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Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife and fellow philanthropist Melinda announced on Monday they are divorcing after a 27-year marriage. One of the world’s wealthiest couples — with a joint fortune estimated at $130 billion — the Gates have channeled billions into charitable work around the globe via their hugely influential foundation. In announcing their split on Twitter, the couple said they would continue their joint work on the […]

Burna Boy’s mother and manager, Bose Ogulu, has been named as one of the 2021 International Power Players by Billboard. Billboard’s International Power Players list recognises leaders in the music industry on a global level. Honourees are nominated by companies and peers in the business and then selected by the editors — with primary responsibility outside the United States. Honourees in the list include label executives, music publishers, independent entrepreneurs, […]

Security operatives have thwarted an attempted jailbreak by inmates at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ubiaja in Edo State. Aminu Suleman, who is the Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Edo State Command, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. He explained that the incident occurred on Wednesday following a riot after the inmates refused to return to their cells. According to the command spokesman, some inmates later […]

The Department of Petroleum Resources has said over 43 cases in the Nigerian oil and gas industry are waiting to be looked into by the newly inaugurated Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre. Its Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr Sarki Auwalu, said the ADRC was established in January as one of the centres in the National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre with the principal aim of providing a platform where disputes in the […]

The Federal Government has said that nine power plants were currently shut down, as this was why power outages had persisted recently across the country. Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, said this in series of tweets via his official Twitter handle, while his ministry also disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja by his media aide, Aaron Artimas. The ministry said the power outages had been bedeviling Nigeria, as […]

The international oil benchmark, Brent crude, surged by five per cent on Wednesday, after a report from the International Energy Agency, followed by US inventory data, boosted optimism about returning demand after the coronavirus lockdowns last year crushed fuel consumption. Brent, against which Nigeria’s oil is priced, rose by $3.06 to $66.73 per barrel by 7:31pm Nigerian time on Wednesday. US crude inventories fell by 5.9 million barrels last week, […]