Manchester City Manchester City have signed Arminia Bielefeld goalkeeper, Stefan Ortega, on a three-year deal. The 29-year-old joins the English Premier League (EPL) champions as back-up to Ederson after his deal expired with the recently-relegated Bundesliga side. U.S. international Zack Steffen was number two last season but he is now …
Read More »Court Orders MTN To Pay Nigerian Musician N20m For Using Song As Caller Tune Without Consent
The plaintiff had accused MTN of selling a song he composed in July 2013 as a ring tone. The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has ordered telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria to pay an Abuja-based musician, Liberty Williams over copyright violation. The suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2017 was instituted in 2017 …
Read More »NNPC In Talks With Portuguese GALP Energia To Invest In Nigeria’s Energy Sector
The Nigerian National Petroluem Company Ltd, the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd and GALP Energia of Portugal have commenced talks for the Portuguese firm to invest in Nigeria’s energy sector. This partnership is one of the gains recorded Nigeria-Portugal Business Forum which is being organized as part of measures to …
Read More »PDP Managing ‘Turbulence’ Created By Atiku’s Choice Of Okowa – Ologbondiyan
L-R: Atiku Abubakar and Nyesom Wike The immediate past National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Kola Ologbondiyan, admitted on Friday that Atiku Abubakar’s choice of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as his vice-presidential running mate in 2023 has plunged the PDP into “turbulence”. Ologbondiyan, however, stated that the party’s leadership …
Read More »Money Laundering: Court Jails Peter Nwaoboshi For 7 Years
Senator Peter Nwaoboshi The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal on Friday sentenced Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, representing Delta North Senatorial District, to 7 years imprisonment for money laundering. The appellate court convicted him alongside his two companies: Golden Touch Construction Project Ltd and Suiming Electrical Ltd. Following the convictions, …
Read More »National Assembly Approves Bill Extending Retirement Age For Persons With Disability
National Assembly building The House of Representatives has approved an increase in the retirement age and term of service from 65 to 70 years or 40 years of service for persons living with disability in Nigeria. This followed the passage of a bill for an act to amend the Prohibition …
Read More »Kemi Afolabi, actress who said she has 5 years to live begins treatment in US
Kemi Afolabi Kemi Afolabi, a Nollywood actress whose doctor told she has five years to live, on Thursday announced that she has begun treatment for her year-long illness, lupus. The actress had in March, disclosed that she was battling the autoimmune disease, explaining that her doctor had informed her she …
Read More »Buhari vows punishment as bandits kill scores of soldiers, policemen, others in Niger
President Buhari Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s president, on Friday, vowed that his government would do everything possible to bring bandits who killed soldiers, police officers and civilians in Niger State to justice. Bandits had on Wednesday killed at least 43 persons, including soldiers, policemen and civilians, while abducting Chinese workers in …
Read More »Zenith Bank announces retirement of two directors
Zenith Bank Zenith Bank Plc, a leading Nigerian lender, has announced the retirement of Mr. Jeffrey Efeyini and Prof. Chukuka Enwemeka as Non-Executive Directors of the company. This was disclosed in a notice filed with the Exchange and signed by the company’s secretary, Michael O. Otu. The retirement of both …
Read More »Court stops Ganduje from borrowing N10bn for CCTV installation
Ganduje A federal high court in Kano State, on Friday restrained Abdullahi Ganduje’s government from borrowing N10 billion for the installation of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras. A coalition of NGOs, the Kano First Forum (KFF), filed a motion exparte dated June 27, sworn by the Director-General of the Association Dr …
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