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A businessman whose wife and five children have been missing since January 2018, has cried out for help.   The man's family   A Kano businessman identified as Alhaji Shazali Yahaya Sani is lamenting the disappearance of his family members.   Shazali still seeking useful information on the whereabouts of his wife who has been missing together with their five children, since January 2018.    He shared the post on Facebook yesterday.   He wrote:   "BE INFORMED THAT MY WIFE SAFIYA G ADAM HAS BEEN MISSING TOGETHER WITH MY FIVE CHILDREN SINCE LAST YEAR 08TH JANUARY, 2018.ANYBODY WITH THE INFORMATION ABOUT THEM PLEASE CONTACT ALH.SHAZALI YAHAYA SANI CHAIRMAN M&S MOTORS NIG LTD KANO ON : 08033316126,  08021109990, 08091313040, 07057732707."  

Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City - Premier League ​Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has apologised to Liverpool for any offence caused by the clubs' players and staff following their Premier League title sealing win over Brighton. The Citizens were travelling back to Manchester after retaining their title on the final day of the season, but have been at the centre of controversy after a video emerged perpetuating potentially distasteful chanting, mocking Liverpool's famed 'Allez, Allez, Allez' song. City's version was alleged to make references to the Hillsborough disaster and the attack on Liverpool supporter Sean Cox before a Champions League tie with Roma at Anfield - but Guardiola insists that was never the attention, apologising to the Reds in the process "It was not to offend the people about what happened in Hillsborough or the guy over what happened against Roma," Guardiola said in his ​pre-match press conference ahead of...

A promising Nigerian woman has cried bitterly on social media after threatening to kill herself.   Cici crying    A young woman identified as Cici Olatundun has taken to social media to threaten to take her own life over a complicated relationship.   The girl shared a photo of herself crying and a bottle of sniper by her side.   While sharing the photo on Facebook, she wrote:  “I wish I drink sniper an die . My relationship is killing me.”     The latest story is coming as many Nigerian youths have been taking their lives over the hardship in the country.  

Folake Olowofoyeku on the set of ‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ (Source: CBS) Nigerian-British actress, Folake Olowofoyeku will play lead role opposite Billy Gardell in the newly announced CBS show, ‘Bob Hearts Abishola’. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the comedy show will be written and executive produced by ‘The Big Bang Theory’s Chuck Lorre. Announcing the show on their official website, CBS wrote, “From award-winning creator, executive producer and writer Chuck Lorre, Bob Hearts Abishola is a love story about a middle-aged compression sock businessman from Detroit. “He unexpectedly falls for his cardiac nurse, a Nigerian immigrant, while recovering from a heart attack and sets his sights on winning her over. “Undaunted by Abishola’s (Folake Olowofoyeku) lack of initial interest or the vast differences in their backgrounds, Bob (Billy Gardell) is determined to win Abishola’s heart, in this comedic examination of immigrant life in America. “Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodets...

One of Nigeria’s top Information and Communications Technology (ICT) company  MTN Nigeria Plc, has announced the signing of a seven-year N200 billion medium-term facility. Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr Ferdi Moolman, announced this after signing the agreement at the law offices of Aluko & Oyebode in Lagos on Friday. He said that the signing was with a consortium of seven local banks, with Citibank acting as co-ordinator and Quantum Zenith, as facility agent. Moolman said the facility would enable MTN to fund its evolving business opportunities while assisting with capital expenditure and working capital, to deliver enhanced customer service. He said that the new facility followed the successful establishment of a similar seven-year N200 billion facility by the company in 2018, and formed part of the company’s wider programme to raise domestic debt. “I am happy at the completion of the agreement; it signposts MTN’s commitment to, and confi...

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olayinka Oyebodeon on Friday said that no genuine staff of the state public service was sacked by his government, he was only correcting the fundamental error of his predecessor, Mr Ayo Fayose. “Fayemi never sacked anyone. You cannot sack people who are not duly employed in the first place. “The so called “recruitments” carried out were obviously mischievous because it neither followed due process nor was it ever completed “For instance, the affected persons were not duly captured in the Civil Service Structure “Apart from a letter of “employment purportedly given them, they do not exist in the state civil service nominal pay roll “Besides, they were never captured in the state’s Biometric Payment System and never received any salary since the purported “appointments” since October 2018. “You can imagine 2,000 applicants who did not know the offices or jobs they were being employed for. An application form ...

Four persons were killed and 10 buildings destroyed in a suspected cult clash at Afokeplla in the Etsako-East Local Government Area of Edo last Monday. A News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, correspondent who visited the area on Friday reported that residents of the community are living in fear following the attack and reprisal attack by members of the cult groups. A resident of the community, Mr Ahmed Seidu, told NAN that the killings were as a result of a misunderstanding between members of rival cults groups in the community. “The crisis escalated when one of the leaders of one of the cult groups was shot dead, resulting in a show of force by the rival groups. Since Monday, we have been living in fear, hoping that the situation will be brought under control by the security agencies,’’ Seidu told NAN. The Chairman of the council, Mr Aremiyau Momoh, who visited the community, confirmed that 10 buildings were set ablaze in the attack on the community. Momoh said the council had im...