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Senate suspends Ndume, clears Saraki, Melaye

Former Senate majority leader, Muhammed Ali Ndume, has been placed on a six-month suspension with effect from yesterday. But the upper chamber absolved its President, Bukola Saraki and Dino Melaye of allegations of purchase of vehicle with fake documents and certificate forgery. When it was time to consider the report of the Sam Anyanwu-led committee, […]

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Nigerian pilot, Ademilola makes history as first African to fly the world solo

A Nigerian pilot, Ademilola Odujinrin, who works for Air Djibouti has made history as the first African pilot to fly solo around the world. Ademilola has completed the entire circumnavigation in a Cirrus SR22, stopping in more than 15 countries on five continents, returning Wednesday afternoon to Washington DC, where his journey began back in

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UPDATE: Remains of drowned doctor Allwell, recovered, identified

The remains of the drowned medical doctor, Allwell Orji, who jumped into the Lagos lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge, was on Wednesday afternoon recovered. The family of the deceased doctor have identified the body to be that of Allwell Orji, who was until his death a consultant at Mount Sinai Hospital. The General Manager

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Multiple bomb blasts rock IDP camp in Borno

Suicide bomb blasts rocked a camp for migrants who have fled Boko Haram insurgents near Maiduguri early Wednesday, officials said. The coordinator of the Muna camp, Tijjani Lumani, said four explosions occurred in the camp. “The bombers struck at different locations around 4:30 am. The explosions triggered fires which burned down many tents”, he said,

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AMCON sells Keystone Bank

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has announced Sigma Golf Nigeria Limited and Riverbank Investment Resources Limited (the Sigma Golf-Riverbank Consortium), as the new investors of Keystone Bank, formerly known as Bank PHB. AMCON said the announcement was in relation to the acquisition of the entire issued and fully paid up ordinary shares of

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Forbes List: Dangote, Adenuga’s net worth drops

Forbes 2017 World’s Billionaires list has recorded the decline of  Alhaji Aliko Dangote,the President of the Dangote Group and Dr. Mike Adenuga, Chairman of Globacom, net worth by $3.2bn and $4.2bn, respectively in the past year. Although Dangote was ranked 105th as against 51st last year, he retained his position as Africa’s richest person in

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Saraki awards scholarship to First Class students

Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has awarded foreign scholarship to two students from Kwara, who bagged First Class in their undergraduate studies. Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC) Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Suleiman Buhari, made this known in a statement on Monday in Ilorin. He said the two students were selected from 73 First Class Graduates,

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