Day: May 16, 2025

Gabon’s Ousted Leader Ali Bongo Released From Detention

Ganiyu Amodu

. arrives in Angola   Former Gabon leader Ali Bongo Ondimba and his family have been released from detention and arrived in Angola’s capital, the Angolan presidency said Friday. Bongo, whose family ruled Gabon for 55 years, was ousted in a coup in August 2023 and had been under house arrest in the capital Libreville since then. A statement on the Angolan presidency’s Facebook page announcing the arrival of the Bongo family in Luanda was accompanied by photographs showing the former leader being welcomed at an airport. The “Bongo family…

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JAMB Candidate With 326 UTME Score Shocked As He Receives New Exam Date

Abibat Babalola

A JAMB candidate who scored 326 in his UTME exam has shared a message he received from the examination body, notifying him that he has been rescheduled to retake the test. This was revealed in a post shared on his X (formerly Twitter) page by the user @swagpriest2, who expressed his frustration over the development. He had earlier announced his score on social media, writing: “Hope 326 isn’t a bad score for Twitter NG.” However, following JAMB’s confirmation of errors at several exam centers, many candidates—despite their scores—have reportedly been…

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Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Drops To 23.7%

Abibat Babalola

Nigeria’s inflation dropped to 23.7 percent in April, from 24.23 percent in March 2025. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this in its April Consumer Price Index and inflation data released on Thursday. The figure showed that Nigeria’s inflation cooled off by 1.86 percent on a month-on-month basis. READ ALSO: Despite Subsidy Removal, NNPC’s FAAC Remittance Dropped By N500bn In 2024 – World Bank ‘Domestic Treble,’ Barcelona Are 2024/2025 La Liga Champions ‘4 Years After,’ Actress Jumoke George’s Missing Daughter Found In Mali ES NCDMB Pays Last Respect To…

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NNPC’s FAAC Remittance Dropped By N500bn In 2024 – World Bank

Abibat Babalola

The World Bank says revenue remitted by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited dropped by N500 billion in 2024 despite a surge in gross revenues collected by Nigeria’s main revenue agencies in the year. In the latest World Bank Nigeria Development Update (NDU), published on May 12, the Bretton Woods organisation said NNPC’s remittance to the federation account dropped from N1.1 trillion in 2023 to N600 billion in 2024. On May 29, President Bola Tinubu said the petrol subsidy regime was over. Three months later, TheCable reported that Tinubu…

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‘Domestic Treble,’ Barcelona Are 2024/2025 La Liga Champions

Ganiyu Amodu

Barcelona clinched the LaLiga title on Thursday with a 2-0 win at city rivals Espanyol to cap a stellar season during Hansi Flick’s first season in charge. Rivals Real Madrid beat Mallorca 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu on Wednesday to cut Barcelona’s lead to four points, but the win for Flick’s side put them seven points clear with two games left to play to seal the title. After a scoreless first half, Lamine Yamal opened the scoring shortly after the break with another amazing goal, cutting in from the right…

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