Nigeria said it was expecting telecoms giant MTN to meet a deadline for paying a record $3.9 billion fine which expires Thursday, despite the South African operator challenging the penalty in court. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the country’s telecoms regulator, had in October fined the firm for missing a …
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Bill Cosby remains free after paying bail set at $1 million in an Elkins, Penn., courtroom on Wednesday, where he answered to the only criminal charges brought against him in the wave of allegations from more than 50 women that he committed sex crimes against them over the past four decades. The Cosby …
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Leicester City owners has decided to surprise fans with free beer before their clash with Man City at the King Power Stadium,to appreciate them for supporting the team to near ‘greatness’ The club has been the surprise package this season, staying top of the table before the New year and …
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President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that those who are found guilty in the $2.1 billion arms deal fraud will be sent to jail. He said this in a recent interview with BBC Hausa. In the interview,he said: “Remember during the campaigns, we said Nigeria is facing three things and nobody …
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An investigation has been launched after a Malaysia Airlines plane took off from Auckland Airport on Christmas Day and surprised the pilot with the direction it started flying.Just eight minutes into the direct flight to Kuala Lumpur, MH132’s pilot queried why his Airbus A330 was heading so far south.He wondered …
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Former NFL running back Clinton Portis has filed for bankruptcy just five years after retiring from the league. Portis, who made $40 million over the course of his nine-year career, has a long list of creditors, including the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas ($287,178.56), the IRS ($458,619.79), his mother …
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MTN Nigeria Limited, has gone before a Federal High Court in Lagos to challenge the $3.9bn imposed on it by the Nigeria Communications Commission for failure to disconnect its unregistered subscribers. The company, which filed the suit through its legal team comprising Chief Wole Olanipekun, Tanimola Molajo, A.B. Mahmoud, Dr. …
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Three staff of an online retail outlet, Konga, on Friday appeared before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly stealing 500 units of Infinix Hot2 mobile phone valued at N9.6 million. The men, Ibrahim Maradesa; 31, Oluwatoyin Salau; 41, and Jerry Idenudia; 27, who all reside at Ogba …
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Nigeria’s naira fell 1.5 percent to a new low of 265 to the dollar on the unofficial market on Wednesday after the central bank rationed dollar supplies this week, traders said. The bank cut the amount it sold to each of the 2,270 retail money exchange brokers that participated in …
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The staggering sum could be received by Barcelona and the two Ballon d’Or candidates, as the two Premier League clubs step up their hunt for big signings Manchester giants United and City are trying to outdo each other with massive bids for Lionel Messi and Neymar, according to The Sun. The newspaper claims that the …
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