, the Chairman of Optiva Capital Partners Limited, a leading investment immigration wealth management company that is involved in some investment projects across the globe, Franklin Nechi, spoke about how the […]
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• More than N300b worth of structures may still go down • Demolition, a huge economic waste, say experts • Obey physical planning laws, govt tells developers, residents Official corruption, lax enforcement of extant building regulations, and poor monitoring by government officials contributed heavily to the over N1 trillion worth of property investment loss, which […]
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The resolve of the National Assembly to proceed with the acquisition of luxury Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) for its members, despite public outcry, is condemnable and highly insensitive to the poor economic plight of most Nigerians, the downturn of the country’s economy and the mood of the nation. To that extent, the plan of the […]
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Shoppers and vendors in Lagos’ crowded Oshodi Market. About 26.5 million Nigerians face the threat of hunger in the year 2024 according to the Food and Agricultural Organization, FAO. The international organization revealed that states such as Borno, Sokoto, Zamfara, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are at a higher risk of food insecurity. This […]
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