AGENCY REPORT Some Residents in Kano and Katsina States have faulted Dangote Cement, BUA Cement, and Sokoto Cement for the prevailing scarcity and constant hike in cement price across the country. These residents told the News Agency of Nigeria that the situation had affected building projects and left bricklayers redundant. Kabiru Idi, a contractor, said Read more
Rodriguez, 45, chased Lopez down to the Dominican Republic, where she’s filming “Shotgun Wedding,” American superstar singer, Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez announced Thursday that their reconciliation attempts have struck out and they’re splitting up once and for all, according to the NY Daily News. “We have realized we are better as friends and look Read more
A former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, is still being detained by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, the federal capital territory 24 hours after his arrest. Okorocha was arrested and intensely grilled by the operatives of the anti-corruption agency at about 4 p.m. Tuesday at his Unity House private office Read more
The Nigerian president has been in the United Kingdom for two weeks for what the Presidency expressed as his “routine medical check-up”. Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, has refused to disclose the exact date President Muhammadu Buhari would return to the country. The Nigerian president has been in the United Kingdom for Read more
By NAN Says company is losing millions of dollars selling its cement brand in Nigeria “While a bag of cement sells for an equivalent of $5.1, including VAT in Nigeria, it sells for $7.2 in Ghana…“ Dangote Group says its cement is cheaper in Nigeria than in Ghana and that it is losing dollar earnings Read more
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has questioned the immediate past governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, over issues bothering on alleged massive corruption. It was gathered that Okorocha, who is currently representing Imo west at the senate, was grilled at the EFCC office in Abuja Tuesday. EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, Read more
…the board is said to have lost confidence in the leadership of Somefun As the fortunes of the Unity Bank Plc continue to sink, reports swirling around indicate that the board of the financial institution is said to have perfected plans to sack the bank’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Oluwatomi Somefun. Inside sources Read more
The Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has received some members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. At an event held on Monday in Abeokuta, Governor Abiodun received the PDP members led to the APC by former Director-General of the PDP governorship campaign team Read more
Justice Adamu Turaki Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Friday April 9, 2021 convicted and sentenced 11 internet fraudsters to various prison terms, for fraud. The convicts were prosecuted by the Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for offences bordering on impersonation and obtaining by false pretence. Those convicted are Read more
If your mind goes a mile a minute, these meditation tips are for you. Although I’m a long-time meditator, I continually struggle to truly turn off my head. Enter my “monkey mind,” the intrusive, restless thoughts that derail me from finding mental calm. Even when I set aside time for stillness, a riptide of thoughts Read more
