Nicki Minaj appears to have confirmed she has married boyfriend Kenneth Petty.The US hip hop star posted a video to Instagram showing matching Mr and Mrs mugs as well as black and white baseball caps with “Bride” and Groom” written across the front.Referencing her new name and the apparent date of the ceremony, Minaj
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The Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed December 2, 2019 for judgment in the trial of a former Asia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, and two others for an alleged N7.65bn fraud.Justice Mohammed Idris fixed the date after the prosecution and the defence adopted their written addresses in the 12-year-old case.Kalu’s co-defendants
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has notified mobile phone users that it has granted approval for the partial disconnection of Globacom (Glo) from the network of Airtel Nigeria, due to non-payment of interconnection charges. As a result, subscribers on the network of Glo will no longer be able to make calls to Airtel but
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Commercial banks on Monday denied instructing MTN to deduct charges for USSD.In an advertorial, the lenders, acting under the aegis of Body of Bank CEOs said its attention had been drawn to a text message sent by the telco concerning the issue.“Our attention has been drawn to SMS sent on Saturday 19th October by
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The political rift between Senator Mao Ohuabunwa and Orji Uzor Kalu of Abia North senatorial district deepened weekend as both men clashed at a fund-raise outing at Arochukwu, Ohuabunwa’s country home. The event was the 27th General Assembly and Mass Rally of Nzuko Arochukwu Women’s Wing World Wide organised by Aro women to raise fund for the
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The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed says the Federal Government has secured a $3bn loan from the World Bank.According to the Finance Minister, the loan is to be used for reforming the nation’s power sector.Mrs Ahmed who announced the approval of the loan at a news conference to wrap up the
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Anietie Udobit,AbujaThe National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, on Monday, announced that online registration of prospective 2019 batch C corps members begins today.The registration exercise will commence on Monday, October 21 till November 1, 2019.This was released in a statement on Monday on the NYSC official Twitter account.Prospective corps members have
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An Abuja Federal High Court on Monday slashed the bail term earlier imposed on the co-convener of RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare.Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu had imposed a N100m bail bond on Sowore while Bakare got N50m, following charges of treasonable felony levelled against them.Sowore, a former presidential candidate
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaPresident Muhammadu Buhari Monday afternoon left Abuja for Sochi, Russia, ahead of the Russia-Africa Summit.In the official Nigeria Presidency twitter, it reads “In Russia, he will meet with President Putin, and also attend an African Business Forum, which will bring together African and Russian business leaders”. The event will
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe Minority leader of Nigerian Senate, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the impeachment of Kogi State Deputy Governor, Elder Simon Achuba by the House of Assembly.Sen. Abaribe, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, urged Buhari to rise above party
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