Provide Binance Chief On Wheelchair, Court Orders NCoS

ADEOLA YUSUF

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service from Kuje to provide the detained executive of Binance Holdings Limited, Tigran Gambaryan, with a wheelchair. Justice Emeka Nwite issued the order on Monday following a complaint from Gambaryan shortly after the court adjourned. The Binance chief, who was walking with crutches, abruptly stopped in front of Justice Nwite and lamented that his health had deteriorated since his remand at Kuje due to inadequate medical care. He admitted to the judge that although he has been…

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US Govt Bans No Nigerian Airlines – NCAA

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Federal Government on Monday said there is no ban placed on any Nigerian airline by the US government. The acting Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Chris Najomo, disclosed this in a statement. He said in 2010, Nigeria like other countries attained the permit of category one of the International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) programme and in 2014 as well as 2017 a re-evaluation was done by the US Federal Aviation Administration and Nigeria passed but due to the inability to meet up with the requirements…

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Native Doctor Shoots Client Dead While Testing Bulletproof Charm

ADEOLA YUSUF

A 19-year-old self-acclaimed native doctor has been arrested by the Edo State Police Command over the death of his client. The native doctor, who specialises in preparing charms against the effect of gunshots and cutlass attacks, killed his client while trying to prove the efficacy of a charm he prepared for the deceased. The incident occurred at Onumu Community, in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, on August 20. In a statement on Monday by the State Police Command spokesman, SP Moses Yamu, the victim, Alex Ezekiel, approached the…

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“Hypocrisy Or What?” Reactions Trail Dangote Family, Associates’ Petrol Imports From Malta

ADEOLA YUSUF

They are among officials currently representing and leading negotiations with the Ministry of Finance on behalf of Dangote Refinery in the Federal Government’s Crude for Naira programme.”     Two of the Lagos-bound vessels on course to deliver cargoes of imported premium motor spirit (PMS) also known as petrol from Malta are linked to family members and friends of Dangote Refinery Chief Executive Officer, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, shipping documents including the Nigerian maritime tracking details have revealed. According to a report by Politics Nigeria, this development, which came a few…

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Petrol Ex-Depot Price Hits N754/litre

ADEOLA YUSUF

The ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol has hit N754 per litre, Platforms Africa reports. The data from depots in Nigeria on Monday showed that as at 1st of September, the price at which the product landed at the depots was also N1,022 per litre. The ex-depot price is the cost the depots that received the product from NNPCL are expected to sell after adding their margins. A source at one of the depots in Apapa confirmed the data in a telephone chat with Platforms…

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Galatasaray, Napoli Agree Loan Deal For Osimhen

ADEOLA YUSUF

Napoli has reached an agreement with Galatasaray to sign Victor Osimhen on a one-year loan deal. The Nigerian international was unable to complete a transfer deal to Chelsea just before the transfer window in England closed and subsequently missed out on a move to Saudi Arabian team, Al-Hilal. As per football journalist, Fabrizio Romano, “Napoli have accepted a straight loan proposal but with no option to buy, and Galatasaray to cover about £10m of his salary.” It now remains to be seen if Osimhen would give the green light to…

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BBNaija Season 1 Runner-up, Francisca Owumi, Is Dead

ADEOLA YUSUF

A former Big Brother Naija housemate and first runner-up of the reality TV show’s inaugural season in 2006, Francisca Owumi, has passed away. Her family announced her demise on her Instagram on with the caption “A daughter and sister. May her soul rest in peace, Amen.” According to reports, Owumi died after a brief illness. She was a memorable contestant on the first season of Big Brother Nigeria (BBNaija), known for her energetic dance moves and charming personality. She shared the house with notable contestants like Katung Aduwak, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu,…

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Police Arrest Canadian-Nigerian Lady Threatening To Poison Yoruba

ADEOLA YUSUF

The long arm of the law, may have finally caught up with46-year-old Amaka Sonnberger, the Canadian-Nigerian woman, who threatened to kill Nigerians of Yoruba and Benin ethnic origins with poison, as she has reportedly been picked up by operatives of Toronto Police, Canada, where she currently resides. Reports say, the middle-aged lady, whose comments, practically set fire to the Nigerian public, through the social media, was arrested on Sunday, September 1, and would be due to appear in court at Ontario, Canada, for allegedly making hate-motivated threats against the Nigerian…

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“Under Tinubu As Oil Minister,” Falana Demands Fuel Import “Scam” Probe

ADEOLA YUSUF

Human rights activist Femi Falana, SAN has demanded a probe of refined fuel imports, which he called a “scam” after the admission by Mele Kyari that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) owes $6 billion debt to suppliers. The NNPC Group Managing Director, who reports directly to President Bola Tinubu who doubles as Petroleum Minister, finally confirmed the debt at the weekend after months of denial, a debt partly responsible for the current fuel scarcity that has further raised transport costs. “It is high time the importation scam was investigated.…

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Tinubu Summons Oshiomole Over Barrenness Troll On Obaseki’s Wife

ADEOLA YUSUF

Adams Oshiomhole, must have a convincing explanation to offer to Remi Tinubu, Nigerian First Lady, for his now much-criticised outburst against Betsy Obaseki, wife of Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, who he called “childless” in a video that has now gone viral on social media, attracting negative backlash against him. An angry Tinubu, a Senator, formally representing Lagos, is said to be so miffed that Oshiomhole, a currently a Senator, former Governor of Edo State, and one of Nigeria’s foremost labour leaders as President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC),…

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