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Jorg Potreck has been appointed as the new General Manager of Transcorp Hilton Abuja, succeeding Burlent Tarlan who completed his tenure. Potreck has over forty years of extensive experience in the hospitality industry, including 20 years as a general manager in various global locations such as Germany, the United Kingdom, Austria, South Africa and Egypt. Potreck joins Hilton from his …

Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, on Monday, accused the Muhammadu Buhari administration of mismanaging the first tranche of a $500 million World Bank loan aimed at empowering women in Nigeria. Kennedy-Ohanenye, who spoke on Arise Television’s Morning Show, alleged that the initial $100 million released for the Nigeria Project For Women was not put to good use by the …

The Lagos State Police Command has criticized Nollywood actress, Laide Bakare, over her public behavior. The actress in a video posted on social media criticized some police officers for allegedly harassing her and leaving with her 14-year-old daughter. in his car during heavy rain. The man also wondered why he was the only person stopped by officers when other cars …

  Florida rapper Julio Foolio was shot and killed in Tampa on Sunday, just two days after celebrating his 26th birthday, according to his attorney. Rapper Julio Foolio [left] was shot and killed in Florida two days after his 26th birthday. Foolio, whose real name is Charles Jones, was staying at a Holiday Inn hotel in Tampa after being “kicked …

The People’s Redemption Party (PRP), blamed the National Assembly’s plan to approve the purchase of new aircraft for President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. The House of Representatives Security and Intelligence Committee in a recent hearing, had asked the Federal Government to purchase new aircraft for Tinubu and Shettima as the existing aircraft in the presidential fleet were …

A middle-aged woman identified as Aisha Abubakar, has been arrested by security operatives with a cache of ammunition she allegedly took to terrorists in Katsina State. A counter-insurgency expert and Security analyst in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, who disclosed this in a post on X on Monday, said that security officials found ammunition in the woman’s luggage during …

Former federal information commissioner Edwin Clark last week demanded implementation of the 2014 national conference report. In the same week, former National Deputy Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), North West, Salihu Lukman, resigned from the party. These stories and three others we tracked dominate public discourse in the country. 1. Clark demands implementation of the 2024 Confab report …

GTCO, Transcorp, Guinness, Presco top the list of stocks to watch in the new week as investors look to recover from N103 billion losses recorded during last week’s Eid holiday. The benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) fell -0.18% to close at 99,743.05 points from 99,925.29 points in the previous week. Likewise, investors in the equity market lost N103.3 billion as market …

Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped a police officer and a driver working for His Excellency (HRH), Chief Cornwell Ihunwo, a prominent ruler of Rumu-Elechi community in Nkpolu-Orowurokwo, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of ​​Rivers State. The kidnapping occurred at the king’s residence around Eagle Island on Saturday night. Godstime Ihunwo, executive member of Diobu Vigilante and Head of Nkpolu-Orowurokwo Security, …

President and Founder of Believers LoveWorld also known as Christ Embassy, ​​Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has promised to build a bigger and better church headquarters. Pastor Oyakhilome has reacted to a fire that broke out at the church headquarters in Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos, on Sunday morning, which caused extensive damage to the building. However, there were no casualties in this incident. …