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Battle of Supremacy! Ooni of Ife allegedly desecrate position, Yoruba Culture

Battle of Supremacy! Ooni of Ife allegedly desecrate position, Yoruba Culture … Alaafin blows hot, says “No Oba in Yoruba land is superior to me’’ The CapitalNG>>> The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi might just...

Death penalty dangles on Evans, kidnap kingpin

Death penalty dangles on Evans, kidnap kingpin The Lagos Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has signed into law Life Imprisonment or death penalty for the offence of Kidnap and forceful extortion in Lagos State as he...

Banks want Etisalat $1.2b loan probed

Banks want Etisalat $1.2b loan probed Strong indications emerged on Wednesday that consortium of 13 banks, involved in Etisalat Nigeria’s 1.2 billion dollars loan is seeking the Federal Government’s intervention to investigate the management. A management...

Study shows Nigerians don’t read

Agency Report>>> Study shows Nigerians don’t read Prof. Lenrie Aina, the National Librarian, says that Nigeria is not rated among the most reading countries in the world. Aina, who is also the Chief Executive Officer, National Library...

Spanish tax fraud: Mourinho risks jail term

Agency Report>>> The Public Prosecutor’s office of Madrid filed a lawsuit against Jose Mourinho on Tuesday accusing him of defrauding the Spanish Taxman of 3.3 million euros (3.7 million dollars) during his time as...

Aviation industry threatened by shortage of pilots

The worldwide commercial aviation industry would need an extra 255,000 pilots by 2027 to sustain its rapid growth according to a 10-year forecast published by training company CAE Inc. More than half of the required pilots...
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BREAKING: N541 Billion Debt: Access Bank, Others Take Over Etisalat Nigeria

The Capital NG>>> A consortium of banks, led by Access Bank PLC and other Nigerian and foreign banks, has taken over the management of Etisalat Nigeria, effective June 15. The take-over followed the collapse of the...

Society Figure, Kemi Adeniji-Adeogun Bags Chieftaincy Title, Gets Gov. Amosun’s Appointment

Lady of substance and respected society lady, Mrs Kemi Adeniji-Adeogun has been handed the chieftaincy title of Yeye Oge of Owode-Ota by the Onitetiku of Owode-Ota, Oba Wasiu Ogungbayi. Ogun West News understands the chieftaincy...

Exposed! Bribery, irregularities mar Ogun Homeowners’ Charter

The Punch NG>>>The Homeowners’ Charter, an initiative of the Ogun State Government to ease the process of obtaining building documents, has been marred by irregularities, subscribers have alleged. Some subscribers to the scheme also alleged that...

Dariye begs court to adjourn N1.1bn scam trial

Former Plateau Governor, Joshua Dariye, on Monday begged an FCT High Court in Gudu to adjourn his trial over alleged N1.1 billion scam on medical grounds. Dariye, who is facing a 21-count charge of money...