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Tunde Onakoya Reaches 58-Hour On Chess Marathon

Saturday, April 20, 2024
Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, who commenced his mission to surpass the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon, has reached the 58th-hour mark. Onakoya made this known on his X account in the early hours of Saturday. Sharing a photo with record broken inscribed on it, Onak ...

FAAC Shares N1.1trn March 2024 Revenue To FG, States, Local Govts

Saturday, April 20, 2024
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total sum of N1.123 trillion for March 2024 Federation Account Revenue to the three tiers of government after its April meeting in Abuja. In a statement made available on Friday, the Director of Press and Public Relations at the Offi ...

Dosunmu Market: Suspension Order Remains In Force— Lagos Govt

Saturday, April 20, 2024
Lagos State Government has reaffirmed that the suspension order on Dosunmu Market and its environs following the recent fire incident is still in place. This is contrary to speculations that the market has been reopened. Hon. Mrs. Bola Olumegbon-Lawal, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Ce ...

Police Headquarters Detains Yahaya Bello’s ADC, Security Details 

Saturday, April 20, 2024
Fresh reports have emerged that the Nigeria Police Force has detained a female police officer who was the aide-de-camp to fleeing former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. Reliable media reports indicated that the ADC was arrested alongside other police officers attached to Bello, and being detai ...

President Tinubu Appoints Board Of National Insurance Commission

Friday, April 19, 2024
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a seven-team members as the Board of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) The appointees include Ms. Halima Kyari as Chairperson, Mr. Olusegun Ayo Omosehin as Commissioner for Insurance, Mr. Olawoye Gam-Ikon as Deputy Commissioner (Techn ...

President Tinubu Receives Republic of Korea Envoy, Calls For Stronger Partnershi

Friday, April 19, 2024
President Bola Tinubu has stated that Nigeria 39;s investment climate has been bolstered by critical new reforms, with an array of opportunities across sectors for investors. The President said this during the presentation of a letter of credence by the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Nig ...

Turkey And Somalia To Begin Offshore Oil Drilling In 2025 Followingenergy Deal

Friday, April 19, 2024
T uuml;rkiye is poised to embark on a significant offshore oil exploration venture in Somalia, planning to commence deep-sea drilling in 2025, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced on Friday. This initiative follows a strategic bilateral agreement to bolster the ...

Scores Killed In Fresh Herdsmen Attack In Plateau

Friday, April 19, 2024
Scores of residents, especially women have been killed by suspected herdsmen in Tilengpat village of Pushit District, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. Sources from the community disclosed that fourteen females and one male were brutally murdered during the attack on Thursday night, w ...

Five Killed, Others Injured As Church Bus Crashes Into Coca-Cola Depot In Imo

Friday, April 19, 2024
At least five persons have reportedly died in an accident involving a Coaster bus of the Lord rsquo;s Chosen Charismatic Renewal Movement and a tipper truck in Imo State. The incident occurred on Friday morning, causing gridlock on the busy Owerri-Onitsha Road. The bus and the tipper truck whi ...

Court Strikes Out Money Laundering Charge Against Ex-AGF

Friday, April 19, 2024
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has dismissed the money laundering allegations filed against a former Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke. Delivering a ruling on a no-case submission filed by the former AGF, Justice Ekwo, held that the Economic and Financial Cri ...
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