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American rapper, Curtis ’50 cent’ Jackson, announced late Wednesday that he plans to release a television series inspired by Nigerian fraudster, Hushpuppi, who was jailed for 11 years in the U.S. for his role in a conspiracy to launder millions of dollars via online scams. Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, popularly known …

Buhari appointed him as board chairman of the corporation in September 2021 but he was replaced by Margaret Chuba Okadigbo in January. Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Araraume, a former senator representing Imo North, has sued President Muhammadu Buhari. The former lawmaker is challenging his removal as a non-executive Chairman of the …

“I want to take accountability for these decisions and for how we got here. I know this is tough for everyone, and I’m especially sorry to those impacted,” Meta chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg said. Meta Platforms Inc, the parent entity of social media platform Facebook, has sacked over 11,000 …

The Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Abuja ordered Mr. Olubanjo Oruba-Awore Agbosseina to pay his ex-wife Mrs. Helen O. Oruba-Awore, N20,000 monthly for the upkeep of their two children following the dissolution of their marriage. The order was made by Justice A.I. Kutigi in an application filed by …

Tinubu Yusuf Idris, the publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State has said that Bola Tinubu, the party’s standard-bearer will not loot Nigeria’s treasury because he is wealthy. He also noted that the former Lagos governor is is poised to do better than incumbent President Muhammadu …

The certified US court judgment documents surfaced and have been making the rounds on the internet since Tuesday, showing that a US District Court indicted the former Lagos State governor for drug dealings and money laundering. The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has reacted …

Abdulrasheed Bawa, EFCC Chairman. Abdulrasheed Bawa, Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been convicted and sentenced over contempt of the court. Bawa was convicted on Monday by Justice Chizoba Oji of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja. He was convicted over the failure of the Commission to obey …

L-R: President Muhammadu Buhari, Education Minister Adamu Adamu and ASUU President Emmanuel Osodeke The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has spoken out after its emergency meeting regarding the partial payment of salaries its members received for the month of October. The National Executive Council (NEC) of ASUU held an …

New Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi Nigerian Government has said that it was pushing for 400 billion dollars commitments from developed countries and partners on climate change to finance its Energy Transition Plan (ETP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that implementable negotiations continues on Tuesday at Sharm El …

NUPENG The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) called off its proposed strike before the Nov. 6 ultimatum following the intervention of Lagos State government. Mr Tayo Aboyeji, Lagos Chairman of NUPENG, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday that the intervention of the state …