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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that his successor, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, rejected a $750 million offer from Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Group, to manage the Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries in 2007.   Speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Thursday, January 2, Obasanjo discussed the difficulties faced with the Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries during …

Getty Images Tesla chief executive Elon Musk’s record-breaking $56bn (£47bn) pay award will not be reinstated, a judge has ruled. The decision in the Delaware court comes after months of legal wrangling and despite it being approved by shareholders and directors in the summer. Judge Kathaleen McCormick upheld her previous decision from January, in which she argued that board members …

A bill seeking to reduce the tenure of the president and governors to a single tenure of 6 years has been rejected in the House of Representatives.     The bill, sponsored by Ikenga Ugochinyere and 33 others was debated on Thursday before lawmakers rejected it.   The now rejected bill sought to amend 1999 to reduce the tenure of …

Ned Nwoko has narrated how his youngest wife, Regina Daniels, rejected many suitors just to be with him.  While sharing a meal with his friends and colleagues, the politician said Regina had pastors and oil magnate suitors sending her gifts when she was single.  However, he said she rejected them all to be with him.  “She told me there were …

A Nigerian businesswoman, Zahara, has told her ex that she didn’t reject him but only rejected poverty then.     “My Ex said I rejected him. I never rejected you, the only thing I rejected then was poverty. To him who knows tomorrow. Otami tomorrow no sure for anybody. 4 women Don rejects him after me,” she wrote in a …

A man from Plumtree, Zimbabwe, has been arrested for assaulting a woman after she rejected his romantic advances for the third time. The accused, Mhlalisi Ngwenya, allegedly resorted to violence after repeated attempts to court the woman, identified as Future Ndebele, were firmly declined.   The ordeal began in May 2023 when Ngwenya first approached Ndebele with a romantic proposal, …

In a heated response, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has rebuked lawyer and activist Deji Adeyanju over his opposition to the recent demolitions in Abuja. Adeyanju, alongside fellow activist Vincent Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, led a protest against the FCT Minister’s handling of the demolition of Ruga, a settlement along Airport Road.   …

National Assembly member Abdulmumin Jibrin has voiced strong confidence in the approval of President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform bills, despite opposition from some stakeholders in Northern Nigeria and the National Executive Council’s recommendation to withdraw the proposals. The tax reforms have been met with criticism, with figures like Senator Ali Ndume of Borno South calling the bills “dead on arrival.” …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has fired back at former vice president and 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, branding him a “serial loser” in response to criticism over local government elections in Rivers State.   Atiku had earlier criticized Wike over the outcome of the local government polls in Rivers, where the …

French coach, Hervé Renard, has revealed why he rejected an offer to become the head coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles. Renard, who has enjoyed stints at Ivory Coast and Zambia, disclosed that he was approached by the Nigeria Football Federation after the exit of Finidi George in May.   According to Renard, the NFF’s offer was the most lucrative he …