Month: March 2024

LeBron James Becomes First NBA Player To Reach 40,000 Points

ADEOLA YUSUF

LeBron James has become the first NBA player to reach 40,000 career points, scoring on a driving layup in LA Lakers’ home game against the Denver Nuggets. James became the NBA’s all-time scoring leader more than a year ago when he passed former Lakers star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in a home game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on February 7, 2022. Abdul-Jabbar had 38,387 points over 20 seasons. James entered Saturday’s game with a career average of 27.1 points per game over 1,474 contests in 21 NBA seasons. Needing nine points…

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Police Place N50m Bounty On Two Bandit Kingpins In Katsina

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Katsina State Police Command has announced that N50 million would be given to whosoever provides information that could lead to the arrest of two suspected bandit kingpins in the state. Police naked the wanted suspects as Modi Modi and Jan Kare. The suspected criminals are allegedly responsible for several attacks orchestrated in the Kankara and Safana local government areas of the state recently. A statement issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, assured that the command would ensure confidentiality in the identity of those…

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Ex-Super Falcons Goalkeeper, Aluko-Olaseni, Is Dead

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Former Super Falcons goalkeeper, Bidemi Aluko-Olaseni, is dead. Aluko-Olaseni died after an eight-year battle with cancer. The Nigerian Football Federation announced this in a post via its X account, @thenff late Saturday night. It read, “We are sad to hear of the passing of former @NGSuper_Falcons goalkeeper, Bidemi Aluko-Olaseni after an eight-year battle with cancer. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family. READ ALSO JUST IN: FCT Residents Loot NEMA Warehouse Nollywood Actor, Mr Ibu, Is Dead REVEALED: What Wigwe Wrote On Tomb He Built For His Burial “May…

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JUST IN: FCT Residents Loot NEMA Warehouse

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Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have looted a warehouse belonging to the National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria, NEMA, over the current economic hardship across the country. It was gathered that the warehouse, located in Karimo, Phase 3 region of the FCT, Abuja, was raided on Sunday morning. The residents carted away foodstuffs and other items. Personnel of the Nigeria Police Force have been deployed to the area to disperse the looters and secure the building. READ ALSO Nollywood Actor, Mr Ibu, Is Dead REVEALED: What Wigwe…

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Nollywood Actor, Mr Ibu, Is Dead

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Mr Ibu, Nollywood veteran has died. The actor whose real name is John Okafor was 62.   READ ALSO: REVEALED: What Wigwe Wrote On Tomb He Built For His Burial CBN Revokes Licenses Of Over 4,000 Bureau De Change Operators Peseiro Resigns As Super Eagles Manager According to multiple reports from sources close to him, the veteran comedian passed away at Evercare hospital. Many fans have shared condolences on X, reminiscing movies the late actor has featured.

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REVEALED: What Wigwe Wrote On Tomb He Built For His Burial

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▪️ More emerged on late Access Bank MD, who died with wife and son in a helicopter crash on February 9   It has been revealed that the late Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings PLC, Herbert Wigwe, built a mausoleum for himself. Vanguard News revealed this in a special report it did ahead of the commencement of the burial of the top banker. Wigwe; his wife, Chizoba; and his son, Chizi, are scheduled for burial between March 4 and 10, 2024. The three died in an helicopter crash…

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When ‘Sorry’ Means Nothing, By Funke Egbemode

ADEOLA YUSUF

We called them the ‘happening couple’. Flex (real name was Felix) was a 500 level medicine student, while Tunrayo was a 200 level Law student. Though the two of them were very busy ‘effico’, they spent every free moment together. They went to the bukateria together, walked hand-in-hand to the library and the cinema. They were a reference point especially when we girls wanted to ‘yab’ our NFA male classmates who were in the habit of giving excuses to their girlfriends as to why they couldn’t take them to see…

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Petrol Subsidy: Nigerian Govt Still Paying About N1trn Monthly — Pinnacle Oil MD

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The Federal Government is still paying N1 trillion monthly as petrol subsidy despite the pronouncement of President Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023 that the era of subsidy was gone. The Managing Director/CEO of Pinnacle Oil and Gas Limited, Robert Dickerman, made the revelation in Abuja. Dickerman, the head of the indigenous oil and gas company active across the entire downstream value chain, spoke during the Panel Session 6 on Nigeria’s Downstream Forum at the just-concluded Nigeria International Energy Summit. He was quoted by Vanguard News as having said: “Nigeria…

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My Libido Is High, I Can Have Sex Everyday – Actor Etim Effiong

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A Nollywood actor, Daniel Etim-Effiong, has said that he can have sex every day because his libido is high. The actor made this known during an interview he granted media personalities, Gbemi Olateru and Toolz. Etim-Effiong, who was asked by Olateru and Tools how many times married couples should have sex, said he hails from Calabar, the Cross River State capital, and as such his libido is high. He said: “I’m a Calabar man. READ ALSO 10 Things You Should Know About Late Nollywood Actor Sisi Quadri Change of Guard…

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10 Things You Should Know About Late Nollywood Actor Sisi Quadri

ADEOLA YUSUF

The demise of Nollywood actor, Quadri Oyebamij, popularly known as Sisi Quadri, has thrown the movie industry into mourning. The cause of his death has not been made public, but reports say that the thespian died due to an ‘undisclosed. 1. Sis Quadri attended primary and secondary school in Ore, Ondo State. He moved back to Osun, his hometown, to study Arabic and Quran because his father wanted him to be a Muslim cleric. 2. He later attended a fashion school where he learned fashion design and finished in 1999…

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