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A former President of Mauritania, Mohammed Abdel Aziz has been sentenced to five years in prison by a court in Nouakchott for having abused his position to amass an ill-gotten fortune. Aziz had been on trial since January alongside 10 other prominent figures, including two former prime ministers, for illicit enrichment, abuse of functions, influence-peddling and laundering. Read also: DSS operatives, …

Federal University, Gusau on Sunday asked students living in the off-campus area of Damba to relocate over the activities of bandits. In a statement issued by the university’s Information Officer, Malam Umar Usman, the institution’s management advised the students to relocate to the Gusau metropolis or to the Sabon Gida area now secured by security operatives. The management lamented that …

The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Saturday unveiled Mrs. Chinyere Ekomaru, as his running mate ahead of the November 11 governorship election in the state. In his address at the event held in Owerri, the governor insisted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would not fail the state and urged the residents to support the party with their votes …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday took another swipe at President Bola Tinubu over the controversy associated with his academic records. The former Vice President was reacting to the interest generated by the discovery of his West African School Certificate (WASSCE) with the name ”Sadiq Abubakar,” among members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In …

The subscription process of the two-year and three-year Federal Government of Nigeria bonds for December 2023 with an interest rate of 12.287% and 13.287% respectively have opened, the Debt Management Office has disclosed. This announcement was made in a statement on the DMO’s official website. The subscription period is set to last for 5 days, running from December 4th to …

Joshua overcomes Helenius Anthony “AJ” Joshua (26-3-0, 23 KOs) knocked out Robert “The Nordic Nightmare” Helenius (32-5-0, 21 KOs) with a massive right punch in the seventh round on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London. Joshua, 33, executed his gameplan to perfection, stalking the opponent from the start in search of a knockout blow. The first five rounds seemed like a slow …

   The North  East  Development Commission  (NEDC)  has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)  with  Mainstream Energy Academy to train 60 youth from the north eastern states of  the federation for  8 weeks electrical technicians training  programme.  The youth, who were drawn from the six states of the North-east as part of the commission’s mandate on developmental and transformational interventions, the …

Harry Kane made his debut with Bayern Munich in a 3-0 defeat to Leipzig in the German Super Cup on Saturday night. Kane completed his move to the German champions from Tottenham at the weekend, and came on as a 64th-minute substitute to a huge cheer at the Allianz Arena. Dani Olmo scored a hat-trick for Leipzig to deny 30-year-old …

The University of Calabar’s (UNICAL) administration has declared a more than 100% increase in undergraduate tuition fees. The declaration was made in a statement that was provided to newsmen in Calabar on Monday, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). In a statement, the institution’s spokesman, Mr Effiong Eyo, said the upward review of the fees was taken at …

Increased video streaming and talk time raised the amount spent on telecom services to N3.86tn in 2022. The Nigerian Communications Commission disclosed this in its newly released ‘2022 Subscriber/Network Data Annual Report.’ It noted that this was 18.74 per cent increase from the N3.25tn that was spent in 2021; an indication of sustained growth in Nigerians reliance on telecom services. …