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The abductors of a retired civil servant, Mallam Yakubu Dada and his wife, have refused to release them after payment of N10m ransom.     The couple was kidnapped along Kontagora-Tegina road in Niger State in October, 2024.      According to a journalist with Daily Trust, Akote Sadeeq Abubakar, Dada’s family sold his house, car, and household items to …

One of Nigeria’s foremost live music events, The Mainland Block Party kicked off its 2025 edition with a sold-out concert in Lagos. The party tagged Street Credibility took place in Ikeja and attracted over 20,000 fans who came out to kick off the year with energetic music and vibrant performances from some of Afrobeats’ most popular artists. View this post …

BMW Group has confirmed that it has sold more than 100 high-end cars to Russian buyers, despite EU sanctions being in place to halt the export of vehicles to Russia. ADVERTISEMENT German automaker BMW Group has revealed that despite widespread international and EU sanctions, it has sold more than a 100 luxury cars to Russian buyers, thus confirming a Business …

The New York City fruit vendor who sold an ordinary banana that was later duct-taped to a gallery wall inside Sothebys and sold for a whopping $6.2 million was devastated to learn that he has been ridiculed ever since.Shah Alam, a 74-year-old fruit seller who works at a sidewalk stand outside Sothebys on the Upper East Side for $12 an …

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have rescued a 17-month-old baby, Grace Osamagbe, who was abducted by a house help, Rejoice Chukwu in Benin city.    The State Commissioner of Police, CP Umoru ozigi, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the weekend, said that Chukwu and her boyfriend, Destiny Uchechukwu abducted the child in April, 2024 and sold …

A portrait of mathematician Alan Turing is thought to be the first artwork by a humanoid robot to be sold at auction – fetching $1,084,800 (£836,667). One of the most advanced robots in the world, Ai-Da, a pioneering humanoid artist, also set a new record in the art world with the sale of “A.I. God”, at Sotheby’s Digital Art Sale. …

The Rivers State Police Command has rescued a six-month-old child, Lucky Sunday, who was kidnapped in Port Harcourt and sold for N3.6 million.    The infant was abducted by a co-tenant of his parents, Mr. Erica (pictured) at their residence on Anekelane Street in the Mile 2 axis of Diobu on 29 September 2024.    Operatives of the Command have …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that it sold a total of $543.5 million to authorized dealer banks in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) from September 6 to 30, 2024.    The bank stated that this intervention aimed to mitigate market volatility caused by rising demand for foreign exchange (FX), particularly driven by commodity imports and seasonal …

The famous Alaba market used to be the foremost music distribution channel in Nigeria from where the works of artists are marketed and distributed nationwide. “The second album that really broke was ‘Alaga Ibile’. It did like 13 million units in Alaba and that was the moment my life really changed.” Reminisce added that the album which boasts of the …