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Day: September 23, 2024

NGX opens positive with ₦79bn profit

The market breadth closed positive with 32 gainers and 20 losers on the floor of the exchange. Opening the week’s trading, the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market capitalisation advanced by ₦79 billion or 0.14% to close at ₦56.536 trillion, from an opening of ₦56.457 trillion. The All-share Index also added 0.14% or 139 points, to…

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Yahaya Bello advised to make himself available in Court on Wednesday

Bello has avoided court sessions scheduled for his arraignment for at least five times. The embattled former governor of Kogi Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has been advised to avail himself in court on Wednesday over an alleged ₦80.2bn money laundering case. The former Kogi governor has been having a running battle with the Economic and Financial…

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Presidential committee donates ₦1bn to Borno flood victims

Members of the committee include Mike Adenuga, Alhaji Karami Isyaku-Rabi’u, Folorusho Alakija. The Presidential Committee on Flood Relief and Rehabilitation has donated ₦1 billion to the victims of the flood disaster in Borno. The fifth Wazirin Katsina, Alhaji Sani Lugga, who is a member of the committee disclosed this in a statement issued in Katsina…

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PDP rejects outcome of Edo election, vows to reclaim mandate

Damagum said despite the intimidation and manipulations, results obtained from the polling units showed that PDP candidate, Asue Ighodalo won the election. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the outcome of the Saturday Edo governorship election, saying it will use every legal means to reclaim its mandate. The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday…

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Odumodublvck joins Davido to blow his trumpet

Odumodublvck follows Davido‘s lead of celebrating his win after kicking of his Canadian tour. Since breaking into the mainstream almost two years ago, rapper Odumodublvck has soared to commercial success to become one of Africa’s biggest rappers. On September 22, 2024, Odumodublvck headlined his first concert of his ongoing Canadian tour. The rapper share a…

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Edo Election: Shaibu mocks Obaseki, says he can’t win his LG

According to Shaibu, Obaseki has never won an election by himself. Philip Shaibu, the Deputy Governor of Edo State, has mocked his boss, Governor Godwin Obaseki, over the outcome of the just concluded governorship election in the state. Shaibu said he was vindicated after Obaseki lost his local government area to the All Progressives Congress…

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Ben Mwine speaks on debt struggles, wife Racheal’s support

Ugandan media personality Ben Mwine has candidly shared his experience with financial struggles and how his wife, fellow TV host Racheal Mwine, has taken on the role of primary breadwinner in their household. Speaking during the Reality Check podcast, hosted by Racheal herself, Ben opened up about the challenges he has faced, particularly with debt,…

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Driver lands in court for stealing goat and selling it to meat vendor

The driver pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him. A 38-year-old commercial driver, Adumati Ojo, on Monday appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a she-goat. Ojo is facing a two-count charge of stealing and breach of peace. The prosecutor, Insp Olubu Apata, told the court that the defendant committed…

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Group demands justice for femicide victims in Nigeria

Nigeria, which has recorded 27,698 cases of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the past three years, has seen disturbing examples of femicide. Between May and September 2024, Nigeria witnessed a series of femicide cases where women were attacked and killed. Pulse Nigeria reported in June that Glory Adekolure, a student of the University of…

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5 strategic missteps that gave APC the edge over PDP in Edo Election

Apart from the rigging allegation, Obaseki fought too many battles ahead of the election, and some of his ‘political enemies’ vowed to work against him. On the evening of Sunday, September 22, 2024, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Senator Monday Okpebholo, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of…

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