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Wizkid’s manager, Jada Pollock named Billboard’s Executive of the Week
Jada Pollock, manager to Grammy award-winning Afrobeats singer, WizKid, has been named Executive of the Week by Billboard. The announcement was made via Billboard Hip-hop’s Twitter page on Friday, to recognise Pollock’s efforts with WizKid’s hit song Essence. “With the chart-topping success of Wizkid’s ‘Essence’, his manager Jada Pollock earns the title of Billboard’s Executive…
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Kidnapped Niger traditional ruler Aliyu rescued
The Niger State Police Command says it has rescued the kidnapped traditional ruler of Wawa in Borgu Local Government of Niger. The victim, Dr Mahmud Aliyu, was kidnapped by heavily armed gunmen on Sunday at his palace at about 10pm. The Police Spokesperson in the state, DSP. Wassiu Abiodun, made this known to the News…
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French rescue 126 migrants attempting Channel crossing
French maritime officials rescued 126 migrants attempting to cross the Channel to Britain as tensions escalated over record arrivals on England’s southern coast. At least 14,100 people have now crossed the Channel to the UK on small boats this year, according to Britain’s domestic Press Association news agency — some 6,000 more than for the…
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Buni lauds Buhari for establishing North-East Development Commission
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has commended the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for establishing the North East Development Commission. Buni made the commendation in Gujba on Friday, while inspecting the ongoing Gujba-Mutai-Ngalda Road project. He noted that the commission was taking the lead in tackling numerous humanitarian crises triggered by the…
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VIDEO: I’m super heartbroken, I’ve been stagnant, Tonto Dikeh cries out
Nollywood Actress, Tonto Dikeh, says that she’s heartbroken and has opted for a “mental checkout” as she reveals plans to stay off social media on account of some glitch with her Instagram account. The actress made this known in a series of videos that she shared on her verified Instagram page @tontolet on Saturday. According…
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Enugu CP to sanction policeman for assaulting lady —Spokesman
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Lawal Abubakar, has ordered an immediate investigation and possible disciplinary sanction against a policeman seen engaging a lady in an altercation and physically assaulting her. The incident, spotted in a viral video circulating on social media, purportedly occurred while some police operatives were on duty at a…
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Terrorism war, tax evasion claim N11.4trn –EFCC Chairman
The Federal Government has reportedly spent N6tn on the terrorism war since 2008, while about N5.4tn was lost to tax evasion by multi-national corporations operating in the country between 2011 and 2021. This is aside the theft of resources in the nation’s oil and gas sector. The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,…
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Mob attacks, injures firefighters in Kogi
Some firefighters have been attacked in the Felele area of Lokoja, Kogi State. The attack occurred on Thursday along Felele Road when the firefighters were responding to a burning car at Al-Salam filling station, opposite Kogi State Polytechnic. The state command had received an emergency call, but a mob armed with dangerous weapons attacked the…
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Pakistan airline to restart commercial flights to Kabul
Pakistan International Airlines will resume flights from Islamabad to Kabul next week, a spokesman told AFP Saturday, becoming the first foreign commercial service since the Taliban seized power last month. Kabul airport was severely damaged during a chaotic evacuation of over 120,000 people that ended with the withdrawal of US forces on August 30. The…
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Return unused forex in two weeks, CBN orders travellers
Travellers who buy foreign exchange from banks for travel purposes but fail to embark on the trip two weeks after their scheduled travel date must return the forex to the banks, the Central Bank of Nigeria has said. First Bank of Nigeria disclosed this in an email to its customers titled ‘Adherence to forex sale…
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