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Kano Pillars Basketball Club are set to showcase their talent at the first edition of the Chief of Defence Staff Independence Day Roundball Championship 2024, which commences on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. The objective of the championship, scheduled to hold at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, is to foster both civil and military interagency cooperation toward the promotion of peace, unity, and sportsmanship amongst the Nigerian youths.

In Manhattan, Goldman Sachs and Jane Street are separated by a street, a century, and a 160 per cent average pay gap.Goldman and its rival investment banks were once the titans of trading. Now it is Jane Street that paid an average of over $900,000 per employee last year to Goldman’s $340,000, according to FT calculations.The upstart, founded at the turn of the millennium, is among a handful of highly secretive trading firms — also including Citadel Securities, Susquehanna International… Read the full article here

Bitcoin’s monthly close could reverse a 6-month-long downtrend and signal traders’ intent to push BTC price to new highs.  Read the full article here

Country music singer Kris Kristofferson has died at the age of 88. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 28 at home,” his family wrote in a statement via Instagram on Sunday, September 29. “We’re all so blessed for our time with him. Thank you for loving him all these many years, and when you see a rainbow, know he’s smiling down at us… Read the full article here

The people of Kwararafa chiefdom in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State on Saturday held a protest against alleged harassment by the traditional ruler of Gassol, Idi Chiroma. The protesters alleged that Mr Chiroma was coercing them to pay him royalties on farmlands and ponds, even when they were not under his chiefdom. They appealed to Governor Agbu Kefas, to stop Mr Chiroma from meddling in the affairs of Kwararafa chiefdom. Some of their placards read: “Idi Chiroma must… Read the full article here

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has urged Nigerians to remain hopeful and united for a new phase of prosperity, peace, unity and progress that will soon envelop the country. Governor Oborevwori made the call at an interdenominational thanksgiving service held on Sunday, at the Cathedral Church of St. Peters, Asaba, to mark the country’s 64th Independence Anniversary. According to him, Nigerians should remain optimistic and not be overwhelmed by the present economic challenges… Read the full article here

Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Zamfara State, Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, has reacted to the report that the court had okayed a suit to compel the federal government to probe ex-Governor, Bello Matawalle. A report emerged during the weekend saying that the Federal High Court in Abuja had approved a lawsuit seeking to compel FG to investigate allegations linking Matawalle to banditry in Zamfara State. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1434/2024, which listed President Bola… Read the full article here

Disgraced American rapper and music executive, Sean Combs, aka Diddy, has been reportedly removed from suicide watch. DAILY POST recalls that Diddy was reportedly placed on suicide watch in prison after he was arrested on September 16, by Homeland Security on suspicion of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and interstate transportation for prostitution. In an article published on September 29, People reported that a law enforcement source exclusively told the news outlet that the… Read the full article here

The Ministry of Education has said it is working to prevent another strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The Director of Press in the ministry, Folasade Biriowo, stated this in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Sunday. “I can assure you that everything is being done to prevent the strike from happening. The minister has teams working already so I can give you that assurance,” Birjowo said. ASUU had last week… Read the full article here

The Lagos Police Command has arrested a suspected armed robber, Theophilus Timothy, in the Orile area of the state. The police while confirming this arrest via its X handle on Sunday, patrol officers from the Orile Division on Saturday. According to the statement, the suspect was apprehended at 11:30 pm at Coker Express while fleeing with an accomplice on a motorcycle with registration number LUY 81 QM. The officers were said to have recovered… Read the full article here