Day: November 11, 2022

“Attack on me In Borno, Masterminded by State Govt”- Atiku

Daniel Atori

PDP Presidential candidate meets IBB, Vows to end rift with G-5 Govs soon MINNA: Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has finally broken his silence over the attack on his convoy in Borno few days ago, saying “it was politically masterminded by the state government”. While responding to questions from Journalists after a closed door meeting with former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida in his uphill residence in Minna yesterday, Atiku described the attack as “very unfortunate”. According to him “the Borno incident is most unfortunate.…

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Why Court Rejected Nigeria’s $1.1bn Compensation Request Against Shell, Eni

Abibat Babalola

An appeals court in Milan, Italy today (Friday) rejected Nigeria’s $1.092 billion compensation request against Shell and the Italian energy group Eni, in civil proceedings relating to a $1.3 billion oilfield deal. The decision was read out in court. In July, prosecutors had dropped related criminal proceedings, clearing Eni and Shell, as well as managers including Eni Chief Executive Claudio Descalzi, in one of the oil industry’s biggest alleged corruption cases. Shell, in a statement to SlyeNews said: “We are pleased that these civil proceedings have been dismissed. This follows…

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Adetutu Adedokun: Identity Of Lady Who Jumped Into Lagoon Revealed

Gbenga Adeoti

She recently received a letter of commendation from DG of the DSS, got a marriage proposal from fiance a few weeks ago. What you may need to know about Adetutu Adedokun, DSS lady who plunged into Lagos Lagoon   Lady who jumped into Lagoon is Adetutu Adedokun, an operative of the Department of State Security (DSS) who, according to reports, recently received a letter of commendation from the office of the Director General of the Nigeian secret service. The commendation letter coupled with an alleged marriage proposal from her fiance,…

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Twitter Chaos Deepens As Key Executives Quit

Ganiyu Amodu

Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter descended deeper into chaos as key security executives resigned from the platform, drawing a sharp warning from US regulators. The walkouts came after a turbulent launch of new Twitter features following the Tesla and SpaceX owner’s $44 billion buyout of the influential messaging app. Musk warned employees Thursday that the site was burning through cash dangerously fast, raising the specter of bankruptcy if the situation was not turned around. “I’ve made the hard decision to leave Twitter,” tweeted chief security officer Lea Kissner, who reportedly…

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Osun College Of Education Reforms, Becomes University Of Illesa

Scott Mathew

The National Universities Commission (NUC) issued a letter of recognition concerning the reform of the University of Ilesha, following its upgrade from Osun State College of Education, Ilesa. Professor Abubakar Abdulrasheed, the Executive Secretary of NUC, presented the provisional license to Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State at the headquarters of the Commission in Abuja on Thursday. The governor pinned that the new university of Ilesa would focus on Agriculture and Agri-business to address food insecurity, mining technology building on the abundant gold deposit in Ijesa land, and also Medical…

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Sadio Mane Makes Senegal W’Cup Squad Despite Injury

Ganiyu Amodu

Bayern Munich forward Sadio Mane has been included in Senegal’s final squad for the World Cup despite fears that he will be unavailable to play through injury. The forward was forced off last weekend with what Bayern described as a knock initially, but reports soon suggested that Mane had suffered a tendon injury which, given the timing of the World Cup, would rule him out of the tournament altogether. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Senegal’s Sadio Mane Will Miss World Cup Dollar Hoarders, Speculators Lose As Naira Rebounds to 720/Dollar Ex-NFF Chief…

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Dollar Hoarders, Speculators Lose As Naira Rebounds to 720/Dollar

Scott Matthew

How, why Naira rose by over 140/dollar within 48 hours – Experts, Traders   Naira, Nigeria’s unit if exchange, has rebounded by 20.8 per cent to 720/dollar at the parallel market, digging a big hole in the purse of hoarders and speculators. The development came two weeks after the local currency came under severe pressure at the black market, following the announcement by the Federal Government to redesign the naira. READ ALSO: Naira Sinks To N860/Dollar, Alters Petrol Depot Dynamics Atiku: Why Obasanjo’s lmage Ought To Be In Redesigned Naira…

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Twitter Chaos Deepens As Key Executives Quit

Abibat Babalola

Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter descended deeper into chaos as key security executives resigned from the platform, drawing a sharp warning from US regulators. The walkouts came after a turbulent launch of new Twitter features following the Tesla and SpaceX owner’s $44 billion buyout of the influential messaging app. Musk warned employees Thursday that the site was burning through cash dangerously fast, raising the specter of bankruptcy if the situation was not turned around. READ ALSO: Sadio Mane Makes Senegal W’Cup Squad Despite Injury Dollar Hoarders, Speculators Lose As Naira…

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