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A prosecution witness, Mrs Ifeoma Ogbonnaya, on Tuesday, told the Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, how former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, transferred funds to his wife, Margaret. Ogbonnaya, an Assistant Manager at Zenith Bank Plc, stated this at a follow-up hearing in Emefiele’s trial for alleged fraud of $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion while in office. …

The Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to postpone the dissolution of the National Film and Video Census Board (NFVCB). This follows the adoption of a proposal titled: “Urgent Need to Stop NFVCB Abuses,” sponsored by Senator Ogoshi Onawo during a plenary session in Abuja. Onawo in his presentation expressed concern over the directive of the Secretary to the …

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) have announced that the 20th edition of Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Africa, scheduled to begin on August 3 and end on August 6, 2024, will be held in South Africa. This is the 16th time that the NBA and FIBA ​​global basketball development and community outreach program will be …

A major drug cartel behind the production and distribution of a deadly psychoactive substance, methamphetamine, commonly called “mkpuru mmiri”, has been dismantled by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, following the arrest of the cartel leader, 42-year-old Joachin Chikaodi Mbonu, and his associate at his hidden villa in his village of Umuomi, Uzogba-Ezenomi Autonomous Community, Ikeduru Local …

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has appealed to residents to be patient with the deplorable state of roads in the state, citing the enormity of the task and limitations of his administration. Speaking on Monday, after inspecting roads in Ifo Local Government Area, Abiodun acknowledged the widespread criticism but stressed that rebuilding all damaged roads in three years was not …

Download Ndogo Ndogo Mp3 by David Wonder Ft. Bahati Here is a fantastic song and lyrics by the young and promising Kenyan gospel artist, “David Wonder“. It’s a song called “Ndogo Ndogo“with the renowned musical artist”Bahati“, and was released in 2017. This beautiful song, accompanied by an amazing music video, audio and lyrics, is sure to captivate listeners of all …

THEY have done their duty, or what they consider to be one of their duties. I mean members of the National Assembly (NASS), which is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate. ‘Anagh eji ututu ama njo ahia’ or morning is not often a description of how the day went. Not so in the case of Nigeria’s …

  Global trade is “not going through a great period”. This is the admission of the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. West accuses Beijing of subsidizing Chinese electric carmakers “We are seeing increasing protectionism, some weakening of WTO rules and some of that is leading to fragmentation,” he told the BBC. Attacks by Houthi …

Former Liverpool and Brazil striker Roberto Firmino has become pastor of an evangelical church he founded in Maceió, Brazil, with his wife Larissa Pereira. According to Brazilian media Globo, via Liverpool Echo, the incident occurred on Sunday, June 30. In a statement on social media, Firmino and Pereira said: “Since our first encounter with Christ, a desire has been burning …

The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command, announced on Monday that it generated N1.02 trillion in revenue between January and June 2024. Babatunde Olomu, the Customs Area Controller overseeing the command, disclosed this during a press briefing in Apapa, Lagos. Olomu highlighted that this figure marked a significant increase of 143 per cent compared to the N421 billion collected during …