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Former Managing Director of Airtel Nigeria and Airtel Africa, Dr Segun Ogunsanya, and Group Executive Director of Rain Oil Limited, Mrs Godfrey Ogbechie, have called on Nigerians to embrace resilience, authenticity, and discipline in navigating life and career challenges. They made the call at the fourth edition of the Imperfectly Awesome Conversations 4.0, held at the Muson Centre in Lagos, where professionals, entrepreneurs, and students gathered under the theme ‘Be Enough’. Speaking at the event, Ogunsanya, who currently chairs the Airtel Africa Foundation, said imperfection is a shared human experience and should not be a barrier to success. He urged…
Belgian club KRC Genk are prepared to part ways with Nigerian winger Yira Sor this summer after deciding he no longer fits into their plans for next season, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. According to reports from Belgium, the club are preparing for a major squad overhaul ahead of the new campaign, with several attacking players facing uncertain futures at the Cegeka Arena. Ma Pro League revealed that both Sor and defender Mujaid Sadick were no longer considered central to the club’s long-term project. “KRC Genk will no longer rely on Yira Sor and Mujaid Sadick for next season,” the report…
Roni Cohen-Pavon, the former chief revenue officer of defunct cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius, will likely turn over more than $1 million as part of a forfeiture order by US authorities ahead of his sentencing hearing.In a Tuesday court filing, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton said that Cohen-Pavon had consented to a $1,070,000 judgment “representing the amount of proceeds traceable” to the former Celsius executive’s crimes. Clayton said that Cohen-Pavon would receive credit for any funds, in cash or crypto that he had on Celsius, paid as part of the platform’s bankruptcy case.Source: PACERCohen-Pavon pleaded…
A Michigan man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he trapped and shot his ex-girlfriend two times in front of their young daughter. Gregory Keyier-Deniro Davis was convicted by a jury in Oakland County on April 10 on all eight charges he was facing, which included one count each of premeditated murder in the first degree, assault with intent to murder, felon in possession of a firearm and felonious assault, as well as four counts of felony firearm as a second offense for the murder of Annie Salem Namou Somo. Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Kwame…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has justified his choice of a former Commissioner for Finance in the state, Abimbola Adekanmbi, as his preferred successor in 2027. Mr Makinde, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aligned with the faction that recently lost the legal leadership battle for the control of the party, said his choice of preferred candidate goes beyond party affiliation. The Supreme Court recently nullified the convention held last year in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, and the meeting’s outcomes, including the emergence of the Kabir Turaki-led executives backed by Mr Makinde. In recent days, the…
The Jigawa State Executive Council has approved the establishment of a State Steering Committee to coordinate the implementation of the Polling Units Development Fund disbursement across the state. The Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sports and Culture, Sagiru Musa Ahmed, disclosed this while briefing journalists at the Government House. He said the initiative is aimed at strengthening grassroots governance, encouraging community participation, and ensuring that development projects reach ward and polling unit levels effectively. According to him, the committee will provide policy direction, supervision, monitoring, and coordination for the successful implementation of the Polling Units Ward Development Committee framework statewide. Ahmed…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says it has screened 45 aspirants for the May 21 State and National Assembly primary elections in Cross River. Mr Joe Bisong, the Secretary, PDP, Cross River, made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen in Calabar on Wednesday. Bisong said that the Fred Osim-led five-member panel screened 33 aspirants for House of Assembly positions. He further said that he panel screened three aspirants for Senate and nine for House of Representatives. The party secretary said that the performance of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in governance had prepared grounds for PDP to excel. “PDP is…
The Nigeria Police Force has raided a suspected secessionist camp in Owerre Ezukala, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, recovering heavy weapons, explosives and live ammunition during the operation. The raid was carried out by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team and the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, on Tuesday, May 6, following intelligence obtained from a detained suspect identified as Nnamdi Ogbonna, 37. The Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday 13th May, saying the operatives engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel before successfully taking over…
Abia Angels have hailed the contributions of head coach Mario Eshalomi to their Nigeria Women Football League, NWFL, Super Six playoff qualification feat. The Abia-based side qualified for the playoff alongside Robo Queens and Nasarawa Amazons in the NWFL Conference B. Abia Angels said the tactician propelled the team through a gruelling campaign. “Coach Mario came in and changed the mentality. He made us believe we belonged in the Super 6,” the club stated on Wednesday. Eshalomi joined Abia Angels from former NWFL champions, Rivers Angels. He has previously managed Delta Queens and Royal Queens.
The Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has disqualified 36 aspirants seeking to contest the party’s House of Assembly primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections. The screening committee, which sat on May 10 and 11 at the party secretariat in Asaba, cleared 46 aspirants while screening out 36 others over alleged irregularities ranging from bribery attempts to document inconsistencies and zoning violations. The outcome was contained in a statement jointly signed by the Chairman of the Screening Committee, Dr Uche Uzorchukwu, and the secretary, Dr Chiedozie Nwafor, on Tuesday. According to the committee, a total of 82…
