Billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, lost hold of his emotions as he became tearful while paying tribute to his friend and mentee, Herbert Wigwe. This was at the Celebration of Professional Excellence held today March 4 in honour of the late former Bank chief who died in a helicopter crash …
Read More »Ex-Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg Pleads Guilty to perjury and is sentenced to jail in Civil Fraud Trial
Allen Weisselberg, Donald Trump’s former Chief Financial Officer, has pleaded guilty to five counts of perjury in connection to testimony he gave during the former president’s civil fraud trial last fall. The 76-year-old surrendered to the Manhattan district attorney’s office early Monday, March 4 following weeks of negotiations with prosecutors. …
Read More »Mr. Ibu?s wife cries uncontrollably as his corpse is wheeled out of the morgue
The corpse of Nigerian comic actor, John Okafor a.k.a Mr Ibu has been evacuated from the Lagos mortuary to his hometown ahead of his burial ceremony. His family and loved ones were present during the evacuation process today, March 4. His wife was also spotted weeping uncontrollably as her …
Read More »CBN slashes Customs FX duty rate by 5.3% as naira stabilises
The exchange rate for computing the country’s Customs duties has been slashed by 5.3 percent by the Central Bank of Nigeria following stability in the exchange rate of naira to the dollar. On the official trade portal of the Nigeria Customs Service, it was noted that the duty rate …
Read More »US Supreme Court Unanimously rejects attempt to remove Trump from 2024 Election ballot
The US Supreme Court on Monday removed March 4, a potential hurdle to Donald Trump’s bid to come back to the White House, unanimously dismissing a Colorado state court ruling that could have barred him from the ballot for engaging in insurrection. The ruling in favour of the former …
Read More »Benue government seals hotels, hospitals and schools over tax evasion
Some schools, hotels and hospitals were on Monday, March 4, sealed by Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) over tax evasion and non-filing of annual tax returns. BIRS’ acting chairman, Emmanuel Agema said the exercise was carried out to ensure compliance in the payment of taxes for the state development. …
Read More »Skit maker Lord Lamba counters claim of being a deadbeat father by sharing a video of him at his daughter?s birthday party
Skit maker Lord Lamba has countered the claim of being a deadbeat father as he shared a video of himself at his daughter’s birthday party. The skit maker who has been embroiled in a custody controversy since his baby mama and Big Brother Naija star, Queen Mercy Atang announced …
Read More »Social media user shares video of what she received as a first timer at a Nigerian church in Canada
A social media user has shared a video of what she was gifted as a first-timer at a Nigerian church in Canada. According to the TikTok user, she received a bag of rice, palm oil, seasoning cubes and other items after attending the church. She further thanked the church …
Read More »American soldier who leaked secret military documents on Russia-Ukraine war accepts 16-year prison sentence
The Massachusetts, US, Air National Guard member who leaked troves of classified military documents and posted them online in a case considered one of the most serious US national security breaches in recent years, has agreed to accept a 16-year sentence on Monday, March 4. Jack Teixeira, who was …
Read More »Floating the Naira is the worst economic decision ever ?PENGASSAN
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has described the floating of the Naira as the worst economic decision ever. Speaking to Vanguard, President of PENGASSAN, Engineer Felix Osifo said the decision is the major cause of the hardship, mass suffering, and other economic woes …
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