Forbes: Dangote, Adenuga, Rabiu make Africa’s top 10 billionaires’ list

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According to the 2021 Forbes’ Africa Billionaires List released on Friday, Aliko Dangote has maintained the position of the richest man in Africa for straight 10 years. Also, Mike Adenuga of Globacom, and Abdulsamad Rabiu of BUA Group, both Nigerians, made it to the list as the 5th and 6th richest persons in Africa respectively. Forbes stated that in Africa, as elsewhere in the world, the wealthiest came through the pandemic just fine. It stated that the continent’s 18 billionaires were worth an average $4.1bn, 12 per cent more than…

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Herdsmen, Sunday Igboho’s supporters clash in Oyo

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There was chaos in Igangan in the Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State on Friday when a popular Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, reportedly stormed the Fulani settlement in the town to eject the Seriki Fulani, Salihu Abdukadir, and some other herdsmen accused of fuelling security problems in the area. Unconfirmed reports claimed that some persons were killed while properties worth several millions of naira were set ablaze during the clash which occurred in the evening. Residents of Igangan however said that at…

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LIRS: Employers of labour should file annual tax returns on or before January 31 deadline

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In line with the Personal Income Tax Act (PITA) Cap P8 LFN 2011 (as amended), The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) urges all employers of labour in Lagos State to file their Company’s Annual Tax Returns on or before the statutory deadline of January 31, 2021 to avoid penalties. The Agency’s eTax platform, launched in October, 2019 gives taxpayers the opportunity to comply with all COVID-19 protocols, by filing their tax returns from the comfort of their offices or homes. In addition, all digital platforms and tax portals are…

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Ex-presidential aide Doyin Okupe says son’s gay status is spiritual

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s spokesman, Doyin Okupe, says his son’s decision to openly declare himself a homosexual is a spiritual challenge. “For me I look beyond the surface or the physical. Here I see a major spiritual challenge…,” Okupe wrote on his Facebook page. “But I know as my God liveth, this whole saga will end up in Praise to the Almighty Jehova who I serve day and night.” Okupe’s statement came a day after his son Bolu announced his gay status in an Instagram post in which he held…

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Newly recruited policeman arrested for robbery in Ondo

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David Friday, a newly recruited policeman, has been arrested for alleged involvement in armed robbery. Friday, who was attached to Olofin Police Station in Idanre in the Idanre Local Government Area of the state, was arrested with a soldier attached to the 32 Artillery Brigade, Nigeria Army, Owena Cantonment, Innocent Victor. Both suspects allegedly robbed some persons in Akure. Parading the suspects on Thursday, the state Police Commissioner, Bolaji Salami, said David had earlier stolen an exhibit motorcycle at his duty post before he was caught for another robbery. The…

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Pastor jailed for lying against church founder

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A pastor, John Abiodun, has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment by the Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, the state capital, on Thursday for false allegation against a church founder. Abiodun was arrested in 2019 for lying against the founder of Promiseland Prophetic Ministry, Akure, Pastor Gbenga Akinbiyi, that seven placentas were planted on the church’s altar. The church is located in the Shasha area of Akure. The convict, who was a former member of the church, swore an affidavit before the commissioner for oaths on the matter.…

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23-year-old lady kidnaps boyfriend, collects N5m ransom

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A young woman, Maryam Mohammed, aged 23 has been arrested by members of the Nigerian Police Force in Kano for allegedly kidnapping her ex-boyfriend who refused to marry her after dating her for years. Maryam, popularly called Hajiya, was arrested by the police at Jaba quarters, Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State while negotiating a ransom with the family of one of their captives last Tuesday, January 12. According to Maryam, she was introduced to kidnapping by her uncle, one Hamza Dogo of Butsa village, Gusau local government of…

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Joe Biden sworn in as America’s 46th president

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‌ Joe Biden was on Wednesday sworn in as the 46th President of the United States at a scaled-down ceremony overseen by over 20,000 National Guards in Washington DC. Biden took the oath of office administered by US Chief Justice, John Roberts, and became the oldest US president in history at age 78. The president in his inaugural address pledged to end the “uncivil war” in the deeply divided country reeling from a battered economy and a raging coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 400,000 Americans. He said, “To…

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Katsina school’s Vice Principal raped, Impregnated 12-year-old student

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The Vice Principal of Community Secondary School Kadandani in Rimi Local Government Area of Katsina State, Mr. Ibrahim Sale, has admitted in a statement before police that he had sexual relationship with his 12-year-old student. Ibrahim, 38 said: “My name is Ibrahim Sale. I am the vice principal of community secondary school Kadandani in Rimi Local Government and I have three wives. I raped my 12-year-old student and she got pregnant. “I do pay her N200, N300 and sometimes N500 before she agreed to have sexual intercourse with me. She…

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FirstBank strengthens financial inclusion with largest agent banking network, empowers SMEs

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At present, there are over 86,000 banking agents across 772 out of the 774 local government areas in Nigeria, a demonstration of FirstBank’s commitment to deepening financial inclusion and ensuring the unbanked are adequately catered for. In an interview with BusinessDay, Adesola Adeduntan, FirstBank’s CEO, noted that over N9.6 trillion had been processed through the bank’s agent network. As he explained, FirstMonie agents have supported several government and NGOs’ cash transfers to the poorest of the poor in the rural areas. Additionally, selected FirstMonie agents in the rural communities are…

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