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There was panic at a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, as detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, who is facing a money laundering charge, slumped in the open court over alleged ill-health.   The development occurred shortly after the matter was called for trial continuation before Justice Emeka Nwite. …

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, has announced that Nigeria will cease importing petrol by June.     Speaking at the Africa CEO Forum Annual Summit in Kigali, Dangote revealed that his refinery will commence production next month, meeting Nigeria’s petrol needs and eliminating the need for imports. “Right now, Nigeria has …

Nyesom Wike, the immediate past governor of Rivers State, has apologised to the Rivers people for appointing Governor Siminalayi Fubara as his successor, claiming that he never instructed anyone to worship him in order to gain power. Wike, the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), issued the apology on Saturday …

Reversing UTME mass failure, JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, Speaks NIGERIA’S hollow education bubble has burst. This blew open on April 29 when the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board released the results of the University Matriculation Examination. The results showed that 76 per cent of the candidates who sat the 2024 UTME …

Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), one of Nigeria’s most efficiently run bank, has just announced the largest ever pre-tax profits in Nigerian banking history.   According to information contained in its first-quarter earnings, the bank posted a pre-tax profit of N509.3 billion, more than six times the profits it made …

The Benin Traditional Council (BTC) has suspended five functionaries in the Benin Kingdom over alleged sacrilegious conduct against Benin Customs.   It was alleged that the functionaries while visiting the Ooni of Ife, falsely claimed they were emissaries of the Oba of Benin and rendered inaccurate and disjointed accounts of the …

President Tinubu Mourns Senator Ayogu Eze President Bola Tinubu extends his condolences to the Eze family over the passing of Senator Ayogu Eze. The late politician represented Enugu North Senatorial Zone in the Senate from 2007 to 2015. During his time in the Senate, he held several positions, including Committee …

According to Western media, the United States sent long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine “last week” In mid-February of this year, US President Joe Biden secretly decided to supply Ukraine with more than 100 “new long-range missiles” at once, as well as an undisclosed number of cluster munitions — these missiles …

Without Martinez, Aston Villa in the first semi-final against Olympiacos  A few hours ago, Olympiacos made history, as it eliminated Fenerbahce in the penalty shootout and went to the semi-finals of a European club competition for the first time in its history. In the “4” of the Europa Conference League, the “reds” will …

 Arsenal and Man City… ‘Eliminated’ Tottenham want to finish fourth in UCL Premier League Tottenham‘s chances of qualifying for the UCL are shrinking. Bayern Munich beat Arsenal 1-0 in the second leg of the 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League round of 8 at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, on the …