Day: September 6, 2025

Tears As Another Popular Nollywood Actor Loses Son

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“Ya Allah, You are the Knower of all things,” how, where Ibrahim Chatta broke the sad news   Popular Yoruba actor and filmmaker Ibrahim Chatta has lost a son. This came hours after Peju Ogunmola, another thespian, lost her son moving fabs and colleagues into tears. Platforms Africa reports that Chatta announced the sad news on his Instagram an hour ago. He wrote: Inna liLlahi wa inna ileyhi rajiun RELATED NEWS Nigeria’s Top Politician, Jimi Agbaje, Loses Son ‘First His Mother, Now His Son,’ Jigawa Gov Loses Two Relatives In…

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Oil Heads For Weekly Loss As OPEC+ Mulls Further Output Hike

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Oil prices fell on Friday as a weak U.S. jobs report dimmed the outlook for energy demand, while swelling supplies may grow further after OPEC and allied producers meet over the weekend. Brent crude futures settled at $65.50 a barrel, down $1.49, or 2.22%. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude finished at $61.87, down $1.61, or 2.54%. The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need to start your day. Sign up here. On Wednesday, Reuters reported that eight OPEC+ producers will consider raising production further at a meeting…

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‘N25.3Bn Mgt Fee;’ Ojulari Increases, Backdates Salary For Self, 6,280 NNPC Staff

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  . ‘We, too, deserved to get paid,’ Petrol Marketers Demand N25bn Equalisation Fund payment . Salary increase sparks criticism as workers attribute management’s action on pay rise to inflation and naira devaluation   The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has increased the salary for self and over 6,280 workers of the oil company by as much as 50 per cent. Platforms Africa gathered that the salary increment was also backdated, a move that has been greeted by a mixed…

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‘It’s Not Even Funny,’ Mark Zuckerberg Sues Mark Zuckerberg

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    ‘I’ve Suffered Over The Name,’ American Lawyer, older Mark S Zuckerberg’s Facebook account blocked by the site for ‘impersonating a celebrity.’ Mr Zuckerberg has been practising law for 38 years, when the younger and richer Mr Zuckerberg was three years old.   A lawyer called Mark Zuckerberg is suing Facebook after the social network repeatedly took down his page, claiming he was impersonating the company’s boss. Mark Stephen Zuckerberg, a bankruptcy lawyer in the US state of Indiana, says he has spent thousands of dollars promoting his services…

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