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The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria has commended Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, for the notable economic progress recorded in the state under his leadership. The President and Chairman of the Council of the CIBN, Prof. Pius Olarenwaju, made this known on Thursday when he led members of the institute on a courtesy visit to the governor at his office. He noted that the state had recorded significant economic milestones, including a 10 per cent increase in Gross Domestic Product, an eight per cent reduction in poverty, the attraction of investments and the creation of over 10,000 jobs. “You…

Leicester are at risk of falling into English football’s third tier, a decade on from their stunning Premier League triumph, after being docked six points for breaches of financial rules on Thursday. Relegated from the top flight last season, the sanction drops the Foxes from 17th to 20th in the Championship, leaving them above the drop zone only on goal difference. An independent commission found that Leicester had breached the threshold under profit and sustainability rules for the three-year period up to the 2023/24 season, when they won promotion from the Championship, by nearly £21 million ($29 million). In the…

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has taken aim at Floyd Mayweather Jr. once again, this time over the boxing legend’s $340 million lawsuit against Showtime. (FILES) In this file photo taken on December 31, 2018, US boxing legend Floyd Mayweather celebrates after winning an exhibition fight | AFP Yahoo News on Thursday reported that the suit, filed on Tuesday in California state court, claims Showtime — now owned by Paramount CBS — and former Showtime Sports president, Stephen Espinoza, participated in “a long-running and elaborate scheme of financial fraud” that diverted millions owed to Mayweather into accounts controlled by his former…

Metaplanet’s CEO Simon Gerovich doubled down on the company’s Bitcoin-first strategy as the wider crypto market suffered one of its harshest drawdowns since 2022.“[T]here is no change to Metaplanet’s strategy. We will steadily continue to accumulate Bitcoin, expand revenue and prepare for the next phase of growth,” Gerovich said Friday on X, according to a machine translation of his post.Metaplanet’s stock on the Tokyo Stock Exchange closed Friday down 5.56% at 340 yen (about $2.16).The corporate crypto whale is ranked fourth among public Bitcoin (BTC) treasury companies behind Strategy, MARA holdings and Twenty One Capital. Metaplanet held 35,102 on Friday,…

A former LA County employee has been charged with attempting to scam Savannah Guthrie’s family as they continue their search for the Today anchor’s missing mother. Los Angeles Magazine reported on Thursday, February 5, that Derrick Callella, was previously involved in an overtime theft case last October before having new federal charges leveled against him after he allegedly reached out to the family of missing grandmother Nancy Guthrie, 84. Callella was one of 13 LA County employees charged with stealing $430,000 in unemployment benefits between 2020 and 2023. “As government employees, we have an obligation to uphold the public’s trust,”…

Some residents of the Gwagwalada Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have expressed concern about the growing piles of refuse along the Zuba-Gwagwalada expressway. The residents spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gwagwalada, FCT. They want the Gwagwalada Area Council to provide designated waste collection sites within the district where residents can dump waste for proper evacuation to the designated dump sites. According to them, the indiscriminate dumping of refuse all over the council, even on major roads, is unhygienic and uncalled for. A resident, Femi Ayoola, said that the Gwagwalada-Zuba Expressway…

Ebonyi State Government has issued a three-month ultimatum to ministries supervising ongoing projects across the state, directing them to ensure completion within the stipulated period or face sanctions. Briefing journalists after the State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting, the Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Mr. Ikeuwa Omebeh, said the decision followed a comprehensive review of ongoing projects aimed at accelerating development and improving service delivery. He stated that key ministries, including Works, Infrastructure, Environment, Commerce and Industry, Water Resources, Housing, and Special Duties were mandated to intensify efforts toward the timely completion of projects under their supervision. Omebeh further disclosed…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday met with key stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, to review preparations for the party’s forthcoming convention and congresses. The meeting brought together members of the APC’s national leadership, governors, and the party’s caucus in the National Assembly. Those in attendance included the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq; Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) and Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma; Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin; Majority Leader…

Magarau village, located in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, has been completely abandoned. The development came after repeated attacks by armed bandits loyal to Notorious bandit kingpin Bello Turji. The incident was disclosed on Friday in a post on X by Bakatsine, a journalist who reports on conflict and insecurity in Nigeria’s northwest. Bakatsine wrote that the sustained violence forced the entire community to flee, leaving behind only ruins, silence, and a lingering atmosphere of fear. He wrote: “Magarau village, located in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, has been completely abandoned following repeated attacks…

British rapper, Oakley Neil Caesar-Su, popularly known as Central Cee, has revealed that he has converted to Islam. The Band 4 Band crooner revealed that he has shared his name consequently. The rapper disclosed this during a recent livestream. “I just changed my name and took my shahada, I am a muslim now,” he revealed, with his friends congratulating him in the video. Before his latest revelation, Central Cee didn’t explicitly declared a formal religion. Central Cee was born on 4 June 1998 in London to an English mother and a father of Guyanese and Chinese ancestry. His parents separated…