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Justice Abubakar Mukhtar of the Magistrates Court in Abuja on Friday, adjourned the hearing in the alleged perjury case filed against the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, indefinitely. The postponement follows an order by Justice OC Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court granting Okpebholo leave to file a review …

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in Mali. Gunmen on Tuesday attacked a police compound in Bamako, the country’s capital, where more than 70 people were killed and more than 200 injured. However, in a statement hours later, Mali’s Ministry of Security and Civil Protection assured that the situation was under control. In a statement issued …

Former Chairman of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG), Kyari Bukar, on Friday lamented that the inefficiency and bureaucracy of the Nigeria Customs Service and other agencies such as the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) were costing Nigeria trade volumes to the ports of neighboring Benin Republic. He noted that a large volume of international shipments now enter Nigeria through ports …

The Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has announced restrictions on movement in Edo State ahead of the governorship election scheduled for Saturday, September 21, 2024. This action aims to ensure a peaceful, transparent and credible election process. At least 17 political parties will take part in the election, with the main contenders being the All Progressives Congress, the People’s Democratic …

Generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) is nothing new, however, the recent explosion in AI tools available to anyone such as image creation tools and AI-based applications, while offering new opportunities, can also put small business owners in new and unknown territory. GoDaddy shares several ways in which generative AI can help small business owners and entrepreneurs increase creativity, streamline operations, and …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied it will reintroduce a controversial cybersecurity levy that was previously suspended. The denial was contained in a statement entitled “Clarification Regarding the Guidelines for Monetary Policy, Credit, Foreign Trade, and Foreign Exchange for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year (Monetary Policy Circular No. 45) released by Bank Indonesia on Friday, September 20, 2024. On …

As the world becomes more connected, digital fraud has grown from a local problem to a global one. West Africa, particularly Ghana and Nigeria, is seeing the rise of “fraud empires” – informal academies that train people to commit digital fraud. The term “hustle empire” comes from online hustlers themselves, who used it to describe their training centers. This environment …

  Ibrahim Ibrahim, a photographer from Ilorin, lost the job he went to Kebbi State to do because his photography equipment worth $128 was lost by Aero Contractors in September. The Ilorin-based photographer boarded a flight from Abuja to Sokoto State on September 2. He had planned to board a bus to Kebbi from Sokoto for a wedding photoshoot he …

Nigerian eccentric entertainer Charles Oputa popular in the music world as Charly Boy has explained how living with gay and transgender people has influenced his lifestyle and artistic expression. The former President of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN) who spoke in an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo admitted his feminine alter ego was influenced by those around …

The Plateau Provincial People’s Representative Council (DPRD) has given the green light for a budget of IDR 5.8 trillion to facilitate the holding of simultaneous regional head elections (Pilkada) in 2024. Thursday’s approval follows a request from Governor Caleb Mutfwang, presented to the House by House Speaker Gabriel Dewan, who highlighted the absence of budget allocations for elections in the …