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Jeff Bezos buys estate for $165m
Billionaire Amazon chief Jeff Bezos has purchased a Los Angeles-area estate for $165 million, setting a new record for the region, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Bezos bought the Warner Estate from media mogul David Geffen, according to the Journal. It said the deal topped a Los Angeles-area home price record set last
NPFL: Plateau suspend training over Pele’s death
The management of Plateau United of Jos said the team would not train on Thursday in honour of its Head Coach, Audu Pele, who died on Wednesday afternoon. The team’s media officer, Albert Dakup, announced this in a statement on Wednesday in Jos. News Agency of Nigeria reports that Pele, 58, died Wednesday afternoon after
Sowore, Bakare rearraigned as FG pays N.2m fine
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Federal Government on Thursday re-arraigned Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, on amended charges of treasonable felony and conspiracy. The prosecution accused them of planning a protest tagged #RevolutionNow aimed at toppling the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The amendment of the charges
Zulum to Buhari: Borno witnessing horrific Boko Haram attacks since March 2019
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has urged the Nigerian Armed Forces to change strategies in the ongoing fight against Boko Haram to facilitate a successful implementation of the counter-insurgency campaign. The Special Adviser to the governor on Public Relations and Strategy, Mr Isa Gusa, quoted Zulum as saying this in a statement on Wednesday
Ado-Doguwa: Between polygamy and irresponsibility
Abimbola Adelakun With uncommon patience, I read the pushback of Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, against the ridicule he has harvested since he put his wives on display in the legislative chambers. Last month, while being re-sworn in after winning a rerun ordered by the courts, Ado-Doguwa had shown his narcissistic
Federal, state health insurance scheme to come under one roof – NHIS boss
Olufemi Atoyebi, Abuja The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof Mohammed Sambo, on Wednesday said the enrolees of the NHIS and the State Supported Health Insurance Scheme would come under one roof to ensure a central coordinating system. Speaking during a strategic retreat of NHIS, SSHIS and other key stakeholders
Fire guts military barracks’ market in Abuja
An early morning fire has razed a section of the mammy market located at the Mogadishu Cantonment, Abuja-Keffi Expressway in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, an area otherwise known as Abacha barracks. Our correspondent learnt that the fire started around 4am and affected a number of shops at the market, destroying property yet to be
We conducted exams for 19 states on credit –NECO
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The National Examination Council has said it conducted examinations for candidates in 19 states on credit. The examination body revealed this when its officials appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Finance in Abuja on Wednesday. The Director of Finance and Administration, NECO, Dr Jacob Ekele, said Zamfara State topped the
Obasanjo’s house gutted by fire
Daud Olatunji, Abeokuta The house of former President Olusegun Obasanjo situated at the Ita-Eko area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, has been gutted by fire. The fire reportedly broke out in the house around 10pm on Wednesday. Some eyewitnesses told our correspondent that the fire was caused by a power surge. It was gathered
Boko Haram: Govs back Zulum over call for military action
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Abuja The governors of the 36 states have expressed their support for Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, in calling for greater responsibility from the security agencies. Criminals suspected to be Boko Haram members on Sunday killed no fewer than 30 people, majorly late travellers in a Borno village. The Chairman of the Nigeria
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