Agency reportsBillionaire Aliko Dangote has seen his wealth nearly double to $23.9 billion, according to Forbes, which ranks the Nigerian entrepreneur as the wealthiest person in Africa and 86th in the world. Recall that Forbes ranked Aliko Dangote as the 144th richest person in the world in 2024 with $13.4
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Anietie Udobit, LagosThe Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Princess Mojisola Meranda, has said that she remains the Speaker of the House of Assembly.The Speaker who denied rumours suggesting that she has resigned said, she is presently in her office doing her job as the Speaker of the
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Agency ReportsThe Netherlands says it will return more than 100 Benin Bronzes that British troops looted from Nigeria in the late 19th Century and which ended up in a Dutch museum.Thousands of these culturally significant sculptures and carvings were stolen during the violent destruction of Benin City, in modern-day Nigeria's
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe Senate has summoned the heads of the intelligence institutions in the country over allegations that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was allegedly funding the Boko Haram activities in Nigeria.Those to appear before the red chamber are the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu and
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Anietie Udobit, LagosThe Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday dismissed rumours suggesting that twenty-seven members have left the All Progressives Congress (APC) to join the opposition Labour Party (LP).Reacting to the defection rumour, a statement signed by the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Strategy, and Security, Hon. (Otunba) Ogundipe
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