Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, wife, found dead

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95-year-old US actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa have been found dead inside their home on Thursday in New Mexico. Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said the couple were found dead on Wednesday afternoon, adding that there was no immediate indication of foul play, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican, Variety and Sky News. Mendoza did not provide a cause of death. The couple reportedly died along with their dog. Hackman, who was 95, was once voted as likely to flop in showbiz but instead went…

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ICAN, Union Bank foster stronger relationship with courtesy visit

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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) recently paid a courtesy visit to Stallion Plaza, Union Bank of Nigeria’s Head Office. This visit marks a significant step in fostering a stronger relationship between the two esteemed institutions. During the visit, ICAN and Union Bank representatives engaged in fruitful discussions to explore potential areas of collaboration and member’s growth within the Bank. The Union Bank team was led by the Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Oluwagbenga Adeoye FCA, and other notable UBN representatives, including Dr. Abigail Duopama-Obomanu, Chief Compliance Officer, Mr.…

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NIBSS: Nigeria’s banking fraud tripled from N11bn to N52bn in 4 years

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Fraudulent transactions in Nigeria’s banking system have tripled in the past four years from N11 billion to N52 billion, according to statistics from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS). NIBSS report analysis published on Wednesday estimated that N52.3 billion was lost to fraud in 2024, compared to N11.6 billion in 2020. The report said fraudsters attempted to steal N86.4 billion in 2024. The figure is the latest GDP figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics showing a fourth quarter 2024 growth of 3.8 percent, the fastest in three years,…

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Dangote reduces petrol price to N860 per litre in Lagos

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Dangote Petroleum Refinery said that in a bid to alleviate the financial burden on the Nigerian populace, it has announced a reduction of N65 in the ex-depot (gantry) price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly referred to as petrol, from N890 to N825 per litre, effective from 27th February 2025. With this new arrangement, buyers in Lagos would purchase fuel at N860 per litre at MRS outlets. The price adjustment, according to Dangote was designed to provide essential relief to Nigerians in anticipation of the upcoming Ramadan season, while also…

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P-Square’s brother, Jude Okoye remanded in Ikoyi prison over N1.3bn fraud

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned Jude Okoye, the elder brother and former manager of Peter and Paul Okoye of the defunct music group, P-Square and subsequently remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Facility over allegations of money laundering amounting to N1.38 billion, $1 million, and £34,537.59. Okoye was arraigned alongside his company, Northside Music Ltd, before Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court in Lagos on a seven-count charge on Wednesday. One of the charges stated: “That you, Jude Okoye Chigozie and Northside Music Ltd sometime in…

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Senator Natasha slams N100.3bn suit on Akpabio, claims defamation

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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central senatorial district, has instituted a N100.3billion defamation suit against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, at the Federal Capital Territory High Court, FCT, Abuja. This came after the Senate began a probe of the senator for engaging in verbal exchange with the Senate president, Godswill Akpabio, over sitting arrangement at plenary last Thursday. Akpoti-Uduaghan, alleged that the Senate president tarnished her image through a defamatory post published on his social media platform, Facebook. According to the claimant, the Senate President had in the post…

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Man kills newly wedded wife with 4-month pregnancy in Edo State

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Operatives of the Edo State Police Command arrested one Kelvin Izekor for the murder of his 38-year-old wife, Success Izekor. The unfortunate incident happened at Upper Mission Extension in Benin City on Saturday, February 22, 2025. A resident claimed that the couple recently got married. Also, a viral video on social media shows police officers and residents taking the deceased, who had deep machete cuts on her head, from her apartment into a police Hilux patrol van. The spokesperson of the Edo State Police Command, Moses Yamu, confirmed the incident…

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Trump to sell US residency permits for $5m

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President Donald Trump of the United States of America has unveiled plans to sell new “gold card” residency permits for a price of $5 million each — and said Russian oligarchs may be eligible. Trump said sales of the new visa, a high-price version of the traditional green card, would bring in job creators and could be used to reduce the US national deficit. “We’re going to be selling a gold card. You have a green card, this is a gold card. We’re going to be putting a price on…

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Onanuga: El-Rufai should stop crying like a child over appointment

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Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, is angry because he was blocked from getting a ministerial appointment in the current administration. El-Rufai has been critical of Tinubu’s government in recent times. During an interview on Arise TV, el-Rufai said it was Tinubu, not the National Assembly, that blocked his nomination as a minister after initially asking him to be part of the government. “The National Assembly had nothing to do with it, the president didn’t…

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Stop lending to unaccountable leaders -NLC tells IMF, World Bank

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President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, weekend in Washington DC, United States, told the International Monetary Fund, IMF and World Bank, WB, to stop lending money to governments not accountable to their citizens. According to Joe, “such loans only deepen the crisis of governance and push nations further into the abyss of debt and underdevelopment.” Ajaero, who stated this, also told the global financial institutions how their economic prescriptions over the years had continued to worsen poverty and undermine Nigeria’s development. Ajaero, who spoke at the 2025…

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