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Veteran Nollywood Star Don Brymo Is Dead
One of the prominent actors in the Nigerian movie industry, Mr Brymo Uchegbu, otherwise known as Don Brymo, is dead. This demise was confirmed by one of his colleagues, Mr Mayor Ofoegbu, who is also a well-known movie director in Nollywood. According to the information gathered, the actor, who prominently plays the role of an Igwe (king) in movies, passed on...
Another Nigerian Attempt To Break Guinness World Record
Oyinlola, a Nigerian digital artist, has stated her intention to attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest painting marathon. She announced this on Twitter on Sunday, along with a picture of an email from Guinness World Records confirming the acceptance of her application. The email partly reads, “Hello Oyinlola, We are pleased to inform you that your application has...
Man Arrested For Faking Own Kidnap In Kano
The Police in Kano State have arrested 19-year-old Nafi’u Sulaiman for allegedly aiding his kidnap to collect ransom from his uncle. The State Commissioner of Police, CP. Mohammed Usaini Gumel stated this on Wednesday while briefing newsmen on the progress made by the command on the crime fight. He said part of the command’s achievements include the arrest of suspected armed...
Police Arrest Two Suspected Cultists In Lagos
The Eiye Confraternity allegedly sent two members on a vengeance mission after one of their own was killed, according to the Lagos State Police Command, which claims to have detained two of the suspected members. In Lagos on Wednesday, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, a spokesman for the Command, verified this to reporters. According to Hundeyin, the suspects, who have been identified only by...
Court Orders CBN To Pay MRA N1m For Denial Of Information
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has been ordered by the Federal High Court in Abuja to pay MEDIA Rights Agenda, MRA, N1 million in damages for improperly denying access to information, the organization stated yesterday. In a statement, the organization said that the court also ordered the apex bank to provide all the details it had requested in a...
Suspended EFCC Chairman: Five Issues Hanging Around His Stay In Office
President Bola Tinubu has suspended Abdulrasheed Bawa, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The suspension was announced in a statement on Wednesday by Willie Bassey, Director, Information in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the indefinite suspension from office of Mr. AbdulRasheed Bawa, CON, as the...
ACCIMA, Aba Landlords Praise Otti For Commencement Of Rebuilding City
The leadership of Aba Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (ACCIMA) has commended the Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, for staying true to his promise of rebuilding Aba. ACCIMA's compliment to the Governor was paid through the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Aba Rejuvenation, Mr. Uche Ukeje, who was on a familiarisation visit to the...
CBN Announces Operational Changes To FX Market
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) would like to notify all authorized dealers and the general public of the following urgent modifications to operations in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange (FX) Market. Segmentation is being phased out. The Investors and Exporters (1&E) window now contains all segments. Medicals, school fees, BTA/PTA, and SME applications would continue to be processed through deposit...
Ekiti-Born Chef Breaks World Record Cooking For 120 Hours
Damilola Adeparusi, an Ekiti-born chef, sought to create a new world record by cooking for 120 hours. Damilola began this feat at 12 a.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023, and completed it at 2 a.m. on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. This means she has spent more than 100 hours cooking than Hilda Baci, the world cook-a-thon record holder. READ ALSO: Guinness World...
Abia New Police Boss Cautions Officers Against Unethical Conduct
The newly deployed Commissioner of Police in Abia State command CP Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, has admonished officers and men of the command to uphold the standard of the police force in discharging their duties. The new CP was on Wednesday received by officers and men of the command at the State Command headquarters in Umuahia. CP Onwuemelie in his address noted that...
