D’banj is in a league of his own when it comes to endorsements and media. United Nations Youth Ambassador for Peace, Ambassador to ONE campaign, Globacom, Slot, Bank of Industry and more all have the Koko Master as a representative of their brands. He is like an endorsement tycoon! Finally, after been a loyal fan of E! for so long we will get to see one of people, D’banj, on E! (more…)
The Nigerian Football Federation has paid $500,000 to the victorious Nigeria under 23 players that won the last African u-23 championship in Senegal. On Saturday, Nigeria defeated Algeria 2-1 to become the winners of the second edition of the U23 AFCON. Each player earned $12,000 while Head Coach Samson Siasia took about $24,000. A further breakdown showed the team were paid the Naira equivalent of $4,000-a-player for the final win, $3,000-a-man for the semi-final win over hosts Senegal, $2,000-a-man for the opening-day win over Mali, and $1,000 for the draws with Egyp
The Federal government has indicated plans to gradually remove fuel subsidy by 2016. This was made known by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu while appearing before the Joint National Assembly Committee on Finance, Appropriation and National Planning yesterday Dec. 14. During his interaction with the senators, Kachukwu, stated that the subsidy regime which was at over N1 trillion in 2015 was no longer be sustainable. He said the plan was to gradually remove the subsidy by first reverting to the old pump price of N97 per litre. (more…)
Do we have a human right commission in Nigeria at all? The Nigerian Army allegedly arrested the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky after raiding his house in Zaria, Kaduna State. Photo Credit: @Zahradee A Ahmad
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