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Gov Eno Visits Family Of Late Nollywood Make-Up Artist

Gov Eno Visits Family Of Late Nollywood Make-Up Artist

GOV ENO VISITS FAMILY OF LATE NOLLYWOOD MAKE-UP ARTIST …offers automatic employment to elder sister…directs renovation of family house…promises assistance to the undergraduate sisters Living to his billing as the epitome of compassion, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, on arrival from an official engagement in Abuja, this afternoon drove straight to the family compound of the late Nollywood make- up artist. Abigail Edith Frederick, in Ikot Udoma, Eket Local Government Area, where he consoled the bereaved family. Showing deep emotions, Governor Eno, sat with the grieving family members and told them he feels their pain. “This is deeply…
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Fleeing Binance Executive Reportedly Found In Kenya As FG Commences Extradition

Fleeing Binance Executive Reportedly Found In Kenya As FG Commences Extradition

Fleeing Binance Executive Reportedly Found In Kenya As FG Commences Extradition The Federal Government has traced fleeing Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, to Kenya, following his escape from custody in Nigeria. Following the development, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the International Criminal Police, the Nigeria Police Force and the Kenyan Police Service have deepened talks to quicken Anjarwalla’s extradition. Sources in the Presidency who are on top of the case told Saturday PUNCH that Anjarwalla, whose cover has now been blown, went into hiding immediately after he landed in Kenya. The source revealed, “We have found him. We know where…
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Tension, Sporadic Shooting As Suspected Yoruba Nation Agitators Invade Oyo Secretariat

Tension, Sporadic Shooting As Suspected Yoruba Nation Agitators Invade Oyo Secretariat

Tension, Sporadic Shooting As Suspected Yoruba Nation Agitators Invade Oyo Secretariat Some masked men suspected to be Yoruba Nation Agitators have stormed the Oyo Government Secretariat. The armed men were stationed at strategic points in the Secretariat. While some were said to have manned the entrance to the Governor’s office gate, others were seen at the entrance to the House of Assembly Gate with some others at the main entrance. The situation, The Nation learnt, sent panic waves across the entire area as security operatives on duty were said to have tried to handle it to no avail. The identity…
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Gunmen Attack Former Governor’s Chief Of Staff, Abduct Wife, Housemaid

Gunmen Attack Former Governor’s Chief Of Staff, Abduct Wife, Housemaid

Gunmen Attack Former Governor’s Chief Of Staff, Abduct Wife, Housemaid Gunmen have abducted the wife, Mrs Abigail Orbunde and housemaid, Patience Ogute, of Terwase Orbunde, a former Chief of Staff to the immediate past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom. Orbunde, alongside his wife and the housemaid, was said to have gone to inspect his farm located close to the Genocide Cemetery along Mobile Barracks-Welfare Quarters Road in Makurdi, the state capital on Friday, when they were attacked. The incident, according to a source who witnessed the attack, happened at about 6 pm on Friday. The eyewitness, who spoke on…
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Huge Appreciation As Naira Gains 7.2% Against Dollar At Official Market

Huge Appreciation As Naira Gains 7.2% Against Dollar At Official Market

Huge Appreciation As Naira Gains 7.2% Against Dollar At Official Market Naira on Friday experienced huge appreciation at the official market, trading at N1,142.38 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, revealed that the Naira gained N88.23. This represents a 7.16 per cent gain when compared to the previous trading date on Monday, April 8, exchanging at N1,230.61 to a dollar before the Sallah holiday. The total daily turnover increased to $281.34 million on Friday up from $125.55 million recorded on Monday, according to…
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“There Were Life Jackets Provided For Jnr Pope And Others, And I Was Supposed To Be On That Boat” – Adanma Luke Breaks Silence

“There Were Life Jackets Provided For Jnr Pope And Others, And I Was Supposed To Be On That Boat” – Adanma Luke Breaks Silence

“There were life jackets provided for Junior Pope and others, and I was supposed to be on that boat” – Adanma Luke breaks silence Adanma Luke, the producer of the movie Jnr Pope and four others were working on before they died in a boat mishap on April 10, has broken her silence.  In a video she posted on her Instagram page, Adanma said she was also supposed to be on the ill-fated boat. She captioned the video ; ‘’Why me? Life Jacket was free” While speaking, she said she has not been quiet since the unfortunate incident. In her…
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Naira Best-Performing In April, To Exchange Below N1,000 Per Dollar – Goldman Sachs

Naira Best-Performing In April, To Exchange Below N1,000 Per Dollar – Goldman Sachs

Naira Best-performing In April, To Exchange Below N1,000 Per Dollar – Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs has described Naira as the best-performing currency this month (April), saying the currency will exchange below N1,000 per Dollar. The firm disclosed this in its latest report on Nigeria’s economic realities. According to a report by Goldman Sachs economists, with the appreciation rate of the Naira in the foreign exchange market, the currency may exchange below N1,000 per Dollar in the coming months. The report stated that the Naira rallied 12 per cent against the Dollar in April, adding to its 14 per cent surge…
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We Are Holding Bobrisky In Male Facility; We’ll Protect Him From Sexual Predators – NCS Officials

We Are Holding Bobrisky In Male Facility; We’ll Protect Him From Sexual Predators – NCS Officials

We Are Holding Bobrisky In Male Facility; We’ll Protect Him From Sexual Predators – NCS Officials Idris Okuneye popular know as Bobrisky, a crossdresser who delights in adorning female outfits, will be kept in the male section of the prison facility throughout his six-month imprisonment, Peoples Gazette has reliably learnt from officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service. Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court on Friday sentenced Bobrisky to jail after he pleaded guilty to a four-count charge of naira abuse. Bobrisky told Ms Awogboro that he was a man when asked to clarify his…
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Covenant Beats UI, UNILAG, UNN To Retain Nigeria’s  Best Varsity(See Full List)

Covenant Beats UI, UNILAG, UNN To Retain Nigeria’s Best Varsity(See Full List)

Covenant Beats UI, UNILAG To Retain Nigeria’s Best Varsity Spot (See Full List) Covenant University has been ranked above the University of Ibadan and the Federal University of Technology, Akure, as the best university in Nigeria for the second time, according to Times Higher Education‘s 2024 rating. Analysis of the latest ranking on Thursday showed that the university based in Ota, Ogun State, is among the top 1,000 universities in the world. The 801st-ranked university in the world first gained prominence in 2018 after it got the prize for the best university in Nigeria and the sixth-best university overall. The…
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I Collected $3 Million Cash For Emefiele – CBN Employee Tells Court

I Collected $3 Million Cash For Emefiele – CBN Employee Tells Court

How I Collected $3 Million Cash For Emefiele – CBN Employee Tells Court A Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) employee has disclosed how he collected $3m cash for Emefiele. The witness, Mr Monday Osazuwa, on Friday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court how the former apex bank governor, Godwin Emefiele, on different occasions, directed him to collect three million dollars cash in tranches. Osasuwa, while being led in evidence by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) counsel, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), said he was a dispatch rider in Zenith Bank in 2001 before he joined the CBN in 2014.…
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