Day: April 3, 2024

44-year-old Faye sworn in as Senegalese 5th president

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Bassirou Diomaye Faye, 44-year-old opposition candidate, has been sworn in as the fifth Senegalese president. Faye took over from immediate past president Macky Sall on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in an event witnessed by African leaders in the new town of Diamniadio, near the capital Dakar. Nigeria’s President and the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of States and Government, Bola Ahmed Tinubu also attended. Faye is the youngest elected president on the African continent. Share on: WhatsApp

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UK varsities to layoff workers, as enrolment by Nigerians, others dwindle

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About 15 universities in the United Kingdom have announced plans to sack some workers and even stop running some courses because of the sharp decline in enrolment by foreign students including Nigerians. According to a report by University World News, the sharp decline in foreign students enrolment was particularly felt at the postgraduate level. The development is also connected to the decision by the Uk government to reduce international students, as some concessions given them that level have been whittled down. Also, there are concerns too that the high cost…

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Juan Vicente Pérez, World’s oldest man dies at 114

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Oldest man in the world, Venezuelan Juan Vicente Perez Mora, certified in 2022 by Guinness World Records, has died on Tuesday at the age of 114, officials and relatives said. “Juan Vicente Perez Mora has transcended into eternity at 114 years of age,” Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on social media platform X. Perez was officially confirmed as the world’s oldest man alive on February 4, 2022, when he was 112 years and 253 days old, according to Guinness. A father of 11, as of 2022 he had 41 grandchildren,…

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Police begin probe as Deputy CP is found dead in Oyo

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Gbolahan Oyedemi, a Deputy Commissioner of Police serving with the Force Criminal and Investigation Department, Alagbon, Lagos State, was found dead on Monday in his private house in the Ogbomoso area of Oyo State. Oyedemi was the aide de camp to the late former governor of the state, Adebayo Alao-Akala, during his 11-month tenure as de facto governor in 2006. Although there were unconfirmed reports that the senior officer might have died of suicide, a source in Oyo State Police Command said that the circumstances behind his death were under…

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Dangote, Adenuga, Abdulsamad, Otedola make Forbes list with $26bn

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Nigerian businessmen, Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Abdulsamad Rabiu and Femi Otedola, have been listed by Forbes as the top richest Nigerians in 2024. This comes as the combined wealth of Nigeria’s top three richest businessmen dropped slightly by 11.23 per cent to $25.3bn, according to the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires released on Tuesday. The three Nigerians are the President/Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote; BUA Group Chairman, Abdul Samad Rabiu, and Globacom boss, Mike Adenuga. The figure was a reduction of $3.2bn from $28.5bn recorded by the business moguls…

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