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Day: January 7, 2024

See what all the stars wore to the 2024 Golden Globe Awards

The event which held Sunday night saw the stars come out to play in sharp sartorial offerings, bedazzled with diamonds. For weeks, months even, Hollywood rooms, Calabasas homes, and the workshops of high-end luxury French brands, have been filled with mood board after mood boards of the sketches that will determine the fashion tenor this…

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EFCC didn’t give us enough time to compile FX documents – Dangote Group

It was gathered that the EFCC officials were investigating Forex allocations to Dangote Group during the tenure of Godwin Emefiele as CBN Governor. The Management of Dangote Industries Ltd. has doused the concerns of its stakeholders following the raid on its Lagos head office by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The multi-product Group…

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₦3.4bn debt: Oyo Accountant-General faults Makinde’s claim of lack of funds

In a judgement on Dec. 8, 2023, a three-member panel of the Court of Appeal dismissed Makinde’s appeal. The Accountant-General (A-G) of Oyo State, Mrs K. O. Adegoke, has faulted the claim by Governor Seyi Makinde that the state lacked the capacity to pay the ₦3.4 billion debt owed to former Local Government Areas (LGAs)…

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LP chooses Adebanjo to contest Reps seat vacated by Gbajabiamila

Adebanjo promised the constituents wealth creation and a good deal for the youth. Adeola Adebanjo, an engineer, has emerged candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the February 3 bye-election in Surulere Federal Constituency I in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adebanjo defeated two other aspirants in the primary election…

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NAF airstrikes eliminate scores of terrorists, destroy weapons in Borno

Gabkwet said the air component, on an air reconnaissance mission on January 2, had struck some opportunity targets at Tumbun Alura. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says efforts by air and ground components of Operation Hadin Kai to clear the Northeast of remnants of terrorists within the Northeast region, have continued to record a series…

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Lawmakers keep mum over distribution of Tinubu’s rice palliative

Rep. Akin Rotimi, Chairman, House Committee on Media and Publicity, however, said that the procurement process was at different stages, depending on the constituency. Some lawmakers in the House of Representatives have maintained an unusual silence over the controversy surrounding the distribution of President Bola Tinubu’s rice palliative to members. This followed the disclosure by…

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Nigeria signs MoU with Saudi Arabia on 2024 Hajj

Other participants at the meeting included the Nigerian Consul-General in Jeddah, Malam Bello Kazaure, senior officers from the Nigerian Mission in Saudi Arabia and NAHCON. Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Saudi Arabian authorities toward the smooth conduct of the 2024 Hajj. Fatima Sanda-Usara, the Assistant Director, Public Affairs, National Hajj…

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Police begin investigation as hotel manager discovers woman’s dead body

The Police said efforts are in top gear to evacuate the corpse to the morgue and locate the relatives of the deceased. The police command in Lagos State has begun an investigation into the death of a yet-to-be-identified woman, whose dead body was found in a hotel room. The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos…

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Kogi to unveil new Ohinoyi of Ebiraland as 70 contestants jostle for stool

The 70 eligible contestants were from four of the five eligible districts in Ebira land, comprising Okewe, Ohema, Erika, Aganiye and Adavi. The Kogi Government is set to unveil a new Ohinoyi of Ebiraland out of the 70 contestants screened by a committee to succeed the late Dr Ado Ibrahim, an official has said. The…

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SERAP wants Tinubu to investigate Betta Edu over ₦585m scandal

SERAP says anyone suspected of being involved in any improper payment or diversion of public funds should be brought to justice. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to direct appropriate anti-corruption agencies to probe the controversial payment of ₦585.2 million into a private account by the Minister of…

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