Month: June 2024

Chioma’s Engagement Ring Worth Three Rolls Royces, Says Davido

ADEOLA YUSUF

Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, popularly called Davido, has revealed that the value of his fiancée, Chioma Rowland’s engagement ring equals the price of two or three Rolls Royce. Davido disclosed this in a video shared on Instagram on Friday by a businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest. In the video, the socialite hailed the couple, who were seated in a car, and requested that Chioma flaunt the ring. READ ALSO: ‘Only Selected Patients’, UPTH Punctures Burna Boy’s Claim On Medical Bill Payment BREAKING: Court Reinstates…

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‘Only Selected Patients’, UPTH Punctures Burna Boy’s Claim On Medical Bill Payment

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The University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) has faulted reports that musician, Burna Boy, covered all medical bills for patients during a recent visit to the hospital. The hospital clarified that the music icon only settled the bills of selected patients at the facility, contrary to claims of covering all outstanding bills. Mrs Elabha Meni, the institution’s spokesperson, clarified a statement released in Port Harcourt on Friday. “We commend Burna Boy’s kindness in financially assisting select patients in our hospital to offset their bills during his visit on June…

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Al-Shaiba, Ka’bah’s 109th Key Keeper Since Conquest Of Makkah, Is Dead

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The 109th Guardian of the Ka’bah and successor to the companion Uthman ibn Talha passed away today. Sheikh Saleh Al Shaiba was prayed upon in Masjid Al Haram and laid to rest in Al Mualla Cemetery. READ ALSO ‘£35k Each,’ 100 Churches For Sale in Scotland PUNCH Removes Daily, Weekend Editors Through Resignation Order Otedola Regains Position As First Bank’s Biggest Shareholder Following the order of the Prophet, the next Guardian will be and continue to be from the Al Shaiba Family.

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‘£35k Each,’ 100 Churches For Sale in Scotland

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Church of Scotland has lost a million members since 2001 and the majority of Scots now say they have no religion,” Read-for-yourself statement of the Church’s spokesman on what he described as a “painful” move   The Church of Scotland is selling 100 historic buildings to free up funds after a drastic decline in the number of worshippers and ministers. Churches, plots of land and former council houses, some dating back to the 1700s, have been listed for sale at prices ranging from £35,000 in what the Church has described…

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PUNCH Removes Daily, Weekend Editors Through Resignation Order

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Tunji Abioye, Samson Folarin Step In   Management of The Punch newspapers has removed the editors for both its daily and weekend titles through a resignation order. Platforms Africa gathered that Tunji Abioye, and Samson Folarin have been asked to immediately step in after the gale that affected the top editorial staff of the newspaper’s titles. A former politics editor of the newspaper, Friday Olokor, who shared the news on Facebook, added that the new order by the management has created tension in the newsroom. “Tension in PUNCH, mgt asks…

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2024 Hajj Death Toll Exceeds 900

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. Relatives of Nigerian pilgrims panic, reach out to NAHCON, States boards         Friends and family searched for missing hajj pilgrims on Wednesday as the death toll at the annual rituals, which were carried out in scorching heat, surged past 900. Relatives scoured hospitals and pleaded online for news, fearing the worst after temperatures hit 51.8 degrees Celsius (125 Fahrenheit) in Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, on Monday. About 1.8 million people from all over the world, many old and infirm, took part in the days-long, mostly outdoor…

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Reason EFCC, Flutterwaves Gave For Planned Establishment of Cybercrime Centre

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To intensify the fight against internet crime and enhance the security of business transactions, unicorn payments technology company, Flutterwave, says it is partnering the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to establish and a state-of-the-art Cybercrime Research Centre. The fintech company with fortunes worth over $1bn headquartered in San Francisco with footprints in Nigeria and other African countries said the centre would also provide a “sustainable lifeline to youths across the country”. To this effect, the Silicon Valley-based company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the anti-graft agency on…

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Nigeria’s Debts Hit N121.67 Trillion

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▪️How Country Acquired N24.33 Trillion Debt In Just Three Months – DMO       Nigeria’s total public debt is now ₦121.67 trillion ($91.46 billion), the Debt Management Office (DMO) said Thursday. The DMO said as of March 31, 2024, the country’s domestic and external debts stood at ₦121.67 trillion ($91.46 billion). Nigeria’s debt rose by ₦24.33 trillion within three months – from ₦97.34 trillion ($108.23 billion) in December 2023 to ₦121.67 trillion ($91.46 billion). The debt represents external and domestic borrowings by the Federal Government and the 36 state…

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Lagos APC Chieftain Dies In Mecca

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The Lagos chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the death of its former welfare secretary, Ramota Bankole, as unfortunate and shocking. Ms Bankole, one of the Lagos APC women leaders from Epe Division, died while performing Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. APC spokesman in Lagos, Seye Oladejo, said Thursday, “Her death is most shocking and unfortunate. She was a committed and experienced party leader.” The chairman of Epe LGA, Surah Animashaun, confirmed Bankole’s death on Thursday. READ ALSO Energy Theft: Nigeria Mulls Electricity Offences Tribunal Kano Orders Demolition…

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Energy Theft: Nigeria Mulls Electricity Offences Tribunal

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The Federal Government said yesterday it was working on establishing an electricity offences tribunal to combat power theft in the country. Speaking at a briefing in Abuja, the Managing Director, Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency, NEMSA, Aliyu Tahir, who disclosed this, said: “We are working on the establishment of an electricity offences tribunal with an in-built appeal system for faster dispensation of electricity-related offences. It is to vest NEMSA in-house counsel with powers to prosecute electricity offences.” Providing further explanation about the tribunal, Tahir said the initiative would adequately check…

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