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Burna Boy wins Best International Act at the 2023 BET Awards

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Nigerian singer Burna Boy, whose real name is Damini Ogulu, has been crowned the ‘Best International Act’ at the prestigious BET Awards held at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, USA. Burna Boy was not present at the show but the African Giant defeated multiple other International singers to claim the award. Burna Boy’s recent win in the BET Awards’ “Best International Act” category has solidified his position as the most decorated individual in this category, with a total of four awards. Moreover, his remarkable achievement includes a remarkable feat…

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Man City’s Benjamin Mendy set for new trial on sexual offenses

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French footballer Benjamin Mendy is preparing to face a retrial in a UK courtroom starting on Monday. This comes after he was acquitted of multiple counts of rape and sexual assault in a previous trial that concluded in January. The new trial will focus on two charges, one of rape and one of attempted rape, involving two different women. Mendy, who currently plays for Manchester City, has consistently denied all the allegations against him. The trial is taking place at Chester Crown Court in northwest England. It’s worth noting that…

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Pregnant mom accidentally shot dead by her 2 year-old son in US

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A pregnant woman and her unborn child died last week after her two year-old son shot her in the back with a handgun left loaded in the house, police said. According to Police chief, David Smith, he told the local media on Tuesday that 31-year-old Laura Ilg had called 911 on the afternoon of June 16. She explained she was 33 weeks pregnant and her two-year-old had accidentally just shot her in the back with a firearm,” Smith said. Police on Friday arrived quickly at the home in Norwalk, Ohio,…

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Hilda Baci receives Guinness World Record plaque for longest cooking marathon

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Weeks after completing the contest for the longest cooking marathon, Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci, has confirmed receipt of her Guinness World Record plaque. Hilda received the plaque on Monday, and has since shared a video confirming receipt with the caption; “Our plaque is here @guinnessworldrecords.” The 26-year-old chef was on Tuesday, June 13, officially declared the Guinness World Record holder for the longest cooking marathon. In a statement on its website, GWR officially announced the young chef as its latest record holder in the cooking category. The statement read, “Following…

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Tinubu retires service chiefs, appoints new COAS, others

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President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs, including the Inspector-General of Police from Service. Also affected are the Advisers, and the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service. Their replacements have been announced. In a statement on Monday by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, it informed that Nuhu Ribadu who only last week was appointed as the Security Adviser to the President has now been appointed as the National Security Adviser. Also, former Theatre Commander,…

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El-Rufai should be invited by DSS over Islamisation comment — MBF

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The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, has been described as a dangerous politician by the North Central regional group, Middle Belt Forum, MBF, yesterday. The group also asked the Department of State Service, DSS, to invite him for questioning, in view of recent Islamisation comment credited to him. It also raised consciousness that contrary to denials, the agenda for the planned Islamisation of Nigeria was real and not a fluke. The NBF in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Dr Isuwa Dogo, advised President Bola Tinubu…

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Rupert takes over from Dangote as Africa’s richest man

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The Forbes Magazine on Friday, June 16, 2023, has declared South African billionaire, Johann Rupert, ”Africa’s richest man,” displacing Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote, who has held that title consecutively for 10 years. Forbes real-time Global Billionaires Ranking pegged Rupert’s net worth at $12 billion and Dangote’s at $10.8 billion. Dangote’s net worth took a massive dip due to the naira depreciation caused by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s decision to auction the dollar at a relatively lower rate than the official market price. With Johanna’s new status as Africa’s richest man,…

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My men not the Army are employed by FG to secure Abuja-Kaduna road -Asari Dokubo

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The leader of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force (NDVF), Asari Dokubo on Friday, after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Villa, Abuja, declared that his men, “employed by Nigerian government” are the ones securing Abuja-Kaduna road and not Nigerian Army. Speaking with newsmen after the meeting, Asari-Dokubo accused the Nigerian military of blackmailing the security architecture of the country describing it as “shameful”. He said: “There is a full-scale war going on and the blackmail of the Nigerian state by the Nigerian military is shameful. They said they…

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LEADERSHIP AND FIRSTBANK’S SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONING TO ‘CLICK’ BANKING

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In December 2015, the share price of First Bank of Nigeria Limited was trading around N4.8 band. About seven years later, precisely last December, the value held tightly to N15, growing by over threefold amid general asset and economic doldrums. The steep rise in the valuation of the financial institution deviates remarkably from the average performance of FUGAZ, an acronym describing the top five Nigerian banks by market capitalisation. In the past seven years, the share prices of the leading banks appreciated by an average of 90 per cent as…

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Naira depreciates to N664.04/$ as CBN lifts restrictions

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As The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, announced measures to liberalise the foreign exchange market including the elimination of multiple exchange rates, and freedom for banks to buy and sell foreign exchange at any rate based on a willing buyer and willing seller arrangement, the Naira yesterday lost almost half of its value in the official market as the exchange rate in the Investors and Exporters, I&E window rose to N664.04 per dollar from N471.67 per dollar on Tuesday, Announcing the new measures in a statement titled, “Operational Changes to…

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