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Seun Kuti assaults police officer, IG calls for investigation

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A viral video of a popular singer, Seun Kuti, has flooded the internet showing how the musician, assaulted a policeman on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State. The 12-second video clip which went viral on Saturday showed Kuti, who wore a red shirt and white pair of trousers, pushing a policeman, who stood beside a Toyota Hilux police van. He then proceeded to slap the cop, as he shouted, “You dey crase, you dey mad?” A motorist, who filmed the incident from his car, was heard saying, “Omo na Kuti o. Na…

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Nollywood actor, Saint Obi is dead

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Nollywood actor, Obinna Nwafor, fondly known as Saint Obi, is dead. It was gathered that the ailing actor died about a week ago but the family chose not to announce his death for reasons due to internal wrangling among his siblings. The actor was said to have battled an undisclosed ailment for sometime and was reported to have relocated to Jos, the Plateau State capital for further treatment of the ailment that had kept him in and out of the hospital for over two years. It could not be confirmed…

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Dele Taiwo releases single with Esther Igbekele to mark birthday

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Funky Juju crooner, Asiwaju Dele Taiwo JP will be stepping out with gospel act, Esther Igbekele tommorow Thursday, to release a Single to celebrate his birthday. The Single with the title, ‘Funmi Loro So’ ( Give me a say) , a collaboration effort with Esther Igbekele is scheduled for release on Friday, May 12 being Dele Taiwo’s birthday. Give Me A Say is a full gospel number. A total departure from his usual Funky Juju and gospel blend, the birthday release is a total gospel package where the act prayed…

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Osun 2023: Oyetola congratulates Gov. Adeleke after Supreme Court judgement

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Former governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola, has accepted defeat after Tuesday’s ruling by the Supreme Court that upheld the election of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the governor of the state. In a statement signed by the ex-governor, he noted that although the judgment by the Supreme Court did not favour either him, his supporters or party members, he accepts the verdict in the interest of the people of the state.  Oyetola further appealed to members of his political party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), his supporters and those who…

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Court tells NBC: You can’t change broadcasting rules

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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has barred the National Broadcasting Commission from imposing fines on Nigerian broadcast stations. Presiding Judge James Omotosho, in a Wednesday ruling, said the NBC lacked the judicial powers to impose penalties. Omotosho gave an order of perpetual injunction restraining the NBC from imposing fines, henceforth, on broadcast stations in the country. He also set aside the N500,000 fines imposed, on March 1, 2019, on each of the 45 broadcast stations. Justice Omotosho held that the NBC, not being a court of law, had…

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How Tony Elumelu Betrayed Me – Femi Otedola

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Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has opened up on his business relationship with Tony Elumelu, Transcorp Plc Chairman, alleging that the founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation betrayed him on different occasions. Otedola made the revelation while speaking on his move to buy Transcorp, a conglomerate whose 5.5 per cent shares he recently acquired. Days after Otedola’s acquisition, Elumelu increased his own shares in the same company from 2.07 to over 25 per cent. Otedola said he had wanted to buy the company with a view to unlocking its full potential and…

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Ex-boxer explains why he punched his wife to coma

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Ex-boxer, Moses Olapade, has narrated what made him punch his wife, Atinuke, who later collapsed and went into coma. It was gathered that the incident occurred at 9, Odamo Street, Oke-Aro, in Akure, the Ondo State. Moses, who was arrested and detained by police detectives in the state, said his wife was too stubborn. He told the police detectives that he punched her for refusing to hand over a television remote control to him when he requested for it. The suspect, who is a truck driver, and plies the Northern…

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Organ harvesting: Ekweremadu sentenced to nine years jail term in UK

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Former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu has been sentenced to nine years and eight months imprisonment by a UK court for plotting to harvest a man’s kidney for his sick daughter. Meanwhile, Ekweremadu’s wife Beatrice was handed four years, six months sentence while Obinna Obeta, a medical doctor got a 10 years’ sentence for the same offence. The trio of Ekweremadu, Beatrice and Obeta were convicted of conspiracy to arrange the travel of a young Nigerian man who was identified as David Nwamini to Britain in order to exploit him…

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Suspended Adamawa REC gets administrative bail

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The recently suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Hudu Yunusa-Ari, who is under police probe, has been granted bail. Two of the commissioners and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) undergoing interrogation at the Police Headquarters in connection with the Adamawa Governorship Election fiasco were freed to go. They were released on administrative bail and with conditions. But, they must deposit their travel passports; and their movement is restricted within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It was learnt that a senator stood surety for Yunusa-Ari after he…

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GTCO Plc Releases 2023 Q1 Unaudited Results …Reports Profit Before Tax of ₦74.1billion

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Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO or the Group) has released its Unaudited Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2023, to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and London Stock Exchange (LSE). The Group reported profit before tax of ₦74.1billion, representing an increase of 36.5% over ₦54.3billion recorded in the corresponding period ended March 2022. The Group’s loan book (net) dipped by 1.5% from ₦1.88trillion recorded as at December 2022 to ₦1.86trillion in March 2023, while deposit liabilities increased by 9.9% from ₦4.61trillion in December 2022…

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