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Apr
13
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
Gunmen Attack Former Governor’s Chief Of Staff, Abduct Wife, Housemaid

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

Crime, Mishap, News Flash, Security
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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Apr
13
2024
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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

CBN/Commercial Banking, Economy, News Flash
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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Apr
13
2024
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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

Entertainment, Gossips, Mishap, News Flash
“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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Apr
13
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
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

CBN/Commercial Banking, Economy, News Flash
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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Apr
13
2024
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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

Crime, Economy, News Flash
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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Apr
13
2024
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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)

Education, News Flash
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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Apr
13
2024
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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

CBN/Commercial Banking, Crime, Economy, News Flash
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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Apr
13
2024
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Gov Fubara Dares Wike, Sets Up Committee To Recover Government Properties

Gov Fubara Dares Wike, Sets Up Committee To Recover Government Properties

Crime, News Flash, Politics, South South
Governor Fubara Dares FCT Emperor, Wike, Sets Up Committee To Recover Government Properties. The Governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara has set up a committee to recover all Rivers State properties falsely grabbed by the former Governor of the state, Nyesom Wike. According to information available to “Precious Eze’s Blog”, below are a list of some of the properties identified for immediate recovery. The old NDDC building on Aba road The mall on GRA junction (under demolition) ⁠West African Glass Industry ⁠Rivers State University Hostel K Campus ⁠Rivers State High Rise aka PHC Towers ⁠Nigeria Engineering Works aka NEW ⁠Civil…
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Apr
13
2024
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Our Policies Geared Towards Growing Businesses, Attracting New Ones – Gov Otti

Our Policies Geared Towards Growing Businesses, Attracting New Ones – Gov Otti

Abia State, Economy, Good Governance, News Flash
OUR POLICIES GEARED TOWARDS GROWING BUSINESSES, ATTRACTING NEW ONES - GOV OTTI Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, says his administration has in the last 10 months worked towards growing businesses and attracting new ones into the state. Governor Otti described Abia as an investment friendly state, saying that it is his desire to see businesses operating in the state grow. The Governor stated this when he met with the Managing Director and management team of the Inner Galaxy Steel Company Limited, a Chinese conglomerate operating in the Ukwa-West axis of Abia State, who visited him on Thursday. "It…
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Apr
12
2024
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Breaking: Bobrisky Jailed For 6 Months With No Option Of Fine

Breaking: Bobrisky Jailed For 6 Months With No Option Of Fine

Crime, CBN/Commercial Banking, News Flash
BREAKING: Bobrisky Jailed For Six Months With No Option Of Fine Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, to six months in jail with no option of fine. The judgement was handed on Friday morning, April 12. Recall that on April 5th, EFCC arraigned Bobrisky in court on a six-count charge ranging from Abuse of the Naira and Money laundering. The court, however, dismissed the money laundering charges but convicted him for Naira Abuse after he confessed to the crime. The court also ordered that he be remanded…
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