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This is part 3 of a 5-part series The next presidential election in DRC is scheduled for the end of 2023. From Félix Tshisekedi to Martin Fayulu and Moïse Katumbi, DRC’s key contenders have been busy for several months on the banks of the Potomac. Five years ago, these same contenders had tried to win favour with the Trump administration, seeking contracts signed at a high price with mixed results. Read the full article here
The Central Bank of Nigeria has finally concluded plans to release all N1,000, N500 and N200 notes in its custody to Deposit Money Banks, The PUNCH can report authoritatively. This decision is expected to end months of hardships and pains Nigerians have been going through following a controversial CBN naira redesign policy that has caused a severe shortage of old and new naira notes across the country. The CBN’s latest decision came several weeks after the Supreme… Read the full article here
The family of an ex-permanent secretary in Ogun State, Adefemi Egbeoluwa, and his wife, Oluwafunmilayo, have been grieving after their lifeless bodies were found at their residence around Allen Avenue, in the Ikeja area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the couple were at home with their domestic worker on the day of the governorship and state House of Assembly elections when some yet-to-be-identified persons invaded the premises and killed the couple. After… Read the full article here
On Monday, the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report urging governments across the globe to embark on an urgent change of course to tackle the climate emergency. It said the current plans by nations of the world were not enough to prevent the worst that the climate crisis has in store for the planet. “The climate time-bomb is ticking,” said the UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres, at the IPCC meeting. “Today’s IPCC… Read the full article here
The Governor-elect of Abia State, Alex Otti, of the Labour Party, has dedicated his victory in the just-concluded March 18 governorship election to God, saying God makes everything beautiful in His time. Otti, in his acceptance speech on Wednesday, said the “siege is over” and that the votes of the people have “broken the gates of hell.” The Returning Officer, Prof. Nnenna Oti, declared the LP candidate the winner at the headquarters of the Independent… Read the full article here
The Chief Executive Officer/Founder of Interswitch Limited, Mr Mitchell Elegbe, was on Friday named the overall winner in the Master Entrepreneur Category of the 2023 Ernst &Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in West Africa. A statement said the Founder/Chief Analyst, Nairametrics Financial Advocate Limited, Ugodre Obi-Chukwu, beat other finalists to clinch the Emerging Category Entrepreneur winner. In a statement, the organisers of the awards, Ernst and Young,… Read the full article here
Health experts have cautioned Nigerians against taking pneumonia disease lightly, noting that the infection of the lung is dangerous and can cause sudden death when not treated early and properly. Pneumonia, the experts noted, is caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites and is worse in young children and adults older than 65 years. They also added that pneumonia could be contracted through infected water, objects, and food. Speaking with our correspondent,… Read the full article here
The battle to buy Manchester United heated up on Wednesday as Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani returned with a second bid for the English giants. British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is also expected to make a second offer for the 20-time English champions. Raine, the merchant bank brought in to assist with the sale of the club, had set a deadline of 2100GMT on Wednesday for interested parties to declare their offer. But Sky Sports reported that the… Read the full article here
An actress, Evia Simon, is of the opinion that some men are gold diggers, who see women as a source of income. She told Saturday Beats, “Women should never allow men who are not up to their level to know their financial capabilities. Such men are gold diggers. Some men call women gold diggers, but there are many men out there who are lady gold diggers after fast money. If they don’t find other means of making money, they look for a comfortable lady that they can… Read the full article here
Federal Science and Technical College Yaba, Lagos, has said that sports help to build leadership and tolerance skills in learners. The Director/Principal, Federal Science and Technical College Yaba, Lagos, Mr David Omada, said this during the 52nd Inter-house Sports Competition According to him, Sports teach discipline, which is key to attaining enviable heights in life. Omada also appealed to corporate organisations and other stakeholders to collaborate with the… Read the full article here
