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President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the esteemed industrialist and philanthropist Chief Rasaq Akanni Okoya as he celebrates his remarkable 85th birthday on January 12, 2025. Tinubu, on Sunday, in a statement by his spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, lauds the Chairman of Eleganza Group for exemplifying the Nigerian spirit of entrepreneurship, hard work, and success. “For over…
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A 34-year-old father of seven, Monday Elela, has been arrested by operatives of the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly killing and burying his son in a shallow grave over ‘habitual’ theft. Elela, a bricklayer and farmer, in connivance with his wife, who is on the run, purportedly committed the crime at their home in…
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A 24-year-old female corps member, Oluwaseyifunmi Akande, has appealed to Nigerians to come to her rescue as she struggles to raise N6 million for a hip replacement surgery. Oluwaseyifunmi, a graduate of Health Information Management from Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto State, fell ill in August 2024 while serving in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, after which her…
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Nova Commercial Bank has asked the Federal High Court, Lagos, to grant an order winding up Sunrise Products Ltd for failure to liquidate a debt of $2,587,891.21 and N276,567,150.63 allegedly owed to the bank. The bank averred that the firm is bankrupt because it has failed to pay up the debt despite repeated demands, adding…
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At least 16 civilians were killed in a military air raid in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara after a pilot mistook local self-defence forces for criminal gangs, residents told AFP on Sunday. The incident was the second deadly accidental airstrike to target civilians since the December 25 bombing of two villages in a raid…
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