IN a milestone that underscores its dominance in Nigeria’s luxury auto market, AbujaCar has officially sold the most expensive privately-owned vehicle in the history of the country: a McLaren Senna Exposed Carbon Edition. The buyer? Afrobeat global sensation Burna Boy. Priced at a jaw-dropping N3.2 billion, this hypercar purchase follows …
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WHILEA Silicon Valley chases ever more powerful artificial intelligence, Amini AI, a startup based in Nairobi, is focusing on a different mission — helping emerging economies build the digital foundations needed for AI to actually work. With a lean team of 25 and $6 million in funding, Amini AI is using real-world …
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Burkina Faso has officially transferred five gold mining projects to state ownership, marking a decisive step in its push to reclaim control over natural resources and increase state revenue amid soaring global gold prices. The transfer, formalised in a decree issued late Wednesday, sees two operating mines and three exploration licences …
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The Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police, FCID Annex, Lagos, AIG Magret Agebe Ochalla, recently hosted a distinguished delegation comprising notable figures from the media and entertainment industries. The delegation was led by Ambassador Cornell Udofia, Publisher of The Gladiators Magazine and Founder of Kick Against Crime in Our Society. …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Thursday announced national honours for dozens of Nigerians as part of events marking democracy day. He made this announcement at the National Assembly during his State of the Nation address. Among the notable honorees are the late Kudirat Abiola, who received a posthumous Commander of the …
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Manchester United, on Thursday, announced the signing of Brazilian forward Matheus Cunha from Wolverhampton Wanderers on a five-year deal. According to a statement by the club via its website, the 26-year-old has put pen to paper on a contract that runs until June 2030, with an option for an additional …
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Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria’s president, addressed Nigerians from the floor of the National Assembly on June 12. In his Democracy Day Speech, Tinubu addressed the fear of a one-party system and the APC’s response to opposition. The president also conferred national honours on some citizens. He also discussed, rather briefly, …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Wednesday conferred posthumous national honours on environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other members of the Ogoni Nine. This is coming nearly 30 years after their execution under the military regime of General Sani Abacha. Tinubu, who spoke during a joint sitting of the National Assembly …
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THE kidnapped traditional ruler of Okoloke community, Pa Dada Ogunyanda, in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, has been released after 27 days in the kidnappers’ den. The chairman of Yagba West Local Government, Tosin Olokun, confirmed this in Lokoja on Wednesday. Oba Ogunyanda, the Obalohun of Okoloke …
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Air Peace has denied the allegation of extortion preferred against the airline by the senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole. Oshiomhole had denied allegations of disrupting Air Peace operations at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in the Ikeja area of Lagos State. The former governor of Edo State said he rejected …
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