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  At its annual general meeting (AGM), MultiChoice shareholders expressed their disappointment with the remuneration of the company’s executives and non-executive directors. Remuneration issues were the most controversial votes at the meeting held on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. In the vote on the approval of the company’s remuneration policy, 17.89% of the total issued shares abstained, while 6.36% of the …

Former Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole has come under heavy criticism after he mocked the Governor Godwin Obaseki and his wife, Betsy, because they have no children. Oshiomhole, who represents Edo North in the Senate, made the disparaging comments on Sunday while reacting to remarks attributed to Betsy. The Edo First Lady has allegedly claimed at a forum in the …

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents on Sunday night attacked Mafa village in Tarmuwa Local Government Area of ​​Yobe State and killed several people. State police spokesman Dungus Abdulkarim confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday in Damaturu. He said the incident was reported to the Tarmuwa Division Police Office by local residents, Babagana Goni and Bako Ibrahim. The spokesman added …

The Defence Headquarters has dismissed reports of the alleged kidnapping of 150 people by terrorists in Sokoto State. In a statement released on Monday by the Director of Defense Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, the military clarified that the trending video of the killings and burials was actually filmed in the neighboring African country. The military urged citizens to …

Isau Ogunkunle upset one of the favourites, Abdullah Ozturk of Turkey, in the Class 4 of the men’s singles table tennis at the Paris Paralympic Games. Ogunkunle came back from a set down to win his round of 16 match against Ozturk. He defeated his opponent 3-1 (11-6, 6-11,7-11, 10-12), securing a remarkable victory over the world’s number 3 ranked …

Human rights activist and lawyer, Deji Adeyanju has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s administration for allegedly encouraging anarchy by trying to criminalize peaceful protests. In an interview with AIT, Adeyanju questioned the reasons behind the government’s hostility towards demonstrations aimed at addressing bad governance. Adeyanju expressed his disbelief at the government’s stance, asking, “How can protests against bad governance become a …

Three prominent groups in the North have backed the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle’s comprehensive military operation to combat banditry in the North-West. The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, Northern Consciousness Network and North West Solidarity Forum commended Matawalle’s initiative and stressed the need for decisive action against the bandits terrorizing the region. The groups spoke in separate statements …

Hundreds of arrests and millions in stolen assets: the toll of an Interpol attack on the African mafia group Black Axe. What is behind the group that once began as a student group fighting colonial rule? Whenever Stephan Fuchs starts talking about Black Axe, his desk quickly fills with dozens of notes, arrows, and diagrams. The co-director of Victras, a …

In response to the escalating violence from terrorists and bandits in the North-West, particularly in Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi States, Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle, Minister of State for Defence, has called for a shift in the military command structure to the North-West to address the deteriorating security situation. Recent reports have revealed that bandits have been attacking villages in Sokoto …

Nigerian Army troops have killed nine suspected bandits and recovered dangerous automatic weapons and ammunition in Kaduna State. The military said in a post on its official X Handle account on Friday that the fighting took place in Kampani Doka and Rifigoro communities in Birnin Gwari local government area of ​​the state. According to police, the troops launched an offensive …