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PHYNO DENIES SELLING N10BN ESTATE

Nigerian rapper, PHYNO has responded to claims made by a journalist alleging that he sold his 10 billion Naira estate in Lagos to an Arab businessman due to tribalism. The journalist, in a now-deleted tweet on X, alleged that PHYNO reportedly sold off his 10 billion Naira estate to an Arab man from Libya, and further claimed that the rapper regrets investing in Yoruba land. The journalist also claimed that PHYNO had decided to […]

todayApril 17, 2025

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ARSENAL KNOCK OUT REAL MADRID TO REACH CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMIS

Arsenal have eliminated Real Madrid from the UEFA Champions League, after they won 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu last night. The Gunners, who travelled to Spain with a healthy 3-0 lead from the first leg, had the chance to extend that advantage after they were awarded a first-half penalty.  BUKAYO SAKA, who missed a first-half penalty, sent Arsenal ahead and although VINICIUS JUNIOR pulled one back after a defensive mixup between DAVID RAYA and WILLIAM […]

todayApril 17, 2025

National

EFCC AND SEC TO HUNT DOWN OPERATORS OF  PONZI SCHEMES

 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission have vowed to hunt down operators of Ponzi schemes nationwide. The commissions declared this yesterday following the collapse of the digital assets platform, CBEX. The SEC, however, revealed that it had yet to receive formal complaints about the collapsed digital assets platform, while the EFCC assured that individuals who invested in CBEX would get their money back. Speaking […]

todayApril 17, 2025

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ATIKU ABUBAKAR VOWS TO LEAD COALITION TO UNSEAT PRESIDENT TINUBU

Former Vice President, ATIKU ABUBAKARhas reiterated the commitment of the coalition he is putting together to adopt a strong platform to unseat President BOLA TINUBU in the 2027 election. ATIKU, a founding member of the Peoples’Democratic Party,  made the declaration yesterday during a meeting with a delegation of National Opinion Leaders, which paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja. Subsequently, the former Vice President took to his verified X handle to liken the coalition to a fast-moving train “with […]

todayApril 17, 2025

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FLYING EAGLES TO DEPART ABUJA TO EGYPT AHEAD OF 2025 U-20 AFCON

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will depart Abuja for Cairo, Egypt this weekend for their final preparation ahead of the 2025 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. The seven-time champions will spend one week in Cairo before the commencement of the competition. Flying Eagles will face Tunisia, Kenya and Morocco in Group B. Nigeria’s opening fixture of the competition is against Tunisia on Saturday, April 28. The competition will serve as qualifiers for […]

todayApril 16, 2025

Entertainment

PORTABLE RELEASED ON BAIL FROM ILORIN CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

Singer, BADMUS ABEEB OKIKIOLA,popularly known as PORTABLE has been  released on bail,. His release followed the withdrawal of the petition against him by SAHEED OSUPA, who was in Ilorin for the case. Official sources at the Oke-Kura custodial centre in Ilorin, disclosed  that PORTABLEwas released 3:30 pm on Tuesday after a variation of his bail conditions by the authorities. PORTABLE was arrested on Saturday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, and brought to Ilorin by operatives of the Kwara […]

todayApril 16, 2025

National

FAAC SHARES N1.578TRN MARCH REVENUE TO FEDERAL, STATES, LOCAL COUNCILS

The Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, has shared N1.578 trillion to federal, state and local government councils as revenue for March 2025. A communiqué issued yesterday after a FAAC meeting held in Abuja, revealed that the total distributable revenue of N1.578 trillion comprised distributable statutory revenue of N931.325 billion, distributable Value Added Tax, VAT revenue of N593.750 billion, Electronic Money Transfer Levy, EMTL revenue of N24.971 billion and Exchange Difference […]

todayApril 16, 2025

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PETER OBI TACKLES GOV ALIA FOR BLOCKING HIS VISIT TO BENUESTATE

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, PETER OBI, has accused the Benue State Government of politicising his planned visit to internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps and health institutions in the state. In a statement shared via his official X account, OBI expressed disappointment over what he described as deliberate attempts to frustrate his humanitarian trip to Benue, lamenting what he called the growing politicisation of good causes in […]

todayApril 15, 2025

News

NEWCASTLE MANAGER HOWE DIAGNOSED WITH PNEUMONIA

Newcastle manager, EDDIE HOWE will miss the club’s next two Premier League games after being diagnosed with pneumonia HOWE watched the Magpies’ 4-1 win over Manchester United on Sunday from his hospital bed after being admitted on Friday, having been feeling unwell for several days.  Newcastle have now said the 47-year-old will also miss Wednesday’s home match against Crystal Palace and Saturday’s trip to Aston Villa, with assistants JASON TINDALL and GRAEME JONES due to prepare the team […]

todayApril 15, 2025

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