Month: June 2025

’43 Days After 94th Birthday,’ Foremost Billionaire, Aminu Dantata, Is Dead

ADEOLA YUSUF

  . ‘Generational wealth,’ Tributes pour for the late uncle of Aliko Dangote, who reportedly raised initial business capital for the Africa’s richest man   Nigeria’s foremost billionaire, Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata, is dead. Platforms Africa reports that Alhaji Dantata died 43 days after his 94th birthday on May 19, 2025. The death of Dantata, who is a close relative of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, was confirmed by his aide, Mustapha Abdullahi Junaid. Abdullahi wrote, “Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun. Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun. It is with heavy…

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NCDMB, Dangote Refinery Inaugurate Joint Committee To Deepen Local Content

Abibat Babalola

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical Company on Tuesday inaugurated a Joint Technical Committee (JTC) aimed at advancing local content implementation during the operational phase of the 650,000 barrels per day refinery plant. The inauguration ceremony which took place on Tuesday at the Dangote Free Trade Zone, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State marks a pivotal moment in fostering strategic collaboration between both institutions and is a significant move to reinforce local content development in the oil and gas sector. The ceremony presided over…

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‘First Time In History,’ IABC Africa Elects Nigerian, Yemi Adeyemi, As Chair

ADEOLA YUSUF

Eight things you hirtheto do not know about the Odeomu, Osun state-born communication czar who presently heads transformation change management and communication unit at the NLNG + Identities of other Africa Region Executive Board members for the International Association of Business Communicators   The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Africa has elected Yemi Adeyemi as its Chairman for the 2025-2026 term. Platforms Africa, which reports this, confirmed that Adeyemi is the first Nigerian to attain that height in IABC Africa’s history. A statement published by IABC on its verified…

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Mbappe Sues PSG, Accuses Former Club Of Moral Harassment

Ganiyu Amodu

Kylian Mbappé has accused Paris Saint-Germain of moral harassment in a legal filing, the Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed on Thursday. The Real Madrid star is at odds with his former club, arguing PSG owe him €55 million ($61m) in unpaid wages. Mbappé is also unhappy with the way he was treated by the Ligue 1 club when he was sidelined before the 2023-24 season, following his decision not to extend his club contract. The prosecutor’s office said Mbappé is “denouncing the ‘lofting’ he claimed to have been subjected to at…

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Gospel Singer Timileyin Ajayi Sentenced To Death For Killing Corps Member

Abibat Babalola

A High Court sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the brutal killing of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Salome Adaidu. In the ruling delivered on Thursday, Justice Simon Aboki found Ajayi guilty of culpable homicide, stating that he intentionally killed and dismembered the victim. READ ALSO: ‘He Raped 12 Year-Old Girl,’ Police Arrest Traditional Ruler Concerns As Senate Extends 2024 Budget Till December ‘New Era Begins,’ Barcelona To Make Camp Nou Return Alao-Akala’s Daughter Wants Late Gov’s Corpse Exhumed Amidst…

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‘He Raped 12 Year-Old Girl,’ Police Arrest Traditional Ruler

Abibat Babalola

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a traditional ruler (Baale) in Laaagba community, Ondo East Local Government area of Ondo State, for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl. According to a police source at the Ondo Area Command, the traditional ruler, whose name was given as Chief Adeniyi Ifedayo, was said to have lured the girl into his house in the community and harboured her in the house for two weeks where he sexually assaulted her. Recounting her ordeal, the minor, who is currently recuperating in an undisclosed health facility…

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Concerns As Senate Extends 2024 Budget Till December

Abibat Babalola

In a move to safeguard ongoing federal projects, the Senate has approved a second extension of the capital component of the 2024 Budget, resetting its expiration to December 31, 2025. The Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, who presided over the resumption of plenary on Tuesday, announced the extension of the Appropriation Bill following an expedited passage after first, second and third readings. Leading debate on the floor, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Adeola Olamilekan, argued that Nigeria’s fiscal constraints and the scale of incomplete projects necessitated…

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Tinubu Signs Four Tax Bills Into Law

Abibat Babalola

President Bola Tinubu will sign into law four groundbreaking tax reform bills on Thursday, transforming Nigeria’s fiscal and revenue framework. The four bills —the Nigeria Tax Bill, the Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill, and the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Bill —were passed by the National Assembly after extensive consultations with various interest groups and stakeholders. According to a statement by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, the presidential assent to the bills at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, will be witnessed by the Senate President, the Speaker of…

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‘New Era Begins,’ Barcelona To Make Camp Nou Return

Ganiyu Amodu

Barcelona announced on Wednesday their long-awaited return to the new Camp Nou for an August 10 friendly after years of work to expand and modernise the iconic stadium. The traditional pre-season Joan Gamper Trophy match will only mark the stadium’s partial reopening, with construction work continuing in various areas, the current Spanish champions said in a statement. This includes the completion of the new third tier, the dual VIP ring, the roof installation, interior spaces and development of the stadium’s surrounding area. The Catalan giants have not confirmed the initial…

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