Legendary music icon, Onyeka Onwenu, has been laid to rest in Lagos. TRUTHNG reports that Onwenu, popularly known as the “Elegant Stallion”, died on July 30, after collapsing at an event. The funeral service held on Friday at the Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju, and was followed by a private burial …
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Why I Returned $10,000 Found in Aircraft — Airport Cleaner Opens up
Auwalu Ahmed Dankade, an employee of a handling company at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano, has disclosed reasons for returning $10,000 found while cleaning an aircraft. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) had earlier reported that Dankode, a worker at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano, discovered $10,000, which was about N16m, …
Read More »Shell to Cut 20% of Workers in oil and Gas Exploration Units
SHELL is planning to cut a fifth of its workforce in two oil and gas exploration divisions, as a cost-cutting drive by chief executive Wael Sawan reaches its core upstream business. Around 20 percent of jobs will go in units responsible for Shell’s exploration strategy and for developing its …
Read More »Free Bankers’ Committee Completes National Theatre’s Renovation
THE Bankers’ Committee has completed the renovation and upgrading of facilities at the National Theatre in the Iganmu area of Lagos State. The Bankers’ Committee announced this via a statement made available to The Star on Thursday, August 29, 2024. The renovation of the National Theatre commenced in July 2021 …
Read More »Nigerians Paid N1bn Ransom to Kidnappers in One year – Report
SB Morgen (SBM) Intelligence, a geopolitical research firm, says kidnappers demanded over N10.9 billion from victims and their families between June 2023 and July 2024. The research firm, in its latest report, titled, ‘Economics of Nigeria’s Kidnap Industry’, said out of the total amount of N10.9 billion demanded as ransom, …
Read More »Internship: NYSC Rejects HND Graduates At Orientation Camps
THE National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has rejected Higher National Diploma (HND) graduates without proofs of Industrial Training (IT) certification from participating in the ongoing camping activities that began on Monday. NYSC had introduced a new policy demanding IT certification for those seeking to fulfil their national service obligations. and …
Read More »BREAKING: NLC President, Ajaero Leaves Police IRT office After Interrogation
PRESIDENT of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has left the headquarters of the Intelligence Response Team, IRT, in Abuja. Ajaero, who arrived at the IRT headquarters at exactly 10:17 a.m., left at 11.15 am. after he was briefly interrogated. He was then allowed to write his statement. He, …
Read More »Pastor Adeboye’s Son Allegedly Abandons Kaduna Project After Receiving ₦8 Billion, Files Motion To Block Probe
Adeolu Adeboye, the son of Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, reportedly received over ₦8 billion from the Kaduna State Government for a road construction project but left it unfinished after only 30% completion. According to Sahara Reporters, Adeolu, along with his wife, secured the contract …
Read More »Black Market Dollar (USD) To Naira (NGN) Exchange Rate Today 29th August 2024
WHAT is the Dollar to Naira Exchange rate at the black market also known as the parallel market (Aboki fx)? See the black market Dollar to Naira exchange rate for 28th August, below. You can swap your dollar for Naira at these rates. How much is a dollar to naira …
Read More »Why I Named Edo Arena After Rema – Gov Obaseki
EDO State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has disclosed why he named the Edo Arena, after Benin-born musician, Divine Ikubor, known by his stage name, Rema. Naija News reports that the “Calm Down” crooner, Rema, along with Governor Obaseki, in Benin, laid a block on the Edo Arena site, at a groundbreaking ceremony, …
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