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Guinness Nigeria’s 39.70 billion naira ($126 mln) share sale to existing shareholders was 116 percent subscribed, the company said on Wednesday. The brewer, the local unit of the world’s leading spirit maker Diageo, said in a statement it sold five new shares from the company to shareholders for every 11 held, at 58 naira each. READ: Nestlé Milo introduces new beverage The company, which is 54 percent owned by Diageo, said two shareholders applied for 50 million shares and above during the rights issue. Diageo has said it was willing to take up its rights in the share issue to…

The Ondo State Government says it will procure detective diagnostic machine latest December to reduce the scourge of breast cancer in the state. Dr Wahab Adegbenro, the state Commissioner for Health, said this in Akure at 2017 Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign and Screening. Adegbenro noted that the state government was stepping up the awareness campaign and facilities that could afford women in the state breast examination for early detection of the scourge. “And government is collaborating with some partners so that through examination breast cancer could be stopped. “We are working to make sure that everybody in this state remains…

The Osun State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday announced that 16.8 hectares of Indian hemp (Cannabis Sativa) farm located in Ikoyi community in the state had been destroyed. The Commandant, Mr Samuel Egbeola, made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen in Osogbo on the achievements of the agency in Osun. He said that the farm was destroyed on Sept. 26. The commandant said that the farm was discovered and destroyed by the NDLEA, following a tip-off by an intelligence source. He said that during the operation, 25 kilogrammes of already harvested hemp were found…

A small but highly important ceramic dish from Imperial China sold for a world record £28 million ($37.7 million) in Hong Kong yesterday. The ‘virtually unobtainable’ brush washer is around 1,000 years old and was commissioned by the imperial court during the Song dynasty. It was made by Ru guanyao, which is one of the most revered of the Five Great Kilns used during this period. The dish, which has a diameter of just 13cm and would have been used to clean brushes, has a glowing, intense blue-green glaze and ‘ice crackle’ pattern. It was offered by Sotheby’s with a…

A record number of people came out as gay, lesbian or bisexual last year, with the figure hitting one million for the first time on record, new statistics reveal. Data released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) shows that the number of people stating their sexual identity to be either “gay or lesbian” or “bisexual” stood at approximately 1,026,000 in 2016 – up 11.4 per cent on the previous year; the largest increase since ONS records began. People aged 16 to 24 were most likely to identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual than any other age group, with 4.1…

A woman who made child porn videos which she sent to her husband was jailed for 30 years for what police described as the “worst case” of the crime they had seen in two decades. Anngela Boyle took photos and footage of four children aged just 12 months to nine years in her home in Detroit, Michigan and forwarded the material to Colin Boyle. She also admitted that along with her husband she abused a one-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy at least four times. Her husband is already serving a 60-year jail term for the crimes. An investigator said…

In its continued quest for the wellbeing of Nigerians, Nestlé Nigeria has introduced a product, MILO energy food drink in a Ready-to-Drink (RTD) format to meet the nutrition needs of active children in a convenient packaging. It provides essential nutrients such as proteins as well as Nestlé’s blend of vitamins, ACTIV-GO (vitamins B3, B2, B6, B12, vitamin C, and vitamin D) and minerals including calcium and Iron. A pack of 180ml MILO RTD gives children nutritious energy that keeps them performing at their best throughout the day. NAN also reports that the company formally launched the brand new beverage drink,…

…Says govt working hard to ensure safety on waterways The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said that it has stepped up efforts to clampdown on illegal jetty and boat operators in the State in a renewed effort to stem the tide of boat mishaps often caused by illegal operations on the inland waterways. Managing Director of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Oluwadamilola Emmanuel in an interview with journalists, said that strict enforcement which would be meticulously carried out across the State, adding that the Government would stop at nothing to ensure that operators adhere to the safety standards. “Being…

UEFA has charged Spartak Moscow with racist behavior following alleged monkey chants at a junior game against Liverpool’s Bobby Adekanye. The charge relates to a UEFA Youth League match in Moscow on September 26, hours before Spartak and Liverpool played in the Champions League. British media reported the monkey chants were believed to be aimed at Adekanye, an 18-year-old Liverpool winger who was born in Nigeria and plays internationally for the Netherlands. READ: 3 billion Yahoo accounts hacked It is Spartak’s third run-in with UEFA disciplinary authorities this season. The Russian champions were fined and stripped of their away-ticket allocation…

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) says it will reduce the price of locally produced rice from N18,000 per 50kg bag to N6,000 within the next few months. Alhaji Aminu Goronyo, the National President of RIFAN, said this during a meeting with Rice Processors Association of Nigeria (RIPAN) and the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, in Abuja on Wednesday. Goronyo said that although RIFAN and RIPAN had agreed to fix the current price of 50 kg. bag of rice at between N13,000 and N13,500, the price would further crash to N6,000 within the next few…