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President Bola Tinubu, in his speech at the United Nations Wednesday morning, called for debt forgiveness for developing countries from creditors and multilateral financial institutions. Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, made the request at the ongoing 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States. He called for the return of proceeds of corruption and illicit …

Nigerian transgender Idris Okuneye popular on social media with the name Bobrisky has denied paying N15 million to officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following allegations made by Very Dark Man. The transvestite denied the allegations after popular activist and social media influencer Very Dark Man leaked an audio recording of the socialite claiming that she bribed …

This investigation was conducted by PATRICK EGWU is the second part of a three-part, year-long investigative series on climate change disinformation and claims by international multinational oil companies – Shell and Eni operating in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region. Read part 1 here.   In February 2022, an oil pipeline owned and operated by Italian giant Eni broke and cause a …

Cross dresser and ex-convict, Idris Okuneye (aka Bobrisky) appears to be in trouble again with the anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Eradication Commission (KPK). This is as the agency stated on Tuesday that Bobrisky and Martins Vincent Otse (aka VeryDarkMan) have been invited to answer questions regarding a viral video in which it was claimed that Bobrisky paid …

ByteDance, Tiktok’s parent company, has reportedly shut down Tiktok Music (its music streaming service) globally starting November 28. The company is now encouraging its users to take advantage of the “Add to Music App” option that lets users save songs they discover on TikTok to their preferred music streaming service. ByteDance is now directing platform users to transfer playlists to …

Nigerian duo Kelechi Iheanacho and Chidera Ejuke were both in action as Sevilla beat Real Valladolid 2-1 in La Liga on Tuesday. While Iheanacho was in action for 62 minutes, Ejuke joined the game in the 61st minute and scored his first goal for Sevilla. Ejuke’s 85th-minute goal, coming on for Sevilla legend Jesus Navas, earned his side a 2-1 …

Investors in the Nigerian equity market made a gain of N104 billion at the close of trading on Tuesday. This follows a surge in the prices of stocks such as NIDF (Nigerian Infrastructure Debt Fund), FBNH (FBN Holdings Plc), and ELLAH LAKES (Ellah Lakes Plc) among others on the trading floor. After five hours of trading in the capital market, …

The United States said on Tuesday that the gubernatorial election in Edo State was peaceful. The National Electoral Commission (EC) on Sunday night declared the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Senin Okpebholo, as the winner of the election, beating his Peoples Democratic Party (PD) rival, Asue Ighodalo. Okpebholo, 54, won 291,667 votes, beating Ighodalo who won 247,274 votes in the …

The naira weakened against the US dollar by N96 on the official exchange on Tuesday. The naira’s decline coincided with the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to raise interest rates to 27.25 percent. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the local currency was trading at N1,658/$1, above the …

At least four people died in a canoe accident in Dikwa, Borno State, on Monday. State police spokesman Nahum Daso said in a statement on Tuesday that the canoe sank in floodwaters at Bakassi community along Maiduguri Road, Dikwa, at about 4:00 p.m. on Monday. He said the victim was a woman. READ ALSO: Four people die in boat accident …